Taste This Machine

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Scientists have developed a device, called “e-Taste”, capable of recreating complex flavours of food and drink from five basic building blocks, and plan to use it to enhance virtual reality and augmented reality systems, boosting immersive experiences. Anthony and Jeff debate whether adding taste to VR will made the world a better place.

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0:00.0	Sit on that, motherfuckers.
0:15.5	This is, we have concerns.
0:16.7	Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:18.6	Hi, Anthony Carboney.
0:20.5	Hello, concerned citizens.
0:22.4	You're a big VR guy.
0:23.6	Are you still a big VR guy still?
0:25.8	I am.
0:26.6	Yeah, I still believe in it.
0:28.1	I still use it frequently.
0:31.1	Yeah, I'm still, I'm still the last guy in the world who's like really all in on it.
0:38.0	Yeah.
0:38.1	Me and Zuck, I guess.
0:39.5	I sent you a, I actually sent you a thing on an Etsy thing that I saw.
0:44.4	Yeah, and I bought it.
0:45.2	Yeah, a little aftermarket thing for your Apple Vision Pro.
0:49.5	Because you're an Apple Vision pro owner and there's nothing you can do to change that.
0:54.7	I mean, you could sell it, but you're still somebody who bought it and kept it for a very long time.
1:00.3	It's not something I'm proud of at this point.
1:03.3	No.
1:04.4	Yeah.
1:05.2	Can you just, can you play regular VR stuff on that yet?
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