Summary
We think we have fixed the crackle sound in the podcast, only time will tell and Chris is feeling good about working his sort of part time hours lately.
We’ve been binge watching Silicon Valley this week, a great show you need to check out if you haven’t seen it yet.
We talk about Microsoft and their new platform they are building which is pretty much a copy of Slack.
Snapchat appears to be pushing hard to get an IPO sorted out before the bubble bursts and they get crushed by Instagram.
Security robots sound really cool and they have been doing a good job until it knocked over a small child but who really was at fault?
Jurors will be able to explore crime scenes in VR with the help of a $400 robot that looks like it was made by a kid out of Mechano.
We have a discussion about blind people and how they pay for things.
SGNL is an awesome looking Kickstarter allowing you to answer and talk on your phone with your finger. Something that Chris saw around 10 years ago.
Staying with Kickstarter we talk about the bunch of bags that have appeared on there recently including one of the most funded ever, the peak design bag.
Chris did an interview this week, find out who he talked to.
Chris also wants to get back into watching horror movies, he talks about how well they do at the movies and make a lot of money for the studios.
A story came out about a frugal librarian and the huge amount of money he left behind to the place he worked, but find out what he did in his spare time.
We talk about the whole apple phone jack thing, and what the positives of removing this are.
Benjamin Bell who was a speaker at TEDx Ruakura has been in the news recently about his smart band for people in hospitals.
Links
Could Robots Replace Us in Security Jobs
Silicon Valley TV Show
Jurors Can Explore VR Crime Scenes
Sgnl – Make Phonecalls with your Fingertip
The Everyday Backpack
He drove and old car, Ate TV Dinners and donated $5.3 million to his University
Hightech Hospotal Wristbands Will Track Patients in the Future
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