Jun 23rd 2022
Tech News Weekly 240
Meta Prototypes Our VR Future
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
13" M2 MacBook Pro, Instagram Age Verification, Amazon Proteus
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Devindra Hardawar,
Harry McCracken
- Devindra Hardawar from Engadget joins the show to talk about his review of the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro.
- Harry McCracken from Fast Company shares his thoughts about the prototype hardware showcased from Meta's Reality Labs and what the future of VR could look like.
- Mikah talks about Instagram's new age verification system and how easy it can be to trick it.
- Jason rounds things out with a recap of Amazon and its re:MARS 2022 event that showcased Amazon's first fully autonomous warehouse robot, Proteus, and Amazon's plan to generate voices that can imitate anyone.
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Links
- MacBook Pro 13-inch Review (M2, 2022): Pro in Name Only
- How Excited Should Anyone Get Over Meta’s VR Headset Prototypes?
- One Week Working in the Metaverse Led to 19% More Anxiety and 16% Less Productivity, New Study Finds
- Instagram Tests Child Age Verification, but Falls Short of Full ID Checks
- re:MARS 2022
- Proteus is Amazon's First Fully Autonomous Warehouse Robot
- Amazon's Latest Trick: Pipe In a Dead Person's Voice Through Alexa's Speakers