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MobileViews Editor Todd Ogasawara discusses mobile technology hardware and software
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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall are joined by frequent guest panelists Steve Hughes and Don Sorcinelli to discuss some of the product announcements made during CES 2024.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. They discuss whether consumers (like them) will pay for "pro" LLM/GenAI tools. They also discuss the Zeiss Holocam that turns any glass window into a camera. Sven highlighted a report about Calendar Spam. They spend most of the rest of the podcast discussing water bottles and bags for techies.
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Todd Ogasawara is joined by guest co-host Paul Lawler to test three microphones to record an in-person podcast in a busy and noisy restaurant.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max built-in microphone
- Richchip Bluetooth wireless microphone connected to an iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Nearstream wireless lavalier pair of microphones connected to a Google Pixel 7a
During this mini-podcast, they also discuss Paul's 3D printing and Adobe Podcast Enhance.
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
In this final podcast of 2023, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall look back at 2023 and forward to 2024.
Todd’s 2023 tech picks
- Google Pixel Tablet
- Adobe Podcast Enhance
- GenAI/LLM
- Thermal label printers - Thanks to Jon for recommending this tech
- Various wireless lav mics tested for recording in-person, in-the-field, podcasts
Jon’s 2023 tech picks
- Apple Watch Ultra 2: Great battery life, doesn't look too crazy big, and fast.
- Ai
- rpods Pro 2 with iOS 17: Adaptive noise cancellation and conversational awareness is amazing.
- Withings BodyScan Smart Scale
Looking to 2024: Good & bad
- Streaming services consolidating and adding fees
- Apple
- Jon’s planned iPad Mini Experiment
- iPad mini 7?
- Vision Pro alternatives that work with iPhone 15 Pro spatial videos?
Dedicated to Pepper...
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discussed:
- Amazon YOur Books (beta)
- Microsoft Office Insider
- Viewing Apple Spatial Video without a Vision Pro?
- Netflix What We Watched spreadsheet
- Smartphone deals
- Apple settles Family Sharing subscriptions lawsuit
- Integrating Google Gemini with R
- Jon's new Anker 633 Power Bank experience
- Jon's 10th year co-hosting the MobileViews podcast!
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
- iPhone 15 Pro Max "dead" display scare
- Trying a vertical mouse for the first time
- Google Gemini in Google Bard
- Google NotebookLM with Gemini generally available
- Who can affort Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30 per month?
- Biopic about singer Edith iaf will use AI to recreate her speaking voice
- Todd's musing of the day: Will people stop using question marks when writing because AI chatbots do not require them?
- Jon's tip: Cast Apple Preview edit to an iPad or iPhone for touch editing
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
In this podcast Todd Ogasawara speaks with Google Customer Engineering Manager Steve Lujan and Google Enterprise Architect Daniel Liu about real-world applications of Google's various established AI products/services such as Document AI, Vision AI, and Contact Center AI. They also discuss the Google Gemini general model AI that launched just a day before this podcast was recorded (launch date = Dec. 6, 2023).
Note: During the podcast I (Todd) said that Google Bard was reporting that Gemini was not available for me yet. However, after post-processing the audio for this podcast, I tried again and was told:
Google Gemini is already available for Google Bard!
As of December 7, 2023, you can access a specifically tuned version of Gemini Pro within Bard.
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Todd Ogasawara is joined by guest co-host Sven Johannsen for this podcast. They discuss some of the favorite new 2023 gadgets (and a few disappointments). The favs include: A 2nd generation Amazon Echo Show 8 (not the new 3rd gen), low-cost GaN chargers, low-price mini-soundbars, combo tablet stand/docks, Google Pixel Tablet, BougeRV Car fridge, ThruNite EDC Flashlight Archer Mini, and Canon EOS T7.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall and joined by frequent guest panelists Steven Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. They discuss:
- YouTube now able to ingest audio-only podcasts using RSS. The MobileViews Podcast is now available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@ToddOgasawara/podcasts
- Surprised that Apple offered AppleCare+ warranty extensions
- Todd Has been using a sub-$100 Android tablet. The experience is a good one if you manage expectations.
- Todd received notice that he has access to Google NotebookLM but this does not appear to be availablle for his use
- Todd's rant: Amazon turning off the Comixology app on December 4 forcing users to use the less comicbook friendly Kindle app.
- Adam Savage CT scan of USB-C cable why Apples Cable costs $130
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
In this mini-podcast Todd Ogasawara is joined by Philip Mow (Phil) and Dr. James Young (Jim) to test the SPKPAL USB-C microphone in a restaurant. Audio recorded directly from the mic to an iPhone 15 Pro Max using the Just Press Record app.
The discussion topics focused on Jim's post-retirement interests of robotics and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).