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Scott Stein

@scottstein.bsky.social
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CNET - future tech, VR/AR, wearables, games, immersive, existential dread/whimsy. Looking in weeds for little frogs. The Intertwixt is my free newsletter about strange overlaps intertwixt.beehiiv.com

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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 30m
I played Switch Sports Resort for an hour or so and Nintendo really should make more motion based family games www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
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I Played Switch Sports Resort: Motion Gaming Is Still Nintendo’s Secret Weapon - CNET
Commentary: It’s a blast from the past for me, but also shows off something that few other console-makers can do right now.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 1h
I’m more tired this morning, but I have a readiness score of 9
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 12h
The team with two B Robinsons, I love it just for pissing off fantasy folk
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 13h
Horrendous goblin of a so called pundit
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 15h
Black House is a good Halloween read so far.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 18h
There are things I try to remember, and can’t, that AI doesn’t know. I’m both grateful and disturbed by that
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Was happy to pop onto the Verge’s Installer to discuss my randomized (or algorithmithized) home screen and what I’m reading/etc. Thanks @jaypeters.net! www.theverge.com/tech/1004199...
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Amazon’s colorful and sturdy new Kindles
In this week’s Installer: Amazon’s new Kindles, OpenAI’s Dots, the remastered Witcher 3, and more.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not gonna happen till I clear some magic/Talisman series/Turkle
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I need to tilt my yearly reading back to manifestos of weird, bend the arc back
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That dek
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A thought that lingers from Meta Connect: that Muse Charm feels like an early sign of where smartwatches might be heading www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
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Meta's 'AI Tamagotchi' Looks to Me Like a Smartwatch Preview for 2027 - CNET
As smartwatches head toward becoming AI companions, Meta might be working a new angle.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My readiness score is 7 again.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I just learned that this game would mean so much to the Bears backup QB, wow thanks for that news Fox
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Second weekend I’m forced to listen to Drew Brees…please end this
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just started watching Clifford. No regrets yet
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I feel like a 7
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Am I gonna be referring to the number all the time now? I don’t know but I’ll glance at it
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My first readiness score is a…7
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
280 pages into one book, 170 into the other, considering adding a third
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Spent yesterday on a “discovering my kidney stones” quest
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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 01/10/2026
I hate this so much www.theverge.com/tech/1003134...
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Android Central, a good blog, has been gutted.
Staffers don’t know whether the site will shut down — but managing editor Derrek Lee confirms to The Verge that all remaining staff were laid off today. EIC Shruti Shekar confirms she’s been laid off,...
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
260 pages into a 450 page book and sort of wondering if I should keep going but I’m in too far
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thinking about extensions and connections. What do we need and what do we think we want.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Going by valve time
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Steam Frame will probably be pretty well optimized by the time Meta VR Glasses come out
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My body got used to California time…NJ mornings are hard
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mario Kart World again
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the Monday of Tuesdays
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My kids would be able to translate this for me
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Shit.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
September gauntlet is done. A little rest before the October gauntlet
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it………
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holograms! 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?...
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Meta REALLY Wants You to Use Muse AI: Everything From Meta Connect 2026 | All Things Mobile
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
About…halfway through reading book on magic and improv. Flying back from SF at last, time to read
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everyone 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
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Drew Brees is the worst NFL commentator I’ve ever seen
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Holy shit this Jets game
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The US government running a goddamn propaganda ad for the president during NFL games on tax dollars is outrageous shit
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Valve Steam Frame Snap Specs Meta VR Glasses Google stuff to come Taking a break this weekend before Techtober arrives
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Do listen to us getting deep on VR thoughts: a lot of ground covered here!
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s such a good family movie. Oddly
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And 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/...
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These Lightweight Audio Memory-Recording Glasses Might Foreshadow Meta's Next Step (and Apple's) - CNET
Vonder 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.
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Missing Adventure Time
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For Meta! And stuff
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No no Noooooo
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My adventures in the Bay Area are not done yet
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh no what happened??
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In which I talk more about Meta VR Glasses
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m wondering whether Apple makes a Vision Air by 2029 and then I’m thinking…I’m thinking about 2029
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Scott Stein @scottstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meme: “are we the food”
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