Distilled

Justin Davis returns to the show after 2yrs to chat about his experience as a conductor on the Florida Startup Bus. A new flock of entrepreneurs pitch new ideas focused on the restaurant industry. Augmented/virtual reality training, AI-enabled hiring systems, and much more.

This week, special guest and user experience researcher, Melissa Hui, joins the show to talk about the ROI of design and how creativity and ideation play an increasing role in business.

Will the tools of tomorrow look anything like the tools of the past? Will developers and designers continue to build distinctly different native apps for various platforms? Or will we see a resurgence of browser-based mobile apps? What does the future hold for interactivity? In this episode, we ponder these questions.

Take apart the Apple Watch experience, and drill down to its core essence. You'll find more questions than answers. How do people feel about it? How will it change our world? Too soon to say.

Warming up for a great conversation about Apple Watch and wrist-based interactivity, Aubrey surprises Charles with an over-the-top Batman voice.

After several weeks of delays, we're back with a discussion of Amazon Dash, the latest on-demand service from your favorite online retailer. Ripe with fresh commentary about the evolution of the shopping cart in the 21st century, this episode is sure to deliver great value and more than a few laughs.

In this technical episode, we dig into the tools of the trade for UI designers. Whether you're on a distributed team spread across the globe or a small focused team in the same office, the tools you use fundamentally affect the process and the results. Choose wisely.

With the release of the Raspberry Pi 2.0 this week, it has never been easier to get into wearable technology. In this episode, we discuss the vast options available to the modern hobbyist.

In a world of food-delivering drones, with occasional news of yet another drone-based missile strike in a war zone, can we find middle ground for recreational personal ownership? Is commercial regulation plausible? Or is the risk of collateral damage too great to achieve balance through legislation? And what exactly do you call a group of drones, anyway?

Warming up for recording the Game of Drones episode.