The Evolution of AR

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This has actually been in the works at Apple for almost eight years. The whole idea of the metaverse is from a science fiction book from, I think, the 80s. Most people have never tried one of these headsets. Pretty much all of the headsets that are out there are bad. There are a lot of very important people within Apple who seem totally unconvinced that the idea of putting a computer on your face is a good idea.

Apple’s launch of a new mixed reality headset shows that, for Apple, the metaverse isn’t dead. The Verge’s David Pierce explains.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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