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CNET - future tech, VR/AR, wearables, games, immersive, existential dread/whimsy. Looking in weeds for little frogs. Subscribe to The Intertwixt, my newsletter about strange overlaps: https://intertwixt.beehiiv.com

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · Aug 29

So I’m joining everyone else and doing a personal newsletter. Mine’s gonna be all about the overlaps with AR/VR, immersive places, theater, games, magic, life, chaos, creativity, books, etc etc. If you want to start, it’ll go out later tonight and you can sign up now intertwixt.beehiiv.com

The Intertwixt

A place where the virtual and real and all the pieces in between intertwine. Immersive, VR/AR, gaming, book, theater and related thoughts by Scott Stein

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 5h

Not a day goes by when something stupid doesn’t happen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

In Retaliatory Move, Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 6h

I mention yours in it!

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 7h

Intertwixt 7 is here. Thoughts on the multiplication of wearables. The interconnection math that still needs to be solved. intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...

Intertwixt 7: How Many Things Shall I Wear Upon Me?

A brief thesis of interconnectivity. Ingredients: Glasses. Watch. Phone. Me.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 12h

I think I’m starting to be able to read with these contact lenses. Trying to retrain my eyes

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 12h

Finally trying AirPods Pro 3. Silence cone.

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 17h

There’s newsletter Friday mornings, and then there’s newsletter Friday nights

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 19h

Intertwixt day

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 20h

Also watch the @bridgetcarey.bsky.social video I drop in for! youtu.be/V_sZ99xVFQ0?...

Apple Glasses Could Have Something Meta is Missing | One More Thing

YouTube video by CNET

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 20h

Smart glasses from Apple not only make sense…the pieces are already here. And the watch should play a part, too. www.cnet.com/tech/computi...

The Pieces for Apple's Glasses Are Already Here

If glasses really are Apple's next big move, then go for it -- all the pieces are already in plain sight.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

Watches are going to be dashboards for glasses. You’ll see

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, fall

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

GLP-1s, generative AI videos, neural bands, October

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

Literally just bought this yesterday for more money.
wtf Amazon

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Lexar MicroSDXC Express Cards on sale on Amazon (Switch 2 compatible)

1TB $157.96 buff.ly/937chxC
512GB $88.47 buff.ly/RzLdPXH #ad

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about prescriptions and smart glasses and lens inserts - living with Rokid Glasses vs Meta Ray-Ban Displays www.cnet.com/tech/computi...

These $600 Display Glasses Do Some Things Meta's New $800 Glasses Can't

Rokid Glasses, arriving later this year, also have AI onboard, camera, audio and a display. But they also have a few clever prescription lenses and charging solutions that I like, too.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering what to Intertwixt about this week

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, just learned that my story about Epic Universe won an Eddie award. I didn’t even know it was nominated! Here it is. www.cnet.com/tech/my-trip...

My Trip Inside Epic Universe: The Line Between Real and Virtual Blurs Even More

I got an early visit to one of the biggest new theme parks in decades, and it showed us a bit of the future -- for those who can afford it.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Morning self portrait attempt - Rokid Glasses. Yeah you can see the displays at angles

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely no way this is true

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Lots of cosplaying recently

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3d

NEW from me:

CBS News staffers literally rolled their eyes after new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss delivered a "cringey" rallying cry during today's editorial call, exclaiming: "Let's do the fucking news!"

"She's cosplaying as a broadcast journalist," one said.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

‘Let’s do the f***ing news’: Bari Weiss causes ‘eye rolls’ with CBS News rallying cry

EXCLUSIVE: Multiple CBS News staffers told The Independent that Bari Weiss’ ‘cringey’ comments on the editorial call literally caused eyes to roll.

www.independent.co.uk

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 4d

I broke. I’m reading a cozy fantasy

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yes yes

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 4d

Living between multiple pairs of smart glasses is hard because I only have two eyes as opposed to multiple wrists

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 4d

Feeling deep existential pangs today. Are you?

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 4d

Reading books still works