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Sorry, VR: The Meta Ray-Ban Wayfarers Are the Best Face Computer

Right now, they’re my favorite pair of workout headphones, because I only have to grab one accessory instead of two when I head out the door. My poor ears are the coat hooks of my head—now, instead of trying to thread my earbuds around my…

Meet the Disney Imagineer Building You a Real-Life Holodeck

Henry Griffiths

Though ideas at Disney aren’t always developed in a linear fashion—a prototype of an invention might be started years before the company finds the place to put it into action, or an idea for something artistically cool might germinate for a…

This Company Says Conversational AI Will Kill Apps and Websites

Henry Griffiths

I might have inadvertently insulted Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor when I interviewed them about their new AI startup last week. Their new company, Sierra, is developing AI-powered agents to “elevate the customer experience” for big companies.…

Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem

Henry Griffiths

Netflix didn’t come to play. Neither did YouTube. Following the Apple Vision Pro’s big preorder rollout two weeks ago, news slowly started to trickle out that neither of those video services would have native apps on Apple’s new spatial…

‘Tentacular’ Is the Only Game That Does VR Right

Henry Griffiths

This surprisingly touching game about a 16-year-old kaiju is the first time virtual reality has actually felt real to me.