My grandma and your grandma sittin’ by the fire, talking about Aibo. Aibo? Aibo-abio-a-be! Robotics and robot dogs factor in this episode in a major way, with the second and much improved version of Sony’s Aibo robot dog. An interesting fact about the new Aibo, is that this dog starts off as a bit disobedient, just like a real dog, and (machine) learns from it’s owner over time. Could such a cute robot find its way into your home? Well, if not a robot dog, how about a robot symbiot, such as LG’s CLOi SuitBot, a human-centric wearable robot? … Continue reading →
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Wow! Do we have a hot show for you this week! All three of our show hosts are together to scorch your ear holes! We begin with Linden Lab’s new hotness – Project Sansar, bounce on over to the hot new AR game Pokémon Go, look at hot technology with Blockchain, and we end the show with a review of some hot new start up and education incubators in Europe. Show Links The Rent is Too Damn High Party Linden Lab releases Project Sansar Pokémon Go is live! Pokémon Go Plus Project Ingress Politics and Blockchain BRexit and Blockchain Blockchain … Continue reading →
The Michael’s are at it once again, and once again we are stuck with only two of our show hosts. We miss you Phaedra! We decide to have a bit of fun talking about podcasting, social media, and creative 2D spaces from Linden Lab. Michael R. decides to tease Michael M. with his Letterpress strategery. We also discuss how games can become quickly popular and the implications to IT infrastructures, like Apple’s GameCenter platform. Are you using random-social matching for your head to head gaming? Could you do this at work? Michael R. also tries to figure out what Linden … Continue reading →