The weirdest tech story of 2020 is here
In an already very weird year, this undoubtedly takes the trophy with six months left to play. It's got cockroaches, pig masks, and senior executives of one
Review: RIG 700HX and the wireless headset conundrum
This is a great wireless headset for gaming and at a great price point for the quality on offer. But Seamus can't help wonder if every wireless solution is
Philip Mayes, Founder/CEO, Mighty Kingdom
We chat to Philip Mayes, CEO of Mighty Kingdom, Studio of the Year at the 2019 AGDAs and makers of great mobile games based on Disney, Lego and Conan.
A thousand words
The big questions about facial recognition technology have been coming home to roost.
Cancelled, censored, and replaced by robots
It's the Byteside podcast for June 11, 2020, with your hosts Nic Healey and Seamus Byrne. It's another weird week and it's only getting weirder.
Dylan Miklashek, Studio Manager at Gameloft
High Resolution podcast: an honest conversation with Gameloft Studio Manager Dylan Miklashek, looking at the state of game development in Australia.
The future of Byteside
Preamble this week is some transparency in the thick of tricky times. To be clear, I’m not stopping or closing or pausing or anything. So don’t fret, faithful readers! I hope the future is bright! My aim in the second half of 2020 is to put more emphasis
Sonos Arc review: raising the bar for the future?
Sonos Arc resets the home theatre experience for Sonos fans, ready for the decade ahead with Dolby Atmos support alongside best in class audio streaming.
Half the problem is admitting the problem
Social media problems with no easy answers keep Nic and Seamus clawing for answers. Plus Zoom is a big winner while self-driving cars are in big trouble.
Who's driving?
You can’t plot a course and then give everyone a steering wheel, or just give everyone their own map whether they know how to read it or not.
Binge the facts
Seamus + Nic think back on Presto, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Play, Foxtel Go, and where you'll go to play now. Wait... plus the usual rabbitholes and side quests.
One year on D&D Live goes online
A 1:1 show this time around, as Seamus thinks on one year since the show launched after D&D Live in 2019 and how that event has had to go online in 2020.
Minecraft Dungeons Review: Diablo for families in the best possible way
Here with Minecraft Dungeons, Mojang Studios and Double Eleven have built a full fledged action RPG with a gorgeous Minecraft skin.
Stifling aggregation
Market domination puts the rest of us in cultural hot water while the big players buy and sell the hot tub.
Happy International Password Day with Alex Wilson from Yubico
Alex Wilson from Yubico talks about the issues with dealing with passwords and how little physical keys like Yubikey can save us from password hell.
Gaming under a spotlight, with Grace Watkins, Click Management CEO
Grace Watkins talks to Seamus about Click Management and their effort to grow a team of Aussie gaming influencers and content creators.
Let the memes save us
Loving the memes right now, and find they help take the edge off a tricky time. But can we please stop trying to turn everything into a meme factory?
One year on... what do you think?
I started this newsletter one year ago! Well, more than… but this is the 50th issue so I feel confident I’m definitely past the one year datestamp. I just double checked: it was April 26, 2019. I wish I had something poignant or exciting to say. 50 feels like
Ross Symons, Big Ant Studios
This week I'm chatting with Ross Symons, CEO of Big Ant Studios, Australia's most prolific maker of sports video games. Cricket, AFL, tennis, rugby league,
Vivacious VR with HTC's Thomas Dexmier
Thomas Dexmier from HTC ANZ joins Jetpacks Are Overrated this week to talk about the state of VR hardware right now and where things are going next.
