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136: CES 2020 – TVs, Foldables, Future of Transport

The “nerd nirvana” that is CES is on again from Las Vegas and this is the first of a 2-part episode series to cover all the news and announcements from the world’s biggest tech expo. We will go through the latest in 8K TVs, new form factors of a range of digital products that bend and scroll and is basically all screen with no bezels. While chip-makers Intel and AMD continue to battle it out for world domination to support the manufacturers.

In the show’s biggest surprise, Sony showed off their electric concept car, and what did James Cameron have to say at CES anyway?

As always we cover all angles using audio clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on the Naked Tech Podcast.

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120: Hololens 2 & Mobile World Congress

4 years after they wowed us with their first iteration of the Hololens, Microsoft have finally revealed version 2.0 of the mixed reality headset. There are a lot of improvements in both hardware and software and you never know, you may soon be sporting one on your head at your workplace to get things done. There were also new phones galore at Barcelona’s MWC 2019. Whether it’s from Huawei, LG, Xiaomi or whatever – they come in all different sizes and yes, some of them even fold.

As always, we cover all angles using clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on The Lazy Couch podcast.

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116: CES 2019 Special

Another CES has come and gone and yes, 2019 has officially begun. We cover everything from exoskeleton bionic suits, AR glasses that actually look decent on your head, toilets for dogs and a home brew machine that can make beer with a touch of a button. We also catch up with our favourite sentient robot, Sophia and this year, she may have given birth to a baby Sophia. As always, we cover all angles using clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on The Lazy Couch podcast.
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108: RIP Bezels, Goose Simulator, Grandkids on-demand

It has been dubbed our most random episode yet. We first head to Berlin for IFA 2018 and peek into the not-too-distant future where bezels have left the human race and it’s all screen, all of the time. Then it’s off to Seattle where a gaggle of geese have run amok and taken over an indie gaming convention at PAX West. Finally, your grandkids have abandoned you but never you mind, just get one on-demand from the Papa app. What a time to be alive!

As always, we cover all angles using clips from different sources so you get everything you need to know, right here on The Lazy Couch Podcast.

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97: CES 2018 Part 2: Samsung, LG and more

And our CES saga continues! Imagine a 146″ TV or a TV that rolls up or a wireless mouse with no battery?! These are all real and we”re covering them all in part 2 of our CES coverage where we look at LG, Samsung, Sony and others to see how they’re going to change your life, one fridge (and TV) at a time.

Get in touch with us on @thelazycouch on twitter, or search for ‘the lazy couch’ on facebook and instagram.

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89: State of VR at Game Developers Conference

Are you like us and fascinated by the promise of virtual reality? It feels like VR has finally come of age as it was the main focus at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) held in San Francisco. There are more players coming onto the market to join Oculus and HTC, with the likes of LG, Microsoft and Acer showing us a glimpse of what it could be like with more choice of things you can wear on your head.

There was brand new tech showcased with inside-out eye-tracking and foveated rendering as well as new ways of moving in VR space without inducing vomit. This and so much more on a very VR episode of The Lazy Couch podcast.

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87: Best Phones from MWC 2017

It’s the year 2000 all over again, as Nokia steals the show at MWC by releasing a new version of their infamous phone – the 3310. All the other Android phone makerers were there – including LG, Huawei, Blackberry and Sony.

In other news, we’ve officially merged with a parallel universe as Suicide Squad takes home an Oscar. Or did they? Find out on episode 87 of The Lazy Couch podcast.

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84: CES 2017 Special

Episode 84: “CES 2017”

You know you’ve arrived in 2017 when you hear things like.. “LeEco are launching an Android-based bicycle”. This week on your favourite geek culture podcast, we break down all the big and not so big announcements coming out of CES in Las Vegas. The main themes we picked up on were Amazon’s Alexa being built into all of the smart home devices, major carmakers showing off their electic car concepts, and the next generation of accessories for all your VR needs. Listen in and find out more on episode 84 of The Lazy Couch podcast.

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60: Future of Everything

Big news – the young Han Solo has been cast! Find out who it is and his acting credentials in our ‘future of’ episode. We ask the big questions like how will content be distributed and consumed and who will control the message? How will you be watching live sports like the English Premier League? And is there a future for podcasts?

We also preview what’s to come in PC graphics and some of the cool new tech that LG and Microsoft are developing, that may be coming to your smartphone in the next couple of years. This and much more on episode 60 of The Lazy Couch. We are not Babylonians.

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52: Theatrical Physicist

Kelvin and Geoff go all out in this week’s monster news-filled episode. Subjects include old favourites – Apple, Google and Facebook – as well as the latest from Supercell, Meerkat and a new people-rating app, called Peeple.

In movies, we talk about the possibility of the much mooted ‘Men In Black’ and ’21 Jump Street’ crossover and the highly anticipated return of The Predator. Yes, Arnie is baack.

Episode 52 of The Lazy Couch starts now.