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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• New video calling features coming to Google Meet (Android/iOS)
• OpenStax partners with Google’s Gemini Apps
• Apple Podcasts available on the web
• Google ImageFX powered by Imagen 3
• Guru Maps
• What Apple is NOT going to announce during its 9/9 event?
• How important are product (including non-technology) ecosystems/branding to you?

Available via Apple iTunes.
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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I catch-up after a few podcasts with guest hosts/panelists. We discuss:

• Thanking guest hosts/panelists: Paul Lawler, Steve Hughes, Al Bonilla, Mark Savage, Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, and Don Sorcinelli.
• Impressed by photos taken by Steve’s Rayban Meta smart glasses
• Surprised at how well a USB-C conference mic work to record a three person podcast in a restaurant
• Apple Sept. 10 (possible) event?
• After months of failed attempts, the Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC can now print to a printer
• Chrome for desktop now has Google Lens search
• Jon’s quasi-annual travel/Disney tech report! Cordless world, mobile ordering, still need a laptop for a few things, Disney MagicBand+, Disney Fuel Rod, security flagging a plastic glasses case, new animatronics tech, what does a nearby hurricane shut down, drone show, 

Available via Apple iTunes.
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For this in-person podcast at Bo’s Kitchen, I’m joined by my former co-worker, Al Bonilla, and a former contractor, Mark Savage, who worked with Al on me on a very large two-year project. The main purpose of this podcast (other than having lunch with friends) was to test using a NAKVMN USB-C Desktop Conference Microphone to record an in-person three-person podcast since my wireless lav mics are limited to recording two people. The conference mic was plugged directly into an iPhone 15 Pro Max using the Just Press Record app. I used Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 27% enhancement to clean up the sound a bit while leaving some of the background restaurant ambient noise. The enhanced audio was run through Audacity to increase the volume – since Adobe Podcast Enhance reduces the volume while cleaning up the audio. I’m really pleased with the overall audio quality using this setup.

In this podcast, we discuss:

• Mark Savage travel tech
• Todd’s top 2024 gadgets: Insta360 X4 camera, Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC (despite compatibility issues), M4 iPad Pro 11, USB-C docks with status displays and vertical orientation
• AR glasses to replace computer display
• Rayban Meta Smartglasses that Steve Hughes used in podcast 522
• EVs & PVs

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com</a

For this podcast, I’m joined by Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, & Don Sorcinelli. We discussed:

• MobileViews 522 carpool techie-oke podcast recorded using wireless lavalier microphones
• Insta360 Studio gained AI reframing/editing feature (see sample here)
• WordStar 7.0 rereleased (free) by author Robert J. Sawyer
• Google deprecating Manifest V2 for Google Chrome. Impact on ad-blockers
• Made by Google 2024 product announcements

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com