MobileViews.com Podcast

MobileViews Podcast 529: Surface Pro 11 & iPad Pro M4 mini-rants; iPhone 16 Pro initial impressions; & more

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• iOS/iPadOS 18.1 public beta. Where's the Apple Intelligence?
• Boblov W1 Mini/Body Cam initial impressions
• Todd's mini-rants: Surface Pro 11 Flex Keyboard flakiness; USB-C/HDMI out flakiness; M4 iPad Pro & Apple Pencil Pro battery drain
• Jon's iPhone 16 Pro initial impressions
• Jon: Using a $30 projector stand as an end table for gadgets

MobileViews Podcast 526: What won't be announced during the Apple 9/9/ event?

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• New video calling features coming to Google Meet (Android/iOS)
• OpenStax partners with Google’s Gemini Apps
• Apple Podcasts available on the web
• Google ImageFX powered by Imagen 3
• Guru Maps
• What Apple is NOT going to announce during its 9/9 event?
• How important are product (including non-technology) ecosystems/branding to you?

 

MobileViews Podcast 525: Apple Sept. 10 event? Jon's quasi-annual travel/Disney tech report

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I catch-up after a few podcasts with guest hosts/panelists. We discuss:

• Thanking guest hosts/panelists: Paul Lawler, Steve Hughes, Al Bonilla, Mark Savage, Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, and Don Sorcinelli.
• Impressed by photos taken by Steve's Rayban Meta smart glasses
• Surprised at how well a USB-C conference mic work to record a three person podcast in a restaurant
• Apple Sept. 10 (possible) event?
• After months of failed attempts, the Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC can now print to a printer
• Chrome for desktop now has Google Lens search
• Jon's quasi-annual travel/Disney tech report! Cordless world, mobile ordering, still need a laptop for a few things, Disney MagicBand+, Disney Fuel Rod, security flagging a plastic glasses case, new animatronics tech, what does a nearby hurricane shut down, drone show, 

MobileViews Podcast 523: Made by Google discussion w/Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, & Don Sorcinelli

For this podcast, I'm joined by Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, & Don Sorcinelli. We discussed:

• MobileViews 522 carpool techie-oke podcast recorded using wireless lavalier microphones
• Insta360 Studio gained AI reframing/editing feature (see sample here)
• WordStar 7.0 rereleased (free) by author Robert J. Sawyer
• Google deprecating Manifest V2 for Google Chrome. Impact on ad-blockers
• Made by Google 2024 product announcements

MobileViews Podcast 522: Carpool techie-oke with Steven Hughes

This podcast with frequent podcast panelist Steven Hughes (who was visiting Hawaii on a work trip) is actually more of a recording exercise/test. It was recorded on the road in a car using a pair of Airhug 30 wireless lavalier microphones connected to a receiver on an iPhone 15 Pro Max using the Just Press Record app. The audio was first processed using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 5% and the further processed with Audacity to reduce the lower frequencies (bass) and increase the high frequencies (treble). I also increased the audio volume since one of the side effects of using Adobe Podcast Enhance is a significant volume reduction.

Steve and I discussed a variety of topics including the recent Made by Google product announcements.

MobileViews Podcast 520: SearchGPT; Irritating Link to Windows for Android; Apple Maps web; Nike Run Club

In this Podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Todd's visit to a Hawaii Symphony Orchestra rehearsal at the Waikiki Shell with a 360 degree video camera 
• The Google Pixel Superfans program
• OpenAI SearchGPT
• Microsoft's irritating Link to Windows for Android
• What is the point of the Apple Maps on the web (beta)?
• Jon's Nike Run Club review
• The power of the reboot (and the anger some people demonstrate when you recommend doing it)

MobileViews Podcast 519: Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage; Pet tech; Legacy tech

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004) reboot may have gotten it right ;-)
  • The role of the European Commission 2009 Microsoft agreement
• Celebrating legacy tech: Long point pencil sharpener
• Pet tech
  • Enabot Ebo Air robot
  • Weok Heartbeat Dog Toy

MobileViews Podcast 518: Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC after 10 days; AI Quotient?

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Todd's Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC impressions after using it for 10 days: Costco bundle bonus SSD size; Paint Cocreator; App compatibility
• Do you focus modes/apps?
• Home automation use?
• What new programming language do you want to learn next?

MobileViews Podcast 517: Mostly Google; Why isn't mobile device contactless payment not more widely used?

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Copilot + PC reduced AI focus
• ChatGPT for Mac app
• Google One VPN is gone. Welcome to the lesser VPN by Google
• June Pixel Feature drop finally appeared on June 25. The 13 month old Pixel 7a doesn't get any of the new interesting features
• Aug. 13 Google Hardware Event (surprise!)
• Google Workspace Labs Gemini AI features to try/test
  • Google Vid is not what I thought it would be
• Jon: Why is mobile device contactless payment apparently not often used in the US despite POS availability?

MobileViews Podcast 516: Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot + PC first impressions

Jon Westfall and I are joined by guest panelist Sven Johannsen who gives his first impressions of the new Microsoft Surface Pro Copilot + PC (Snapdragon X Elite). There's also a video segment of this portion of the podcast on YouTube.

We also discussed the 50% sale of Affinity's suite of graphics products which (somewhat) competes with Adobe's products, the passing of VPN by Google One, and Jon's continuing experience with the new Magic Keyboad for the M4 based iPad Pro.