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In this episode, we’re casting our digital divinations to uncover how technology will evolve in 2024. We’ll navigate the shifting sands of web browser dominance, discuss Samsung’s latest AI integrations for smart homes, examine the implications of Google Bard in our everyday lives, and consider the role of mixed reality headsets in the modern workplace and more. 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. Episode 175. Recorded Friday 5 January 2024. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: Geoff’s predictions: * Arc Browser to be the no. 6 browser on desktop globally (no. 5 at a stretch) | Check statcounter.com in late 2024 * Bard powered by Gemini will replace Google Search as the default, or be offered as an option to be default. * Real time rendering of full 3D environments will be achievable. Measurable: The Las Vegas ‘Sphere’ will utilise this technology some time in 2024 | Reddit post quoting Midjourney CEO Kelvin’s predictions: * Samsung’s strong AI play in 2024. * Meta Quest 3 or other mixed reality headsets will be prevalent in the workplace. * YouTube to be less dominant and a legitimate competitor in the user-generated video space will emerge. Ep 175 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

The wait is over – we’re back! After a 2 year break, Kelvin and Geoff have revived the podcast to bring you tech news from Sydney, Australia every 2 weeks. In this episode, we dive into the fantastic Arc Browser and must-have apps for your new Mac. 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. Episode 174. Recorded Wednesday 6 December 2023. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * MacBook Air vs Pro: Which should you buy? | Tom’s Guide * Arc browser review [2023]: Should you switch? | Zapier * Itsycal for Mac | mowglii.com * shottr for Mac * AltTab – Windows alt-tab for macOS * Rectangle Mac App Ep 174 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

Tech-tober means new devices from the world’s biggest tech companies. This week Apple announces new MacBook Pro’s that are super ‘fast’, 3rd generation AirPods while Google introduces its first full end-to-end phone Pixel 6 featuring the AI-powered Tensor chip. 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. Episode 173. Recorded Sunday 24 October 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Everything Apple announced at its ‘Unleashed’ event: New MacBook Pro, AirPods 3, more | 9 to 5 Mac* The Google Pixel 6 is a year behind other flagships — here’s how | Tom’s Guide Ep 173 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

It’s Apple’s most incremental update yet! We tear down all that was announced for the 4 new iPhones (13 mini, 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max) as well as Facebook partnering with Luxottica to put a camera on a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers. 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. Episode 172. Recorded Tuesday 21 September 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Apple’s iPhone 13 event: the 8 biggest announcements | The Verge* Mark Zuckerberg introducing Ray-Ban Stories | Facebook* Facebook on your face: Hands-on with Facebook and Ray-Ban’s first pair of smart glasses | The Verge Ep 172 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

Samsung releases its 2021 range of folding and flipping phones. Will they finally go mainstream? And Elon is at it again announcing Tesla’s plans to build bots in humanoid form. 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. Episode 171. Recorded Monday 23 August 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* 5 things to know about Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 | Mashable* Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke | The Verge Ep 171 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

Apple’s Spring Loaded event announcements including new AirTags, colourful iMacs & iPad Pros with M1 chips. iOS 14.5 is finally here with App Tracking Transparency (ATT) that now gives you the choice to be tracked or not. 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. Episode 170. Recorded Tuesday 4 May 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Apple’s Spring Loaded event: the 8 biggest announcements | The Verge* Apple says old Magic Keyboard is ‘functionally compatible’ with new 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but warns of imperfect fit | The Verge* Notes on the M1 iMac | Six Colors* Apple AirTags ‘Anti-Stalker’ Feature Explained: How It Can Track Thieves | PetaPixel* Facebook and Instagram threaten to charge for access on iOS 14.5 unless you give them your data | iMore Ep 170 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

Elon Musk shows off his brain-computer interface tech with a monkey playing Pong with its mind, Starlink arrives in Australia, AI writes and performs a Nirvana song, and Spotify road tests a hardware device. 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. Episode 169. Recorded Thursday 15 April 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Elon Musk’s Neuralink scientists are not the first to get a monkey to control a computer with its mind | Business Insider* Elon on the first Neuralink product | @elonmusk tweet* Elon Musk’s Starlink is now live in Australia. Will it really deliver faster internet, and to whom? | ABC news* Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song | Rolling Stone* Over The Bridge non-profit org | overthebridge.org* NSynth Super | withgoogle.com* Say hi to Car Thing. The smart player from Spotify that fills your car with music, news, entertainment, talk, and more | spotify.com* Australia’s NBL is considering its own NFT marketplace | Business Insider Ep 169 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us,

All about NFT’s (non-fungible tokens) and Microsoft unveils Mesh, its mixed reality platform that points to the future of work using Teams. 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. Episode 168. Recorded Monday 8 March 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* NFTs or non-fungible tokens: The new kind of digital art that could prove a bonanza for creators | ABC Science* Grimes made $5.8 million in under 20 minutes selling crypto-based artwork | Business Insider* Kings of Leon Will Be the First Band to Release an Album as an NFT | Rolling Stone* Tokenised Assets: 3 Critical Developments in Asia Pacific | Consensys Blog* How NFT Art Marketplaces are Merging with DeFi | Consensys Blog* S!ng makes creating NFTs as easy as posting to Instagram | Input Mag* Jack Dorsey is trying to sell his first tweet | The Verge* Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal | The Verge* HoloLens 2 AR Keynote 2021: Pokemon GO & Mesh | UploadVR youtube* Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings | The Verge Ep 168 artwork

Forget about the mainstream media headlines. Here we give you a nuanced view on why Facebook decided to unfriend Australia by blocking all posts on your precious feed. We get deep into the weeds by reading the actual bargaining code legislation to inform you with what’s really going on. Journalism indeed. 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. Episode 167. Recorded Saturday 20 February 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia | Facebook Newsroom* The Bizarre Reaction To Facebook’s Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia | Tech Dirt* Australia’s ABC News shot to the top of the App Store charts following Facebook’s news ban | The Verge* The actual 58-page PDF of ‘News media and digital platforms mandatory bargaining code’ | Australian Parliament Ep 167 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.

Introducing Clubhouse – the hot new social audio app, Facebook may be working on a watch to compete with Apple, Bing makes an opportunistic play in Australia, and Apple is getting into augmented reality hinting at a mixed reality future. 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. Episode 166. Recorded Saturday 13 February 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* Clubhouse, the invite-only audio app, explained | Vox* Elon Musk and Vlad Tenev audio clip on Good Time Clubhouse | Descript* Twitter is now testing its Clubhouse-like voice chat rooms | The Verge* Agora, the Chinese-founded company powering Clubhouse, sees stocks soar as investors try to cash in on Silicon Valley’s hottest social media platform | South China Morning Post* Facebook Working on Smart Watch to Compete With Apple Watch | Macrumors* Microsoft: U.S. should consider Aussie law vexing Facebook, Google | Axios* First Apple TV+ AR app launches with ‘For All Mankind’ backstory through mixed reality | 9to5Mac* Elon Musk: Dogecoin could be the future but… | TMZ Ep 166 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and a aria-label="Geoff Kim (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" h...

Troubles on Wall Street with the amazing GameStop saga that somehow involves Reddit, the good and bad of CES ’21, more rumours on the Apple-Hyundai partnership, China building an unhackable quantum communication network, and Google kills another thing. 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. Episode 165. Recorded Tuesday 2 February 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* r/wallstreetbets | subreddit* GameStop Mania Reveals Power Shift on Wall Street—and the Pros Are Reeling | WSJ* It’s a Big Year for ‘Clean Tech’ at CES | Wired* Panasonic’s new HUD tech turns your windshield into a video game | cnet* Kuo adds fuel to Apple-Hyundai electric car rumors | The Verge* The world’s first integrated quantum communication network | phys.org* Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus | Kotaku* GeForce NOW Australia | Pentanet Ep 165 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on a aria-label="@NakedTechPod (opens in a new ta...

It’s our sixth year and we’re still doing annual predictions! Apple, Google, SpaceX, Disney+ are all covered. Let us know if you agree or disagree or have any comments – @nakedtechpod 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. Episode 164. Recorded Friday 8 January 2021. Contact: iTunes | spotify | twitch | email | twitter | web | youtube Show notes & links: * Show notes | Notion* 2020 & 2019 predictions – how did we do? In 2021, Geoff predicts… * Apple will announce 120 Hz displays for all iPhone models in their 2021 lineup* SpaceX will successfully launch and land a Starship prototype (SN?) after going to low orbit and back – note the ISS is at 408km | List of Starship test flights on wikipedia* A cinema chain somewhere in the world will introduce some subscription service to exhibit a streaming service show, e.g. The Mandalorian, Falcon & Winter Soldier Kelvin predicts… * HP and Dell will each have a line of ARM PC’s* Disney+ will hit 100m subscribers globally (current 86m) and CBS All Access + HBO Max will hit 50m combined (current 30m) | Streaming service provider numbers on wikipedia* Google will manufacture and launch the Pixel Watch in 2021 Ep 164 artwork The Naked Tech Podcast is your new favourite destination on geek culture hosted by Kelvin Lee and Geoff Kim from Sydney, Australia. Topics range from the latest in technology to comic book movies. If you enjoyed listening to us, you can help the show by leaving us a review on iTunes or get in touch with us on @NakedTechPod.