Published 15 September 2025

e529 with Michael, Andy and Michael – stories about AR glasses & snarky AI wearables, Carrot Weather, Rabbit OS2, shaking to summarize, Doomscrolling and a whole lot more.

Michael, Andy and Michael get things moving this episode with all things AI.  After starting with a parody about camera less phones which generate pictures, the team moves to an article about Amazon’s project Jayhawk AR glasses for their drivers.  Next up is a new gesture for Firefox users on iOS – the ability to shake to summarize.  After an article on AI audio manipulation, Andy and Michael M are reminded of how Denmark is providing a defense against deepfakes by updating copyrights to provide individuals the right to their own appearance and voice.

Following up on a plethora of stories in recent episodes on AI powered wearables, this episode takes on the Futurism article about the Friend pendant.  Apparently, this companion has a bit of a snarky personality by design, and that got the co hosts talking about Carrot’s weather application.  After mentioning that the Rabbit portable AI device gains a new OS upgrade, the team takes on a couple of game topics, including iPod click wheel game preservation and a Doomscroll game to try.

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These iPhone features are getting ridiculous!

(By Simon Meyer on IG (simonmeyer_director)

The Verge article: Amazon drivers could be wearing AR glasses with a built-in display next year

Amazon Accelerate Sept 16-18, 2025

Meta Connect Sept 17 – 18, 2025

The Verge article: Firefox launches ‘shake to summarize’ on iPhones

AskVG post: How to Disable and Remove All AI Features in Mozilla Firefox

Firefox article: Ready to shake things up?

News & Observer article: An NC senator’s words were manipulated by AI in an ad. Now she’s suing

The Guardian article: Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features

Futurism article: New AI Necklace Listens Constantly and Uses All That Data to Complain About You

Friend

Carrot Weather

rabbit post: rabbit overhauls r1 experience with rabbitOS 2

Games at Work e502: Humane Rabbits

Retrododo article: The Complete Range Of iPod Clickwheel Games Has Finally Been Preserved

Ironic Sans post: Doomscrolling: The Game

Doomscroll