Can You Spell Metaverse Without VR? - DTNS 4375 Extended (Patreon)
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While Google gets heat for scrapping high-profile endeavors like Stadia, operations like Google Fiber are quietly bouncing back. The Information has new details on Apple’s alleged upcoming mixed-reality headset. And Wired’s Steven Levy asks if the Metaverse would work better without the VR.
Bears Have Four Left Feet - GDI 4375 starts at 33:16
A Happy Belated Birthday to Sarah! Are you into astrology? Do you love to laugh? Len shares his thoughts about Phrogging with Sarah. Does Len make a good impression of Sarah? Do you want squirrels waiting for you to wake up? Rodents and pests talk takes over. How much wildlife do you see around where you live? Do you want A Build an ugly sweater store? What are you feeling about wearing a mask indoors? Tom shares some K-Pop with Len.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe.
Link to the Show Notes.
Quick Hits:
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/14/23404595/nvidia-rtx-408-12gb-unlaunch
https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/14/google-is-updating-its-ad-tag-to-sponsored-for-mobile-search/
Top Stories:
https://www.engadget.com/apple-mixed-reality-headset-iris-scanning-153036223.html
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23403427/google-fiber-5-8-gbps-gigabit-tiers-plans
https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/08/whats-next-for-google-fiber.html
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i2mjs1zwvqx7wsk/NTX%20to%20DTNS%20Dia%20del%20Metamuerto.mp4?dl=0
Discussion Story:
https://kotaku.com/zuckerberg-facebook-meta-legs-feet-video-vr-staged-fake-1849656315
https://twitter.com/hmltn/status/1580613618600914944
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-metaverse-has-had-a-very-bad-week
https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-metaverse-better-without-virtual-reality/
Kicker:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3543174.3546841
https://gizmodo.com/self-driving-cars-autonomous-vehicles-googly-eyes-study-1849643126
Today’s guest:
Len Peralta
https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta
https://opensea.io/accounts/lenp
@LenPeralta
Robb Dunewood
@RobbDunewood
Next guest:
Blair Bazdarich
https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinscience
@blairsmenagerie
Jenn Cutter
@jenncutter
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