BRUCEB NEWS
Privacy Is Impossible In The Metaverse (And Everywhere Else)
A new study from researchers at UC Berkeley concludes that virtual reality users can be uniquely identified within a few seconds by looking at the way they move their head and hands. This is interesting but not surprising if you’ve been paying attention. If you value...
Why Are The Lights On In Ukraine?
A lot of experts expected Russia to start its assault on Ukraine with a massive shock-and-awe cyberattack – turning off the country’s electricity, killing the Internet and...
Nothing Is Technology. Everything Is Technology.
I’ve been trying to figure out a role for Bruceb News in 2022. My life has changed - I’m working with Jim Rowson on our latest best-selling novel SMelL and I’m not doing much IT...
Google Wants To Play With The Other Augmented Kids
Last fall all the cool companies started talking about their augmented reality plans and throwing around the term "metaverse" as if it meant something. (Insider tip: it doesn't.)...
Stephen King And A Gentle Madness
Everybody comfy? I want to tell you a story about book collecting. Wow, that was like Thanos snapped his fingers! Half of you just disappeared, winked out, leaving empty seats....
Augmented Reality – The Long Road
See if I have this right. You read the last article and you agreed completely that you can ignore virtual reality, because that’s what you wanted to hear. But you can’t imagine...
Augmented Reality – The Big Picture
Augmented reality is going to be a Really Big Deal, but not for many years. Every major tech company will spend billions of dollars in 2022 on augmented reality. This is a...
The Mystery Of The Missing Password
When you try to log into a Windows PC, you may be missing the option to type in a password. See the screenshot above? Those three icons are for a fingerprint, PIN, or facial...
New Music For Old Boomers, 2021 Edition
You’ve looked at Spotify Wrapped by this time, I’m sure, and if you’re over 60, you probably thought “Wow, Tom Petty was my number one again? Huh. Well, there’s nothing wrong...
An Obnoxious Rich Guy Exercises His Constitutional Rights
On November 19 a group of 17,000 crypto adventure seekers failed to buy a copy of the US Constitution at auction. The winner was bidding anonymously and was only identified after...
How An Internet Mob Almost Bought The US Constitution
The failed attempt by an Internet mob to buy the US Constitution might be my favorite story of the year. It’s a revenge story! It’s loaded with crypto weirdness! It features...
The Sweet Success Of SMelL
But enough about you. Let’s talk about what I’ve been doing lately. Have you noticed? Fewer Bruceb News articles. More articles than you might expect about virtual reality and...
Should You Upgrade To Windows 11?
Your computer may prompt you soon to upgrade to Windows 11. Should you upgrade? Although it’s not labeled this way, you will be taking a personality test – the kind where you...
Facebook Goes Meta
Facebook changed its name to “Meta.” Been reading the tech news? You’ve probably seen all kinds of speculation about the reasons for the name change. Most journalists figure that...
Privacy And Your Phone: More Power, Less Cloud
The more powerful your phone gets, the more privacy you have. Strange but true! Things have taken an unexpected turn when you weren’t looking. For years “the cloud” has been a...
The Most Exciting New Phone Of 2021 (Plus Google’s Pixel 6)
This was an exciting week for technology, filled with announcements of new devices. Given the supply chain problems this fall, I hope you’ve already got your order in for the one...