End the year with the best Tech Quotes compiled by WIRE magazine

End the year with the best Tech Quotes compiled by WIRE magazine

“A sense of open-ended mystery in reality and in life is absolutely core to being a good scientist or a good technologist or, for that matter, a good writer, a good artist, or just a good human being.” - Jaron Lanier

https://www.wired.com/story/best-tech-quotes-of-the-year/

European Union has even stricter privacy than the US, and they see the need for more.

European Union has even stricter privacy than the US, and they see the need for more.

I don’t always agree with EU tech policy (ex: classifying App stores as monopolies), but I tend to agree with this one.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46675680

Christmas sales using Amazon Alexa tripled over last year!

Christmas sales using Amazon Alexa tripled over last year!

People are using their Alexa for real world activities. I think the Voice interface has arrived.

http://fortune.com/2018/12/26/amazon-alexa-2018-holiday-sales/

A list of the best Cross-platform MultiUser VR apps.

A list of the best Cross-platform MultiUser VR apps.

What are the best games or chat tools to share between Vive & Rifts & PSVR?

https://www.roadtovr.com/best-cross-compatible-multiplayer-games-for-rift-vive-psvr/

Guess who was a guest on “Another Wasted Hour”, an irreverent comedy podcast exploring DC events & culture.

Guess who was a guest on “Another Wasted Hour”, an irreverent comedy podcast exploring DC events & culture.

Yep, yours truely. It felt like a modern “Waynes World” production, with a lot of fun and humor (and a little tech). We pitched MagFest & VR.

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/another-wasted-hour

The episode should be posted next week!

One Unity developers opinion on why working alone produces a better game.

One Unity developers opinion on why working alone produces a better game.

His conclusion: a single cohesive vision produced the best results.  Personally, I think he leaves out the synergy of many minds, but he has a point.

https://connect.unity.com/p/articles-i-work-alone

No tech update today! Go have some eggnog, and unwrap your gadget presents.

No tech update today! Go have some eggnog, and unwrap your gadget presents.