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Ricardo Williams Rides Hoverboard at Future Is Here Festival [VIDEO]

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On Saturday, May 16th, Ricardo Williams, host of Nerd Nite Orlando, participated in the Hendo Hoverboard demonstration at the Future is Here Festival in the Ronald Reagan Building (Washington DC).

Hendo founders, Jill and Greg Henderson introduce the device.

http://hendohover.com/
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/

Click here to watch: https://youtu.be/o3rjQVtczsM

Beth Phillips to Represent Nerd Nite Orlando at Future is Here Festival

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We would like to officially announce that Beth Phillips will be traveling to Washington DC in May to represent Orlando at the Nerd Nite Global Fest in the third annual Future is Here Festival, presented by Smithsonian Magazine.

Her talk, “Robot Intimacy: The Inevitable Leap to Love and Sex with Robots” will be presented during a weekend of exploration into science, technology, culture and the arts, all gathered around the exciting and elastic theme of “the future.” Congratulations to Beth

Click here to get a complete list of the speaker schedule for the event: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/future-here-2015-180954528/

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