Improbable Insights

Pokemon Go is the canary in the coal mine. VR may be cool, and may be more immersive, but even primitive augmented reality apps will generate vast sources of revenue. Some might argue that Pokemon Go isn't "true" augmented reality, but that's picking its.  So is Pokemon Go a one-off, or a harbinger of things to come? Join Eric Klein, David Bryant, and me in a spirited discussion of whether Pokemon Go will launch a thousand new AR ships, and what that might mean. Tools My older daughter, Elizabeth, is building a drone at Cornell University. Dubbed the "Zikadrone", it's long-term purpose will be to distribute and collect mosquito traps to enable better testing for mosquito-borne diseases like Zika. https://youtu.be/NoL1EkEW0jw On more mundane matters, I had a weird problem with Windows where a Spanish language keyboard mysteriously got added to my system. Removing it proved a little awkward, so I share how to do it. David's Sandman clock arrived, and it's pretty neat. It's a simple, seven-segment LED clock