{"id":4884,"date":"2023-07-23T15:56:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T01:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2023-07-23T15:56:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T01:56:40","slug":"mobileviews-podcast-467-echo-dot-thermometer-digital-subscriptions-prices-rising-siri-finally-getting-an-upgrade-best-new-features-over-the-past-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/23\/mobileviews-podcast-467-echo-dot-thermometer-digital-subscriptions-prices-rising-siri-finally-getting-an-upgrade-best-new-features-over-the-past-year\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews Podcast 467: Echo Dot thermometer; digital subscriptions prices rising; Siri finally getting an upgrade?; best new features over the past year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"MobileViews Podcast 467: Echo Dot thermometer; digital subscriptions prices rising; Siri finally getting an upgrade?; best new features over the past year\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=vq5tt-1461d88-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transitioning from Bit.ly to TinyURL<\/li>\n<li>The Amazon Echo Dot (5th gen) has a thermometer. However, it is consistently three degrees lower than what is reported by IR and other thermometers in the same room.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ybxmhzh7\">MobileViews Mini-Podcast 38: Absgeega K61 wireless lav mic test with an iPad mini 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now that I&#8217;m a retiree income, services of all kinds have decided to raise their subscription prices. Gee, thanks<\/li>\n<li>Is Siri finally getting a cognitive upgrade?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/7\/23\/23804825\/apple-gpt-chatbot-apple-care-siri-chatgpt\">The Verge: Apple is already using its chatbot for internal work<\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ai.meta.com\/blog\/llama-2\/\">Meta and Microsoft Introduce the Next Generation of Llama<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discussion Topic: Each year when new features are announced, they\u2019re hyped up to be \u201cthe best\u201d. This week I looked back at features announced in the past year and decided \u201cWere they really as useful as they were made out to be?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<p><a href=\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&#038;sr=1-1&#038;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&#038;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&#038;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d<\/a>MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss: Transitioning from Bit.ly to TinyURL The Amazon Echo Dot (5th gen) has a thermometer. 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