MobileViews.com Podcast

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)

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. 

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)?