The Infinite Retina: Navigate Spatial Computing, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and the next tech revolution, 2nd Edition-finelybook

The Infinite Retina: Navigate Spatial Computing, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and the next tech revolution

Author: Irena Cronin , Robert Scoble

Publisher finelybook 出版社:‏ ‎ Packt Publishing

Edition 版本:‏ 2nd ed. edition

Publication Date 出版日期:‏ 2025-02-28

Language 语言: English

Print Length 页数: 482 pages

ISBN-10: 1836204833

ISBN-13: 9781836204831

Book Description

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

“What Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble have done in their book is provide readers with an accessible, useful, and entertaining guide to all of the latest advances in Spatial Computing and how this new technology is influencing and priming the way forward for a host of new innovations that will affect how we live our lives, how we go to work, and how we communicate with each other for years to come”– Steve Wozniak

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
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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.

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.

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?

Review

“What Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble have done in their book, The Infinite Retina, is provide readers with an accessible, useful and entertaining guide to all of the latest advances in spatial computing and how this new technology is influencing and priming the way forward for a host of new innovations that will affect how we live our lives, how we go to work, and how we communicate with each other for years to come.”

Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder of Apple Inc.

“Reading The Infinite Retina (Second Edition), I was reminded why I enjoy Scoble’s breezy, conversational way of unpacking complex ideas so much. It’s a perfect counterpoint to Cronin’s measured, analytical approach. Their combined expertise is essential for a book that attempts to map an enormous and ever-evolving landscape—Spatial Computing, AI, the Metaverse, self-driving cars, virtual beings, and the ways technology will shape the rest of our lives. It’s a book that makes you want to believe.

Cronin and Scoble succeed in not only explaining but contextualizing the shift from screens to the world around us. They use “Spatial Computing” as an umbrella term to connect AI, AR, VR, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and digital assistants, illustrating how these technologies are converging to redefine human-computer interaction. Yet, they also acknowledge the dizzying pace of change—where bold predictions can become obsolete before the ink dries.

[…] Their enthusiasm is infectious. If students read books anymore, I’d assign this in a heartbeat. The Infinite Retina is an expansive, highly readable survey of the forces shaping our digital future. That’s both its greatest strength and its biggest weakness. The sheer breadth of topics covered means some ideas inevitably get broad strokes instead of deep dives. Then there’s the occasional hyperbole—statements like “mobile phones will soon give way to headsets” made me wince. I once said things like that, too.

In fairness, the book isn’t trying to be a measured, cautious news story. It’s a celebration of possibility. And despite my skepticism, it made me excited about my job all over again.

Charlie Fink, Consultant, Columnist, Author, Adjunct, Covering AI, XR, Metaverse for Forbes

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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The Infinite Retina: Navigate Spatial Computing, Augmented and Mixed Reality, and the next tech revolution, 2nd Edition