Tech Brainstorm
Tech Brainstorm
Ryan Gray and Ben Rusczek
A discussion about technology, brainstorming about what's next. Hosted by Ben Rusczek and Ryan Gray
Bird Drones, More Folding Tech, New iPhones and Hi Ball Energy
The Samsung Galaxy Fold Is Great... If You Live in a Bubble https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwirxOmSxYrlAhUInKwKHXzjDTkQtwIwAnoECAgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3vf4socDmCg&usg=AOvVaw0Gs8HwyOGAEBpCz6bPqmzz Microsoft Neo and Duo https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/4/20898544/micrsoft-surface-duo-mark-zuckerberg-leaked-audio-net-neutrality-vergecast-podcast-373 Hi Ball Energy Drink https://www.hiball.com
Oct 7, 2019
32 min
Emotion Tracker, Alexa Skills, and The Bell Hotel
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/23/amazon-is-reportedly-working-on-an-emotion-tracking-alexa-wearable/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18622968/alexa-guard-amazon-echo-security-how-to-get https://www.wired.com/story/dinner-movie-amazon-alexa-makes-easier-do-both/ https://www.tacobell.com/the-bell-hotel https://www.museumoficecream.com
Aug 5, 2019
31 min
Ben's "AirPod Saga"; Powerbeats, I guess; and Uber's new ride options
https://www.imore.com/powerbeats-pro-preview https://bgr.com/2019/05/15/uber-quiet-mode-only-uber-black-suv-rides/ Hang in there, it's actually about ethics in product design.
Jun 10, 2019
24 min
Folding Phones, PowerBeats, and Meatless Burgers
It's a hodgepodge of topics this time including: Folding Phones, PowerBeats, and Meatless Burgers. Buckle up. Galaxy Fold https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/galaxy-fold/ RAZR https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/is-this-the-vertical-folding-motorola-razr/ Huawei Mate X https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18238269/huawei-foldable-phone-mate-x-price-release-date-specs-mwc-2019 Power Beats https://www.beatsbydre.com/earphones/powerbeats-pro Impossible Foods https://impossiblefoods.com
May 9, 2019
25 min
Phone Addiction
Ben read a book about phone addiction, so we try to figure out what it all means. We also offer a few (hopefully) helpful tips to get your phone use under control. Here's the book: https://phonebreakup.com
Apr 24, 2019
38 min
Autonomous Vehicles
Self Driving Cars, Driverless Cars, Autonomous Vehicles — whatever you want to call it. This time, we talk about some of the ins and outs of our hopefully sans-driving future.
Apr 10, 2019
32 min
Choose Your Own Adventure
This week we choose the adventure of talking about how you can choose your own adventure by playing a choose your own adventure game. Just what is a game? What is a book? What is free will? We also talk about the adventures we chose in Netflix’s Bandersnatch. Links: Audible and Alexa Zork West World Tell Tale Games Text Adventure Documentary Bandersnatch Flow Chart
Feb 21, 2019
37 min
The Best Worst Products of CES 2019
We review our top picks for the best worst products of CES 2019. From Alexa in a Toilet to Smart Piece of Wood (seriously), we've got you covered.
Feb 4, 2019
38 min
Delivery Robots
Cute, Adorable Chaos
Jan 23, 2019
32 min
Extra! Extra!
Apple News, How we read our news, Magazines, and the first segment of "Ryan's Terrible App Ideas"
Jan 7, 2019
34 min
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