{"id":5834,"date":"2025-12-07T18:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T04:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T04:30:10","slug":"mobileviews-589-apple-fav-2025-gadgets-guest-sven-johannse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/07\/mobileviews-589-apple-fav-2025-gadgets-guest-sven-johannse\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 589: Apple &#038; Google best of 2025 apps; fav 2025 gadgets; guest Sven Johannsen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 589: Apple &amp; Google best of 2025 apps; fav 2025 gadgets; guest Sven Johannsen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=7dina-19e41c2-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-1024x565.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-1536x847.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-people-whiteboard-2048x1130.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode, Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen. We dive into the end-of-year wrap-ups: We discuss <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/apple-unveils-the-winners-of-the-2025-app-store-awards\/\">Apple\u2019s 2025 App Store Award<\/a>s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with Jon noting that he uses award-winner <\/span><b>Strava<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014though primarily on the Apple Watch rather than its main platform. The conversation also covers <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/google-play\/best-apps-games-2025\/\">Google Play\u2019s Best of 202<\/a>5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (spanning apps, books, and games) and the latest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/youtube\/end-of-year-summary-2025\/\"><b>YouTube End-of-Year Recap<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the hardware front, the rumor mill is spinning regarding an <\/span><b>Apple HomePod with a screen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (potentially the &#8220;HomePod Touch&#8221;), with speculation pointing toward an 11-inch display. The hosts compare smart display pricing, weighing the <\/span><b>Echo Show 11\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ($194-$219) against the <\/span><b>Pixel Tablet and Dock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bundle ($250 + $129).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sven&#8217;s new accessories are also highlighted, including the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dji.com\/mic-mini\">DJI Mic Min<\/a>i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a competitive $80 and the new clip and card versions of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pebblebee.com\/\"><b>Pebblebee Trackers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Todd\u2019s Segment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/goovis.net\/products\/g3max\"><b>Goovis G3 Max headset<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, praised for its individual diopter adjustment that allows eyeglass wearers to use the device without custom prescription lenses. The show wraps up with a mention of the <\/span><b>Google Pixel 10 Pro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its headline feature: <\/span><b>100x ProRes zoom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MViews-589-whiteboard-2048x1117.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Available via <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>In this episode, Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen. 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