Tech For The Rest Of Us

Hosted by Marlo Anderson

Conversations at the dark side of the Moon

MARLO A lot of things have really ramped up in the last week about flying cars. So, a little bit later on the show we’re really looking– STEVE So we are really that close to the Jetsons? MARLO We’re getting there. It’s a…

The Failure of the PlayStation Classic

The PlayStation is a classic. Born from an abandoned attempt at making a peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sony ended up pushing the idea on their own instead of scrapping it altogether. What came o…

The Failure of the Facebook Phone

Before Facebook became dedicated to VR so much that their company name was changed (more on that story for another time), it was the unmistakable, unshakable social media giant. Facebook dominated the Internet for a good…

The Unrealized Potential of Phonebloks

With a whopping value of around 400 billion dollars, the smartphone industry has never been as ubiquitous as it is now. Who would have thought that the little device known as the iPhone would end up changing the world in…

The Failure of Ouya

There have been many monoliths in the world of gaming, especially in the world of hardware development. One can’t go through the history of video games without giving credit to the likes of Nintendo and Sega, true pionee…

The Failure of Quibi

In today’s world of consuming media content, we as a society have thrived at an on-demand setting. The days of flicking on your remote to find something good to watch are now fading away. Instead, we have become the mast…

Can Ocean Currents Save the Energy Crisis?

STEVE We were talking a little bit about politics and I’d mentioned the shortage of diesel fuel, because according to national stores we’re down to 21, 22 days of supply left. MARLO Yeah. STEVE Because of what’s been goi…

What makes real social media and good search engines?

STEVE Is that work or, I’m on social media– MARLO Right. STEVE I use LinkedIn a lot for my day job. MARLO Yeah, I do too. STEVE Is that considered social media or is that a quote-unquote “productivity” and everything? Bu…