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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 528: What did we find interesting from Apple's Sept. 9 event?

Jon Westfall and I are joined by Steven Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. In this podcast, we discuss:

• Sven's Pixel 9 Pro XL initial impressions
• Sven's Pixel Watch 3 initial impressions
• Todd's Surface Pro 11 finally works with the ARM printer driver for a thermal printer
• Products announced during Apple's September 9 event
• Bloomberg's Mark Gurman's prediction of an Apple October event to announce M4 based Macs and, possibly, a new iPad mini
• Huawei Mate XT Tri-Fold phone
• Discussion: Do you configure new iPhone's from the baseline or restore from the backup of your previous device?

MobileViews Podcast 527: Star Trek Day; DJI Neo?; Apple Sept. event; w/Sven Johannsen & Steve Hughes

Jon Westfall and I are joined by Steve Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. In it, we discuss:

• Star Trek Day
• $200 DJI Neo follow-me drone?
• Amazon Alexa to be powered by Anthropic's Claude AI engine
• Sept. 9 Apple "It's Glowtime" event
• Satechi Passport cover with integrated Find My

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 524: Testing a USB-C conference mic in a restaurant with Al Bonilla & Mark Savage

For this in-person podcast at Bo's Kitchen, I'm joined by my former co-worker, Al Bonilla, and a former contractor, Mark Savage, who worked with Al on me on a very large two-year project. The main purpose of this podcast (other than having lunch with friends) was to test using a NAKVMN USB-C Desktop Conference Microphone to record an in-person three-person podcast since my wireless lav mics are limited to recording two people. The conference mic was plugged directly into an iPhone 15 Pro Max using the Just Press Record app. I used Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 27% enhancement to clean up the sound a bit while leaving some of the background restaurant ambient noise. The enhanced audio was run through Audacity to increase the volume - since Adobe Podcast Enhance reduces the volume while cleaning up the audio.

In this podcast, we discuss:

• Mark Savage travel tech
• Todd's top 2024 gadgets: Insta360 X4 camera, Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC (despite compatibility issues), M4 iPad Pro 11, USB-C docks with status displays and vertical orientation
• AR glasses to replace computer display
• Rayban Meta Smartglasses that Steve Hughes used in podcast 522
• EVs & PVs

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 521: Paul Lawler; Testing Airhug 30 lav mics; "hot ones" discussion; subscriptions

I'm joined by frequent panelist Paul Lawler. We recorded this podcast in person during lunch on Aug. 4 at a restaurant to test my Airhug 30 wireless lavalier microphone set. The mic's built-in noise reduction feature was not good enough for this environment. So, the audio was post-processed using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 35% strength. I also had to increase the volume after Adobe's post-processing using the Open Source Audacity software. In this podcast, Paul and I unintentionally experienced a mild "hot ones" type spicy food situation and discussed this during the podcast. We also discussed:

• Non-standard power adapters
• Microsoft ActiveSync (Windows Mobile)
• Our informal "Hot Ones" experience
• Electronic bike lock
• Eufy security cameras
• Power outages - batteries and solar power
• Audio Hijack vs. Adobe Podcast Studio vs. Google Meet
• Adobe Podcast Enhance
• The "AI Divide"
• Logitech throws the idea of "subscription mice" out for discussion
• Software/Service subscriptions

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)