Setting The Whack

Terrifying Robot Dog

Episode: Setting The Whack
Website: Terrifying Robot Dog
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Duration: 00:38:40
Published: 2015-05-22 15:00

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 Echo - always on, hands free computing
- Siri
- Google Now

TITLES

Groped By Robots
Lizard Homes
The Smart Part
Smart Panini
What Whack Is
Setting The Whack
Smart Underpants

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.

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