Episode 224 – Road to Nowhere

After a couple of follow up articles from last week’s show with Michael R & Ian on the Unity & AR headset front, Michael and Michael launch into the world of stationary bikes and how virtual reality is augmenting the exercise experience.  Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus resurfaces after the team talk about a Roller Coaster Tycoon custom build that takes 12 years to ride. The co-hosts take a look at Bjørn Karmann’s intriguing post about #ProjectAlias, a mod that allows users to craft a custom wake-word for their smart speaker using a raspberry pi. Rounding out this week’s episode … Continue reading

Episode 220 – Faces and Places

Privacy implications of facial recognition technology coupled with cloud and machine learning, retro sneakers, futuristic AR glasses and bustin’ ghosts. Continue reading

Episode 218 – Virtually Married

Marrying your best friend, when it is an AI bot, introduces more than one strange thing to your life. So does chatting with the dearly departed. VR/AR/MR stories, ionic drive & more. Continue reading

Episode 217 – Real Magic

Arthur C Clark’s Third Law, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” holds true for the AR magical examples from this week, including a magician using ARkit to perform with an iPad, advance clothing & shoe fitting from MTailor & Fleet Feet, and gamification of election day in the US. Continue reading