Episode 321 — Three Thumbs Up

three LEGO minifig thumbs up

Augmented thumb, World Cup, Eurovision & AI inspired music, Ford F-150 frunk, Zhurong & Zigbee on Mars, RasQberry quantum computing and more! Continue reading

Episode 319 — Tracking Vinyl Discs

Record on record player

Digitizing vinyl, early VR & AR from UNC, Matrix-esque open world generation, App and AirTag tracking, Starship landing success, Loki & Boba Fett on the silver screen. Continue reading

Episode 304 — Duly meh-ed

Welcome to Las Vegas sign

CES2021 VR, AR, smart glasses, N95 mask concept, monitor and robotic fish innovations. Buckaroo Banzai sequel & WandaVision new series. Continue reading

Episode 207 – Artificial Security

This weekend, the song “Eyes Without a Face” by Billy Idol must have played on the Eighties on Eight on Sirius Radio at least three times, and seems like a great way to introduce this week’s show.     Michael and Michael start off dealing with the challenging issues of security & privacy where biometrics are starting to be used in US airports to speed international flight identity checks.  Moving from facial recognition to facial mimicry, and maybe a little creepiness, the co-hosts take a look at SEER, the Simulative Emotional Expression Robot, which conveys an enormous set of feelings … Continue reading