Tech Brainstorm: Recent Episodes
Ryan Gray and Ben Rusczek
The Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Great... If You Live in a Bubble
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwirxOmSxYrlAhUInKwKHXzjDTkQtwIwAnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3vf4socDmCg&usg=AOvVaw0Gs8HwyOGAEBpCz6bPqmzz
Microsoft Neo and Duo
https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898544/micrsoft-surface-duo-mark-zuckerberg-leaked-audio-net-neutrality-vergecast-podcast-373
Hi Ball Energy Drink
https://www.hiball.com
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/amazon-is-reportedly-working-on-an-emotion-tracking-alexa-wearable/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18622968/alexa-guard-amazon-echo-security-how-to-get
https://www.wired.com/story/dinner-movie-amazon-alexa-makes-easier-do-both/
https://www.tacobell.com/the-bell-hotel
https://www.museumoficecream.com
https://www.imore.com/powerbeats-pro-preview
https://bgr.com/2019/05/15/uber-quiet-mode-only-uber-black-suv-rides/
Hang in there, it's actually about ethics in product design.
It's a hodgepodge of topics this time including: Folding Phones, PowerBeats, and Meatless Burgers. Buckle up.
Galaxy Fold https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-fold/
RAZR https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/is-this-the-vertical-folding-motorola-razr/
Huawei Mate X https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18238269/huawei-foldable-phone-mate-x-price-release-date-specs-mwc-2019
Power Beats https://www.beatsbydre.com/earphones/powerbeats-pro
Impossible Foods https://impossiblefoods.com
Ben read a book about phone addiction, so we try to figure out what it all means. We also offer a few (hopefully) helpful tips to get your phone use under control.
Here's the book: https://phonebreakup.com
Self Driving Cars, Driverless Cars, Autonomous Vehicles — whatever you want to call it. This time, we talk about some of the ins and outs of our hopefully sans-driving future.
This week we choose the adventure of talking about how you can choose your own adventure by playing a choose your own adventure game. Just what is a game? What is a book? What is free will? We also talk about the adventures we chose in Netflix’s Bandersnatch.
Links:
Audible and Alexa
Zork
West World
Tell Tale Games
Text Adventure Documentary
Bandersnatch Flow Chart
We review our top picks for the best worst products of CES 2019. From Alexa in a Toilet to Smart Piece of Wood (seriously), we've got you covered.
Apple News, How we read our news, Magazines, and the first segment of "Ryan's Terrible App Ideas"
A fabulous list of topics, including: iPad Pro USBC, Black Friday / Cyber Monday, Apple Music on the Echo, Streaming Services, Echo Dot and Smart Home (again), “Cashierless” Stores, Amazon Retail Stores, VR BestBuy.
Podcast Introductions, Ben gets AirPods, iOS 12’s Live Listen feature, and (Smart) Garage Doors. Like the Show? Do us a favor and tell a friend about it!
A quick rant about traffic patterns, and we run through a list of wacky new products from Amazon.
Topics of discussion: being on hold (I know…), follow up on MoviePass, buying furniture online, and Ben tries Magic Leap.
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We discuss Ryan's Trip to the ER, Ridesharing, Netflix Autoplay, and thoughts on the Harmony Hub.
We dig into the first round of MoviePass changes, and brainstorm the future of the company.