Computerworld June 6, 2025
Mike Elgan

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg envisions a world where AR glasses enable most physical possessions to become virtual. Is he for real?

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said recently on Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast that everything is shifting to holograms.

A hologram is a three-dimensional image that represents an object in a way that allows it to be viewed from different angles, creating the illusion of depth.

Zuckerberg predicts that most of our physical objects will become obsolete and replaced by holographic versions seen through augmented reality (AR) glasses. The conversation floated the idea that books, board games, ping-pong tables, and even smartphones could all be virtualized, replacing the physical, real-world versions.

Zuckerberg also expects that somewhere...

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