Tech can be good; but it can also be bad, and very, very ugly. 

In this deep dive from the archives, we take a look at some lofty promises tech could not live up to - like video streaming platform Quibi, exploding hoverboards, 3D TV's, Uber (but it's just a bus), and a $400 machine that gives you "fresh" juice from a vacuum sealed packet. 

Full show notes are available on the Queens of the Drone Age website. 






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Tech can be good; but it can also be bad, and very, very ugly. In this deep dive from the archives, we take a look at some lofty promises tech could not live up to - like video streaming platform Quibi, exploding hoverboards, 3D TV's, Uber (but it's just a bus), and a $400 machine that gives you "fresh" juice from a vacuum sealed packet. Full show notes are available on the<a href="https://queensofthedroneage.com/2021/04/05/episode-13-sometimes-tech-re-invents-the-bus"> Queens of the Drone Age website</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How is technology impacting our lives, and the world? Catch up with your friends in tech as we share all the latest things we’ve learned and love about technology.

Hosted by Angharad Yeo, Tegan Jones, Rae Johnston and Amanda Yeo, Queens of the Drone Age is a peek at the insider conversations happening amongst some of Australia’s top technology experts.

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Deep Dive: Tech Fails

In this deep dive special from the archives, the Queens reveal some fun egg facts, the science behind Century Eggs, and share an Australian scientist who has defied nature itself...by inventing a gadget that unboils eggs.

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In this deep dive special from the archives, the Queens reveal some fun egg facts, the science behind Century Eggs, and share an Australian scientist who has defied nature itself...by inventing a gadget that unboils eggs.
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Deep Dive Re-Release: Egg Tech

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In this episode, Rae tries out a "cosplay fireplace" aka the Dimplex Ritz Portable Electric Fire with Optiflame Log Effect Heater and Tegan gets behind the wheel of the 2022 Mustang. 

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In this episode, Rae tries out a "cosplay fireplace" aka the <a href="https://www.harveynorman.com.au/heating-cooling-air-treatment/heating/electric-heaters/dimplex/993">Dimplex Ritz Portable Electric Fire with Optiflame Log Effect Heater</a> and Tegan gets behind the wheel of the 2022 Mustang. 
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🔥 Get Yourself A Cosplay Fireplace

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Anyone who follows us on social media knows we are keen hikers, and we love our hiking tech - so we thought we’d share with you all a few of the latest gadgets, gizmos and gear we’ve been testing out. 

Rae went along to the Blue Mountains Climbing School to complete a course all about old-school map and compass navigation. She also picked up a pair of gaiters for bushbashing - and found the fitting process harder than expected. 

Meanwhile, Tegan gives a long-term review of the Sea To Summit collapsable lightweight cookware, and the $35 lantern everyone falls in love with. 

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Anyone who follows us on social media knows we are keen hikers, and we love our hiking tech - so we thought we’d share with you all a few of the latest gadgets, gizmos and gear we’ve been testing out. 
Rae went along to the <a href="https://climbingschool.com.au/courses-2/bushwalking/introduction-to-navigation/">Blue Mountains Climbing School to complete a course all about old-school map and compass navigation</a>. She also picked up a pair of <a href="https://summitgear.com.au/products/outdoor-research-womens-crocodile-gaiters-mediterranean-black?variant=39885633978426&amp;currency=AUD&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwtO-kBhDIARIsAL6Lorfm06cpvV3mfaBi9KD2IlqG0TZfOpyp2Qc15zGydfKu7o7tljV0fu4aApdbEALw_wcB">gaiters for bushbashing</a> - and found the fitting process harder than expected.  Meanwhile, Tegan gives a long-term review of the <a href="https://seatosummit.com.au/collections/camping-kitchen-accessories?gclid=Cj0KCQjwkqSlBhDaARIsAFJANkiDnvQQYkjEMm420EPtHXmLwMNoplas4C6IPtGv1dbYo9KWSxkhwu4aAncfEALw_wcB">Sea To Summit collapsable lightweight cookware</a>, and the <a href="https://lucilights.com.au/products/luci-outdoor-2-0">$35 lantern everyone falls in love with</a>.  If you want more Queens and want to support the show, please consider <a href="http://patreon.com/queensofthedroneage">subscribing to our Patreon</a> to get access to fun stuff - like our newsletter.

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