In last week's premium episode, we sounded off about the state of VR and smart glasses. In true Down Round fashion, Meta had already announced its concept product, a pair of AR-enabled smart glasses named Orion, by the time the ep aired.

We will never admit we were wrong. Instead, we press forward. In this ep, we talk about Orion, Meta's plans, and why it seems like everyone is now locked in on the idea that smart glasses are the smartphone successor.

In last week's premium episode, we sounded off about the state of VR and smart glasses. In true Down Round fashion, Meta had already announced its concept product, a pair of AR-enabled smart glasses named Orion, by the time the ep aired.
We will never admit we were wrong. Instead, we press forward. In this ep, we talk about Orion, Meta's plans, and why it seems like everyone is now locked in on the idea that smart glasses are the smartphone successor.

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The Society of the Spectacles

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Fun times create happy people, happy people create lovely times, lovely times create fun people.

It's another loose, shot from the hip premium ep, folks. ChatGPT’s voice mode is finally here, while OpenAI itself s going through more weird palace intrigue for us to pick through. 

A digression into AI podcasts.

Meanwhile, all the VCs and founders are arguing about drugs. So we will too.

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Fun times create happy people, happy people create lovely times, lovely times create fun people.
It's another loose, shot from the hip premium ep, folks. ChatGPT’s voice mode is finally here, while OpenAI itself s going through more weird palace intrigue for us to pick through. 
A digression into AI podcasts.
Meanwhile, all the VCs and founders are arguing about drugs. So we will too.

Talking About The Computer While Talking About The Computer

It's a freewheeling bonus ep this week, as the fellas cover everything from Raph's new Meta Quest, to the ongoing saga around AI wearables, to solving the problem of social media once and for all. 

It's a freewheeling bonus ep this week, as the fellas cover everything from Raph's new Meta Quest, to the ongoing saga around AI wearables, to solving the problem of social media once and for all.

Four Terrifying Weeks In The Metaverse

Intel may have more or less invented modern digital computing, but it hasn't been going so crash hot lately. Following decades of strategic missteps and blunders, it's now experiencing weakening earnings and stock price declines as it attempts to engage in the mother of all turnaround jobs with a little help from the US government. Now, the sharks are circling, with Qualcomm popping up as a potential acquirer.

In this ep, we discuss what brought Intel to this point, what might happen next, and some general microchip chatter.

Intel may have more or less invented modern digital computing, but it hasn't been going so crash hot lately. Following decades of strategic missteps and blunders, it's now experiencing weakening earnings and stock price declines as it attempts to engage in the mother of all turnaround jobs with a little help from the US government. Now, the sharks are circling, with Qualcomm popping up as a potential acquirer.
In this ep, we discuss what brought Intel to this point, what might happen next, and some general microchip chatter.

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