Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discussed:
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Dr. Jon Westfall (a university professor), Don Sorcinelli (father of a incoming college freshman), and I (former college student and father of a graduated college student) discuss back to school technology.While focusing on the present, we also reminisce tech in college over the past decades.
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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:
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In a recent mini-podcast, MobileViews Blog :: MobileViews Mini-Podcast 32: Microphones comparisons, I tested audio recording quality of several microphones and declared the STADOR K23 as a no-show because while I could hear audio on it from my Macbook, I could not record audio using it with Audacity.
This was not a show stopper since its main purpose was to listen to audio and not to record with it. However, I gave it another try by pairing it with a Windows 10 laptop PC. Specifically, I used it with Microsoft Teams for conference calls. The microphone worked with this combination of hardware and software. The audio quality was good with a reasonable volume level.
The earbuds with over the ear soft hooks are comfortable when wearing for relatively long periods of time (multiple conference calls). The charging case is huge! I estimate it is four times larger than an Apple AirPods Pro charging case. That said, the K23’s case can work with either a USB-C or USB-A cable. And, its front panel LCD shows charge level in percent (vs. just yellow or green light indicators). I have a suspicion that its soft silicone over the ear hooks will deteriorate after a year or two. However, depending on your price tolerance, its relatively low cost may make up for that possible future state.
Its list price is $60US but is available from Amazon for $39US
STADOR K23 (Amazon link)
I tested five (5) microphones for this mini-podcast. However, you will only hear 4 tests because the K23 Bluetooth earbuds was able to play sounds but was not able to record audio although it showed up as a microphone option. The four microphones tested are:
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In this podcast, I’m joined by long time friend Sterling Yee who, as a national board member of the American Lung Association, had the opportunity to meet at and get a tour of the Tesla factory in Fremont, CA.
Official Telsa: 90 second tour around the Tesla factory
We also discuss some recent and possible future Apple products as well as Sterling’s experience with a much less expensive and better fitting (compared to the Air Pods Pro) Skull Candy earbuds.
An extra-special thank you to Sterling who put up with a series of podcast session issues resulting from issues with Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Skype, Google Meet, and Apple Facetime. We finally were able to record this session using Zoom. Unfortunately, this limited our talk-time since I am too miserly to pay for a service I rarely use.
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