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The Engadget Show 42: Expand with OUYA, Google, DJ Spooky, robots, space, hardware startups and more!
Listen, we're not going to promise you that watching an hour-long episode is the same as going to Expand. The good news for those of you who were unable to attend due to scheduling or geography, however, is that the ticket price is a bit lower, and many of our favorite moments have been saved for posterity. We've done our best to whittle a weekend at San Francisco's beautiful Fort Mason center into one bite-sized chunk of Engadget Show goodness. We'll take you behind the scenes at the event and show you what it takes to run your very own consumer-facing electronics show. We've got conversations with Google's Tamar Yehoshua, OUYA's Julie Uhrman, Jason Parrish and Corinna Proctor from Lenovo, Chris Anderson, DJ Spooky, Mark Frauenfelder, Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, plus folks from NASA, 3D Robotics, Oculus, Google Lunar X Prize, TechShop, Lunar and IndieGogo. We'll go for a spin on ZBoard's latest electric skateboard and show off the da Vinci surgical robot, the Ekso robotic exoskeleteon and the latest UAV from 3D Robotics -- we'll also be taking you out on the town in a Tesla Model S. And for a little bit of high drama, there's our first-ever Insert Coin: New Challengers competition, including conversations with the semi-finalists and the big moment of truth. All that plus kids, dogs and your favorite Engadget Editors. Join us after the break for a warm and fuzzy Engadget Show, won't you?
The After Math: Engadget Expand SF special
Welcome to The After Math, where we attempt to summarize this week's tech news through numbers, decimal places and percentages. Last weekend, we wrapped up our inaugural Expand event, and while several of our international editors (yours truly included) are still battling an unhappy combo of jet lag and the sniffles, we've pulled together some numbers that should offer at least a glimpse at how the weekend in San Francisco all went down. What if you missed out on all the tech, discussions, Engadget editors and giveaways this time? We wouldn't worry. Next stop, New York.
Cartoonist Paul Pope backstage at Expand (video)
Cartoonist Paul Pope of Batman: Year 100 fame swung by Expand's backstage to explore sci-fi and the state of comics. Interviewed by our own Brian Heater and Jeff Newelt (who gave us a hand on Expand's social media), the interview covers comics as a paper medium versus webcomics, making science fiction reality, how sci-fi has inspired actual gadgets and more. Hit the jump to catch the full video interview. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Indiegogo's Danae Ringelmann backstage at Expand (video)
Crowdfunding has taken the world of consumer electronics by storm. Heck, even Expand has been dragged into the frenzy: we've taken our Insert Coin feature and turned it into a full-blown competition. Indiegogo co-founder Danae Ringelmann swung by backstage at Expand and chatted with us about what makes Indiegogo stand out from other crowdfunding platforms and whether their ultra-democratic philosophy holds the site back or works in its favor. For the entire interview, check past the break for the video. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Insert Coin: New Challengers winner Ziphius backstage at Expand (video)
Now that our Insert Coin: New Challengers contestants had duked it out and the judges have made their decision, we have a winner: Ziphius. Not only did the bot win $20,000 thanks to deliberation by our judges, but it came home with our $5,000 reader's choice prize too. Victorious and $25,000 richer, the brains behind the aquatic drone joined us backstage to chat about their project. For the full interview, check out our video after the break. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Oculus VR's Nate Mitchell backstage at Expand (video)
Nate Mitchell, vice president of product for Oculus VR, was in the spotlight here at Expand discussing gaming hardware, such as the firm's VR headset, and what it means for the future with folks from NVIDIA and Razer. Mitchell found his way backstage and we asked him about the largest challenges the headset is facing, how Oculus is supporting developers and creating standards for VR games and when an immersive holodeck experience might finally arrive. Take a leap past the break to catch the full interview footage. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here
Razer's John Wilson backstage at Expand (video)
If you've laid hands (or just eyes) on Razer's Blade, Edge, Switchblade or Hydra, then you're familiar with John Wilson's work. As VP of the firm's Systems Product Group, Wilson has headed up the design of a bevy of gaming products. He talked shop on stage here at Expand, and then spoke with us backstage about Rahul Sood's new role as an advisor at the firm, why Razer decided to whip up a tablet instead of a console and just how hard it was cramming a discrete GPU into a slate. Venture past the jump for the video interview. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Live from Expand: Insert Coin Awards (video)
It's all been leading up to this! We narrowed it down to 10 semifinalists, and you helped us whittle the list down to five -- and now we're ready to announce the winner of our first-ever Insert Coin competition! Join co-host Mark Frauenfelder and our panel of judges as they unveil the results. March 17, 2013 8:30 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
Live from Expand: Ask The Editors (video)
You've already had the chance to hear from our parade of speakers, but now's the time to ask us some questions! So, what do you want to know? March 17, 2013 8:00 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
DJ Spooky backstage at Expand (video)
Paul "DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid" Miller is a veritable renaissance man: he's a conceptual artist, writer and musician. After playing a special set here at Expand and chatting with us on stage, he took a trip backstage and discussed turning data into music, remixing The Metropolitan Museum of Art's archives, 3D-printing instruments, eating roasted tarantulas with James Cameron and more. For the full interview, leap past the break for the video. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Infinite Loop: Analyzing Apple from the Outside liveblog
For a company that's being so relentlessly scrutinized, it's almost baffling that Apple can still wheel out the odd surprise every now and again. We've assembled a gaggle of professional Cupertino-watchers to join our Tim on stage to hash out where Apple's been, where it's going and if Sir Jonathan and Mr. Cook's next big idea is going to center around your wrist or your TV corner. Taking the stage will be Victor Agreda Jr. from The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Analyst Gene Munster and Crunch Fund's MG Siegler. Join us after the break for the blow-by-blow commentary, lovingly dictated into easy-to-read words. March 17, 2013 7:15 PM EDT Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Live from Expand: Infinite Loop: Analyzing Apple from the Outside (video)
Engadget Editor-in-Chief Tim Stevens will be joined on-stage by Victor Agreda Jr. (The Unofficial Apple Weblog), Gene Munster and MG Siegler (TechCrunch) to discuss the history of Apple's products -- along with the company's future. March 17, 2013 7:15 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
Live from Expand: Bionics, robotic surgery and better living through technology (video)
Emerging technologies have the potential to impact our health and well being, and we'll be talking with Ekso Bionics' Co-founder & CTO Russ Angold and Intuitive Surgical's Senior Director of Research Catherine Mohr to find out how. March 17, 2013 6:15 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
Gaming's New Frontiers liveblog
Want to know what the future of gaming will be? Odds are that the panel we're hosting now at Engadget Expand has the answer. Our very own Ben Gilbert is sitting down with NVIDIA Product Marketing VP Ujesh Desai, Oculus VR Product VP Nate Mitchell and Razer Systems Product Group VP John Wilson to see their latest hardware and how it will impact the way we play. Hop past the break for a vision of gaming's new frontiers as it unfolds. March 17, 2013 5:30 PM EDT Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Lenovo bringing contactless payments to certain NFC-enabled ThinkPads in 2013
Select ThinkPad owners may be making online purchases simply by tapping a compatible credit card to an embedded NFC reader before 2013 is through. Lenovo reps confirmed that the tech would be coming to a yet-to-be-announced array of NFC-enabled ThinkPad tablets or Ultrabooks sometime this year -- processing partnerships are still in the works, so we don't have any details to share there, but if all goes to plan, you could be submitting your card details securely and with ease very soon. The company shared the news during today's Expand conference in San Francisco, shortly after unveiling two new ThinkPad models, including the T431s Ultrabook. Lenovo hasn't confirmed whether that model will offer tap-to-pay support, too, but we certainly wouldn't rule it out. We've seen contactless payments in plenty of smartphones, of course, but widespread tablet and laptop implementation has yet to arrive. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Live from Expand: Gaming's New Frontiers (video)
Join us for a conversation with three companies that are reshaping the future of gaming: Senior Associate Editor Ben Gilbert will sit down with Ujesh Desai, Vice President of Product Marketing at NVIDIA; Nate Mitchell, Vice President of Product at Oculus Rift and John Wilson, Vice President of Systems Product Group at Razer. March 17, 2013 5:30 PM EDT Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Boston Dynamic's Marc Raibert backstage at Expand (video)
Marc Raibert, president and chief robot lover of Boston Dynamics (of AlphaDog, BigDog and Pet-Proto fame), joined us on the Expand stage to discuss the present state and future of robotics. Raibert wound his way backstage and sat down with us to talk about the importance of biology's influences on the creation of robots and the possibility of his firm developing consumer bots. Hit the jump to catch the video interview. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
Live from Expand: DJ Spooky (video)
We'll be joined onstage by artist, writer and musician DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid to discuss technology's impact on music. March 17, 2013 5:00 PM EDT For a full list of Expand sessions, be sure to check out our event hub.
Lenovo's Corinna Proctor and Jason Parrish backstage at Expand (video)
We spent some time on stage with two of the Lenovo's honchos to talk about how the ThinkPad brand has braved the test of time and take a look at what's next. The firm's Senior Research Manager Corinna Proctor and its director of ThinkPad strategy and planning stopped by backstage to chat a bit longer. We asked if Lenovo believes the ThinkPad name is being diluted by the likes of Yoga IdeaPads and other transforming hardware, how much love they're giving Windows 8 and if their success is tied to that of Microsoft's OS. Head past the jump to catch the full interview on video. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Tom Rivellini backstage at Expand (video)
If you truly were terrified during the Seven Minutes of Terror that saw the Curiosity Rover successfully land on Mars, you can blame NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Tom Rivellini. As JPL's Principal Engineer for Entry Descent and Landing Systems, Rivellini co-invented the sky crane landing system that helped the rover plant its wheels on the red planet. He met with us backstage to discuss the challenges that have been encountered with these feats of engineering, and what he's currently working on: a new parachute and heat shield system for landing spacecraft carrying humans or larger rovers on Mars. Hit the jump for the full interview on video. Follow all of Engadget's Expand coverage live from San Francisco right here!
