Michael and Michael start off this episode with a focus on smart glasses, and the use case of how technicians fixing mechanical problems can bring the right manual page to their field of view instantaneously and even collaborate with experts from the home office who can see what they see via AR. Another use is immersive news, and this example comes via CNN’s use of Magic Leap, followed up quickly by a series of university innovation with HoloLens stemming from Microsoft’s seed program.
Amazon’s drone and bot-based delivery system then take center stage with Michael and Michael discussing some intriguing ways of solving the “last meter” problem where the drone or robot gets almost to your doorstep. A business model similar to Byrd Chargers or Lime Juicers could be in the works for when these drones and bots run low on electricity!
Lego — check
Star Wars — double check
cyberpunk novel — oh yes.
WWDC19 in review — you know it!
Check out this episode!
Selected Links
Road Show article: BMW’s new smart glasses can put technical drawings right in front of a tech’s eyes — https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-tsaravision-smart-glasses-repair-diagnostics/
Road Show article: Porsche’s Tech Live Look glasses bring AR to the dealership — https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/porsche-augmented-reality-tech-live-look/
Magic Leap: Dive deeper with spatial stories — https://pages.magicleap.com/new-cnn-app-brings-the-news-to-life-1
New York Times: nytvr — http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/nytvr/
Alex Kipman’s tweet:
11 unexpected ways universities are using the #HoloLens https://t.co/JMYcNriZPY via @gcnichs
— Alex Kipman (@akipman) June 13, 2019
ZDNet article: 11 unexpected ways universities are using the Microsoft HoloLens — https://www.zdnet.com/article/11-unexpected-ways-universities-are-using-the-microsoft-hololens/
TechCrunch article: A first look at Amazon’s new delivery drone — https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/05/a-first-look-at-amazons-new-delivery-drone/
Wired article: How Amazon Cloned a Neighborhood to Test Its Delivery Robots — https://www.wired.com/story/how-amazon-cloned-neighborhood-test-delivery-robots/
Financial Panther post: Bird Charger and Lime Juicer – Side Hustling As An Electric Scooter Charger — https://financialpanther.com/bird-charger/
Gizmodo article: I Think I Might Be More Excited for the New Lego Star Wars Game Than I Am for Jedi: Fallen Order — https://io9.gizmodo.com/i-think-i-might-be-more-excited-for-the-new-lego-star-w-1835377251
Slashfilm article: Cool Stuff: Welcome to LEGO ‘Jurassic Park’ with Massive Gate and Buildable Tyrannosaurus Rex — https://www.slashfilm.com/jurassic-park-lego-set-gate-and-t-rex/
Slate article: The Mind-Body Solution — https://slate.com/culture/2019/06/neal-stephenson-fall-book-review-dodge-in-hell.html
Random Thoughts blog post: WWDC Wrap Up — https://michaelrowe01.com/index.php/2019/06/14/wwdc-wrap-up/
Sources of voice samples in music: Information Society — http://asciirose.com/s107/information_society.php
Come with Me by Information Society —
https://music.apple.com/us/album/come-with-me/1288152732?i=1288153255
IMDb Fantastic Voyage — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060397/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1
B-52’s Ultraviolet lyrics — https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/b52s/ultraviolet.html
Ultraviolet by The B52’s — https://music.apple.com/us/album/ultraviolet/721287617?i=721287630
Sprout: Idle Garden — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sprout-idle-garden/id1447749336
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.