Is this podcast John Westfall and I discuss:

• Waiting for Adobe Podcast Studio beta to stabilize. Looking at other cloud-based podcast recording services: Descript/SquadCast, Riverside.fm, Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor.fm)
• Google Podcast service & app EOL soon: April 4
• Thermal printer for 8.5×11-inch pages
• US DOJ vs. Apple.- iPhone monopoly?
  • Our insider view of the rise and fall of Windows Mobile/Windows Phone
• What now X/Twitter?

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I’m joined by guest co-host and frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discussed some of our favorite 2023 gadgets as well as a few disappointments. We start, however, with a few other items.

• Dave’s Garage interview with Raymond Chen
  The Minds Behind Windows: Raymond Chen
• Apple extends Emergency SOS via satellite for an additional free year for existing iPhone 14 users
• Replaced flickering Echo Show 5 (1st gen) with a 2nd gen Echo Show 8. Under $50 and “good enough”
• Amazed by the low prices of some GaN chargers. $30 for a 140W. $22 for a very compact 65W
• Tried a vertical laptop stand and learned that I should have gotten one years ago
• Tried a low-priced ($20) mini-soundbar for my PC. Very impressed
• Got an external Blu-ray drive for legacy content and discovered Windows can’t do anything with those discs without third party software
• Since buying the Anker 551 USB-C stand/dock that Sven recommended to me a year ago, I’ve gotten a few other combo stand/docks. Really nice variety available a year later

Sven’s list

• Google Pixel Tablet (current reduce price of $399)
• Pixel Fold ($1399, from $1799)
• BougeRV Car fridge
• KASA Smart home products
• Leviton Model D24SF for fans
• ThruNite EDC Flashlight Archer Mini
• Canon EOS T7
• Microsoft 365 Family subscription
• Sven’s wish list: Osmo Pocket 3 and DJI Mini 4 Pro

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

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November 2023 marks 15 years since the first MobileViews podcast (then named MediaBistro Mobile Tech Podcast. For this podcast, Jon Westfall and and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Frank McPherson. In this podcast, we discuss:

• President Lassner pledges $1M to ‘For UH • For Hawai?i’ $1B campaign
• Windows CE, Microsoft’s stunted middle child, reaches end of support at 26 years
• Apple’s new M3 MacBook Pro marks the end of the Touch Bar
• Discussion items from 15 years ago: Nov. & Dec. 2008
• Sven’s mini-rant: Is it unconscionable to only support one ‘extra’ monitor with the base M series processors?
• The reality of Apple’s Scary Fast event’s “shot by iPhone”
• Disposing electronic waste

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Steven Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discuss:

• FEMA’s Hawaii rumor response and frequently asked questions
• Why Todd didn’t turn to X (Twitter) for first hand information after hearing about the Lahaina, Maui wildfires
• Why Canadians can’t turn to Facebook for news during its current wildfires emergencies
• CBS reported Microsoft pulled an AI-generated article that recommended tourists visit the Ottawa Food Bank for … food
• Haystack News
• Apple Batterygate settlement money going out soon
• Sven’s Google Pixel Fold experience … so far

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

In this podcast, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

• “Wonky” Microsoft Teams (consumer). Should we switch to Google Meet?
• Jon’s Rayban Stories cam-glasses
• Apple Vision Pro appointment-only purchase process
• Todd bought an Amazon Echo Dot (with Bluetooth lightbulb) for $23 (Prime Day preview sale) because the Dot is an Eero WiFi mesh device
• The launch of Meta Threads
• Jon’s logo design adventures using Microsoft Image Creator and Canva

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com