TechnoTalk: Time to Tech

[Polident]

The barrier is the headset. There will be no mass market adoption while there is a physical barrier between the family members.

It's the reason functioning adults don't wear headphones while other members of the family are in the house and that's only the domain of teenagers and loner tech people.

This kind of product is just weirdo nerd sci-fi fantasy.

The closest anyone has got to something that might get mainstream crossover is the Google Glass thing, but that got killed for the very reason it could have been successful. It was too inconspicuous.

I see “functioning” as a qualifier, still, there are an overwhelming amount of people that simply exist with headphones on. They hear the world though transparency mode. Everything is filtered through the mic and speaker of their AirPods. Granted, we’re talking city folk.

If, hypothetically, tech reaches a point where AR is no different than a pair of glasses, plenty of people will always be in it.