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Virtual Insanity

From Miquela to the HTC Cosmos, the latest Byteside podcast is a walk through all kinds of virtual reality. Plus Tesla, remote work & Spot the robot.

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
Virtual Insanity

A synthetic Instagram star signs with the biggest talent agency in the world? Sounds like the perfect week to get extra virtual as we deep dive on our own experiences with the HTC Vive Cosmos over recent weeks. Is VR ready for prime time yet? If not yet, when and how?

Plus a little more Elon and a dash of Spot the robot dog enforcing social distancing in Singapore. Thankfully, no cattle prod... yet...

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Seamus Byrne

Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

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