Future Chat

Future Chat 155 – Fill Your Boots

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 03:46:14 +0000

Nick and Mike wrap up the summer with a discussion of their learnings from the Flying Into Hail event in Calgary, hosted by the Alberta Hail Suppression Project. We hear about how the project contracts Weather Modification International to reduce hail damage in an area of Alberta’s Tornado Alley by way of cloud seeding –… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 154 – We’re With Celebrities (FC #154 Bonus Live Interview Audio from TasteTECH)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:23:17 +0000

Senior Correspondent Nick and Correspondent-in-Training Mike attend the June 6, 2018 Genome Alberta TasteTECH event at The Tastemarket by SAIT in Calgary.

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Future Chat 154 – The Gross Great Lake

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:21:49 +0000

Nick and Mike (along with a special appearance by Rob) discuss the Genome Alberta TasteTECH event during a live recording at the June 7, 2018 APN Podcasts Connect event.

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Future Chat 153 – Robot Small Talk (with special guest Northern Nerdcast)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 23 May 2018 05:38:08 +0000

In what appears to be becoming a more-than-occasional occurrence, Nick and Mike are joined by a special guest - Dan Shessel from the Northern Nerdcast.

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Future Chat 152 – Can We Have a Pinky Swear (with special guest Northern Nerdcast)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:06:29 +0000

As the Unwind Media DadRob season continues, Nick and Mike are joined by Trina from the Northern Nerdcast as they delve into the details of Facebook’s privacy predicament, as well as Google’s own issues with handling personal information online.

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Future Chat 151 – If Tofu Tasted Like a Forest

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:25:00 +0000

Our trio spends this episode talking about Soylent and the CFIA and Google’s quantum computer, and finishes up with the story of Nick’s and Mike’s Ex Raid adventure(s).

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Future Chat 150 – 150th Episode Sasquatchcentennial

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:59:26 +0000

Future Chat celebrates its 150th episode by looking back at how far we’ve come with vaccines, wearable technology, and space exploration in the last 4 years. Also, Mike has a new phone, and Nick is back with an old carrier!

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Future Chat 149 – We Should Say That Suffixes Suffices

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 01:34:51 +0000

This week, after discussing follow-up on the 10GB/$60 data plans from the end of 2017, we catch up on Apple’s battery/performance situation, and update everyone on what Microsoft has been cooking up for the Office suite.

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Future Chat 148 – Space Twerking

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 01:32:30 +0000

This week’s show features an update on the future of food, some of the ‘competition’ in the wireless industry in Canada, and a new poop story (finally)!

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Future Chat 147 – Can I Handle How Big It Is

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:03:36 +0000

Our intrepid trio is reunited and discuss the new Tesla Roadster 2, new phones for ⅔ of us, and some of the strengths and weaknesses of two-factor authentication.

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Future Chat 146 – Anti-Vaxxers Who Just Don’t Like Needles

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:30:08 +0000

Rob and Nick get together to discuss the Canada Food Inspection Agency ‘banning’ Soylent, why spicy foods hurt, and a little Alberta politics.

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Future Chat 145 – On a Scale From QWOP to Usain Bolt

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:24:23 +0000

This week, we discuss commutes and their modes of transport, Nick’s new phone, and briefly consider what could be in store for the Halloween Pokemon Go event.

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Future Chat 144 – Mic in a Box

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:36:04 +0000

After literally 3+ months, our hosts and senior contributor Nick Maddox return to talk about the most niche topics possible: audio treatments, Pokémon Go in the fall of 2017, and electric shavers. But we have a good time.

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Future Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy S8

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:59:58 +0000

Rob takes some time at the end of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy S8.

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Future Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy Tab S3

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:46:47 +0000

Rob takes some time at the start of the summer hiatus to review the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3.

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Future Chat 143 – The Privilege of Unlocking

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 20:18:00 +0000

With Nick basking in the post-Canada Day afterglow, Rob and Mike take some time to sum up the tech they are currently using and loving (or not).

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Future Chat 142 – Sucked up Into the Vortex

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:06:29 +0000

Rob and Mike finally settle their WWDC draft (or do they?), before Rob heeds a tornado warning and Mike and Nick succumb to fake news about Pokemon Go. This was a weird one.

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Future Chat 141 – Completely Sober

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:10:56 +0000

Our intrepid trio don’t quite reach critical Musk this week, instead spending the week talking about the ethics of drone warfare, Telus’ new Android TV service, and the next few months of Pokemon Go.

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Future Chat 140 – Nick’s Daily Streak

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 19:39:32 +0000

This week, Android Pay comes out in Canada, the founder of Android Andy Rubin releases a home assistant, and the University of Alberta lost some fish involved in research due to corrosion.

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Future Chat Draft – WWDC 2017

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 31 May 2017 01:40:12 +0000

Rob and Mike take some time during the hustle and bustle of the week to do a fantasy draft of potential announcements at the WWDC keynote next week. What follows is a great in-depth look at what we might get to see on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

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Future Chat 139 – Stuff of Internet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 29 May 2017 00:46:33 +0000

The Canadian Conservatives have a new leader (with an interesting voting system)! Rob discovers (Columbuses?) OneNote! IFTTT opens its ‘Maker’ program to everyone!

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Future Chat 138 – Nick Doesn’t Joke About Peppers

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 22 May 2017 15:35:28 +0000

On the show this week, we discuss the best aspects of Google I/O and Microsoft Build, along with some discussion of old violins and hot peppers.

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Future Chat 137 – Such Lazy Hackers

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 15 May 2017 13:16:24 +0000

Ransomware is sweeping across old versions of Windows in Europe this week, and the guys can’t agree on which voice assistant(s) will be the future of artificial intelligence.

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Future Chat 136 – Already Fully Rusted

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 08 May 2017 01:40:04 +0000

For this week’s Future Chat, we reflect on the tech in our own lives, and specifically all the stuff that’s been going wrong with it, before setting out sights on the construction plans for a future Mars base

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Future Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 01 May 2017 19:00:38 +0000

This is Rob's review of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, marking a year since its release.

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Future Chat 135 – Abusing the Pleasure Centre (Neuralink)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 01 May 2017 15:21:50 +0000

This week, we do a deep dive on Elon Musk’s newest venture, Neuralink. We talk about the viability of the concept, its implications, and how we feel about a future with brain-machine interfaces.

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Future Chat 134 – Contemporary Period Piece

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:46:46 +0000

The gang gets back together for a new episode, tackling some more discussion on passwords (or lack thereof), the near future of airless tires, and a long-awaited CRTC corner (that’s why people tune in, right?).

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Future Chat 133 – Capital “F”, Capital “U”

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 20:19:01 +0000

With Nick sleeping off a long week, Rob and Future Chat make their triumphant returns to the airwaves.

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Future Chat 132 – We Should Just Get Rid of Time Zones

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 23:38:52 +0000

After waking up an hour early for no reason (Daylight Saving notwithstanding), Mike suggests we get rid of time zones altogether. We also discuss some possible fixes for solar roadways, 'unlimited' data, and Uber's ethics woes.

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Future Chat 131 – WideOpen(?) Internet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 02:32:15 +0000

Nick spends half of the episode regaling us with his Teksavvy/Shaw nightmare. We then spend the rest of the episode discussing Cloudbleed and web security.

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Future Chat 130 – Serious Subshade

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:51:10 +0000

Rob and Mike spend some time reflecting on news, media, and company-specific news publishing services like AMP, Facebook Instant Articles, and Apple News.

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Future Chat 129 – My Hairline is Advancing

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:50:17 +0000

This week, Rob is back to complain about politics again, then the lighter side takes over and the 'future of messaging' is ridiculed, along with the new chairman of the FCC.

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Future Chat 128 – Cadillac of Blueberries

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:06:36 +0000

Mike and Nick take the reins this week and get wrapped up in the turmoil that is the state of science in the USA. They also find themselves discussing the impending rise of the machines, both in the office and on the baseball diamond.

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Future Chat 127 – Someone Has Your Password

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:37:59 +0000

Rob gets upset about disinformation in politics, Mike gets upset about disinformation in Ontario pollution, and Nick returns to the show, probably not upset about anything.

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Future Chat 126 – We’ve Talked About Y-Axes Before

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:49:23 +0000

Nick's gone for the weekend, so of course Rob and Mike get distracted from the news and focus on a whole lot of the usual, including SpaceX, Tesla, Soylent, Climate Change, and smartwatches.

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Future Chat 125 – Nick Wouldn’t Know

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 01:04:00 +0000

This week, the boys get reacquainted after a few weeks off, taking about their new wearable devices they got for Christmas. Then they get down to business and discuss art vs. pornography and a Indiegogo campaign exploring that idea with science. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat Review – Samsung Galaxy TabPro S

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 19:54:00 +0000

This summer, Rob reviewed the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, a Windows 10 laptop/tablet hybrid. As 2016 draws to a close, here it is! This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Samsung… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 124 – It’s Weathercock

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 01:47:00 +0000

This week on the last episode of 2016, we discussed the federal electoral reform survey at mydemocracy.ca (go take it!), how the year went for the smartwatch industry, and finally, Gen 2 of Pokemon might be hitting Pokemon Go as early as this week. Who knows!? This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 123 – Incidents Per Unit Volume Length Oil

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 01:19:00 +0000

Today’s discussion includes the latest pipeline projects from the Canadian West, talk about the sweetness of Nestle chocolate and other sugar, as well as a discussion of how we all deal with tech support. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 122 – We Should Be A Startup

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 23:22:00 +0000

After a few weeks of decompressing post-election, the gang talks about the role of fake news in society, and then take another look into the future of messaging. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 121 – I Still Have The D

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:19:00 +0000

In an episode that seemed destined not to air, the guys discuss coffee, video calling in chat, and CRISPR on people. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: “Platooning” Autonomous Vehicles… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 120 – Planning To Keep It On Track

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 01:55:00 +0000

This week, while all hell breaks loose around us, the boys tell their listeners to secure their communications, before having the all-electricity episode they promised last week. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 119 – Down Dongle Lane

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 02:42:00 +0000

Once Rob gets his backup computer out to start the show after a crash, the guys talk about USB-C and its role in the future of computers, and discuss what Niantic has been doing lately to try to keep people coming back to Pokémon Go. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 118 – Super Fresh News For Geology

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 20:28:00 +0000

It’s a ceramic concept phone, some really old rocks, and this week’s Mac event on the show this week! This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Makes Its… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 117 – Ripping Past Each Other With Precision

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:19:00 +0000

It’s a solid week of car news, followed by a breakthrough in antibiotics research, and we finally talk about that ceramic iPhone! This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Full Self-Driving… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 116 – I Have To Touch Important Stuff Later

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:27:00 +0000

As Nick returns to the show with a new gadget in hand, the guys discuss Tesla as a luxury vehicle, carbon fiber in bikes and bringing prices down, and an in-depth discussion of the game many fans have given up on, Pokemon Go. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 115 – Long Live The Nexus

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:53:00 +0000

As Nick celebrates his birthday with a trip to the mountains, Mike and Rob chat about Google’s approaches to updates, first thoughts on the Pixel, and how the Nexus will live on in our hearts. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 114 – Solar Is Not Renewable

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:24:00 +0000

After finding Nick, the gents chat too much about phone hardware (for Nick), about the Mars colony that apparently didn’t inspire a majority of our hosts, and Mike and Nick wait for Rob to leave to talk Pokemon Go. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 113 – Off On A Secondary Tangent

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 18:52:00 +0000

Google Allo, the Apple Watch, and thoughts on future electronics. We are missing one of our hosts, and, without him, we go deep on wearables. Oops. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 112 – Four Inches of Head

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 01:16:00 +0000

Foamy beer, mobile data caps, and alternative energy solutions. Our trio is back to their usual form, critiquing ISPs for their irresponsible billing, finding Teksavvy new customers, and spilling beer for science. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 111 – Unlimited Time and Resources

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:08:00 +0000

As our intrepid trio returns from break, we sit down to discuss everything Elon Musk did over the summer, the highs and lows of Apple’s fall event, and all about the latest cutting edge giraffe research, which is apparently a thing. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 110 – A Bunch of Stuff Happens

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 17:57:00 +0000

Mike and Rob discuss some of the crummy changes to Pokémon Go with the latest update, all about Tesla’s vision systems and the new Gigafactory, GMOs, Soylent, and Dolly, and then catch up on Facebook. It was a busy week before the show takes a summer break until September. This episode of Future Chat is… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 109 – Tastes Like A Wet Cookie

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:13:00 +0000

Elon’s on the menu this week, as we discuss a 3x SpaceX landing, Tesla’s second master plan, and what’s next in Pokémon. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: SpaceX Will… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 108 – Quote-Unquote “Science”

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 01:04:00 +0000

Our intrepid trio discuss gendered language, the upsides of a nation founded on the rational, and end the show with some Pokétalk. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: History (and… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 107 – Bulbasaur Is The Worst

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:25:00 +0000

Rob and Mike play Pokemon Go, before talking about new home internet from Virgin, and new plans from Fido. It was a big week. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links:… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 106 – If I Lick You

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 23:39:00 +0000

This time around, the boys discuss Chill Telecom (and how it will go badly), pollution and climate change, and the first fatal Tesla crash. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links:… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 105 – Not Skilled in Potatoes Yet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:05:00 +0000

This week, the boys talk a little Brexit, before discussing the future of Soylent, applying to become astronauts, and coffee cancer cures. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Missouri is… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 104 – WWDC Wrap-up

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:31:00 +0000

Rob and Mike use some of their limited weeknight time to catch up on WWDC 2016 once Mike finally comes back from vacation. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: WWDC… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 103 – Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7 Review

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 13:17:00 +0000

This week, Nick and Mike are both gone, so Rob takes the chance to offer some critiques to the Android tablet team at Samsung. There’s also video for this one (you might want to check it out). This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 102 – Simulations All The Way Down

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:01:00 +0000

The guys do a podcast from within a simulation (or do they), and discuss bundling things like Spotify, Shomi and NHL GameCentre Live into Rogers plans. Oh yeah, and antibiotic resistant bacteria will kill us all. So it’s a pretty normal week. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com.… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 101 – A BlackBerry Belt and Nothing Else

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 31 May 2016 00:41:00 +0000

Disk issues plaguing Rob hold off long enough to record an episode, and we dispel some cell phone & cancer myths, and discuss the latest comet news. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 100 – I Don’t Even Know How We Got Here

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 23 May 2016 14:30:00 +0000

We celebrate our 100th episode with a Google I/O recap spectacular, some musings on the last 2+ years with the Wireless Code of Conduct, and a special message from a surprise guest. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 99 – TD, Hurry up!

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 15 May 2016 18:27:00 +0000

Rob and Mike celebrate the big 99 with a new keyboard from Google (iOS and USA only, of course), a new course for anti-vaxxer parents, and Apple Pay finally hits Canada, for some. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 98 – Extreme Environmental Happenings

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:17:00 +0000

The boys have a lively debate on forest fires and climate change, before settling down to discuss skinny cable and streaming TV. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Fort Mac… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 97 – Bad to the Cows

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 03 May 2016 22:58:00 +0000

This week, while Nick enjoys the sunshine outdoors, Rob and Mike talk space, money, and beef. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: SpaceX plans to head for Mars as soon… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 96 – Lick a Peanut

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:46:00 +0000

The guys follow up on the FBI, Tesla and Apple, before discussing how urban planning can be assisted by crowdsourcing technology, and a 20 minute rant about homeopathy. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses,… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 95 – Quantum Computing; So Certain

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 00:03:00 +0000

After discussing Justin Trudeau’s quick explainer on quantum computing, the guys delve into iOS, macOS, Android N, and BlackBerry woeOS. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses, and help support the show. Links: Quantum Computing… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 94 – Internet Graveyard of Google Products

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:59:00 +0000

This week, after fawning over Elon Musk, Rob and Mike go deep on the inherent shelf life of technology, especially in the Internet of Things. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses, and help support… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 93 – Phone Coefficient of Friction

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 23:16:00 +0000

The gang talk tech April Fools jokes, whether real silly or unbelievable products released on April 1 still count as April Fools, and Microsoft forces us to hold a mirror to ourselves by releasing Tay. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 93a – The iPhone SE meets a 17 year old (with Senior Correspondent Nick Maddox)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 23:15:00 +0000

Nick catches up with Cleo, for her thoughts on the iPhone SE. Check out the episode of the podcast where we discuss this interview here (Episode 93).

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Future Chat 92 – I’m An Adult Now

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:52:00 +0000

Rob and Mike talk backups, comments, and touch on the new iPhone SE. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses, and help support the show. Links: Engadget turns off comments Civil Comments You can also… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 91 – In the Eyes of Koodo

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:50:00 +0000

This week, the three of us go deep on the economics of big companies, to try to figure out why successful tech companies end up so deeply scrutinized. And of course, we talk a lot about ISPs. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 90 – Missing the Mouthfeel of Cheese

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 23:00:00 +0000

Vegan bacon flavouring made from seaweed, a possible bacterial solution to our plastic problem, and we finally settle the self-driving vs. bus crash (unless we get new evidence). This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on your next pair of glasses,… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 89 – I’ve Learned Something Today

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 22:38:00 +0000

This week, apparently you can legally stream TV off the Internet now, Math is good and English is…bad?…, and we mostly all use social media to keep up with the world these days. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Warby Parker. Visit warbyparkertrial.com/future today; get a great deal on… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 88 – I Was At The Home & Garden Show

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 02:44:00 +0000

We got to see Nick react live to the Reimer trade, then we talked about ad-blocking and paywalls, and compared diet strategies. Big week. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links:… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 87 – This Guy Is Weak

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:12:00 +0000

We’re back after a 3 week hiatus to talk about electric planes, the LIGO discovery of gravitational waves, and Apple’s encryption stance with the FBI. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show.… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 86 – We’re Taking on Vox

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:24:00 +0000

On the show this week, Rob talks about space, Nick learns a little bit more about CRISPR, and Mike catches us up on the latest in mobile news. By the way, we’re on a brief hiatus for the next three weeks, so we’ll see you again around Feb 21st (just in time for Mobile World… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 85 – Like racism, but on the Internet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:22:00 +0000

The show this week is all about Rob’s frustration with cable/internet packages, more ways cities are going green, and good reasons kids should be learning to code. Go and check out the Withings Aura, a way to help you get to sleep and wake up more easily, as well as to track your sleeping patterns.… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 84 – Agnosticism for the win?

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:18:00 +0000

This week’s extra-long episode of Future Chat contains discussion about brand new elements for our periodic table, the tiny fraction of new interesting tech at CES this year, and a long discussion about NFC and its future in Canada. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 83 – You’re Just Buying a Bucket

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:12:00 +0000

We’re back from the break, to catch up on all the mobile news we missed, and to talk about hockey and coffee. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Falcon 9… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 82 – Beard Prejudice

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:07:00 +0000

Rob’s epic Facebook rant, climate change prevention might actually be a thing again, and glycemic index isn’t all it’s made out to be. This episode of Future Chat is brought to you in part by Audible.com. Visit audibletrial.com/unwind today and get a free audiobook and free 30-day trial, and help support the show. Links: Ceres’… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 81 – The Tickets Are Now Diamonds

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 16:34:00 +0000

A new phase of carbon that’s harder than diamond, Porsche gets into the electric car game, and more bad news for owners of unlimited data plans. Links: Update on Thirty Meter Telescope New hi-res photos of Pluto from NASA iPhone 7 headphone jack follow-up New phase of carbon Porsche is building an electric car Top… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 80 – We’re Not Eating The Bugs Yet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:14:00 +0000

Blue Origin and Jeff Bezos are keeping up with the Musks, Rob talks hygiene experiments, and the new iPhone will probably have a headphone jack, but maybe not in the way you think. Links: Blue Origin Test Flight Blue Origin Press Release Neil DeGrasse Tyson Says Private Companies Won’t Get To Mars Future Sci Chat… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 79 – Shoving the Gene In

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 19:10:00 +0000

Tesla offers best recall ever, the FDA approves GM salmon, and raisins might not be the best indicator of motivation for students. Links: Teslas are being recalled to fix a seatbelt bolt FDA’s first approved genetically modified meat Paper on raisin experiment Article on raisin experiment Comcast announced streaming service doesn’t count towards data cap… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 78 – Overrun by Cod

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:32:00 +0000

Learning that the food industry is all about sugar, more interesting alternative energy, and useful ways to turn anti-vaxxers back to the light. Links: Scientists discuss discussing their work Arthur McDonalds wins ANOTHER Physics prize Google Maps gets offline support T-Mobile’s Binge On Protein Cheerios are just Cheerios with more sugar FDA proposes new sugar… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 77 – So Much Swiping

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 02:15:00 +0000

All about the scientific implications of Canada’s new government, good and bad energy updates from around the world, and Nick actually likes a new smartphone. Has the world gone topsy-turvy? Stick around until the end for a Snapchat explainer you won’t want to miss. Links: Nick’s pepper plant tweet Alberta’s electricity production Ontario’s electricity production… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 76 – Only Coal Kills People

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 19:30:00 +0000

The real cancer risk is due to ignorance rather than meat, we get energy in ways that kill a LOT of people, and how technology is changing the ways we learn. Links: If you want to see Nick’s costume, you’ll have to be his friend on Facebook. So go find him and add him! Rob… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 75 – The Nearest Constabulary

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 19:01:00 +0000

There’s a possible alien spacecraft coming to Earth next month (maybe), YouTube is pushing hard for its new subscription service, YouTube Red, and Mythbusters is currently filming its last season. Links: The new Subway Footlong Tesla Autopilot outside the US Space debris touches down Tesla and Consumer Reports YouTube Red Is YouTube being a “bully”?… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 74 – Poop Potatoes

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:46:00 +0000

The kilogram gets defined for real, antioxidants aren’t all great, and self-driving cars hit the Great White North. Also, the Martian. Links: Dell unveils new 2 in 1 laptops Toshiba hybrid laptops New planet probably doesn’t have aliens The other new planet ZTE device leasing program We finally have a kilogram definition New human remains… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 73 – Prohibitively Ridiculous

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:40:00 +0000

On this episode, Mike and Rob discuss the Canadian Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Microsoft’s latest announcements, and the slow disappearance of unlimited plans. Links: New Homo naledi research Driverless cars are too cautious 95% of Europe’s diesels fail emissions tests Nobel Prize for neutrino work ASAP Science – The War On Science Unlimited data… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 72 – Alternative Water

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 01:09:00 +0000

This week, Mike and Rob go over the week’s Google announcements, debate the implications of water on Mars, and fantasize about buying an SUV from Tesla. Links: New Chromecasts Google Keep on iOS The new Tesla Model X Supermoon Eclipse Photo Pebble’s Round Smartwatch Pokemon Go for mobile This episode of Future Chat is brought… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 71 – Please Go Down Into This Cave

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 13:42:00 +0000

This week, we talk about the European diesel emissions scandal, Rob might not fully understand the conflicts in the Middle East, and we have a new ancestral cousin. Links: VW Emissions Software Scandal BMW Might Also Be Involved in Emissions Scandal Siberian Frankenvirus Verizon Tests First 5G Network Flooding Helps California’s Water Table First Withdrawal… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 70 – Some Kind of Gas

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:37:00 +0000

On this week’s show, we talk data plans, smartening your old appliances, and the next steps for Uber. Stay tuned for the after-show (1:35:00 or so), where we discuss the benefits and ills of auto-play video in social networking. Links: Chrysler mails USB security patch Toyota teams up with MIT and Stanford for car AI… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 69 – Malicious Friends of Friends

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:32:00 +0000

On this week’s show, we agree non-Celiac gluten sensitivity probably isn’t a real thing, electric, self-driving cars will be all over our roads soon, and space elevators likely won’t work. Links: Harperman Protest Song Project Soli fingertip “Wearable” dev kits Tesla breaks Consumer Reports review scale Google Car vs. trackstanding biker Cyanide in apples, not… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 68 – 95% Better Than Smoking

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 14:40:00 +0000

This week, Rob is back from his honeymoon, we catch up each others’ lives, Google Alphabet news, and discuss new UK research on vaping. Links: Soylent and the law Future Tech Chat #24 – Google Y Project Ara drop tests Google’s New OnHub router E-cigarettes are “safer” than tobacco Smoking vs. Vaping – ASAP Science… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 67 – Cars Are Driving Over Your Internet

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:26:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss the possible coming shortage of medical isotopes and decay rates, we learn a little about Nick’s work with gold, and we can’t all tell hoppy beers apart. We’re on vacation (wedding/honeymoon/vacations, etc.) for a month after this episode, so we’ll catch up with you in late August! Enjoy the rest… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 66 – We Might Need A Couple Moose

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 22:39:00 +0000

In this episode, we discussed T-Mobile’s new Uncarrier US-Canada-Mexico roaming plans, Sweden buying trash from Norway, and Mike doesn’t believe you could forget hitting a moose. We’ll see Mike, we’ll see… Links: Pluto’s Dark Side Reacting To Technology With Age Self-Destructing Mosquitos Solar Impulse Flight T-Mobile Uncarrier Roaming Policy Giant Robot Fight CDC Guide To… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 65 – A Leap Second Issue

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 14:02:00 +0000

This week on the show, we discuss all the latest goings on around Pluto, the ramifications of the leap second, and how you might not get Windows 10 for a while. Links: ISS Finally Get New Supplies New Horizon Glitch New Horizons Back Online Leap Second Tom Scott Explains Leap Seconds All The Recent Leap… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 64 – Moment Of Silence For Falcon 9

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:09:00 +0000

This week, the latest Falcon 9 launch is unsuccessful, Rob talks all about his week on Soylent, and we revisit mobile phone corner. We also try a moment of silence on a podcast, so the episode isn’t over. If you like the new, more compact format of the show, please do let us know (even… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 63 – Maybe I Like Selling Myself

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:10:00 +0000

This week, storing electricity like plants do, we try DuckDuckGo, and no more trans fats. And, find out how Mike trying FlexDelivery has gone so far, and Rob is going to be trying Soylent this week. Links: More Crowdfunded PhD Research Hyperloop Design Contest 3D-printed Rhino Horn Novel Solar Energy Storage In The Grid Nano-robots… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 62 – Can Technology Cure Stupid?

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:10:00 +0000

This week, we talk sexiness in science labs, really old dinosaur blood cells, and so so much space news. Links: Hyperloop Agreements Secured Glimpse at Hyperloop Design More on the Right to Repair Sexism in Science & #DistractinglySexy Saturn’s New HUGE Ring 75 Million Year-Old Dino Blood Cells Wifi-Powered Camera Demonstrated Google’s Sidewalk Labs Philae… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 61 – Nick’s Liberal Agenda

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we talk about the newly discovered link between the brain and the immune system, give a look ahead to WWDC this week, and find out about Nick’s secretive Liberal agenda in the aftershow. Links: Rob’s Blue Thing Missing Link Between Brain and Immune System Found! This Gay Marriage Study Is A Fraud… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 60 – Some Sheldon Cooper‑esque Dialogue

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 30 May 2015 21:45:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss our favourite new things from Google I/O, go deeper on bike lanes, and we determine Mike would be a terrible research dictator in a conversation about physical vs. mental attraction. Links: Audi’s New Synthetic Biofuel Alberta’s New Natural Gas Plant NPR: Will Your Job Be Automated Planet Money on NPR… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 59 – Don Quixote Syndrome Took Over

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 25 May 2015 05:00:00 +0000

This week, we talk Let’s Talk Science funding, wind turbines with no blades, and look forward to Google I/O later in the week. Links: Humans Suck At Driving Let’s Talk Science Gets New Funding Record-breaking Stone Tools Found Seismic Signals Used To Track Explosions Genetic Engineers Build Kill-Switch Spyware Shows Up In App Stores Bladeless… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 58 – Canadian Problems

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 19 May 2015 14:32:00 +0000

This week, are Google cars less safe than human-driven ones, Nick uses his pirate voice several times, and we all lust after $1000 blenders (or do we?). Links: Google’s Driverless Car Report Better beer with Fizzics Windows 10 Changes Stance on Pirates Editorial about perceived slowness using Google Chrome Killing Cancer with the help of… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 57 – What’s Slow About a Bear

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 11 May 2015 12:09:00 +0000

In this episode, Tesla goes gangbusters, it’s zeppelins vs. dirigibles, and trucks are driving themselves in Nevada. Get excited, because we’ll be delivering this one to a Canada Post near you! Links: Tesla Powerwall Sold Out Through 2016 Gigafactory Not Big Enough Hawaii Telescope Debate Essay from Slate Made for Apple Watch Program Tesla Model… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 56 – We Don’t Need A Biologist

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 03 May 2015 19:31:00 +0000

This week, Rob gets a new job, we discuss Microsoft’s Build conference (much to Nick’s chagrin), Tesla’s big new battery, and how a woolly mammoth burger would taste. Links: Microsoft Continuum HoloLens Update Microsoft Band gets web apps Tesla Batteries Tesla Press Release Fresh water with solar power More on Electrodialysis (Wiki) Renewable Diesel from… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 55 – Playing Chess with a Pigeon

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:38:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss Google’s new mobile network, Google Fi, the possible “cure” for asthma, and decide whether buying a field Roomba (aka a tractor) means you own it. Links: Trek Bike Recall Recall RSS Feed Android Wear Update Lower-calorie rice Tesla Battery Event Canada’s Google Anti-Trust Investigation Google Fi John Deere DMCA Inquiry… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 54 – A Really, Really Nice Supervillain

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:24:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we were joined by a special guest, Christopher Johnson! We talked about the Apple Watch try-ons and Apple Pay, NASA and SpaceX, and the intersection of politics and new media. Links: Apple Pay and Canada’s Banks Curiosity Hits Blue Gold…aka Water Elon Musk on Twitter NASA will be getting humans… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 53 – Enema Shooters (Season 2 Begins!)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:53:00 +0000

We’re back with Season 2 of Future Chat. We’re well rested and chatted about giant telescopes, the end of Soylent flatulence, and tiny, tiny “computers”. We’re so glad to be back, be sure to go tell a friend about Future Chat! Links: New 30 m Telescope Hawaiians don’t like the 30 m telescope AT&T Data… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 52 – Ceres, Get It Together

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:33:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss Canadian Open Source science research, updates to nuclear fusion, and dwarf planets. And much, much more! This is the last full Future Chat episode until April, when we begin Season 2, so buckle up! Links: NSERC & SSHRC Open Access Hillary Clinton Emails New Fusion Reactor Bill Nye on GMOs… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 51 – Some Kind of Magic

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 19:19:00 +0000

This week, net neutrality wins big, we debate the validity of hydrogen fueled cars, and maybe “gluten sensitivity” is really a thing. Links: #TheDress Net Neutrality Win Android Pay Pebble Time on Kickstarter Toyota Fuel Cell 5G Cellular Hyperloop Test Track More on Hyperloop (Wikipedia) New Inflight Wifi Tech Aspartame Studies funded by Big Sweetener… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 50 – Future Chat…In Spaaaace…

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:11:00 +0000

This week, Rob teaches Nick (and Mike) about the security of Apple Pay, we complain about the agglomeration of corporations in the Western World, and debate the future of human space research. Links: The Math of a House-sized Battery Samsung Apple Pay competitor In-Depth on Apple Pay Canada’s Smart Gun Crowd-sourced Corporate Info App Corporate… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 49 – The Great Stench Debacle

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:58:00 +0000

This week, we discuss the future of electric cars some more, decide if inappropriate drinking will save, or bring down our civilization, and endlessly debate the worthiness of a smell-detecting patent from Google. This one got a little crazy… Links: Battery to power your home Crazy-looking Toyota Can beer ward off dementia? People trust their… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 48 – The First Poop Segue

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:21:00 +0000

This week, net neutrality has a fighting chance, Google Glass starts over, and we have more than one story about poop. Links: WhatsApp Voice Net Neutrality More on anti-terrorism bill C-51 Organism that hasn’t evolved Explain XKCD 892 – Null Hypothesis Poop Transplant Obesity There’s Gold in that there sewage! Ubuntu Phone gets a release… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 47 – That Unfortunate Looking Car

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 20:43:00 +0000

This week, we follow up on Windows 10, the Internet gets better in the US, and scientists can’t get no respect. Links: No Free Windows 10 Enterprise Unboiling an Egg FTC Throttling FCC Redefines Broadband IIHS Report on Death Rates Ugly Mercedes-Benz Drone Shooting Roman Candles Everyone Disagrees with Scientists Avian Flu Hits Canada Bill… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 46 – What About Duck Hunt

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 15:40:00 +0000

This week, we get up to speed on the week in Microsoft news, reflect on why people keep using ‘password’ for security, and dream about Google Voice going mainstream. Links: Microsoft HoloLens BPA – No risk? No more hoaxes on Facebook Illinois bullying password debacle The worst passwords are getting better Public Solar and Wind… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 45 – Rogers Whispered Sweet Nothings

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:41:00 +0000

This week, more pseudoscience debunking, cool stuff Google’s been up to, and are we doing enough to deter fraud as services move online? We record in HD now as well, so enjoy the higher quality audio version of the show here! Links: BPA-free could still be dangerous The Town Without Wifi Google Translate Real-Time Translation… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 44 – Not Sorry for Party Rocking

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 20:06:00 +0000

This week, a CES recap of all our most exciting futuristic tech, lots of science entertainment news, including Discovery Channel, Phil Plait and Neil DeGrasse Tyson, as well as some thoughts on “human” rights for primates. Links: More on Hoverboards Self-parking car Self-driving car Wireless charging “router” Wireless standards merger Wireless earbuds Discovery vows real… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 43 – An Epidemic of Bear Flu

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:12:00 +0000

This week, we covered Back to the Future’s view of 2015, and how close we came to that vision, how much of cancer is just bad luck, and what the implications of the Canadian piracy crackdown means for consumers. Links: The Interview Online Release Numbers Canadian ISPs Customer Alerts How much of cancer is “bad… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 42 – Happy Saturnalia, Everyone!

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:07:00 +0000

This week, we wrapped up the year in a neat little bow, learned a little bit more about solar power, and mourned Mike’s mauling from the wild Alberta bear. Links: Long Range Induction Charging Poison Beer – Reddit Intelligence Squared US: GMO debate Fat’s not bad for you Seriously, by the end of the year,… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 41 – That’ll Cook Your Phone

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:23:00 +0000

We discuss the science and tech movies and trailers that have come out in the last few weeks, get into the nitty-gritty of magnetic induction, and Nick finally gets Teksavvy internet hooked up! Links: Cafe of the Future Seawater Powered Model Plane Gangnam Style 32-bits of views XKCD on 32-bit Y2K Sokal Affair Crazy scientific… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 40 – Well That Went Well

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:31:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we did an experiment, ran into a few bumps along the way, but overall had a great conversation. **FYI, as you will hear, we had some audio issues in this episode (hence the delay from the usual weekend posting). I have cleaned it up as much as I could, but… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat 39 – Light

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 17:09:00 +0000

This week’s show is a special science AND technology extravaganza. We talked about some scientific and technical applications of light of all energy, from radio waves to gamma rays. Links: The Ad Hominem Fallacy – PBS Idea Channel Why Everything Wireless is 2.4 GHz – Gizmodo Nocebo – CGP Grey Stoichiometry – Crash Course NMR… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 12 – GMOs

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:20:00 +0000

In this episode we talked natural vs biotechnological GMOs, Monsanto, and gave a verdict whether GMOs are a positive or negative force in the world.Links: GMOs can be good (Analysis) GMO Documentary Monsanto Wikipedia (LOL: Lots of litigation) LA Times: Letter on “Natural” CollegeHumor – Adam Ruins Dogs 100 Years of Breed “Improvement” Truck got… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 26 – Automation

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 22:57:00 +0000

We had a great time this week with the help of Alex from the UK talking about automation. We also had a heated discussion about political science and voting systems. +CGP Grey would be proud of this episode, and you can find links to several of his projects below. Links: Teaching programs to program Humans Need Not… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 11 – The Paranormal

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:56:00 +0000

On a very special spooky episode of Future Chat, we talked about ghosts, psychics and the psychology of being scared. Stay tuned for the aftershow where we also talk about brunch, a little about religion, and get into a discussion about MRIs, and Rob tries to explain the science of magnetic resonance. Links: Hello Internet… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 25 – Social Media in Crisis

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:17:00 +0000

On Future Chat this week, we talked about how social media and the Internet can be used and abused during crises and emergencies. We discussed how social media was important to us during the 100 year flood in Calgary last year, and during the Ottawa shooting this past week, as well as in the protests… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 10 – Health

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 13:59:00 +0000

We tackled health this week on Future Chat, with talk of vitamins, the debunking of homeopathy and the placebo effect. We also spent the aftershow coming up with the best way to talk about death for a whole episode, so don’t miss it! Links: Dog Breeds – Collegehumor Poop Transplants – Minute Earth Skin Microbiome… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 24 – Google Y

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:00:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we chatted about Google 2.0, the BIG projects wing of Google Inc. responsible for things as big as building model cities and more efficient airports. We talked a lot about those projects, as well as some big projects that we think they could be working on to improve everybody’s life!… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 9 – Transportation

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:46:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we shared our thoughts on transportation systems of the future, learned a little about the efficiency of various kinds of transportation, and dreamed about how we’d like to get around in the future. We also decided to stay on air for an aftershow this week, so stay tuned for that… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 23 – Computing

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 19:01:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we had a really fun chat about computing. We talked about fanboyism, early adoption of technologies, open source software and so much more. Enjoy the episode! You can also check out the next episode of Future Sci Chat, live on YouTube next Saturday at 12:30 PM Eastern. We’ll be discussing… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 8 – Nutrition

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 22:23:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we had a very special guest, +Anna On, join us. She’s a food scientist, and together we broke down some common food and nutrition-based misconceptions. Enjoy the episode! While you’re at it, check out this video I made this week about how much salt and sugar can hide itself in your food… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 22 – Gadgets Wrap-up

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:48:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat, we talked all about this season’s worth of gadgets. From virtual reality, smartwatches and trackers coming out this fall, to futuristic technologies like flexible screens and shape-shifting smartphones. Links: Also, we have a special request for you to give some feedback on +Nick Maddox‘s post about graffiti in the washroom walls… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 7 – Public Funding for Science

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 08:00:00 +0000

In the most important episode we’ve tackled so far on Future Sci Chat, we talked about the changes in North American political policy with regards to public and governmental funding of scientific research. This topic is very important to all of us as scientists, but it’s also important to the public in general, and it… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 21 – Bicycles

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:18:00 +0000

In this episode, we talked about bicycles, making it seem like our episode is sponsored by Trek bikes, which it is not. We chatted all about materials used to make bikes, interesting designs, and how the city of the future will incorporate bicycles much better. Enjoy the episode! Links: http://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes/road/performance_race/ Check out the next episode… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 6 – Climate Change

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 00:47:45 +0000

We talked this week about causes of climate change, ways to get carbon out of our atmosphere and why throwing nuclear waste into a volcano might make a better action movie supervillain scheme than climate change solution! Hope you like it. If you want to know more about carbon sequestration, or the IPCC, Wikipedia has… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 20 – Music

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:32:00 +0000

This week on Future Chat featured a special guest musician, the great +Damien Broomes! He’s a member of +Sons of Pluto, and we discussed some of his experiences with live shows and technology triumphs and malfunctions. We also talked about streaming music vs. downloading or buying CDs, the resurgence of vinyl records, and how concerts have evolved… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 5 – Space

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:54:00 +0000

We talked this week about space exploration, the search for exoplanets, new civilian rocket technology, and many other topics! Hope you like it. If you want to know more about Dyson Spheres, the Drake Equation and the Mars Project, Wikipedia has a ton more information than we could cover! Links: www.spacex.com/ www.virgingalactic.com/ http://NASA.gov/ Check out… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 19 – Activity Tracking

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:39:00 +0000

This week, we talked about different ways our technology uses sensors to track our activity. We talked about location services and how apps know where you are, running and cycling apps that help you keep track of distances and calories burned, as well as sleep monitoring apps to make sure you’re getting a good night’s… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 4 – Beer

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:51:00 +0000

We are changing things up a little on Future Chat as of this week. You’ll notice that as you read this, the webcast has already happened. If you want to follow the chats live, they normally happen on Saturdays at 12:30 PM. Subscribe to Future Chat on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook or Google+ to keep up… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 18 – Sports Tech

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:43:00 +0000

Starts live at 12:30 PM EDT on Saturday, July 12th, 2014! This week on Future Tech Chat, we will be taking it to the pitch, as we discuss the world of sports and all the technology used in professional and amateur sports alike. Starting with slow motion cameras, going all the way through the FoxTrax… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 3 – Vaccinations

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:56:00 +0000

Outbreaks in North America of measles (red), mumps (brown), and whooping cough (bright green). Source (retrieved 2014-07-02). So, The handsome gentlemen co-host of Future Chat and future new-media baron Rob Attrell has asked me to write a brief summary on vaccinations in preparation for Future Sci Chat #3. I told him I’d do what I can,… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 17 – Sunday News Edition

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:30:00 +0000

Starts live at 12:30 PM EDT on Sunday, June 29th, 2014! This week on Future Tech Chat, we will be slowing down a little bit, taking some time to relax. This week has featured a TON of news from Google Inc. (as we discussed in the I/O predictions episode), so we will definitely reflect on… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech Special Edition 16 – Google I/O 2014

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:48:00 +0000

Tune in live for a special 30-minute episode 9:00 PM EDT on Thursday June 19th, 2014! Ahhhh it’s that time of year again! The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Google is holding its annual I/O conference! The conference runs next week starting on June 25th, and we’ll all… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 2 – Alternative Energy

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:58:00 +0000

Starts live at 5:00 PM EDT on Saturday June 21st, 2014! You might have seen or heard about Future Tech Chat, but have maybe found it to be a little inaccessible. I really hope you’ll enjoy some of the science topics we plan to discuss on this new show (GMOs, robotics, pharmaceuticals, etc.), we have… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 15 – Parenting (Father’s Day Special)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:30:00 +0000

Starts live at 12:30 PM EDT on Saturday June 14th, 2014! In this special Father’s Day episode of Future Tech Chat, we will be talking about the technology that goes in to all aspects of modern parenting. From watching TV with toddlers, to giving teens tablets, we will discuss all varieties of electronics that can… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Science 1 – Electric Cars

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:45:00 +0000

Starts live at 12:30 PM EDT on Saturday June 7th, 2014! Welcome everyone to Future Sci Chat. This weekend we will be having the first episode of this new series, covering electric cars. We will talk about reservations people have about going electric, difficulties companies have faced for a century trying to sell this idea,… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 14 – Tablets

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 29 May 2014 13:30:00 +0000

This episode of Future Tech Chat will cover tablets and e-readers, and discuss their implications on reading, learning, and media consumption in general. Brand new teacher +Keegan on will be joining the show for an inside view of technology in education, among many other things. Blackberry Playbook fans should definitely tune in for this one!… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 13 – WWDC Predictions/Apple Inc.

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 22 May 2014 13:30:00 +0000

This week’s Future Tech Chat features +Carolyn Higman and I (+Rob Attrell). In this episode, we’ll be discussing Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference, a yearly event for developers and media where Apple shows the world the software updates it has been working on for the last year, and usually a platform for them to launch new product lines.There… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 12 – Net Neutrality

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Thu, 15 May 2014 15:00:00 +0000

This week’s Future Tech Chat will feature +Mike Attrell and I (+Rob Attrell), along with special guest and one of the biggest proponents of Net Neutrality, +Keegan on. We’ll be discussing Net Neutrality this week, an issue that is hugely important for our time, with Sen. Al Franken equating it to free speech in the constitution in… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 11 – Mother’s Day Q&A Special

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 09 May 2014 13:30:00 +0000

This week’s Future Tech Chat features a fun conversation between +Mike Attrell and I, along with very special guest and my own mother +Kathy Attrell. We recorded this conversation last week, and I hope you’ll learn a little something about the difficulties of hosting a live Q&A, and maybe see a little of your own… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 10 – Smart TVs

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 02 May 2014 13:30:00 +0000

Well, we made it! We’re into the double-digit numbers and more than excited to be getting into this topic we all love so much. This week’s Future Tech Chat will feature +Mike Attrell and I, along with special guest and world’s greatest beard grower +Nick Maddox. In the episode, we will be discussing the ins and outs of… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 9 – Google Inc.

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:30:00 +0000

This week on Future Tech Chat, +Mike Attrell, +Carolyn Higman and I will be joined by special guest +Keegan on, esteemed colleague of mine who is entering the teaching profession. In the episode, we will be chatting about the company we all know and use every day, even as a verb, Google Inc. We will attempt to cover… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 8 – Smart Homes

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:30:00 +0000

This week on Future Tech Chat, +Mike Attrell and I will be joined by special guest +Amaan Bashir, homeowner and esteemed colleague of mine. In the episode, we will be chatting about innovations in household technology, what we have in our homes already to make them smarter, what exists or is soon to be on the market, and… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 7 – Wearables

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:30:00 +0000

Tune in at 12:30 PM EDT on Saturday April 5th (event link) By: +Mike Attrell Wearables: Because sometimes you just don’t care how you look using them [Source] When discussing “wearables”, it is helpful (especially for the layperson) to distinguish what exactly one is speaking of when using the term. You could break up the tech… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 6 – Real-time chat and video apps

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:29:00 +0000

In this episode we will discuss options for text and video communications, and the special features that make various apps unique. Hosted by: +Rob Attrell With: +Mike Attrell & +Carolyn Higman

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Future Chat: Tech 5 – Digital Photos

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:30:00 +0000

In this episode, we discuss digital photography and the storage and sharing of photos/videos online. This is a topic that is close to all of our hearts, and is a common question I’m asked. Hosted by: +Rob Attrell Special Guests: +Mike Attrell & +Carolyn Higman

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Future Chat: Tech 4 – Cell Phones

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:30:00 +0000

In this episode +Mike Attrell and I (+Rob Attrell) discuss cell phones, carrier contracts and the pains and gains made in the industry in the last 5 years. We will also be addressing common questions and discussing the results of a cell phone survey performed last month.

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Future Chat: Tech 3 – The Cloud

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 17:30:00 +0000

An explanation of and discussion about the pros and cons of cloud computing. Check out the Future Tech Chat wherein I learn an important lesson about trying to produce your own live show without testing things first. We talk about the cloud and laugh at my recurring technical issues. Enjoy! Hosted by +Rob Attrell Special Guests:… Continue reading ]]> Click the icon below to listen.

Future Chat: Tech 2 – Social Media

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:30:00 +0000

We discuss the past, present and future of social media, in all its many forms. Special guests include: Mike Attrell, Carolyn Higman & Nick Maddox

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Future Chat: Tech (in the future)

Rob Attrell, Mike Attrell & Nick Maddox — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:30:00 +0000

This is episode 1 of Future Tech Chat, a fun look at technology now and into the Future. In this episode, we explore Google Hangouts for live chats and discover the problems inherent in live broadcasting. Enjoy!

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