Category Archives: Mobile Devices

MobileViews Podcast 486: Guest co-host Sven Johannsen. Favorite 2023 gadgets (so far)


BougeRV mini fridge


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.

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MobileViews Podcast 484: 15 years of tech podcasting


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:

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MobileViews Podcast 471: Guests Steven Hughes & Sven Johannsen. Why X & Facebook aren’t breaking news sources; Microsoft AI gen-ed article goof. Sven’s Pixel Fold experience


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

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MobileViews Podcast 468: Ooma; Google pushing Tablet apps; Why use ChatGPT instead of Bing; Apple Freeform anyone?


Ooma Telo Air 2

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MobileViews Podcast 465: Meta Threads; Rayban Stories cam glasses; Jon’s Canva design adventure



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

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MobileViews Podcast 463: Google Pixel Tablet & post-WWDC discussion with Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli


Jon Westfall and I were joined by Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discussed the recently launched Google Pixel Tablet and the recent Apple WWDC product announcements.

  1. Every Mastodon User Has an RSS Feed
  2. Google Pixel Tablet
    Penoval USI 2.0 stylus
    HiPaint for Android
  3. WWDC 2023
    WWDC23 highlights
  4. Vision Pro, $3499
  5. iOS 17
  6. New health related features/support
  7. macOS Sonomo
  8. 15-inch MacBook Air
  9. Mac Studio & Mac Pro

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