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In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss my senior citizen/retiree low cost digital workspace. You can see the dusty/cobwebbed Kensington lock that I obviously haven’t looked at or cleaned in the 15 years since I setup the then new 2007 Apple iMac.

1. Senior citizen digital workspace
   Making space on a small table by retiring my 2007 iMac 21-inch
   Preparing for
   Reduced mobility
   Reduced income
   Amazon Prime Preview sale
   $160 mini-PC. Intel Celeron N5095. 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD. Windows 11 Pro
   No USB-C ports. No USB-C power option
   BYO keyboard/mouse/display
   $80 21-inch thin-light LCD display
   $70 100-watt GaN (Gallium Nitride) flat power strip. 2 AC pop-up outlets. 2 USB-A. 2 USB-C. GaN == more efficient, less heat
   $30 (Sams Club) monitor stand with 4 USB-A ports
   $50 One by Wacom USB drawing tablet
2. Pew Research: Share of those 65 and older who are tech users has grown in the past decade
3. Bloomberg/Mark Gurman October Apple product announcement speculation
   M2 iPad Pro
   Lower price iPad w/USB-C port
   2023 release of Google Pixel-like docking stand-hub with speakers/charger

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Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen to discuss:

1. Tom’s Guide: Google Pixel Tablet is coming — everything we know so far
   Google Pixel Tablet Early Look
   No price
   Google Tensor G2 processor
   Google/Rose Yao said their studies say tablets are mostly used at home that mostly sits in a drawer. I disagree based on a small but reasonable sample size. Question: DId they conduct this survey during the pandemic when most people were at home?
   That said: Would make a nice replacement for my 10-inch Lenovo Smart Assistant
   Charging speaker dock
   Wireless charging
   Available sometime in 2023
   10.95-inch display
   Stylus support
   Did not say if included
2. Pixel Watch, and Comparison with Apple Watch 8
3. Pixel 7 & 7 Pro
4. Received my iPhone 14 Pro
   Clear case too slippery
   Forgot upgrade/transfer only transfer Apple
   Appreciate features from 13 (upgraded from a 12)
   “New” features more noticeable if you upgrade every other year
   3x optical zoom
   I see the “shaky” issue that some people have noticed
   Cinematic mode
   Dynamic island

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In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Who is the Amazon Kindle Scribe for?
  Basic vs. premium Wacom EMR pen
  Premium pen has an eraser and programmable button
  $340 vs. $370 by adding premium pen
  Premium pen included for 32 and 64GB models
  16, 32, 64GB sizes
  Kindle notebook app
  4 years of system updates

  The current gen 10.2″ iPad starts at $330 with 64GB RAM. The Apple Pencil (gen 1) adds another $130 to the cost.

  The base Kindle Scribe
  Includes the basic pen
  EMR pens do not need recharging or Bluetooth pairing
  Has a paperwhite display
  Readable in sunlight
  Much longer battery life than an iPad (in reading mode)

• Jon’s Thoughts:
  First compelling redesign since the Oasis, which is 5+ years old now.
  Really like it, and if I didn’t already have an iPad Pro + Apple Pencil + Notes in OneNote + Apple Notes then I’d jump on it.
  But at this point, do I want to complicate my life with another fractured note taking experience? But the e-Ink display is SO tempting.
  Nice to see a competitor to the ReMarkable.
  Note syncing and storage(?) requires a subscription $3/month
  Kindle Notes and Highlights on the web
• Hyperlinks in handwriting
• Open educational resources
  Noba Project – Teach and learn psychology for free
  OpenStax – Part of Rice University. Openly licensed college textbooks that are absolutely free online and low cost in print.
  OpenIntro – Statistics & mathematics
  OER Commons – public digital library of open educational resources

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Guest panelist Sven Johannsen joins Jon Westfall and me for this podcast. We discuss Apple’s September 8 product announcements which had a disaster/apocalyptic tone.

1. CNN: Apple’s latest products and features take aim at our greatest fears
2. iPhone 14 Pro & Pro Max
   Dynamic Island
   Always-on Display (like my 2020 Google Pixel 4a)
   Still has a lightning connector instead of USB-C ????
   Wiki- The iPad Pro, released in 2015, features the first Lightning connector supporting USB 3.0 host.(5 Gbit/s) The only accessory that supports USB 3.0 is the new camera adapter. Normal USB-A – Lightning cables are still USB 2.0. How about USB-C to lightning???
3. Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14
4. Wi-Fi Comes to Mount Kilimanjaro
5. iOS 16
   iCloud Shared Photo Library – coming later this year
6. CNET: iOS 16 for iPhone: Every Cool New Feature Arriving Monday
7. Jon: upgraded to iOS 16, pleasantly surprised by quality of life improvements that previously I thought would be snoozes.
8. Apple Watch Series 8 & Apple Watch Ultra
   Apple watch series 8 Stainless (starts $749 [41mm], $799 [45mm]) vs Ultra ($799)
9. AirPods Pro 2nd gen
   Volume control on stem
10. Jon received the Linus Tech Tips backpack (See Episode 418) and have some impressions pre-use as a daily driver.

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

1. New Fitbit products
   Fitbit Sense 2 is the most interesting to me. It measures skin temperature and has a Body Response sensor, which measures cEDA for all-day stress management. The body response sensor is also available on the Charge 5 (I have a Charge 4)

   Fitbit Stress Management
   Sensor measures electrodermal activity (EDA) responses on the skin.

2. Apple confirms that iPadOS 16 is delayed
3. Apple Watch 8 Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-watch-series-8/) Rugged? Larger? Both? Pro? I’m gonna buy it anyway, but what would I like to see?
4. Jon has a new website The Bot Says – I ask an AI questions, and it responds. @TheBotSaysTweet
5. Coca Cola Dreamworld flavor???

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