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The Return Of Bruceb News
I’m going to change what arrives in your mailbox in a very minor way. You don’t have to do anything except whitelist my emails when they get sent to junk mail. (Gmail sometimes sends them to “Promotions” for some reason.) Here’s the short version. I’m retired from...
AI And The Future Of AR Glasses
Atech revolution brings changes to the world that are unpredictable. Our first exposure to AI has been chatbots. Very clever chatbots! They’re getting better all the time at...
AI’s Acceleration To Warp Speed
AI is going to change things that you use every day. The changes will be profound, perhaps more fundamentally important than the internet or the computer or the iPhone. The speed...
A Microsoft Engineer Saved The World
On Friday, March 29, Microsoft engineer Andres Freund saved the world. He found malware shortly before it was due to be distributed to the vast majority of the world’s servers,...
The (Virtual) Shape Of Things To Come
Meta is taking us forward to a world where augmented reality glasses are well understood and useful. “You’re crazy!” I hear you say. “Meta has moved on. Mark Zuckerberg looked...
Living La VR Loca
Apple began delivering Vision Pro headsets to reviewers and customers last week. By all accounts, they’re quite nice VR devices. Oops! Apple doesn’t want Vision Pro to be called...
The Unpredictable Future of Augmented Reality
Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg believe that someday you will pick up your augmented reality glasses exactly as often as you pick up your phone today – which is to say, from the...
Bruceb News Is Being Upgraded
Fear not! Bruce is still writing, now at arrgle.com. Read the articles, subscribe to the newsletter, buy the books! There's a story behind the name "Arrgle." In our books, the...
Meta Quest 3: Great VR Device But Where’s The Excitement?
The Quest 3, Meta’s new VR headset, is now on sale. If you’ve ever thought about trying virtual reality, it’s time to jump in. The Quest 3 has excellent specs for the price. It...
Augmented Reality: The State Of The Art In 2023
In the last article we talked about Xreal Air glasses and competitors. They look like sunglasses but when you put them on you can see a giant screen in the air a few feet in...
Augmented Reality Glasses: A Short Step Down A Long Road
You can buy glasses today that show you a huge screen hanging in the air a few feet in front of you. The display is crisp and clear. It looks like you’re watching a movie or...
The Future Of Virtual Reality Is So Bright You Need Shades
VR – virtual reality – is about to get its moment in the sun. That means increased sales for a new generation of devices and games, but more importantly it reflects an uptick in...
RIP Cormac McCarthy
"I had two dreams about him after he died. I dont remember the first one all that well but it was about meetin him in town somewheres and he give me some money and I think I lost...
More Missing Pieces From Apple’s Vision Pro Presentation
In the last article I described a few things missing from Apple’s introduction of its new AR/VR ski goggles spatial computer, Vision Pro. Take the time to watch this six-minute...
What’s Missing From The Apple Vision Pro Headset
On Monday Apple introduced its long awaited new AR/VR headset, the “Apple Vision Pro,” along with a new operating system designed to work in the 3D environment seen through the...
Ray Bradbury And Dark Carnival
The best time to read Ray Bradbury stories is when you are thirteen years old. The second best time is right now. When I was 13, I read The October Country, a collection of some...