Wi-Fi tracking, anime cybergirl prisons, and more

admin August 22, 2025

We are living in the Sci-Fi future that we once contemplated. Is it what we had expected? Let’s explore the weird and wild technology of 2025 from fairly affordable robots, to anime AI companions, and more.

0:00 – Introduction
01:10 – The Dipal D1
06:32 – The Unitree R1
07:50 – Bird hard drives
08:27 – Vibrating VR gloves
09:57 – Wi-Fi tracking

For more on:

Dipal D1: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/tiny-anime-girl-cyberprison-billing-itself-as-a-customizable-3d-digital-soulmate-reaches-its-kickstarter-funding-goal-in-minutes/

Unitree R1: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/you-can-buy-a-chinese-made-programmable-humanoid-robot-for-under-usd6-000-usd-but-it-might-be-the-same-one-that-tried-to-fight-civilians/

Sharp VR Gloves: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/in-development-vr-glove-wants-you-to-be-able-to-give-your-anime-favorite-all-the-head-pats-she-could-want/

Bird files: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/great-news-a-guy-saved-an-image-file-onto-a-live-bird/

Wi-Fi tracking: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/new-body-scanning-wi-fi-tech-has-me-seriously-considering-ditching-my-corporeal-form-in-favour-of-joining-the-rogue-ais-on-the-internet/

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