No matter what, the meetings you attend are about to get… weird. In the short term, some of the people you meet with will become cartoon characters. In the long term, people will look like they’re streaming video, but will in fact be synthetic media avatars, and the person behind the avatar will be optional.
And, of course, if you’re willing to wear a headset, you’ll be meeting with holograms.
One of the cows even hit the car. (Video via Ray-Ban Meta glasses)
The question over whether to allow employees to work from home has been settled. Here’s the new normal.
Apple's pricey Vision Pro augmented reality platform is expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2024. But by the end of the year, I predict the platform of the year will be — drum roll, please — AI glasses!
Wait, what?
That's right. Glasses that let you interact with artificial intelligence (AI) from the comfort of your own face will be the sleeper hit of the year. In fact, the buzz around market leader Meta has already begun.
The Tulum site was "discovered" in 1843 by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in 1843, and this sketch was drawn by Frederick Catherwood a year later.
When Amira and I visited, you could pay extra to use the beach and site after closing, and we were the only ones visiting. The security guard, who's job is to keep people off the ruins, insisted that I sit on the ruins for a photo. So I pretended to use my laptop for the picture.
Technologies and trends that have been developing for years will go mainstream in the new year, changing how, when, and where we work. Read my column in Computerworld.
Read my Computerworld column debunking hyperbolic rumors about OpenAI's Q* and setting the context for the actual slow pace of change in the AI field.
"Coffee badging" is the practice of hybrid workers to show up to the office just to show their face and "make an appearance" to create the false impression that they're spending more time in the office than they really are. Some 58% of hybrid workers admit to "coffee badging," according to a June survey by Owl Labs.
Some see it as a passive-aggressive protest against back-to-office mandates. But "Coffee badging" may be driving high levels of employee engagement. But it could reveal other cultural problems within the organization.
They do a different one every year, but this year's is pretty great.
(Spotted in Mexico City.)
This is a tlacoyo filled with fava beans and topped with cactus and other veggies. We made this during The Mexico City Experience.
My daughter-in-law, Nadia, is the extremely talented ceramicist that owns Habibi Ceramics. Her work for Oakland's Mr. Espresso coffee shop is a finalist in the Sprudge Design Awards, and the finals are determined by public vote.
If you love these cups as much as I do, go here and vote for "Mr. Espresso" in the "Outstanding Design Achievement, Vessels Finalists" category!!
I love the fact that someone is trying a whole new wearable platform concept in the market. The innovation is real and the design impressive. And many of the elements of the AI Pin are appealing. For example, the idea of having access to AI, and to some elements of a smartphone, without an addictive and anti-social smartphone screen — or without anything covering your eyes or ears — is a wonderful idea.
Unfortunately, it doesn't stand a chance.
But that’s Puerto Escondido for you.
We’re going there for the weekend to attend the wedding of our friend’s daughter.
(Picture taken with Ray-Ban Meta glasses.)
On our way to a Day of the Dead party with friends, the road was closed for a local carnival-market type festival. You'll see all the flowers for sale, most of which will be taken to the cemetery. Here's the video from my Ray Ban Meta glasses -- a glimpse of the real Oaxaca during Day of the Dead.
Around the historic center of Mexico City, there are thousands of retail stores, each grouped by neighborhood according to what they sell. There are blocks and blocks of nothing but tire stores, for example, or lighting fixtures.
Hilariously, the sound system section of the city features stores trying to draw attention over the others by blasting music. They're ALL blasting music. And so walking down the street is an extremely noisy experience, according to my Apple Watch's sound level warning feature.
(Video taken via Ray-Ban Meta glasses.)
