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The eye+gesture control appears to be one of the best things about Vision Pro, but I can see something like wireless haptic gloves with small haptic clickers built into the fingertips coming out eventually, either from Apple or a third party.

How anyone would benefit from a mute switch that no longer shows its status at a glance is beyond me, but if these rumors are true, hopefully the wisdom will become evident when the phones are announced and released.

Ideally, Apple would just sell a version of the iPhone that doesn’t include the OS, at a much higher price that reflects the loss of revenue from apps and services. Then people who want the hardware but not the ecosystem can do whatever they want, without Apple being forced to essentially subsidize the phones of the less lucrative users with the revenues of users who participate in the ecosystem. Otherwise, the expense of providing a free OS and developer support would presumably be passed down to those of us who fully participate in the ecosystem. Of course, most people will realize that they’re better off with the current arrangement.

Products like this might largely solve the stalking vs. theft problem, because a stalker is unlikely to try to hide a backpack on the person they are trying to stalk, so presumably the backpack wouldn’t have to alert a thief to the fact that they were being tracked. Of course, a stalker could probably cut the electronics out of the bag to use it for unsavory purposes, and it doesn’t look like Targus is trying to be discreet about its capabilities. 

If a company gets hacked and sensitive customer information is compromised, the company should lose the right to ask for sensitive information for, say, ten years. I guess this would probably just cause the companies to try to hide any evidence of hacking, but there should be even more severe consequences for that. They obviously need more of an incentive to protect their customers’ data.