Tiny tech, form of Atari 2600, Game Boy, Amazon Astro robot & phones, responsible metaverse construction, so much good tv, and amazing LEGO sets Continue reading
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With the opening of the latest installation of the Star Wars saga this weekend, Michael and Michael start off this episode, recorded a week earlier, with the new AR capabilities of the Star Wars app. Michael M, being the enterprising person that he is, boldly managed to try this out by loading up the image on a website to allow the AR experience to work. The newest Starbucks opened in Shanghai and in addition to being the largest in the world, coming in at 30,000 sq ft, is also AR-enabled. Visitors to this Starbucks can walk around with their AR-enabled … Continue reading
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On an unseasonably warm Friday, Michael & Michael get together to discuss a sports to business application of virtual reality, that of training retail store employees to prepare for the oncoming rush of bargain hunters on Black Friday instead of the rush of oncoming defensive backs. A favorite topic of ours — augmented reality use methods — resurfaces in this episode, this time prompted by the recent Apple acquisition of a Canadian AR company called VRVANA, which leads to a conversation about miniaturization of this technology, ultimately embedding into bionic contact lenses, or even a potential direct optic nerve connection. … Continue reading
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