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complete this constellation of devices that provides
a variety of ways to interact with your technology.
By treating this device more like an external display
rather than a piece of self-sufficient hardware, à
la Microsoft’s HoloLens, it frees up the company
to design a much lighter, simpler gadget – and if
there’s one thing that we can all agree that Apple
likes, it’s light, thin hardware.
Talk to me, Siri
With iOS 13.2, Apple enabled a feature for AirPods
that features distinctly like an augmented reality
capability: namely, the ability for Siri to read
messages to you as they arrive. Rather than just
providing an audible alert chime, Siri will lower
the volume of whatever audio is playing and then
Apple AR goggles could take its
cues from Microsoft HoloLens