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Bren Putnam's company, Board, created the first face-to-face gaming console, a 24-inch touchscreen that recognizes physical game pieces without internal electronics or sensors.
The Board console sells for $399, including seven initial games. Individual games with custom pieces cost around $35, with a creator tools subscription launching later this year to drive long-term value.
Board launched direct-to-consumer for the holiday season last year, selling out 10,000 launch units within weeks, indicating strong market demand for its new category of family-centric gaming.
AJ Piplica contrasts Hermeus's rapid development with traditional defense primes, noting that F-22 and F-35 fighter jets took 20-25 years and $30-60 billion each for development, highlighting a structural advantage for agile startups.
Daily animal movement requires about two hours of labor, involving building new paddocks and moving cattle and chickens. Movement can be managed with electric fencing or GPS-enabled e-collars that train animals to respect digital boundaries.
Odell discussed Frostnap's new multisig hardware wallet that connects devices via USB-C, calling it a 'Bitcoin centipede' for a tangible setup process.
Dwarkesh notes AI robotics requires millions of hours of demonstrations but still fails at complex open-ended tasks, while humans learn robotic operation within hours.
The hosts warn that autonomous drone swarms represent a fundamental shift in warfare, being cheap, asymmetrical, and difficult to counter with traditional jamming or small arms.