e368 – Chaos Agent Without Pants

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check out e368: Chaos Agent Without Pants – with special guest @theRab & stories @BostonDynamics Spot, drones, open source trackballs, @LEGO_Group, NFTs and @FlipperZero 

Michael, Andy and Michael welcome Ryan Boyles back to Games at Work for a wide ranging discussion on robotics, automotive, AR and open source tech as well as LEGO and NFTs.  

Michael, Michael, Andy & Ryan

The team starts off with a discussion on Spot, and Ryan’s recent experiences with the BostonDynamics robot.  Check out the tweets from the show notes below for photographs of Ryan and Spot.  Another robot is examined later in the show for it’s ability to remain flying for long periods of time, inspired by maple tree seeds.  

After a couple stories on automobile / phone integration and over the air upgrades, the team turn to an interesting AR use case from Google.  Leveraging Google’s technology and experiences, the team discuss a use case for live translation and closed captioning, without needing cameras in the glasses.  

Next up is a conversation on the Ploopy open source trackball, which reminds the team of QMK and earlier Logitech trackballs.  Andy shares a link from Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab.

Then several LEGO stories surface, starting with @Lxs link to the 2427 piece model of Petra, and the recently released LEGO Optimus Prime.  Be sure to check the show notes for a community build of Shockwave (complete with Razorbeak cassette) that is more than meets the eye.  

The team wind things up for this episode with how the Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall predicted NFTs with their 1994 sketch.  That, and a cyber dolphin enabled hardware tool from Flipper Zero.

Selected Article Links

CNN Business article: Spot can paint! Watch the robotic dog collaborate with artist

The Verge article: You can hack Apple CarPlay into a Tesla using — what else — Android

The Verge article: Some new BMWs will need a software upgrade to get Wi-Fi, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

Cult of Mac article: Google shows a possible killer feature for AR glasses

Realtime transcription discussion from e352 — Looking Forward, Looking Back

South China Morning Post: Hong Kong team develops lightweight drone that can fly for longer — inspired by maple seeds

PCGamer article: Elden Ring player spends hours hiding in a bush to hose an AFK farmer

The Verge article: Ploopy and the promise of an open-source trackball

Ploopy

Retro Computing Grotto — picture of a Logitech TrackMan Portable Mouse T-CE3 – PS/2

QMK firmware 

Microsoft Accessibility Blog: Increasing our Focus on Inclusive Technology

TF Source Report article: Countdown: LEGO Optimus Prime — the best tweets

Digg article: ‘Kids In The Hall’ Predicted NFTs In This Sketch Back In 1994

FlipperZero

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