Architect Kei Endo has a fascinating hobby: While traveling, she measures and sketches her hotel rooms, including the furniture and objects within them, in great detail…
…draws them up with a Rapidograph…
…and renders them in watercolor.
The results are stunning:
Endo posts updates on her Twitter and Instagram, and she’s got draw-along sessions posted to YouTube. Here’s an example:
World Press Photo vient de dévoiler les gagnants régionaux de l’édition 2022 du World Press Photo Contest. Depuis cette année, le concours se déroule par région afin de permettre à une majeure diversité d’émerger et d’être au plus près des évolutions qui traversent la profession du photojournalisme. Pour le concours, le monde a été divisée en six régions : Afrique, Asie, Europe, Amérique du Nord et centrale, Amérique du Sud, et Asie du Sud-Est et Océanie. En plus d’un prix en argent, les gagnants seront inclus dans l’exposition mondiale annuelle et dans l’annuaire du concours. L’annonce des lauréats au niveau mondial sera faite début avril.
“Afraid to go to School” © Sodiq Adelakun Adekola, Agence-France Presse. Winner, Africa, Stories.
“The Longing of the Stranger Whose Path Has Been Broken” © Rehab Eldalil. Winner, Africa, Open Format.
“Boundaries: Human-Tiger Conflict” © Senthil Kumaran. Winner, Asia, Long-Term Projects.
“Evia Island Wildfire” © Konstantinos Tsakalidis, for Bloomberg News. Winner, Europe, Singles.
“The Book of Veles” © Jonas Bendiksen. Winner, Europe, Open Format.
“The People Who Feed the United States” © Ismail Ferdous, Agence VU. Winner, North and Central America, Stories.
“Political Year Zero” © Louie Palu. Winner, North and Central America, Long-Term Projects.
“The Flower of Time: Guerrero’s Red Mountain” © Yael Martínez, Magnum Photos. Winner, North and Central America, Open Format.
“San Isidro Settlement Eviction” © Vladimir Encina. Winner, South America, Singles.
“The Promise” © Irina Werning, Pulitzer Center. Winner, South America, Long-Term Projects.
“Saving Forests with Fire” © Matthew Abbott, for National Geographic/Panos Pictures. Winner, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Stories.
“Haze” © Abriansyah Liberto. Winner, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Long-Term Projects.
“The Zebu War” © Rijasolo, Riva Press. Winner, Africa, Long-Term Projects.
The Slope House from the 3D visualizer Milad Eshtiyaghi is an untraditional A-frame cabin that employs biophilic design inside and out.
3D visualizer and international architect Milad Eshtiyaghi has long been drawn to escapist hideaways perched on rugged, seaside cliffs and isolated cabins envisioned beneath the Northern Lights. Today, he turns his gaze to tiny cabins. A bit more quaint than treacherous, Eshtiyaghi’s latest 3D visualization finds an angular, timber cabin nestled atop an idyllic hillside somewhere in the rainforests of Brazil.
Designer: Milad Eshtiyaghi
Dubbed the Slope House, the timber cabin maintains a signature triangular frame that’s a thoughtful twist on the conventional A-frame cabin. Defined by two modules, one internal volume hosts the cabin’s bedroom while the other keeps the home’s main living spaces, like the dining area, kitchen, and den. The tiny cabin from Eshtiyaghi is envisioned propped atop a truss system that was specifically chosen to minimize the home’s impact on the preexisting landscape.
Describing this choice, Eshtiyaghi notes, “One of the main concerns in this project was to preserve the ground context without damaging the green ground and to preserve the ecology of the living context. Therefore, it was decided to separate the building from its ground and build it with a truss structure…In this way, the natural land and the living place of living organisms will not be damaged and plants and living organisms will continue to live under the building and the life of living organisms will flow under the building.”
The Slope House has a bohemian-chic personality, outfitted with stringed lights and plants galore. Eshtiyaghi aimed to integrate a biophilic design style into the cabin’s interior spaces so he envisioned interior garden spaces to fill the bedroom and common spaces. As one of the client’s main interests was gardening, Eshtiyaghi line the home’s floor and ceiling with access to natural spaces.
As Eshtiyaghi describes, “We decided to have natural plants inside the house as a small garden. We also have a larger garden under the main bedroom so that these plants can be seen from inside the building, so we worked the floor of the bedroom with transparent material…we also [equipped] the sloping roof of this room with a skylight.”
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Including reproductions of Faith Ringgold’s artworks from 1967 to 1981, Faith Ringgold: Politics / Power traces the Black, Harlem-born painter, sculptor, quilt artist, writer, feminist, educator and activist’s remarkable career and evolution. With quotes on each artwork from Ringgold herself, as well as essays by Michele Wallace and Kirsten Weiss, the images are supported by plenty of context, providing even more information about race relations in the US at the time. The book covers Ringgold’s seminal Black Light (for which she used no white paints or pigments), protest posters (including those from the Committee to Defend the Panthers), soft sculptures (like her Portrait Mask series) and more. This 104-page hardcover is more than an art book, it’s a significant historical and cultural chronicle.
Every so often a whisky comes along that’s been produced by a process that defies the typical time-tested, centuries-old craft. Such is the case with Islay darling Ardbeg‘s recently released 13-year-old limited edition expression, Fermutation—the pungent and funky result of an accident prior to distillation. It’s unlikely that scotch aficionados have tried anything quite like it, as its extended fermentation period is far from common. This 49.4% peated scotch is the vision of Dr Bill Lumsden, head of distilling and whisky creation at Ardbeg, who we spent time with for the opening of sister brand Glenmorangie’s experimental lighthouse last year. Lumsden’s creativity knows no bounds—a statement underscored by consistently collectible releases like last year’s Ardbeg Traigh Bhan. But the zingy Fermutation owes much to chance, as well.
David Blackmore, Ardbeg’s Global Ambassador and the first person outside of Lumsden to run a project on the lighthouse ever, walked us through the happenstance. “I’ve had the privilege of working as a satellite to Dr Bill Lumsden’s whisky creation team for 15 or so years now,” Blackmore says. “For years, we had this idea of doing a super-long fermentation at either distillery, but really at Ardbeg because it’s already so funky. The idea got put to the back of a very long list. Not for any particular reason, but partly because doing a long fermentation requires you to shut down the normal operation of the distillery.”
In November 2007, however, the boiler that powered distillation gave out. “It was running right up to the industry’s close season for the holidays,” Blackmore explains. “The weather wasn’t so great. Our then newish distillery manager had to make a call that nobody new wants to make to their boss: he called Bill and told him the boiler was down and the distillery wouldn’t be functional for two to three weeks. Bill’s response was, ‘Let’s go straight to the project I’ve always had in the back of my mind.’”
“We threw open the lids,” Blackmore continues. “We had all six washbacks full [where the first stage of alcohol is produced]. Fermentation was happening. After that point, you have to distill. If you can’t find a way to get the boiler on to heat the stills, the alternative is to dispose of it somehow or leave it and see what happens. We left it. It ended up being there for a little over two and a half weeks.” Typical fermentation takes place over 72 hours. Any longer, the liquid could have formed strange or dangerous chemicals. Instead, because it was the coldest time of year, things came together. “We never envisioned it being this long of a fermentation,” Blackmore adds. “It was always going to be longer, but then this fortuitous screw-up happened.”
“We just went with it,” Blackmore continues. The liquid was then aged in ex-bourbon casks, both first fill and refill. Blackmore ultimately didn’t taste it until it went into bottles, 13 years later. He was pleasantly surprised. “I was confused when I first nosed it. It was nothing like what I had imagined. It was much softer, but there’s something here that reminds me of some of the historic Ardbegs I’ve tasted, real characterful Ardbegs with funky accents.”
Courtesy of Ardbeg
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For us, on the nose comes notes of overripe pineapple with various citrus scents and a touch of green apple skin. On the palate, a dry but vibrant texture accompanies a burst of lemon-lime and tobacco, all of which decimated expectation. An underlying smokiness continues through the very long finish.
“We love what we do,” Blackmore adds. “Everyone at the company loves the whiskies we make.” This fervor extends to the Ardbeg community, called The Ardbeg Committee. In fact, Fermutation is a Committee-only bottling, meaning that it’s only available to those who register online.
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I’m pretty sure our pets are enjoying this pandemic way more than us, I mean they get to have their hoomans all to themselves almost all the time! And as much as I love spending time with my own cats, I’m honestly running out of ways to keep them entertained and prevent them from knocking down an item or two in my home, out of sheer boredom. If you’re pretty much in the same precarious situation as me, then this collection of pet products promises to come to your rescue! From a cardboard cat house to a 3D-printed wheelchair for aging dogs – these product designs will take good care of your pet, and keep them active and content! You can take a little breather, while they wrestle around with these newfound fun products!
MyZoo, a cat goods company, designs modern cat furniture that caters to your cat’s every need, while not disrupting your interior design. Solar, one of their more recent designs, is a wall-mountable floating cat bed that mounts onto any vertical surface so cats rest midair in their own designated space.
Shaped like the sun, Solar is a small, but sturdy floating cat bed that’s built from pinewood. In a similar fashion to their other pieces of cat furniture, MyZoo lined Solar with a slotted resting platform for safe jumping. Ideal for small spaces, Solar provides a resting spot and jumping platform for your cat and saves space in the meantime.
Looking almost like a slick front-loaded washing machine, the Leo’s Loo Too by Smarty Pear uses a similar rotating chamber to automatically ‘flush’ out your cat’s poo, saving you the trouble of digging away at kitty excrement with a scoop.
After your cat’s gone about its business, the Leo’s Loo Too waits for the waste to clump together before beginning its cleaning cycle. To clean out the cat’s waste, the entire inner chamber rotates a full 360, using gravity and a clever mesh design to sift out and separate the waste from the litter. At the end of one 360° spin, the waste gets sent into the Loo’s waste drawer where it’s collected in a plastic waste bag, while the upper chamber is cleaned and laid down with the litter once again. The entire process happens automatically and can be controlled/calibrated via a companion smartphone app
Most pets, dogs specifically, can’t grab their food. They don’t have opposable thumbs, and almost always bend down while standing to eat their food by directly inserting their mouth into the bowl. While sitting, however, this becomes even more challenging, considering their arms come in the way. CHEWDEN’s redesign factors the dog’s physiology and behavior into its overall process, resulting in a form that seems naturally comfortable for dogs to eat in.
The CHEWDEN sports a flat mat or base, onto which a detachable bowl or treat-gripper is securely snap-mounted (making it virtually impossible for a dog to remove through brute force). The base accounts for the fact that pets need a place to keep their paws, and that they almost inevitably spill food while eating – the paws also weigh down the mat to make it more stable… while the tilted+elevated bowl/gripper is within perfect reach for the pets, allowing them to eat without needing to bend their neck in awkward angles.
Alive is a customizable, 3D-printed wheelchair for dogs suffering from joint-related body ailments. As our dogs grow older, age-related body issues, such as arthritis, hip dysplasia, and paralysis make it difficult to enjoy life. When even moving feels hard, aging dogs are less likely to spend time with family members and take care of bodily needs, leading to psychological stress.
While technical accessories and equipment do exist to offer some relief, antiquated building methods make it hard for dogs to adapt to wheelchairs and other assistive appliances. Revolutionizing the canine assistive appliance game, industrial designer Martin Tsai conceptualized a wheelchair for dogs called Alive that can be 3D printed to fit your dog’s body data and needs.
No complaints!
The PetSafe Drinkwell Butterfly Pet Fountain helps your pet stay hydrated! The innovative pet product features four falling water streams that attract your pets towards it. Once they move towards the product, they’re fascinated by the moving water, which in turn encourages them to end up drinking it. In fact, it even features a quiet water flow, which can be achieved by removing the butterfly topper.
The interactive product is a fun yet functional way to ensure your pets drink as much water as possible! The fountain can hold 50 ounces of water, which basically means it can store water all day long. The continuous circulation of water prevents the growth of bacteria and germs.
No complaints
Keeping a dog is one thing but being able to care for her the way she would want is entirely another. Pet-friendly tech innovations have made keeping track of your dog, feeding them at the right time, and even monitoring their health a little easier, but what if you could also know how your dog is feeling at a given point in time? Your communication and experience would become increasingly healthy – either way – and this is what PingPong intends to do!
With the intention to give dog owners – new and old – not very sure of the right communication with the pets an option to use technology to their benefit. And then to be able to provide their pals exactly what they want. PingPong allows communication through expression between dogs and their owners. PingPong is a name derived through feelings of dogs captured through their expression as ‘ping’ and the activities carried out after understanding feelings as ‘pong’.
Interior design is an art of balance, and the furniture pieces made for our pets don’t always flow with the rest of our home the way we’d like. Too often, it comes down to what we’re willing to sacrifice: our interior design, or our cat’s comfort. Every once in a while, however, a new piece comes out that manages to wrap it all together. Cat Is Art, designed by Plenilunio Design Agency, is a modern cat tower that strikes the ideal balance between minimalism and rustic warmth.
Amounting to a clever combination of a large bookshelf and cat tower, Cat Is Art finds climbing components via staggered shelves for cats to hop between and for users to store home appliances. Adding to their original cat den, the cat tower is its larger, taller counterpart. The cat tower’s exposed metal frame dips into farm-style interior design elements, giving it a rustic flair.
Announced at CES 2022, the Invoxia smart dog collar in addition to monitoring the vital stats also doubles as a GPS and activity tracker for your pooch and uses Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and LTE-M for connectivity. It can keep constant tabs on the dog’s activity levels such as walking, running, resting, scratching, and barking and even provide pet parents with data regarding their dog’s daily routine on the accompanying app.
For constant heart and respiratory health readings, this smart dog collar features radar sensors. The radar, according to Invoxia, sends out a radio signal which is reflected by the dog’s first layer of skin on the neck. The radar sensors are then able to “know the speed and movement of the skin right under the collar.” The readings are tabulated by an algorithm to determine the pet’s heart and respiratory rate.
Petsy is a cat house made from the bare essentials—just cardboard. Cats don’t need much, even a cardboard box will do. Moments after opening one from a shipment, your cat’s already found their hideaway, zen zone for the day. When they’re not in the mood for cuddling, a cardboard box is their personal playpen and private hideaway.
Resembling the shape of an actual house, Petsy keeps a wide and lofty internal volume for cats to stretch and curl up to their heart’s content. Unadorned and unpainted, Petsy is a no-nonsense cat house that’s stripped down to its bare essentials—just the cardboard. In fact, if Petsy were to hit the markets, the entire house could be shipped as-is, no extra packaging necessary.
No complaints!
TOMO gives pet gear the upgrade it’s always needed, with minimalist aesthetics and beautifully engineered designs backed by high-quality materials. Putting basic plaid collars and harnesses with those fiddly carabiner clips in the rear-view mirror, TOMO’s pet gear comes in beautiful matte black, from the leash to collar to harness, and features a unique, robust metal clasp that’s minimal, durable, and easy to secure in a matter of seconds.
All the products look like they’re a part of a wonderful ecosystem (unlike current pet gear where the leash, collar, and dog tag look different because they were all bought separately. The entire ecosystem of products draws a balance between functionality, comfort, and aesthetics, giving pet gear a modern upgrade and making them complement each other when worn together, like a well-designed suit.
No complaints!
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Computer keyboards have remained unchanged over the decades, utilizing the same standard layout with very little variation. Of course, there have been attempts to change the general shape of the keyboard, including split forms designed to improve ergonomics, but the number of keys sometimes remains the same. There are also times, however, when creative people think outside the box and go to town with new concepts and experiments. Those often end up looking unpolished or straight out of a sci-fi show prop, but this eye-catching butterfly-shaped keyboard won’t look out of place on a minimalist wooden workspace.
Designer: Dénes Bán
The designer, a software engineer by profession and modder by hobby, initially wanted to create something that would have ended up looking completely different. The ultimate goal was to have a reduced number of keys, 36 in total, plus a few extra keys that would allow switching between letters, symbols, and function keys. At first, he settled on a “3D” design that had those extra keys hidden underneath an elevated surface for the split 36 keys.
That, however, didn’t pan out, and the modder realized that his needs and situation were better served by a uni-body keyboard instead. Still sticking to the same idea, however, he ditched the typical “ergonomic” keyboard format but still kept the split layout, ending up with a form that looked like a butterfly. That wasn’t by accident, though, since he already chose the name “Absolem” for the keyboard after the character from Alice in Wonderland.
As always, the building process was actually shorter than the designing and prototyping stages. Despite the wooden exterior, the Absolem keyboard uses plenty of plastic and electronics, including neoprene, so it’s not exactly a sustainable design. That said, it also has a good amount of wood and steel, so not everything has a negative impact on the environment.
The creator’s acute attention to detail is what you’d expect from professional modders, but his taste in materials and design does set him above his peers. The end result is an intriguing and beautiful mechanical keyboard that almost looks like a part of some fantasy or steampunk world. The ergonomics of such a design is probably a bit questionable, but it’s hopefully not worse than traditional keyboards, which are seemingly non-ergonomic by design.
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Listening to calming music or energizing beats is more effective when you’re confident that you’re breathing in clean air, even in the middle of a busy city.
Dyson is a brand that’s probably best known for consumer electronics that have something to do with sucking or blowing air. Vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, bladeless fans, and air purifiers are all part of the company’s best-known products, but that doesn’t mean there’s little room for growth. None of these things can be used outside, especially while walking down city streets. Dyson’s latest product hits two poor birds with the proverbial stone, delivering the air purifying experience the brand is famous for in a pair of headphones that promise hi-fidelity audio in a visual design that fits alongside Dyson’s vacs and hair dryers.
Designer: Dyson
The Dyson Zone is a first in many ways. It is the company’s first stab at the growing wearables market, specifically the ill-named “hearables” that refer to headphones and earphones, especially those that connect to smartphones. The exact specs of Dyson’s first headphones are still undisclosed, but there are already a few key features it has mentioned that will have audiophiles curious about this new contender. At the top of that list is active noise cancellation or ANC, which is becoming a standard with over-ear headphones these days. That alone already gives the Dyson Zone a leg up among other audio accessories, but that is honestly just the tip of the iceberg.
The biggest draw that the Dyson Zone will have is the “visor” that will cover your nose and mouth without actually touching them like a traditional mask. This visor actually delivers fresh, clean air coming from the sides of the headphones, purified from the very air that surrounds you, regardless of its quality. Unlike regular masks, it doesn’t just filter out particles and pollutants but actively cleans the air, a process that Dyson already has down to a “T.” Razer’s now-controversial Zephyr RGB mask definitely has nothing on this.
Dyson’s story on how the Zone went from concept to prototype to final design is also quite interesting. They even went as far as creating a specialized mannequin with artificial lungs so that they could monitor how effective the purifier is in cleaning the air around it. The company also took extra care in making sure that the visor is comfortable to wear, as discomfort and irritation are some of the biggest complaints mask wearers have had in the past two years.
“Air pollution is a global problem – it affects us everywhere we go,” says Chief Engineer Jake Dyson, and the Dyson Zone is the perfect solution for that. It delivers not only “a plume of fresh air without touching your face” but also “pure audio, anywhere.” And just like Dyson’s other products, it bears the company’s signature design language, a harmonious mix of shiny silver and solid color accents, making it a clear member of the Dyson family, even if it stands out as its only wearable, at least for now.
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With not one, but two CES Awards under its belt, the folks behind the GoDonut have now unveiled the GoDonut MiNi, a tinier version of their classic, flagship EDC phone-stand that has a minimalist simplicity that’s surely worth admiring. The GoDonut MiNi is a donut-shaped device that lets you prop your phone up on nearly any flat surface and can accommodate smartphones up to a half-inch thick (protective case included). It weighs less than 2 ounces and measures only 2 inches in diameter making it tiny enough to fit on your keychain and intuitive enough that practically anyone could use one.
Designer: Nina Seyedabadi
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Everything you need to know about the GoDonut MiNi’s patented design lies in its name. The little gizmo assumes the shape of a mini donut and it comes in a variety of ‘delicious’ colors too! There is a groove running down its body wide enough to dock almost any phone into it and the donut’s circular form acts as a stable base. It is now quick and easy to prop up your phone in either landscape or portrait mode while you are on the go or at home.
Gone are the days of finding large objects to rest your phone against while streaming your favorite shows or video-chatting with family, friends, or co-workers. The GoDonut MiNi makes life a bit simpler as it lets you use your phone hands-free. It’s small enough to fit into your bag or even in your pocket and comes with its own steel carabiner in case you want to hook it to your keychain or backpack. Priced at just $10 for its Early Bird supporters, the GoDonut MiNi begins shipping in June 2022.
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Can you believe it’s been nearly 10 years since Google debuted the Glasses, its stab at AR and the Metaverse long before it even occurred to Mark Zuckerberg? Sure, Google’s original glasses were kinda geeky, had limited functionality, and looked absurd enough that they were doomed to fail… but a lot has happened since then. Facebook and Snap have BOTH made tech-infused spectacles, Xiaomi at least announced its Augmented Reality glasses, and the rumor mill is abuzz with news about Apple allegedly working on (and being close to announcing) their AR Glasses. Given that the time is opportune for Google to renew its efforts in this space, this concept revisits the weirdly clunky Google Glass from 2013… but in an infinitely classier avatar.
Designer: Gokul Beeda
Dubbed the Google XR Glasses concept, this little number styles itself on a pair of neo-retro acetate frames, with a chunky design that manages to cleverly conceal all the tech within its form factor. 10 years later, this revised concept seems to get the fact that wearable tech needs to imitate wearable fashion. Bluetooth headsets look like a strange artifact from the 2010 Wall Street era, but the AirPods with their classy design do not. In that very vein, the Google XR Glasses look like your average pair of acetate frames – the design looks incredibly slim and cohesive, but there’s a clear separation between the aesthetic part of the glasses, and the tech part. The aesthetic part, in this case, lies in the front of the glasses and their molded acetate design. The tech, however, sits entirely in the temple stems, not conflicting with the overall visual appeal of the glasses.
While the 2013 Google Glasses looked a lot like a nerdy visual distraction, the 2022 Google XR Glasses concept looks just as classy as your average hipster frames.
What this 2022 Google XR Glasses concept gets right, more so than the aesthetic, is the marriage of tech. Back in 2013, when Google debuted their first edition of the Glass, it wasn’t really even meant for public sale. It was a proof-of-concept of what the Glass could achieve, but it had a ridiculously tiny HUD crystal, an inconsequential camera, and an even more inconsequential app ecosystem. After a rather tepid response from the audience (because Google couldn’t make a compelling sales pitch to users for why they need the device apart from “Look, it’s so shiny and futuristic!”), Google killed the Glass, adding it to the infamous, ever-growing graveyard of Google products that the company axed because they ‘got bored’. (Fun Fact: Ever since its inception, Google’s killed more than 260 of its products/services)
So what did I mean when I said ‘marriage of tech’ in my earlier (slightly disparaging) paragraph? Well, for starters, Google has, in the past decade, really beefed up its hardware and software chops. Its Pixel Tensor chip’s received a fair bit of praise, the ARCore forms the bedrock of all of Android’s AR endeavors, and finally, Google’s Soli chip (which was briefly introduced in Pixel 4) proves to be the biggest ‘secret sauce’ when it comes to gesture-based tech… and all these find themselves in the 2022 Google XR Glasses concept.
The tech in the glasses is pretty much confined to the temple stems. On the front of the stems sit cameras on each side (providing the parallax required to capture depth), along with Soli sensors that can detect and react to gestures (like swiping, tapping, spinning, pinching, etc.), while the digital elements are projected directly onto the Google XR Glasses’ lenses via a projector built into the inside of the temple stem. How the tech would work in reality seems a little up in the air at the moment (this is a concept, after all), although the fact that those aren’t specialty lenses means that people can, at least in theory, have prescription powered lenses built into their Google XR Glasses.
This honestly seems like the perfect storm for Google to re-enter a market they almost accidentally created. The Google Glasses pre-dated any AR headset, and were launched just a year after Oculus debuted their first-gen Rift headset in 2012. In a lot of ways, Google helped create the first spark of the Metaverse, but now seems to blissfully operate outside it while Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple fight out their battle for dominance in this field (although Microsoft hasn’t really announced any plans to build subsequent Hololens devices). In this opportune moment, do you think Google should jump into the battlefield and flex its hardware and software capabilities? Or should the company just sit back and ride this one out as they did with Waymo, Project Ara, the Nexus tablet, the Pixelbook, the Chromecast, or the relatively unmemorable Google Clips camera??
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