{"id":3599,"date":"2018-01-31T19:23:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T05:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2018-01-31T19:23:14","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T05:23:14","slug":"mobileviews-podcast-239-google-audiobooks-google-files-go-smart-speaker-marketshare-jeans-w-pockets-big-enough-for-an-iphone-x-in-a-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/mobileviews-podcast-239-google-audiobooks-google-files-go-smart-speaker-marketshare-jeans-w-pockets-big-enough-for-an-iphone-x-in-a-case\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews Podcast 239: Google audiobooks, Google Files Go, smart speaker marketshare, jeans w\/pockets big enough for an iPhone X in a case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5e9sg-862e6f?from=yiiadmin' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5e9sg-862e6f?from=yiiadmin' height='100' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jon Westfall and I discuss the following in this podcast.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-play\/ok-google-read-my-book-introducing-audiobooks-google-play\/\">Google Play now includes audio books<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/topics\/next-billion-users\/files-go-three-new-features\/\">Google Files Go three new features<\/a> which are mostly useless.<br \/>\nSD cards  support &#8211; new phones generally don&#8217;t have a slot. Including Google&#8217;s Pixel<br \/>\nTablet support &#8211; Android tablets is a failed platform<br \/>\nOpening files with other apps &#8211; well, this only took 10 years to figure out<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/analyst-firm-google-home-gains-ground-amazon-echo-44-million-total-units-sold-290544\">Amazon\/Google smart speaker market share<\/a>. Amazon 69%. Google 31%. How much of this will Apple&#8217;s HomePod taken with its $349 price tag?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/strava-engineering\/the-global-heatmap-now-6x-hotter-23fc01d301de\">Strava Blog: Heat Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.strava.com\/heatmap\/#11.37\/-157.73922\/21.27831\/hot\/all\">Strava Oahu activity heat map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=http:\/\/amzn.to\/2DWQY2T>Lee Big &#038; Tall Carpenter Jeans<\/a> have a side pocket big enough for a iPhone X and BookBook Case (Couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fit the iPhone 7+ &#038; BookBook previously). Small wins for technology. Jon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Public Service announcement to bigger guys stuck in early 2000s fashion.<\/li>\n<li><a href=http:\/\/www.thinkgeek.com\/product\/1a1d\/?mrkgcl=507&#038;mrkgadid=3242530272&#038;rkg_id=h-713cd26ff43da8f1e722ca3602102b61_t-1517166042&#038;itm=360794885177_product_type_bags_%26_backpacks_product_type_messenger_bags&#038;rkgid=3242530272&#038;cpg=ogpla&#038;source=google_pla&#038;adpos=1o1&#038;creative=221359595978&#038;device=c&#038;matchtype=&#038;network=g&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQiAhrbTBRCFARIsACY7MW2Q2JDT6D-VbBp0br1qAe3JrGImyu-_22DB6xA8D_bOWH6SRP8z_AYaAt_7EALw_wcB>Think Geek Con Survival Bag<\/a> back in stock. For $34.99 not a bad little bag, with velcro on the front for patches and geeky stuff. Fits 2 tablets and assorted gear nicely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0&#038;gclid=COid8dLi6s0CFQrQfgodJ_8CsA&#038;gclsrc=ds#\/ps\/Ioaoswyblmdonyb42jg6stsl6om\">Google Music Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Westfall and I discuss the following in this podcast. Google Play now includes audio books Google Files Go three new features which are mostly useless. SD cards support &#8211; new phones generally don&#8217;t have a slot. 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