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futuristic auto control panel with engine stop start button in focus. — Photo by Goh Rhy Yan on Unsplash

Published 15 January 2024

Michael, Andy and Michael are back in studio to talk tech – and have a terrific show without the dreaded CESCrud focusing on AI, several human computer interface (HCI) technologies, new AR glasses, and a new metaverse.

This episode starts with a drive by of some of the automotive technology showcased at CES2024. AI seems to have permeated all manner of innovations, including the embedding of generative AI, such as with Volkswagen’s and Mercedes’ Cerence-powered infotainment systems. The co-hosts discuss autonomous garage parking via Valeo’s functionality. They also discuss the importance of opting out of all the data collection and reference the Mozilla Foundation’s privacy review discussed in e444 and e432 last year.

Moving along to new an interesting HCI controllers, the team considers Skyted, a mask-like device that provides the ability to have private conversations anywhere. This reminds the co-hosts of a the Razer Project Hazel which was designed to do the opposite – amplifying the voice of a person wearing an N95 mask so they could be heard and understood. Check the show notes for a link to e304. Another intriguing controller is the MouthPad^, which leverages a tongue-driven interface. Check out the embedded video below. A third example is an arcade game where the VR headset is attached to a gun giving an immersive experience to the player.

Staying with the VR theme, XReal headset announcement at CES had some of the thunder taken away by the Apple Vision Pro announcement last Monday. Astute Games at Work fans will note that the new Acer Swift computer discussed in this segment does in fact sport the Microsoft Copilot key on the keyboard discussed in last week’s episode! Plus, of course, with Acer naming one of their new computers “Predator”, how could the co-hosts ignore it?

The team wraps up the episode with an article about Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One who has teamed up with Futureverse to create Readyverse, a “a dynamic interactive platform of interconnected digital experiences”.

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