Citizens of Tech 004 – Retro Virtual Reality Kittehs

[player] Hello, fellow Citizens! This is Citizens of Tech show #4, recorded on the 21st of May, 2015. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @citizensoftech. You can give us feedback or just interact in whatever way you so desire. Your host today is Eric Sutphen, who you can follow @zutfen on Twitter. Ready to take a nap immediately following his distillation and application of techie goodness to your earbuds is Ethan Banks, @ecbanks. (Seriously, Ethan was really tired when we started recording this show. Because nightmares.) Present “Retro VGS” console aims to revive the humble video game cartridge http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/3gO5w3xKDmM/ * Old Atari Jaguar hardware manufacturing tools * *NOT* Jaguar internals, just the shell * 16-bit Graphics? 32-Bit? 2D? 3D? * Cart-based games – Single game per cart or SD with loader? Researchers craft network attack to “hack” surgical robot (sort of) http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/KbtejLgkjhQ/ * Planned test. * Intended to expose platform issues. * Remote telemedicine is a growing field. With podcasts and video, Spotify becomes an all-in-one streaming service http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/20/spotify-adds-video-podcasts/ * “Keep all of the things you listen to in one place.” * “In terms of content selection, ESPN, ABC, NBC, Comedy Central and many more — including a load of popular podcast networks — will be available inside the app.” * “Spotify’s website says it has more than 60 million active users, of which 15 million are paying subscribers. Still, the company has yet to turn a profit.” Nvidia turns on 1080p 60 FPS streaming for its Grid cloud gaming service http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/05/nvidia-turns-on-1080p-60-fps-streaming-for-its-grid-cloud-gaming-service/ $199 Console to go with that service http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/nvidias-shield-is-a-199-android-tv-streaming-microconsole-powerhouse/ NASA: 10,000-year-old ice shelf gone by 2020: http://www.wmur.com/national/nasa-10000yearold-ice-shelf-gone-by-2020/33060844?absolute=true * “One of the last remaining sections of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf is dramatically weakening, according to a new NASA study.” * “Larsen B measured 4,445 square miles in January 1995. It went down to 2,573 square miles in February 2002 after the major disintegration, and a month later Larsen B was down to 1,337 square miles. At present the Larsen B remnant is about 618 square miles. That’s less than half the size of Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state. Two decades ago, Larsen B was slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut.” Cat’s purr breaks decibel record: http://www.wmur.com/entertainment/family/cats-purr-breaks-decibel-record/33042748 * “Tracy Westwood’s cat Merlin appears to break 100 decibels on an iPhone in the YouTube vide...