AR/VR Wearable Future

Discussions center on the future of computing through AR/VR glasses, brain interfaces, and ambient wearables that replace traditional screens and keyboards, merging digital and physical realities with optimistic and dystopian visions.

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regularjack Dec 16, 2021 View on HN

In the future you won't wear VR, VR will wear you.

nickdanilov May 8, 2023 View on HN

This is the future of digital reality.

jihadjihad Apr 23, 2025 View on HN

It's like the memes where people in the future will just grunt and gesticulate at the computer instead.

simultsop Jun 13, 2022 View on HN

Until technology becomes transparent on our interaction with reality xD

RoboTeddy Dec 10, 2014 View on HN

I bet we'll see this in virtual worlds.

boraoztunc May 5, 2021 View on HN

I hope it is next level of computing on every day use, without a keyboard and a mouse. I feel like I've been making keystrokes and clicking since forever.. It would be great to have a mind-digital bridge. Which seems horrifying even while writing, can't imagine how corporations will benefit on this, and try to reach and manipulate us inside, for advertisers to make us buy stuff.I don't know the next big thing of course, always thought the future is bright, but seeing how everyt

interludead Oct 25, 2024 View on HN

I wonder what will the cumulative effect be as more of life becomes virtual by default

anal_reactor Oct 13, 2025 View on HN

Hard to imagine, but maybe in the future products won't be physical either.

ljk Apr 30, 2015 View on HN

i wonder how these new technology will affect people's vision, but in that world there's no use for good vision since everything will be right in front of you

brangalina4eva Feb 6, 2017 View on HN

Only if it's VR or brain interfacing or some other 10x improvement.