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The “Open Source” Ai Farce
There is cause for concern about misinformation from LLM, but the creators of these platforms and influencers also spread misinformation about the Ai itself. Words and phrases are being redefined. People including Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, have described their...
Rabbit R1 & Thoughts on “Ai-based” Assistants
The Rabbit R1 is a perfect story for the moment. CES 2024 was heavily focused on Ai, but it has provided a great time to talk about the voice assistant and hardware in general. For users with low to no vision, voice-based assistants are a valuable tool. For everyone...
NVidia & Microsoft show ARM-based chips
This week was big for both NVidia and Microsoft. Both companies demonstrated new "custom" designs catered to AI processing. These companies know that hardware is sexy, yet most people will never touch these components. Hardware excites people and companies know that,...
The Touch Bar: a Persistent Mistake
The Touch Bar was wrong. It was bad design that attempted to replace the function keys with a tiny OLED display. Initially, it even replaced Escape key. Apple did not enhance the functionality or features and was fully committed to its use for autocomplete while...
Did Unity Just Kill VR / AR?
As with everything tech, it starts with hype. Unity announced a new pricing model that charges the developer on a per-install basis for all Unity-powered games. Yes, that appears to mean that when a gamer installs the game, the developer is charged. Unity, as a...
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Devin Crutcher
Founder & Future Tech Explorer
Devin grew up in the DFW metroplex and lived in Austin for 5 years. His unique testing strategies and design sensibilities have served him at Apple, Wigs.com, Bottle Rocket, Welch Hall Architects, Citi, Michaels… When he’s not tinkering or consulting, he writes for this site or TheAmericanGenius.com. His writing is usually focused on predicting how new forms of technology could shape use cases and UX in the years to come. Find Devin on LinkedIn.
Chris Martin
Co-Founder & Automation Wizard
After managing tech in restaurants for nearly two decades, Chris has worked for Fourth and now for Atlassian. In their joint pandemic isolation, Chris and Devin have continued to test products that are ideally suited to the shared WFH environment and multi-user implementations for the family in motion. His aesthetic sensibilities and background in psychology inform his minimalistic approach to design in both form and function. Chris and Devin again explore the world together to maintain perspective. Find Chris on LinkedIn.
Holly St. John Peck
Corporate Trainer & Mobile Genius
Holly has worked in the corporate training space for 25 years and known Devin for 9 of them. They have collaborated on various technology projects, web sites, and brunch. Holly travels all over the world for speaking engagements. She lives between Austin, Angel Fire, and wherever else you need her to be. She explores the world in her RV and tests the latest in mobile innovations. She also teaches kitesurfing! Learn about Peck Training Group or find Holly on LinkedIn.
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