Better Offline The State of Consumer Tech with Lisa Eadicicco
Dec 10, 2025
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN's tech editor, dives into the current state of consumer electronics. She shares her favorite gadgets of the year, including the Nintendo Switch 2 and Apple Watch. The discussion heats up with a comparison of Samsung's Galaxy XR and Apple's Vision Pro, highlighting comfort and usability. They express nostalgia for unique phone designs and debate the stagnation in consumer tech innovation. The pair also explore smart glasses' societal impact and the evolving landscape of AI, dissecting the differences between Gemini and ChatGPT.
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Headsets Are Still Uncomfortable
- Mixed-reality headsets remain bulky and awkward, limiting prolonged use.
- Lisa Eadicicco says comfort and fit still prevent these devices from becoming daily tools.
Vision Pro Update And Cat Interruptions
- Ed Zitron described struggling to update Vision Pro without wearing it during the update.
- He also shared how pets and minor knocks repeatedly disrupted his Vision Pro experience.
AI Makes XR More Useful
- Integrating AI like Gemini into XR can add useful contextual features beyond big screens.
- Eadicicco notes object recognition and on-demand questions feel like the XR differentiator versus Vision Pro media strengths.