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In 911 centers does anyone use a headset for answering calls or are all calls only on loud speakers?

AR/VR could work the same. You have your private view screen just like you have your headset. When you press a button, your view becomes public on a large standard display that anyone can see just like when you press a button to switch from headset to loud speaker.

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a little of both. they wear headsets and have little local speakers per station. in a room you can get a pretty good idea of what each station is doin if youre within range

but this all just sounds like extra, more expensive steps to whats currently happening. this is a product begging for a problem to solve… and remember, existing solutions are continually cheaper and easier to implement.

also, no op is going to want to wear some giant head thing for a 12 hour shift. reminds me of when they pushed touchscreens like it was the end-all be-all of compute (even in 911!) turns out no one wants to keep raising their hand constantly for 12 hours.

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also, no op is going to want to wear some giant head thing for a 12 hour shift.

Who would want to wear a headset for 12 hour shift? I get irritated after an hour of wearing headphones.

I got my kids some Quest 2’s last year and it’s amazing. So I can see in 10 years it might be good for productivity. Dismissing it because it isn’t useful for 911 call centers is kind of ridiculous.

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my only point is that it will be a toy, or for niche applications. this isnt going to be a an ipad-level device.

i think you can find a direct parallel in the amount of touch screen desktop interfaces today.

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