MobileViews Podcast 524: Testing a USB-C conference mic in a restaurant with Al Bonilla & Mark Savage


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


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MobileViews Podcast 523: Made by Google discussion w/Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, & Don Sorcinelli


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

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MobileViews Podcast 521: Paul Lawler; Testing Airhug 30 lav mics; “hot ones” discussion; subscriptions



I’m joined by frequent panelist Paul Lawler. We recorded this podcast in person during lunch on Aug. 4 at a restaurant to test my Airhug 30 wireless lavalier microphone set. The mic’s built-in noise reduction feature was not good enough for this environment. So, the audio was post-processed using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 35% strength. I also had to increase the volume after Adobe’s post-processing using the Open Source Audacity software. In this podcast, Paul and I unintentionally experienced a mild “hot ones” type spicy food situation and discussed this during the podcast. We also discussed:

  • Non-standard power adapters
  • Microsoft ActiveSync (Windows Mobile)
  • Our informal “Hot Ones” experience
  • Electronic bike lock
  • Eufy security cameras
  • Power outages – batteries and solar power
  • Audio Hijack vs. Adobe Podcast Studio vs. Google Meet
  • Adobe Podcast Enhance
  • The “AI Divide”
  • Logitech throws the idea of “subscription mice” out for discussion
  • Software/Service subscriptions

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MobileViews Podcast 520: SearchGPT; Irritating Link to Windows for Android; Apple Maps web; Nike Run Club

In this Podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

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MobileViews Podcast 519: Crowdstrike/Microsoft outage; Pet tech; Legacy tech

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

MobileViews Podcast 518: Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC after 10 days; AI Quotient?



In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

  • Todd’s Surface Pro 11 Copilot + PC impressions after using it for 10 days: Costco bundle bonus SSD size; Paint Cocreator; App compatibility
  • Do you use focus modes/apps?
  • There should be an AI Quotient (AIQ) to let users know how capable LLM based tools are compared to each other as well as the differences between free and “pro” (paid) versions
  • Home automation use?
  • What new programming language do you want to learn next?

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