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72: Theme Thor

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Don’t you hate it when you hail a Uber but the driver is nowhere to be found? Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it? Well, Uber began trialling driverless cars in the city of Pittsburgh this week — That escalated fast! Google is also getting in on the action with its own ride-sharing service. It’s happening people!

As we wait for the Apple announcements next week, Fitbit has come out to launch their own upgraded products and they sure do look sexy. We also discuss what the future of Nexus phones may or may not be. Hmmm makes you think.

While Batfleck has been playing silly buggers by spreading rumours about a certain villain in the DC Extended Universe. This and so much more on episode 72 of The Lazy Couch.

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65: The Kelvin Timeline

Ever wondered what Twitter would be like in Virtual Reality? Or what the future is for self-driving cars? Or how about what if robot had feelings? Well you’ve come to the right place.

Episode 65 is all about AI, robots, VR and autonomous vehicles. As we ponder what a self-driving future might look like, we breakdown all the negative press surrounding Tesla’s first reported fatal crash and the ridiculous calls for its demise.

Twitter is getting into VR and AR, and on first glance, this may not make much sense but we think there may be some key use cases and if we’re right, it could upend how we consume our entertainment forever.

We also cover some stories coming out now about 2016’s Nexus phones, next year’s Apple Watch 2 and a whole lot more including cute robot pets and not-so-cute robots that want to leave the humans behind. This and so much more on the 65th episode of The Lazy Couch podcast – your weekly feed on tech news, gadgets and pop culture.

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58: Leap Magic Leap

Ever wonder what the next big leap in technology might be? A lot of smart people are banking on a small secretive startup in Florida called Magic Leap, and their almost too-good-to-be-true digital light field tech, that may eventually destroy whole industries. We chat about them and their very likeable CEO Rony Abovitz to see where the future may take us.

In the short term, a bunch of companies just released their quarterly results. The recent trends continue with Twitter and Apple losing ground while the juggernaut that is Facebook keeps on juggernauting. Who is the dark horse though in the next 12 months? Makes you think…

We also reference Johnny Mnemonic (achievement unlocked) in covering a story about Microsoft investing in DNA strands to possibly store exabytes of data. Is it 2021 yet? This and so much more on episode 58 of The Lazy Couch podcast.

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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.

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39.5: P is for Payments

..and we’re back. This week, we cover Google’s Nexus program and Geoff tells us about his experience with going Android. Apple Pay has arrived in Australia and we chat about the potential future of paying for goods and services with your smartphone. There’s also news on Tinder, Google search results showing you apps that you don’t have installed, and we say goodbye to Rdio. This and much more on episode 39.5 of The Lazy Couch podcast.

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37: 2G Tuesdays

This week, we break down YouTube’s new ad-free subscription model with YouTube Red and tear down the final Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. There’s also news on IBM, Google and Facebook, as well as a preview of Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ series soon to drop on Netflix. Episode 37 starts now.

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33: Life of Zuck

Kelvin returns from the U.S. to bring us news of the geek occupancy of San Francisco over the past couple of weeks. We also examine the new line of Nexus devices by Google, the new Tesla Model X car, and all the Oculus announcements you would ever hope to hear about. You thought you had a busy week? Try being Mark Zuckerberg where he smooched with President Xi and later with Prime Minister Modi, while convincing the U.N. to connect the world in the same week. This and much more on episode 33 of The Lazy Couch.

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29: World’s 1st Cyber Sitcom

Matt Perry and Jen Aniston in the world's first cyber sitcom

Say ‘Hey’ Jarryd Hayne. Go you good thing! The Hayne Plane has well and truly taken off and we’re loving the ride here at TLC HQ. Keep it up maaaaate. This week we also celebrate the 20th birthday of Windows 95 and the ‘Start’ button. We asked Matt Perry and Jen Aniston to come in and record a cyber sitcom! In other news, Youtube gets a little Twitchy, you can now Whatsapp at work, and Elon Musk’s Hyperloop can actually be a real thing. This and more on episode 29 of The Lazy Couch.

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16: Back For Good

We’re back! Did you miss us? We’ll fill you in on both our respective holidays away as well as all the big news that broke in the past month. Google plans to eliminate human driving by 2020 and is Spotify pivoting to be the next Netflix? We preview Supergirl and Minority Report TV series and much more on episode 16 of The Lazy Couch.

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