MacVoices #26164: Foreshadowing Tech Premiers With 2001, 2010, and the Future They Imagined
The debut of a new MacVoices’ series, Foreshadowing Tech, examines how science fiction has influenced real-world technology using 2001: A Space Odyssey and 2010: The Year We Made Contact as the first case study. Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius discuss the depictions of various technologies, and how they measure up to the current state of things, including space travel, tablets, biometrics, HAL, AI, cryosleep, movie aesthetics, and the lasting cultural impact of both films.
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MacVoices #26163: NAB – CYME Expands Peakto for Larger Libraries and Team Collaboration
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MacVoices #26162: NAB – PugetBench Helps Creators Compare, Troubleshoot, and Upgrade Systems
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MacVoices #26160: Jeff Gadway of Clicks On Their Power Keyboard and Clicks Communicator
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MacVoices #26158: Live – A Fake Vendor Site, Vision Pro, Apple Reorg, and the Impact of the Neo
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MacVoices #26157: NAB – Saramonic’s Latest Is A Tiny Wireless Mic and A Team Communications Intercom Solution
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MacVoices #26155: NAB – Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy on Beauty Box Video and ShotNotes
On the show floor at NAB in Las Vegas, Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy discusses ShotNotes, a Premiere Pro panel that keeps project notes, time codes, links, timers, and collaboration details inside the edit instead of scattered across documents or sticky notes. He also previews Beauty Box Video AI development and explains where generative AI can help video pros, where traditional AI still shines, and why AI is useful but not a magic bullet.
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