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Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. Are things like midair haptics-- I know-- I guess LeapMotion would be a competitor to you guys, even though they're using a hardware solution to do that. I don't know them, though." This is fun.
Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. Are things like midair haptics-- I know-- I guess LeapMotion would be a competitor to you guys, even though they're using a hardware solution to do that. I don't know them, though." This is fun.
Then you've got glasses like the North glasses, which just give you a little heads up display, like your Apple Watch display. Are things like midair haptics-- I know-- I guess LeapMotion would be a competitor to you guys, even though they're using a hardware solution to do that. I don't know them, though." This is fun.
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