In episode 67, we cover the news of Nintendo continuing their nostalgia run with the launch of a mini NES, Uber reaching 2 billion trips, rumours that Apple will buy Formula 1, Samsung Note 7 to have an iris scanner and Google will build a AR headset to compete with Microsoft. Will it get any crazier? It does. Japanese telco giant SoftBank buys an arm for $32b, not just any arm but chip designer ARM. Their chip designs are found in Apple and Samsung devices and may other devices that connect to the internet.
Our main feature covers the Star Wars Celebration event in London where we look at more Rogue One details and a spoiler, which we didn’t spoil. The event covers all things geeky from the animated series to how they built the cardboard models of all the machines to prepare for the movies. All this and more in episode 67 of the Lazy Couch Podcast.
Episode 67. Recorded Tuesday 19 July 2016.
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00:00 – Intro and Pokemon Go news
- Yelp can now filter search results to show places with nearby pokéstops | The Verge
- Who is John Hanke? | Facebook
- Sydney Opera House opens up to Pokemon Go| Facebook
- Pokemon Go Takes Up Nearly Half of All Mobile Gaming Purchases in a Single Day | GameSpot
- Mario Go Kart Live on SatNavs | Newsthump
- Maps glitch turns seaside South Korean city into ‘holy land’ of Pokemon Go | The Verge
08:53 – Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters isn’t getting released in China | The Verge
12:03 – News
- Nintendo Mini NES coming for $100 AUD with 30 games | Gamespot
- Japan’s SoftBank confirms $32bn acquisition of ARM to target IoT | VentureBeat
- Uber reaches 2 billion trips | Facebook
- Will Apple buy F1? | Carscoops
- Apple developing reality TV series ‘Planet of the Apps’ | PhoneArena
26:50 – Rumours
- Get your first unofficial look at the iris scanner on the Galaxy Note 7 | AusDroid
- Google is still working on a standalone headset | Engadget
30:15 – Google My Activity
34:00 – Star Wars Celebration
- Rogue One Celebration Reel | YouTube
- Gareth Edwards firing a shot at JJ / TFA? | YouTube
- Alden Ehrenreich introduced as Han Solo | Deadline
- Star Wars Archaeology panel |YouTube
- Lucasfilm / ILMxLab to make VR film on Darth Vader | Nerdist
53:13 – Outro
- Harry Potter: written by an AI | Medium
