AI will make ambient computing possible, Zuckerberg talks AI with The Verge, and AWS is worried about falling behind.
AI, Hardware, and Virtual Reality
Defining virtual reality as being about hardware is to miss the point: virtual reality is AI, and hardware is an (essential) means to an end.
Apple’s iPhone Event; Innovation and Iteration; Pricing, Inflation, and Services
Apple’s iPhone event was better than it seemed, especially if you ignore a misguided video. Then, the iPhone gets another price cut.
Quest vs. Vision, Vision and the Mac, Apple Acquires Mira
Follow-up to Apple Vision, including why Meta is by no means doomed when it comes to VR/AR. Then, why the Vision Pro probably cannot replace the Mac, and revisiting AR in the light of Apple’s most recent acquisition.
Apple Vision
Apple Vision is incredibly compelling, first as a product, and second as far as potential use cases. What it says about society, though, is a bit more pessimistic.
Google I/O; “Near Me”, Competition, and Innovation; Pixel and Fitbit
This year’s Google I/O built on last year’s focus in a way that lends credence to Google’s longer-term goals. Plus, Pixel hardware and the problem of design by regulation.
Meta’s Chip Decision, Horizon World’s Platform Fees, Meta’s Missing Metaverse Strategy
Meta’s metaverse approach, from chips to operating systems to business models, evinces a lack of strategy.
Apple’s iPhone Event, Apple and California, Additional Notes
Apple’s iPhone event wasn’t particularly interesting, but that’s a compliment to the iPhone’s power in the market and strength in the market. If only Apple’s platform governance were as good.
Snap Partner Summit, Spectacles AR, Scan and Minis
Snap’s Partner Summits continue to provide compelling looks into what Snap is building today, and how it connects to the future.
Google IO: Google’s Reality, Workspace and Smart Canvas, Wear + Tizen
Google’s IO seemed boring, but taken in totality, revealed Google’s ambition to create a new reality. Plus Smart Canvas and the partnership between Wear OS and Samsung’s Tizen.