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Episode 138 – Commitment Rings

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The Michael’s look at the Internet of Things thru NFC based Commitment Rings, trying to decide if it would really provide the value that the site claims. Would you be able to keep your partner from watching your favorite show, before you? Can we tie it to blockchain (short answer – NO!). Can you use this for secure transaction? What about restaurant use cases? Then we switch to BTLE as a potential solution… ultimately we think thru interesting use cases… would love to hear your ideas. Michael M. then transitions to his recent experience using Square as a vendor… have … Continue reading →

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Episode 127 – Codin’ Games

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The Michael’s look at some cool games we’ve found this week… CodinGames gets a big investment to help you learn how to program in many different languages. Plant Nanny helps you keep track how much water you are drinking. A new fingernail printer hopes to get more young girls interested in coding and the maker movement. And finally the MST3K team is back with a kickstarter to create new episodes. Show Links: Codin’ Game Plant Nanny Finger Nail printer MST3K Kickstarter Games we are playing: Star Wars Uprising Shooty Skies Follow-up Links: Download AppleTV Screen Saver for your Mac ePredator’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 100 – Malaria-Ebola and Freemium Games

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Our 100th episode is extremely special with us all in one room and with two special guests Jonathan Estes and Porter Stowell. Jonathan is the CEO of Smart Games Systems, Inc. SGSYS has been working in subsaharan Africa on games for infant mortality and malaria vectors. The transfer of habits from games to real life can truly be a question of survival around health and safety concerns. Exploring these themes we enjoy an amazing conversation about playing games at work! We discuss how games are being used to extend beyond simulation to real engagement of individuals with replayability and increased … Continue reading →

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Episode 89 – Augmented Driving

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This week, the Michaels focus on how Google’s various properties could all come together for some really cool game play. We also have a surprise at the end of the show! Listen all the way to the end for a surprise. We discuss the possibilities of what Ingress is really doing as you play. Does the collection of XM change the world? Is there an upcoming cool update to have Ingress and Waze come together? Did you see some cool road-muching during the World Cup? Michael M. tells about the game that was happening in Hungary, while Michael R. did … Continue reading →

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