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Natalie Friedman joins us to discuss when, where, how, and why robots should wear clothing. Natalie is a PhD candidate at Cornell Tech. Natalie’s website is natalie-friedman.com and you can find…

Ubisoft still isn’t giving us a new Splinter Cell game, but Sam Fisher fans are at least getting an animated TV adaptation very soon. At this week’s Anime NYC convention,…

Damien George spoke with us about developing with and for MicroPython while Elecia tries not to spill all the secrets about her client.To start at the beginning, you probably want…

No matter how old you get, the back-to-school season will always bring a desire to shop. So, sales at this time of year are always more than welcome — especially…

Chris and Elecia chat about their ongoing efforts to create and learn. Then they answer some listener questions. Duck quacks do echo but the echoes seem to align in phase so…

In presumably less than a month, the annual Apple iPhone event will be here, giving us a first look at the iPhone 17 lineup. With that should come the official…

Trond Snekvik spoke with us about developing VSCode extensions and Bluetooth meshes.Trond is a Staff Software Engineer at Nordic Semiconductor.Nordic’s Visual Studio Code Extensions include device tree and kconfig support…

As the handheld PC boom has taken off, companies have tried to push the boundaries of the Steam Deck form factor Valve helped popularize. Lenovo tried detachable controllers. Acer is…

Professor AnnMarie Thomas spoke with us about playful learning through joy,  whimsy, surprise, and meeting new people. We also spoke with AnnMarie about how adults can foster an environment that encourages…

Summary One UI 8 is set to bring Android 16 to compatible Samsung Galaxy devices via an over-the-air (OTA) software update. A new report from Sammy Fans indicates that Samsung…