Comments Off on Episode 171 – Jelly Jelly Bo Belly
This episode is chock full of tasty treats, of the cellphone and robotic kinds! Michael & Michael start off with a conversation about the Kickstarter for the Jelly phone — a 4g cell phone that is running Android Nougat (Michael M still believes it should have been Nutella) and can handle two SIM cards for, wait for it, under $100 unlocked. The pair talk about the new capabilities expected to be included with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds when announced at WWDC next week. The ability to code in a simple-to-learn language and have that code execute in real 3d life … Continue reading →
Comments Off on Episode 154 – Heroic Wearable Brain Robots
Michael and Michael share their insight on games for good, specifically on games that have an additional benefit to the fun of playing them. Sea Hero Quest is a game sponsored by Deutsche Telekom together with University College London, University of East Anglia and Alzheimer’s Research to help with early diagnosis of dementia. Michael and Michael discuss the possibilities of a software layer which could be placed on top of (or alongside) other games that could capture similar data points for researchers. The pair then turn to wearables, and the interesting way that mobile and Internet of Things devices can … Continue reading →