In this podcast Todd Ogasawara is joined by special guest Edwin Margulies, CEO of Thrio (which was recently acquired by Nextiva). They discuss:

• The acquisition of Thrio (Contact Center as a Service) by Nextiva (Cloud Communications and customer experience management)
• Reflecting on the past 30 years of the journey from Computer Telephony to Cloud-based Unified Communications.
• The role Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played in large scale communications systems over the decades, its current and future roles.

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In this podcast Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Sven Johannsen and Don Sorcenelli.

Key takeaways: (generated by Google Gemini from our podcast shownotes)

• Apple Vision Pro facing early returns for various reasons.
• OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video model raises ethical questions.
• Artists fight back against AI appropriation with data poisoning.
• New Apple iPad and Pencil rumors surface.
• Anker charging station has limitations with Apple Watch.

Anecdotal reports Apple Vision Pro Early Adopters’ returning units.

OpenAI’s new text-to-video model, Sora, is making waves. This tool allows users to create videos from simple text descriptions

Apple iPad rumors swirl, including a new Apple Pencil specifically designed for the Vision Pro

Gadgets & services of the week:

• A USB-C dock that includes a M.2 NVMe SATA SSD Enclosure
• Anker Prime Power Bank 200W, 20,000mAh Portable Charger 3-Port with 100W Charging Base, Smart Digital Display – caveat: It turns off after 10 minutes is you use an Apple Watch mag-charger with it
• A Cool visualization freebie: https://mermaid.live and a Pirate Freebie for Everyone: Sailor’s Sanctuary Sticker Pack: https://go.jonwestfall.com/ss (links to Apple’s App Store)

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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Bard becomes Gemini: Try Ultra 1.0 and a new mobile app today
• Get started with the Gemini mobile app
• Apple Vision Pro thoughts after 2 weeks of reviews in the wild
• Microsoft PC Manager for Windows 10 and 11.It Would not install on my Windows 11 desktop PC until after I rebooted. It seemed to cause problems with sites like LinkedIn which would not render. So, I uninstalled PC Manager
• Jon’s working on a new project that utilizes AI to create products for sale.

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.
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I’m joined by guest panelists Steven Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Frank McPherson for this podcast. We discuss:

• Google Bard’s new image generator
• Revive a useless Microsoft Surface RT by installing Raspberry Pi OS
• Comments on initial reactions from Apple Vision Pro adopters
• Rumors of a folding iPad mini
• SODI SMS300 Vertical Gravity Auto-Locked Laptop Stand
• Hacks using ambient light sensors for spying even when camera is covered?
• Time to replace your home router? Older routers targeted by hackers
• Boox Note Air3 C color e-ink Android based tablet

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.
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Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discuss:

• Another Microsoft Teams outage
• Todd’s Cable TV provider swapped out a traditional coax cable box for a a cloud-only streaming box and broke Netflix in the process
• Fossil leaves the smart watch market after 20 years
• Chrome is getting experimental AI features – including writing assistance. The tab organizer and generative AI wallpapers features are available now (as of Jan. 28). The writing assistant is not (yet)
• Google Art Selfie 2 is fun but doesn’t like pets
• Sven’s tech picks: Twelve South Hi Rise 3 Deluxe iPhone/iPods/Watch charging stand & Alapaka Elements Tech Case Max – Eco RX30

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.
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Jon Westfall and I are joined by guest panelists Steve Hughes and Don Sorcinelli. They discuss:

• Thanks to Jared Kuroiwa for taking the time to discuss smart glasses with me in MobileViews mini-podcast 42
• Here’s how much the Vision Pro’s accessories cost
• Microsoft sets price for premium version of Copilot AI software for consumers at $20 per user<./a>
  So, it could cost more per month to subscribe to Copilot than the annual family plan cost for Microsoft 365. I wonder how many businesses and individuals are going to pay for these added value AI services?
• Microsoft announces dedicated Copilot apps for iOS and Android
• How to Set Up Passkeys for Your Amazon Account
• Is your Laundry machine hacked??

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