The Infinite Retina: Navigate Spatial Computing, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and the next tech revolution
Language: English
Published by Packt Publishing, 2025
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- Title
- The Infinite Retina: Navigate Spatial Computing, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and the next tech revolution
- Author
- Irena Cronin; Robert Scoble
- Publisher
- Packt Publishing
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1836204833
- ISBN 13
- 9781836204831
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
An insightful look into how spatial computing is transforming seven major industries today—from healthcare to retail and finance—and what it means for businesses and consumers
This second edition explores the impact of generative AI, Apple Vision Pro, and Meta Quest, while offering a critical perspective on challenges like data privacy, automation, and ethical concerns
Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*
Key Features
- Explore spatial computing's shift from theory to real-world use by Apple, Meta, and Tesla
- Examine spatial computing disruptions across seven industries with expert insights on real-world applications
- Analyze generative AI and Apple Vision Pro's impact on retail, healthcare, and finance
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
What is Spatial Computing, and why are companies like Tesla, Apple, and Meta investing billions into it? In The Infinite Retina, Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble explore how spatial computing—where humans and machines interact in a digital–physical space—has progressed beyond theory into real-world applications.
This second edition has many substantial updates, including two new chapters on the relevance of Generative AI in Spatial Computing and a new chapter on the impact of Apple Vision Pro. Each existing chapter has been updated to have the most current information and commentary. The book offers a fresh look at seven major industries, including healthcare and retail, featuring updated case studies, expert commentary, and real-world examples. Additionally, it addresses crucial risks and challenges, such as data privacy, automation's impact on employment, and ethical concerns. This edition moves beyond speculation to critically analyze what Spatial Computing means for businesses and individuals today.
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What you will learn
- Explore how spatial computing is applied today, with examples from Apple, Meta, Tesla, and other major players
- Analyze the economic and ethical challenges of spatial computing, including automation and privacy
- Understand generative AI's influence on spatial computing, from creativity to automation
- Investigate industry-specific case studies, from autonomous vehicles to retail and finance
- Gain expert insights into industry trends, including potential career paths in the spatial computing revolution
- Discover how virtual reality and augmented reality will change healthcare
Who this book is for
The Infinite Retina is for anyone interested in the future of technology and how augmented reality and spatial computing (among other developments) will affect both businesses and the individual.
Table of Contents
- Prime Directive
- Four Paradigms and Six Technologies
- The Impact of Generative AI on Spatial Computing
- Vision One - Transportation Automates
- Vision Two - Virtual Worlds Appear
- Vision Three - Augmented Manufacturing
- Vision Four - Robot Consumers
- Vision Five - Virtual Healthcare
- Vision Six - Virtual Trading and Banking
- Vision Seven - Real-Time Learning
- The Always Predicted World
- The Business of Generative AI
- The Impact of the Apple Visi
An insightful look into how spatial computing is transforming seven major industries today—from healthcare to retail and finance—and what it means for businesses and consumers
This second edition explores the impact of generative AI, Apple Vision Pro, and Meta Quest, while offering a critical perspective on challenges like data privacy, automation, and ethical concerns
Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader*
Key Features
- Explore spatial computing's shift from theory to real-world use by Apple, Meta, and Tesla
- Examine spatial computing disruptions across seven industries with expert insights on real-world applications
- Analyze generative AI and Apple Vision Pro's impact on retail, healthcare, and finance
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Book Description
What is Spatial Computing, and why are companies like Tesla, Apple, and Meta investing billions into it? In The Infinite Retina, Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble explore how spatial computing—where humans and machines interact in a digital–physical space—has progressed beyond theory into real-world applications.
This second edition has many substantial updates, including two new chapters on the relevance of Generative AI in Spatial Computing and a new chapter on the impact of Apple Vision Pro. Each existing chapter has been updated to have the most current information and commentary. The book offers a fresh look at seven major industries, including healthcare and retail, featuring updated case studies, expert commentary, and real-world examples. Additionally, it addresses crucial risks and challenges, such as data privacy, automation's impact on employment, and ethical concerns. This edition moves beyond speculation to critically analyze what Spatial Computing means for businesses and individuals today.
*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
What you will learn
- Explore how spatial computing is applied today, with examples from Apple, Meta, Tesla, and other major players
- Analyze the economic and ethical challenges of spatial computing, including automation and privacy
- Understand generative AI's influence on spatial computing, from creativity to automation
- Investigate industry-specific case studies, from autonomous vehicles to retail and finance
- Gain expert insights into industry trends, including potential career paths in the spatial computing revolution
- Discover how virtual reality and augmented reality will change healthcare
Who this book is for
The Infinite Retina is for anyone interested in the future of technology and how augmented reality and spatial computing (among other developments) will affect both businesses and the individual.
Table of Contents
- Prime Directive
- Four Paradigms and Six Technologies
- The Impact of Generative AI on Spatial Computing
- Vision One - Transportation Automates
- Vision Two - Virtual Worlds Appear
- Vision Three - Augmented Manufacturing
- Vision Four - Robot Consumers
- Vision Five - Virtual Healthcare
- Vision Six - Virtual Trading and Banking
- Vision Seven - Real-Time Learning
- The Always Predicted World
- The Business of Generative AI
- The Impact of the Apple Vision Pro
- How Human?
- How Human?
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About the Author
Irena Cronin is the SVP of product for DADOS Technology, which is making an Apple Vision Pro data analytics and visualization app. She is also the CEO of Infinite Retina, which provides research to help companies develop and implement AI, AR, and other new technologies for their businesses. Before this, she worked for several years as an equity research analyst and gained extensive experience in evaluating both public and private companies. Irena has a joint MBA/MA from the University of Southern California and an MS with distinction in management and systems from New York University. She also graduated with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in economics (summa cum laude).
Robert Scoble has coauthored four books on technology innovation – each a decade before the said technology went completely mainstream. He has interviewed thousands of entrepreneurs in the tech industry and has long kept his social media audiences up to date on what is happening inside the world of tech, which is bringing us so many innovations. Robert currently tracks the AI industry and is the host of a new video show, Unaligned, where he interviews entrepreneurs from the thousands of AI companies he tracks as head of strategy for Infinite Retina.
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