Thursday, February 22, 2018

Resistance to New Technology (part 3)


In an age where we are used to wireless controllers, bluetooth pairing, and wifi everywhere we go, we've raised our standards and expect more from our technology. Will developers adjust to meet these demands? The market says that developers will adjust to consumer standards, not the other way around. VR headsets are seeing a large adoption rate, despite their downsides, but even so, the popularity of the technology is encouraging new start-up companies to try and create a better headset. Already, wireless VR headsets are emerging on the market, and the industry honestly looks like it's exploding in all directions. AR, some say, might not be as successful, and this is blamed on complaints about the smartglasses. Unwillingness to wear them could be just a short blip in the history of technology, though, because if developers ride out the resistance, they may see this technology become as widespread as smartphone use. Smartglasses might not even be the right way to go, either. Making the glasses thinner and lighter is obviously one helpful step, but what if AR images could be projected to your vision by other means?

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