Their comments on AR seem pretty far off. "REALLY AR" has plenty of uses that every day people would love IMO. This to me is the same as no one getting PDAs from Newton->Palm-Pilot->Windows CE->iPhone. Once it became truly usable everyone finally caught up with the geeks that got it from the beginning.
As others have pointed out, "real" AR, if nothing else, would give you virtual displays. That's more than just not needing a monitor for your laptop. It also means not needing a display for your phone. The typical, turn your wrist, and a display shows up
And, at the point that everyone is using real full AR there's no need for TVs anymore. In the same way much of the society is going cashless and practically requiring a smartphone (1), an AR world with as much penetration as smartphones today would easily get rid of lots of things. Why cover a room in physical nicknacks and art when it can all be virtual.
The anime, Psycho Pass, showed some ideas on the topics. People changing the style of their bedrooms from modern to antique. Their actual furniture was generic but via AR (or Holograms) they'd select what they wanted the everything to appear like. Same with clothing. Monuments and statues in the city were also just projections.
(1) many restaurants now only have QR codes for menus. Don't have a phone, can't read the menu. I've been to one that you couldn't order unless you had a phone. Told them I didn't want to do that. They said I'd have to sit at the bar instead of a table if I wanted to order+pay not via the phone. Yea, I hate it but I'm fighting the tide.
As others have pointed out, "real" AR, if nothing else, would give you virtual displays. That's more than just not needing a monitor for your laptop. It also means not needing a display for your phone. The typical, turn your wrist, and a display shows up
And, at the point that everyone is using real full AR there's no need for TVs anymore. In the same way much of the society is going cashless and practically requiring a smartphone (1), an AR world with as much penetration as smartphones today would easily get rid of lots of things. Why cover a room in physical nicknacks and art when it can all be virtual.
The anime, Psycho Pass, showed some ideas on the topics. People changing the style of their bedrooms from modern to antique. Their actual furniture was generic but via AR (or Holograms) they'd select what they wanted the everything to appear like. Same with clothing. Monuments and statues in the city were also just projections.
(1) many restaurants now only have QR codes for menus. Don't have a phone, can't read the menu. I've been to one that you couldn't order unless you had a phone. Told them I didn't want to do that. They said I'd have to sit at the bar instead of a table if I wanted to order+pay not via the phone. Yea, I hate it but I'm fighting the tide.