{"id":5108,"date":"2024-01-28T20:50:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5108"},"modified":"2024-01-28T20:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T06:50:26","slug":"mobileviews-podcast-494-cloud-cable-tv-chrome-browser-ai-features-google-art-selfie-2-doesnt-like-pets-svens-tech-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/28\/mobileviews-podcast-494-cloud-cable-tv-chrome-browser-ai-features-google-art-selfie-2-doesnt-like-pets-svens-tech-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews Podcast 494: Cloud cable TV, Chrome browser AI features; Google Art Selfie 2 doesn&#8217;t like pets; Sven&#8217;s tech finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"MobileViews Podcast 494: Cloud cable TV, Chrome browser AI features; Google Art Selfie 2 doesn't like pets; Sven's tech finds\" 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=pvc84-15643d2-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><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5109\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-300x108.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-1024x369.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-1536x554.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128-624x225.png 624w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chrome-ai-options-20240128.png 1986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chrome AI options &#8211; Jan. 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discuss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/microsoft-teams-down-thousands-users-downdetector-2024-01-26\/\">Another Microsoft Teams outage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Todd&#8217;s Cable TV provider swapped out a traditional coax cable box for a a cloud-only streaming box and broke Netflix in the process<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/1\/26\/24052275\/fossil-quitting-smartwatches-android-wear-os\">Fossil leaves the smart watch market<\/a> after 20 years<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/chrome\/google-chrome-generative-ai-features-january-2024\/#organize-tabs\">Chrome is getting experimental AI features<\/a> &#8211; including writing assistance. The tab organizer and generative AI wallpapers features are available now (as of Jan. 28). The writing assistant is not (yet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/chrome\/google-chrome-generative-ai-features-january-2024\/#organize-tabs\">Google Art Selfie 2<\/a> is fun but doesn&#8217;t like pets<\/li>\n<li>Sven&#8217;s tech picks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/HR1Z2ZM\/A\/twelve-south-hirise-3-deluxe-3-in-1-wireless-charging-stand\">Twelve South Hi Rise 3 Deluxe<\/a> iPhone\/iPods\/Watch charging stand &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/alpakagear.com\/products\/elements-tech-case-max-eco-rx30?variant=44000164937890\">Alapaka Elements Tech Case Max &#8211; Eco RX30<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5114\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xumo-and-cabletvboxes-202401-300x178.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xumo-and-cabletvboxes-202401-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xumo-and-cabletvboxes-202401-768x457.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xumo-and-cabletvboxes-202401-624x371.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xumo-and-cabletvboxes-202401.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Xumo Stream Box replaced legacy coax cable tv settops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0&amp;gclid=COid8dLi6s0CFQrQfgodJ_8CsA&amp;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>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ToddOgasawara\/podcasts\u201d\">MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d&lt;\/a\">MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. 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