{"id":5865,"date":"2026-01-04T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:25:23","slug":"mobileviews-592-hello-2026-build-vs-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/04\/mobileviews-592-hello-2026-build-vs-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 592: Hello 2026. Build vs. buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 592: Hello 2026. Build vs. buy?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=5hm59-1a0c403-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><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-1536x652.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews592-Jon-Me-2026-AI-2048x869.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nIn this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss our recent experiences with artificial intelligence and consumer technology (as usual these days). We share insights on using Google NotebookLM and ChatGPT to automate content creation, noting that while the tools are becoming more intuitive, interoperability between different ecosystems remains a challenge. We also discuss the &#8220;build vs. buy&#8221; dilemma in home automation, highlighting how AI-assisted coding makes DIY hardware projects more accessible than ever. We briefly preview the upcoming CES conference, expressing a mix of hope and skepticism regarding whether the event will debut a truly revolutionary product category.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MViews-592-Infographic-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nAvailable 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 podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss our recent experiences with artificial intelligence and consumer technology (as usual these days). 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