In this short weekly radio show on World Radio Switzerland I try to bring interesting technology news in an accessible, fun, way. I cover everything from the latest iPhone to virtual reality and artificial intelligence to open source technologies you can try at home
Most of the links are in French, but the vast majority of the makers at the festival speak English too (and many other languages – we’re a mixed bunch!)
We don’t yet have the videos from todays sessions, but here’s a video of highlights from 2014 around the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgFiWyw0G_0
And lastly, thanks to Guy and Caterina at Catalyx for organising this first conference in Geneva
Don’t forget you can meet Pangloss Labs members every month at our networking events. This month it’s in Divonne-les-bains in the Pays de Gex. For more information check out our web site.
One of my favourites is the Sonic Particles 2.0 application, which turns the real time sensor data into music, so you can hear what the weather is like right now…
You can immerse yourself into this world of data at L’Abri, Place de la Madelaine in the Centre of Geneva on the 28th, 29th of April and the 5th and 6th of May. Everything is in English.
Here’s the usual set of links & videos from the show:
The Parrot Rolling Spider Drone is great for indoors and out. I love it because it charges from USB, the same as your phone, and with the wheels (included) it is a lot less likely to be damaged or to damage your home! It’s super stable. I have the blue one – it’s called Max.
You can buy this online or from shops like 1000 Ordi and Prodimex in Geneva.
The ELF Nanocopter is a Virtual Reality nanodrone live on Indiegogo right now.
This one hits all my buttons. It’s 3D printed, it’s open source hardware and software, and it uses Google Cardboard for the virtual reality piloting (you see what the drone sees). And only $69. Works with both iOS and Android.
And I save the best until last.
Who hasn’t wanted to terrorise people with a remote control Pterodactyl?
This one’s on Kickstarter and is nearly funded at the time of the show with 11 days still to go. Just take a look and tell me you can’t imagine this in the mountains around Geneva…