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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

Wearables and Drones – Tech for Tech’s Sake?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Jul. 29, 2014
From wearables to drones, technology continues to redefine our everyday lives – for better, or weirder?

From wearables to drones, technology continues to redefine our everyday lives – for better, or weirder?

Banner Image: "Skeledrone" created by Simon Saito Nielsen of Ctrl.Me Robotics; photograph by Robert LaFond

From this Episode:

The Wacky World of Wearables

Fitness trackers, smart watches, and wearable cameras are hot right now. But what exactly is the benefit of wearing gadgets that pretty much do what smartphones already...

11 min

Reinventing Drones

In case you thought civilian drones were simply used to film stuff, there is a community of drone hobbyists who are adapting unmanned aerial vehicles for other uses, from 3D...

16 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Caroline Chamberlain

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