The Other Singularity
summary
A concrete case for the next pattern of computing: a 9 ft by 64 ft RGB paint wall built from 2,500 individually addressable LEDs (cost “about a used car”), an augmented‑reality porta‑potty prototype that drops from $6,620 for eight units to $189 rebuilt and projects toward $20 at scale, a DIY $2,500 open‑source electric car, a Nest‑class thermostat that saves ~30% energy, and a room system using pico‑projectors, depth microphones and conversational computing to make the room the computer — prototypes built, iterated, and demonstrably working.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:14Career in product design
- 8:07Defining the other singularity
- 12:24Exponential tech cast-offs
- 21:35Digital life support
- 26:39Laptops to distributed computing
- 31:42Maker class rise
- 37:39Rethinking design with 'think by making'
- 41:10Next computing pattern
- 44:42Conversational computing
- 56:42Closing thoughts
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