Apple’s Face Computer + Crypto Chaos + How Teens Really Feel About Social Media

2023/6/9

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David Yaffe-Bellany

David Yaffe-Bellany 是《纽约时报》的技术记者，专注于加密货币行业，曾报道了Sam Bankman-Fried和FTX的倒闭，并获得了FTX爆炸后与Bankman-Fried的首次采访。

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Kevin Roos：对Apple Vision Pro持谨慎乐观态度，认为其设计和功能具有创新性，但价格昂贵，杀手级应用尚不明确。他认为Apple擅长将小众产品转化为大众产品，Vision Pro的成功需要时间检验。 Casey Newton：Apple Vision Pro是十年过渡的开始，最终很多人会戴着电脑。他认为Vision Pro的高分辨率显示屏和便携性是其主要优势，并将其定位为工作和生产力工具，而非单纯的娱乐设备。他对比了Apple和Meta在混合现实技术上的不同愿景，认为Apple更注重生产力，而Meta更注重游戏和娱乐。他认为Vision Pro的成功取决于其未来版本的迭代和应用开发。 Casey Newton：Apple Vision Pro的Eyesight功能非常有创意，它能够让周围的人知道佩戴者是否能够看到他们，这在多人协作的环境中非常实用。他认为Apple在设计上考虑到了社交因素，这与Meta的封闭式设计形成对比。

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The hosts discuss Apple's new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, its features, potential uses, and whether it could revolutionize computing.

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Apple kicked off the week with the announcement of a mixed-reality headset: the Apple Vision Pro. Putting a computer on your face may seem weird AF, but if there’s one company that knows how to make nerdy stuff into the thing that everyone wants, it’s Apple. Will these fancy goggles be the next Apple revolution?

Then, crypto had (another) terrible week after the S.E.C. filed lawsuits against the cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance.

Plus: Our teenage listeners on how they feel about social media.

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David Yaffe-Bellany), a cryptocurrency and financial technology reporter for The New York Times.

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Why Kevin won’t bet against Apple’s Vision Pro) and why Casey thinks Apple has an edge on Meta’s Metaverse).
The S.E.C. accused Coinbase) of illegally allowing users to trade unregistered securities a day after it sued the international crypto exchange Binance).
This Teenage Life) (TTL) is a podcast about teenagers being teenagers.

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