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Our TechTable panelists sit down with John Kestner of Supermechanical to talk about all things connected kitchen. They’ll cover smart appliances, software requirements, refillment services, and every other ingredient we’ll need to bring the IoT to our kitchens. Bon Apetit.

Hosts

Kevin Harwood | https://twitter.com/kevinharwood
Ryan Considine | https://twitter.com/ryanconsidine
John Kestner - CEO, Supermechanical | https://twitter.com/johnkestner

Show Notes

00:57 - Who is Supermechanical?
02:22 - What’s cooking in the connected kitchen?
04:00 - Friction points with kitchen apps
05:04 - Smart Kitchen Summit Recap
07:45 - Chaos of Best Buy’s IoT section
09:30 - Who’s currently winning the connected home?
12:03 - The perfect smart kitchen
15:56 - What is a smart fridge?
19:49 - Smart ovens
23:13 - Smart refillment services
26:31 - What do smart kitchens look like in 2016?

Hot Links

Supermechanical
http://supermechanical.com/

Range Dial
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/supermechanical/range-dial-connected-food-thermometer-that-lets-yo

Smart Kitchen Summit
http://www.smartkitchensummit.com/

HomeKit
http://www.apple.com/ios/homekit/

Nest
https://nest.com/

Brillo
https://developers.google.com/brillo/?hl=en

Instacart
https://www.instacart.com/

June Intelligent Oven
https://juneoven.com/

Smart Sous Vide
http://www.wired.com/2015/11/chefsteps-joule-immersion-circulator/

Amazon Dash Buttons
https://www.amazon.com/b/?node=10667898011&sort=date-desc-rank&lo=digital-text

ChefSteps Classes
https://www.chefsteps.com/classes

The Food Lab
http://www.amazon.com/The-Food-Lab-Cooking-Through/dp/0393081087/ref=zg_bs_14494_1?tag=serieats-20

Episode 030 - Connected Kitchen

For our second edition of Tech Table Live, we join Chris George of Vinli and two post-grads from the University of Texas Computer Science (UTCS) AI-Lab (Michael Albert & Guni Sharon) to discuss the future of autonomous vehicles. Michael and Guni will be discussing the connected car projects they’ve been working on to reduce congestion in Austin and other cities plagued by traffic.

Hosts

Blake Burris - Chief Hacktivist, Vinli | https://twitter.com/blakeburris
Michael Albert -  UTCS AI-Lab | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~malbert/
Guni Sharon - UTCS AI-Lab | https://sites.google.com/site/gunisharon/home

Show Notes

00:45 - Welcome and What is Vinli?
03:08 - What are Michael and Guni working on?
05:17 - Intersection Management System
07:25 - Mixed Reality Simulation Model
09:36 - Auction Based Intersection Management
12:43 - Adaptive Micro Tolling
17:25 - Main Takeaway from Autonomous Vehicles

Hot Links

Vinli
https://www.vin.li/

UTCS AI-Lab
https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/ai-lab/

Autonomous Intersection Management System
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~aim/

Mixed Reality Simulation Model Vehicle
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~chiu/images/marvin.png

Episode 031 - Connected Car

Host Kevin Harwood returns from this year’s CES with an abundance of knowledge about the future of connected homes, connected fitness trackers, VR headsets, drones, autonomous vehicles, 8K TVs, and so much more. Co-host Ryan Considine grills him on all of his findings, as well as how he fared at the casinos. Spoiler alert, Kevin will not be retiring anytime soon. 

Hosts
Kevin Harwood | https://twitter.com/kevinharwood
Ryan Considine | https://twitter.com/ryanconsidine

Show Notes
02:17 - Painting the picture of CES (verbally)
04:35 - CES from afar
06:07 - A year of iteration (not innovation)
06:40 - HomeKit
10:01 - Android’s fragmented home
12:21 - Connected Fitness keeps trucking
14:13 - Whirlpool’s Connected Kitchen
19:08 - VR virtually EVERYWHERE
23:25 - Drones. Drones. Drones.
29:43 - The force is strong with 3D printing
32:22 - Autonomous cars are on their way
34:45 - 8K displays
37:40 - Product rapid fire
40:22 - Kevin gets negative
42:05 - CES crystal ball

Hot Links
CES
http://www.cesweb.org/

HomeKit
http://www.apple.com/ios/homekit/?cid=wwa-us-kwg-features

Thread Group
http://threadgroup.org/

Under Armour HealthBox
https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/healthbox

Whirlpool Connected Kitchen
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/whirlpool-brand-debuts-new-connected-kitchen-suite-at-ces-2016-300198326.html

Oculus Rift CES
http://www.businessinsider.com/huge-oculus-booth-at-ces-2016-shows-how-popular-rift-has-become-2016-1

DGI Drones Booth
http://www.dji.com/newsroom/news/dji-at-ces-four-new-products-announced

Drone Registration Site
http://federaldroneregistration.com/

Parrot Fixed-Wing Drone
http://www.parrot.com/ces/

CES 3D printed storm trooper
http://3dprint.com/115046/3d-printed-stormtrooper-ces/

Toyota Concept Cars
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/01/toyota-showcases-future-of-mobility-at.html

Canon 8K
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/7/10725492/i-was-taken-for-a-ride-by-canon-s-8k-experience

USB Rechargeable Batteries
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3020072/hardware/the-eco-usbcell-is-the-slickest-rechargeable-aa-battery-youve-ever-seen.html

Netatmo Connected Weather Station
https://www.netatmo.com/en-US/product/station

Episode 032 - CES 2016

Tech Table: Episode 033 - IoT on the Farm

Description
Hosts Kevin Harwood Ryan Considine are joined by guest Ben Craker from the agriculture equipment company, AGCO. They discuss how current technologies are impacting the agriculture industry and where it’s going in the future.

Hosts
Kevin Harwood | https://twitter.com/kevinharwood
Ryan Considine | https://twitter.com/ryanconsidine

Show Notes
02:00 - Self-driving tractors!
03:08 - Telemetry: New things on the old farm
04:15 - What do your tractors know?
05:45 - Farming from the office
07:10 - How accessible is this technology?
08:15 - Painting the picture of the modern farm
11:36 - Internet of Farms?
17:10 - Netflix and Till
21:00 - Big DATA!
23:25 - What’s in the secret Secret Sauce?
28:50 - An efficient farm is a happy farm
30:30 - The buzz of the Drones
32:08 - Uber tractor

Hot Links
AGCO
http://www.agcocorp.com


Episode 033 - IoT on the Farm

Description
Hosts Kevin Harwood Ryan Considine are joined by guest Jose Puente from Flexdrive, an automobile subscription service that’s shaking up the idea of car ownership. In this episode, they’ll discuss how car ownership is transforming, and what it means for the future.

Hosts
Kevin Harwood | https://twitter.com/kevinharwood
Ryan Considine | https://twitter.com/ryanconsidine

Guests
Jose Puente | https://twitter.com/FlexdriveIT

Show Notes
01:55 - Flexible car ownership
03:45 - One payment to rule them all
05:35 - Freedom, flexibility, finally!
07:00 - Associated costs of owning a car
08:40 - Miles versus dollars
10:15 - Not renting Ferraris, yet
12:00 - “Your car is ready sir.”
15:45 - Autonomous car conversion kits
19:30 - A three trillion mile road trip
20:40 - Apple Car!
21:35 - Traffic is ruining my life
22:30 - Down with cars!
25:20 - A $200 Uber ride?!
29:25 - Infrastructure for autonomous cars
32:45 - A virtual commute?

Hot Links
Flexdrive
www.flexdrive.com 


Episode 034 - Future of Car Ownership

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Episode 032 - CES 2016

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