Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 6hThe Steam Frame will probably be pretty well optimized by the time Meta VR Glasses come out 120
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026September gauntlet is done. A little rest before the October gauntlet 030
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Holograms! VR Glasses! AI pendants! Muse AI. A lot, a lot of Muse AI. Wrap-up of the things I see at Meta Connect youtu.be/VhYoVNefoZA?...youtu.beMeta REALLY Wants You to Use Muse AI: Everything From Meta Connect 2026 | All Things MobileYouTube video by CNET 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026About…halfway through reading book on magic and improv. Flying back from SF at last, time to read 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Everyone asks me what I think about AI. friends, family. It’s basically the small talk chat that emerges no matter what. For me it’s more about what I think about our cyborgification 030
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Drew Brees is the worst NFL commentator I’ve ever seen 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The US government running a goddamn propaganda ad for the president during NFL games on tax dollars is outrageous shit 041
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Valve Steam Frame Snap Specs Meta VR Glasses Google stuff to come Taking a break this weekend before Techtober arrives 070
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do listen to us getting deep on VR thoughts: a lot of ground covered here! 071
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026And now for another pair of smart glasses I wore recently: Vonder. Looking forward to wearing them, but curious/skeptical about the subscription AI service for memory. Still, their design is strong www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...cnet.comThese Lightweight Audio Memory-Recording Glasses Might Foreshadow Meta's Next Step (and Apple's) - CNETVonder is making camera-free smart glasses that can differentiate between personal voice memos and conversations. I tried on some of the frames ahead of their November launch. 010
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’m wondering whether Apple makes a Vision Air by 2029 and then I’m thinking…I’m thinking about 2029 020
Reposted by Scott SteinAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026When I wished to live in interesting times I meant a renaissance for point-and-click adventure games 620236
Reposted by Scott SteinVictoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This week in Optimizer, a Meta Connect themed issue. Would a spoonful of kawaii cute help the AI pill go down? Maybe not fully but perhaps you might feel less alarmed if Jolly — the aptly named Muse AI mascot — was the one asking for your health data. tinyurl.com/ba5jf9a4tinyurl.comIt’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cuteA spoonful of cute to make the AI pill easier to swallow. 1323
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Feel like Meta started to realize that VR is the key to understanding the road to glasses this Connect. Which is what I wrote about this summer www.cnet.com/tech/computi...cnet.comTo Get Beyond ‘Pervert Glasses,’ Meta Should Remember the Lessons of VR - CNETCommentary: You can’t understand what you can’t see – and the social contracts for smart glasses are still nonexistent. 040
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Drew a rune over breakfast. The communication one…feels appropriate after the last week 010
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In which I show you my demos of all the AI stuff, Muse, and also Meta’s VR Glasses. Watch here as I think/vent youtu.be/wzUU-Jp3zoU?...youtu.beHands-On With Meta VR Glasses and All of Meta's Other Glasses and AIYouTube video by CNET 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My hands on thoughts about Meta’s VR Glasses, coming next spring for $1299 www.cnet.com/tech/computi...cnet.comI Wore Meta's New $1,299 VR Glasses: A Tiny Quest, or Vision Pro to Go? - CNETMeta’s not done with VR. Its sleek and expensive glasses-like VR device doesn’t need controllers, plays Quest games and is aiming to be your personal cinema too. 030
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Meta Connect keynote starting soon, jet lagged, stories incoming 040
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026After waking up at 2:50, I’m here on west coast again. Somehow made it where is a nap 030
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Rallying around the coffee, boarded and ready, neck pillow purchased 070
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The levels of true, dripping cyberpunk we’ll be in is overwhelming 040
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just watched the White House splash video for Trump TV and my brain became two sizes too small 010
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Holdover at home. We’ll see how tomorrow goes for Meta Connect plans 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Am back home having bagels. My Meta Connect Travel Attempt begins again tomorrow at 6am 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chatting w several people in commuting hell to see where the situation’s at. Trying to get eyes at the airports. 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Does Newark airport get to wreck an Amtrak train line now to make it even 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s from Amtrak??? www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/n...nbcnewyork.comAmtrak crew blamed for air travel nightmare as Newark ground stop enters 6th hourFAA Administrator Bryan Bedford says the cut line could take up to 13 hours to repair. They’re working on replacing an old Verizon circuit instead. 140
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It’s funny that my trip to look at new Meta glasses tech has been cancelled due to system malfunction 030
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This country is such a flaming pile of shit right now 151
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Flight cancelled. This trip is off to a good start 230
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Airports sucker you in with promises of “flights,” then there are delays, and that’s how they get you to buy the pumpkin crème cold brew 060
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The airport chime is the same three notes as the NBC tone. Is this intentional? 020
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Don’t know when this airport delay will end but at least have I entertainment with me for 400 lifetimes 040
Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chatbots aren’t conversation partners. They’re not even good conversation simulators 120