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CNET - future tech, VR/AR, wearables, games, immersive, existential dread/whimsy. Looking in weeds for little frogs. Subscribe to The Intertwixt, my newsletter about strange overlaps: https://intertwixt.beehiiv.com

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · Aug 29

So I’m joining everyone else and doing a personal newsletter. Mine’s gonna be all about the overlaps with AR/VR, immersive places, theater, games, magic, life, chaos, creativity, books, etc etc. If you want to start, it’ll go out later tonight and you can sign up now intertwixt.beehiiv.com

The Intertwixt

A place where the virtual and real and all the pieces in between intertwine. Immersive, VR/AR, gaming, book, theater and related thoughts by Scott Stein

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 5h

I tried to play as much Pokémon Legends Z-A as I could but my 12-year-old son took over. He absolutely loved it, and he’s played most of the recent Pokémon games. The battle system is part of the reason why www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...

Nintendo's Pokemon Legends: Z-A Is a Hit. Just Ask My Kid

Pokemon Legends: Z-A has sucked my family in, and I can't get my Switch controller back from my son.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 7h

Not total silence, alas. But close enough

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 7h

Oh yeah, AirPods Pro 3, train ride, quite silent

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 20h

New York weather like, yeah time to throw a grim winter veil over everything

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 21h

Writing and writing and writing

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

AirPods Pro 3 are a more notable upgrade vs 2 - the cone of silence is impressive

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 1d

Late Apple Watch 11 thoughts: it feels basically identical to the 10. Slightly better overnight battery - you could forget to charge and now make it to midday the next day somewhat

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

The Jets know that the strategy is to keep losing until you’re totally invisible, and then when you’re invisible you can do anything you want

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Fog of Slop

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

Good to get your Jets losses done early in the day

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

My Sora urges are dissipating

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 2d

They don’t make them in my prescription. Contacts for me aren’t great (I have progressives for glasses). Smart glasses makers still need to figure out a wider range of prescription support

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Was same for me. But insurance paid for neither and my doctor said just switch back to Zepbound so I did

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve had to swap back and forth because of dropped insurance coverage and now doctor recommended just going back to Zepbound. Medical scene is a mess on this

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Now doing Zepbound straight from Lilly with the needles and the vials and it’s a new experience…anxious but fine. I miss the auto pen things.

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Very fun to join @zdnet.bsky.social and the team to talk smart glasses (and try them on live!). ICYM come watch us chat for a while www.youtube.com/live/MuNqnzb...

Do we need AI glasses from Meta, Apple, and Google?

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t care about baseball but I desperately want Canada in the World Series

Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Not a day goes by when something stupid doesn’t happen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

In Retaliatory Move, Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

I mention yours in it!

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Scott Stein 🥑 @scottstein.bsky.social · 3d

Intertwixt 7 is here. Thoughts on the multiplication of wearables. The interconnection math that still needs to be solved. intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...