MobileViews Podcast 546: Testing a new budget webcam; Google Photos “Ask” is horrible; ChatGPT academic journal hallucinations theory

  • Thanks to Walter Eccles who, in MobileViews mini-podcast 50,  helped me test a sound level meter and wireless lav mic system by recording a podcast in a busy restaurant. Google NotebookLM summarized the podcast using only the audio discussion.
  • Jon experimented with ChatGPT & NotebookLM and discovered how ChatGPT hallucinates journal articles.
  • OBSBOT Meet SE 1080P 100FPS Webcam & its microphone were tested.
  • Apple Macintosh celebrated its 41st birthday.
  • The new Google Photos for iOS “Ask” feature is horrible, but has a temporary “Switch to classic search” option.
  • The accuracy of weather data was questioned, and Forecast Advisor was used to determine the best weather source for a specific ZIP code.
  • 1Password now allows users to freeze their accounts.
  • Orbitime World Clock Widget offered a free lifetime upgrade.
  • Google Docs introduced a new “Write with Gemini” option.

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