MobileViews.com Podcast

MobileViews 515: Apple WWDC 2024

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, and Don Sorcinelli. The focus of our discussion were the announcements made during Apple's 2024 World Wide Developer Conference. We also discussed:

• The Copilot + PCs scheduled for release on June 18
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon  Elite allegedly running slower than an iPhone 12 (released in 2020)
• "fabric": An open-source framework for augmenting humans using AI. It provides a modular framework for solving specific problems using a crowdsourced set of AI prompts that can be used anywhere.

MobileViews Podcast 514: Pre-WWDC, testing a new 4K webcam, & mini-rants

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• My recent visit to the HTDC Entrepreneur's Sandbox, courtesy of Cindy Matsuki, to continue testing an Insta360 X4 camera
• Testing the AISpeech 4K webcam, and its microphone, for this podcast
• Microsoft switching gears for the Copilot + PC by making the new Recall feature opt-in
• Pre-WWDC discussion
• Jon's rant: Sonos
• Todd's rant/concern: The "AI Divide"

MobileViews Podcast 513: AI Ghost Voices; Acer Stereo Camera; catching up on recent tech announcements

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I catch up on announcements from the recent Apple, Google, and Microsoft events. We also discuss:

• The announcement of the Acer SpatialLabs Eyes stereo camera
• First AI hallucinations. Now, AI Ghost Voices?
• Looking forward to Apple WWDC next week
• Jon's recent Apple Store repair adventure
• Jon's rant: Why is Apple & Google Maps' GPS routing still so bad (compared to the Google owned Waze maps)?

MobileViews 512: Microsoft Copilot+ PCs - talk me into or out of buying one

I'm joined by Steven Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We mostly discuss a single topic: The recently announced Microsoft Copilot + PC concept. We also briefly discussed Windows AutoPilot V2 and .NET/Developer announcements.

MobileViews Podcast 511: New Apple Gear; OpenAI ChatGPT 4o, Google I/O

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Sven Johannsen and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discuss:

• Todd's 7th areawide power outage in 2024
• Insta360 X4 360-degree camera initial thoughts
• Initial impressions of new Apple gear after less than a week of use: M4 iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, Magic Keyboard
• Apple announced eye tracking accessibility feature
• OpenAI ChatGPT 4o

MobileViews Podcast 510: Apple May 7 event announcements discussion

Jon Westfall and I are joined by Sven Johannsen for this post-May Apple 7 product announcements discussion.

• SimCity inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame
• Email from Google saying Find My Device network will be fully launched on May 13
• Products that we hoped Apple would announce but did not: iPad Mini, iPad speaker dock (similar to Pixel Tablet dock), AirPods Pro 3 with more biometrics, Colorimeter built into the new Apple Pencil Pro
• Apple surprises: iPad Pro lost the wide angle camera lens, the iPad Pro is too thin - would have preferrred large battery with longer battery life
• Things we're looking forward to at the June Apple WWDC event: A "smarter" Siri; iPad OS 18 gaining a "real" file system
• Google I/O will be on May 14. No new hardware products expected (or already announced). So, will this be an all-AI/only-AI event?
• Sven's new gadgets: OSMO Pocket 3 Desktop Stand, Pocket 3 Microphone Stick; Belkin iPhone MagSafe Mounts for MacBooks, Desktop/Displays, and Apple TV 4K; USB Conference Speakerphone

MobileViews Podcast 509: BASIC turns 60; Randy Travis AI-voice; AI gadgets

Jon Westfall and I are joined by Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discuss:

• The BASIC programming language is 60 years old
• Randy Travis has a new song that used AI to create his singing voice
• Reviews of the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit AI hardware are coming in and the reviews are not good
• Microsoft's Edge browser has an integrated speed test tool that uses Ookla's Speedtest engine

MobileViews Podcast 508: Surprising gadgets/services that we found useful/fun

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Google Meet recording mode works when using a Chromebook
• The wild world of researching which vlogging/action camera to buy
• Open ear earbuds: Rethinking what I want from noise cancellation
• Apple's May 7 "Let Loose" event
• Monarch Money
• Products/servers that were not on our radar but turned out to be useful/satisfying
• Recent product misses

MobileViews Podcast 507: The AI Divide? So long to the Z80; DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Combo

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discussed:

• Using Google Meet to record a three-person podcast
• Upcoming changes to the Google One subscription package
• Google Magic Editor will be available to more Pixel devices soon
• The end of the line for the Z80 microprocessor: 1976 - 2024
• Discussion: The AI Divide?
• Sven's gadget picks:
  • DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Combo
  • MOVO Mic Handle

MobileViews Podcast 506: Bye bye Google One VPN

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Day 430 since the release of the most recent iPad Pro model. Still no new iPads
• More on recording podcasts using Google Meet
• Google discontinuing Google One VPN service
• Google Photos AI tools will be available to more than Google Pixel uses and Google One subcribers
• Thoughts about the Google Pixel Tablet 9 months after its release
• Microsoft testing shows advertisements in the Windows 11 Start Menu