Terrifying Robot Dog

The potential pros and cons of conversational computing. DUCK! July 3, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 13 for Friday, July 3, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we talk about the potential pros and cons of conversational computing. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE Recently, Amazon announced Amazon Echo, which their calling a Home Automation Device. LINKS Amazon Echo Be My Eyes TITLES Thanks Alexa The Occasional Millennium Falcon DUCK! Illiterate Discourse CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can sti

How a simple camera could change everything about our relationships. The Stinkeye June 26, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 12 for Friday, June 26, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we talk about how a simple camera could change everything about our relationships. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE LINKS Black Mirror: “The Entire History Of You” Google Glass Narrative Clip Pivothead Durango HD 1080p Video Glasses TITLES Instragram For Your Mind The Stinkeye Hurricane Colored Air Against The Grain Grain Feed Garbage Truck Stream Two Clicks Away From Girls Kissing CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Robot Dog? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terr

Scott Jenson from Google on dropping our obsession with servant-style automation. 3D Bikini June 19, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 11 for Friday, June 19, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we talk with Scott Jenson from Google about why we need to drop our obsession with servant style automation. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... LINKS Scott Jenson Hand of a Stranger Clark's Law 3D Printed Bikini Spritz: Reading Reimagined Jeeves Must Go Douglas Engelbart The Internet of Things needs a few SMACS Aether: Anonymous Reddit Without Servers TITLES Hand Of A Stranger 3D Bikini Seared Into My Soul Mosaic Delta Communist Leanings SlackTorrent BitBaby CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support Terrifying Rob

Gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds. Chill Pills for Elvis June 12, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 10 for Friday, June 12, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week is gadget week! We talk about a holographic tabletop display, a mood altering headset, and active listening earbuds. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE Holus: The Interactive Tabletop Holographic Display Thync’s Mood-Altering Headset Here Active Listening - Change The Way You Hear The World LINKS How Microsoft's Oculus Rift Partnership Affects HoloLens Introducing GoPro’s 360° Camera Array TENS Units TITLES Daddy's On The Counter Special Needs Hound Dog Chill Pills for Elvis Sunglasses For Your Ears CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join u

Artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us. Hot Robots June 5, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 9 for Friday, June 5, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week! We talk about artificial intelligence - what it is, when it's coming, and what it can do for us. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE Robots and AI are not the same thing Robots are a computer peripheral LINKS DARPA Robot Challenge The Nitch Podcast Ex Machina Blade Runner Clone Wars Daemon by Daniel Suarez Ender's Game Don’t let AI take our jobs (or kill us) Bill Gates on dangers of artificial intelligence Elon Musk Donates $10M to Keep AI From Turning Evil Bill Gates joins Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking in saying artificial intelligence is scary Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat Machine-Learning Maestro Michael Jord

The trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids? iBoa May 29, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 8 for Friday, May 29, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week! We talk about the trust vs track debate - should you use smart devices to track your kids? Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... LINKS Glympse Uber Tracking Disney Magic Bands Tinitell Checker Tile Smart Tattoos Rule 34 TITLES Foursquare For Your Family Sneaking Tracking iBoa Failed Horn Blow CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye. Bye. POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to iTunes, Facebook, and rss feeds. If you don't have two friends, you can still hel

Smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be. Setting The Whack May 22, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 7 for Friday, May 22, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week! We talk about smarthomes: why anyone might want such a thing and how we might get from where we are to where they be. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE Does the promise of Jetsons even seem that attractive? Why? Save money Decrease tedious upkeep Water heater story Powerwall How? Smart stores / restaurants / factories will likely come first and prove the model Sensors vs actuators "Works with Nest" program is interesting Kinda like New Relic for your environment Membrane computing (exception handling model / requires knowing what "normal" looks like / Jeff Hawkins) Conversational computing Amazon

Four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Infinite Notebook May 15, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 6 for Friday, May 15, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we talk about four clever tech gadgets from Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... LINKS Peeple Checker Phree Rocketbook Livescribe TITLES Finger of Dog Infinite Notebook Terrible Robot Idea CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. POST-SHOW Would you'd like to support TRD? I thought so! Just think of two friends who would dig the show and send them to terrifyingrobotdog.com for links to itunes, facebook, and rss feeds. Or if you don't have two friends, you can still help us out by leaving a nice review in iTunes. It would mean a lot to Kelli and

We prepare to greet our drone overlords. Burrito Rain May 8, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 5 for Friday, May 8, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we prepare to greet our drone overlords. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE This weeks show topic was inspired by the news that the FAA recently reversed their "line of sight" position on drones... FAA ruling What if they become legal Surveilance? Weaponized? Burritos! Noise pollution Amazon deliveries? Medical supplies to remote areas LINKS FAA drone position Mythbusters Les Stroud White House Drone Crash Man taken into custody after landing single-person aircraft on Capitol grounds Tacocopter Dad's Drone Follows Daughter To School Flying machines to deliver medicine, food, goods and supplies Second Life Oculus Rift TITLES Some Other Maniac Deploy The Emergency Toilet Paper T

We go deeper into the reality of virtual reality. Haptic Ceiling May 1st, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 4 for Friday, May 1st, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we go deeper into the reality of virtual reality. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE So, last week we talked about the VR sci-fi book Ready Player One, how it could eventually become reality, and what effects it might have on society. Well, it turns out we might have been underestimating the timeline. Ernest Cline's reaction to Oculus RPO came out before Oculus. EC was invited to try one and his reaction was, "if the RPO movie doesn't come out soon, it's not going to be sci fi." EC said he underestimated how fast VR would be available Hardware Oculus Rift Millions of dev units sold Rumoured to launch in 2015 Samsung Gear VR $199 at BestBuy MicroSoft's HoloLen

Virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think. Ready Player One April 24, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 3 for Friday, April 25, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we discuss virtual reality and why it's not as far off as you might think. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE We talk about: The path from Facebook+Oculus/Xbox+HoloLens to The Oasis from Ready Player One by Ernest Cline How virtual reality can minimize traditional disabilities while creating new ones. How would it affect social interations if we could literally be anyone? What sides of yourself would you show if you could choose to be selective? What would our social behaviors be like if our environment could be literally anything? NOTES Anonymity is paramount (even between vschool and greater Oasis) Huge range of I/O quality (haptic gloves, suits, chairs, sm

The impact of driverless vehicles on society. Drunk Driverless Cars April 17, 2015 INTRO Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode 2 for Friday, April 17, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we discuss the impact of driverless vehicles on society. Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next... FEATURE We talk about: Driverless car sharing in a neighborhood Smart Cruise Control Self-parking cars Driverless Ikea delivery trucks LINKS Transportation GIF Google's Driverless Car Automated vehicles - how a car can self-park Oculus Headset TITLES WE CONSIDERED Robots Suing Each Other Drunk Driverless Cars Drivered Armorless Cars CLOSING That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark, and I'm Kelli Shaver, and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. POST-SHOW If you would like to receive a weekly email with links we mention in the show, pull our your phone an

Negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button. Whittling Pegs Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! Episode one for Friday, April 10, 2015. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world. This week we discuss negative reactions to Amazon's new Dash smart button. FEATURE The day before April fools 2015, Amazon announced a new product called Dash Button. The reaction to Dash was swift and surprisingly negative. For example: Scott Hanselman Hiku home barcode scanner New Yorker article We talk about: Are we really so lazy that we need this? It seems like a silly use of internet technology Accidental orders Bad for local businesses I don't want 50 ugly buttons stuck around my house. POST-SHOW If you would like to receive a weekly email with links we mention in the show, pull our your phone and text FUTURE to 33444 and we'll add your email address to our mailing list. TRD is a spin off of The Nitch Podcast which