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Thanks for dropping by. My name is Guy Clapperton. I’ve been a tech journalist for 30 years and I love to interview experts on what's coming up.

I’ve called this podcast and the presentations I do with it “The Near-Futurist”. Click on "About" to find out more about my speaking; meanwhile the podcast episodes are below and there's a new one every month.

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14. Empathy on a network

Mar 29, 2019

It started with a pitch about how people could effectively 'teleport' into Internet of Things connected devices, and how this could help make tech support easier than ever. It finished with a discussion on empathy, new and old skills needed for the new and connected world - and how customer experience is going to be...

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13. Baby you can drive my car

Mar 15, 2019

There is enough electricity for electronic vehicles but have they stalled? (See what I did there?) Near Futurist Guy Clapperton talks to John Robb of Eaton about what needs to change before this technology really becomes mainstream, and shares a little about where not to put charging points. Will the government have us...

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12. From Muhammad Ali to Augmented Reality

Mar 1, 2019

We start in New York where Alen Paul Silverrsteein is picked up by "pharmacy executives" and carried into a room where there's this guy...but that would be telling you the plot. We move through India, turning movies into 3D and discuss Pokemon, virtual reality and why augmented reality (AR)  apps will be more than...

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