{"id":6043,"date":"2026-06-28T20:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=6043"},"modified":"2026-06-28T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:36:03","slug":"mobieviews-616-microslop-365-copilot-app-insta360-luna-ultra-kodak-zink-slim-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/28\/mobieviews-616-microslop-365-copilot-app-insta360-luna-ultra-kodak-zink-slim-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"MobieViews 616: Microslop 365 Copilot app; Insta360 Luna Ultra; Kodak Zink Slim Printer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobieViews 616: Microslop 365 Copilot app; Insta360 Luna Ultra; Kodak Zink Slip Printer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=frjau-1afd5c7-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-6044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-1024x493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-1024x493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-1536x739.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MViews-616-AIframe-2048x985.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With episode 616, recorded on <\/span><b>June 28, 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we marked the halfway point of the year with a deep dive into a term that I previously dismissed but am now on-board with:\u00a0 <\/span><b>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Microslop#:~:text=Etymology,excessive%20focus%20on%20artificial%20intelligence\">Microslop<\/a>&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014a term for the frustrating decline and fragmentation of Microsoft&#8217;s ecosystem. The <\/span><b>Microsoft 365 Copilo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcameraworld.com\/tech\/printers\/the-kodak-step-slim-makes-printing-phone-photos-easy-and-its-available-at-this-knock-down-price\">t<\/a> app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which recently stripped out its scanning function, turned a previously simple task into a multi-step ordeal. It is particularly ironic that Copilot continues to <\/span><b>hallucinate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even suggesting I use the retired Office Lens app for scanning, seemingly unaware of its own company&#8217;s product retirements. Consequently, I\u2019ve pivoted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thegrizzlylabs.com\/genius-scan\/\"><b>Genius Scan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a fast and purposeful alternative that offers a far better experience for digitizing my daily doodle project sketches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon, meanwhile, has been putting two impressive new hardware gadgets through their paces. He\u2019s been testing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta360.com\/product\/insta360-luna-ultra\"><b>Insta360 Luna Ultra<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a gimbal camera featuring a clever detachable screen that doubles as a remote control, allowing him to film himself while managing tracking and settings from a distance. He also showcased the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcameraworld.com\/tech\/printers\/the-kodak-step-slim-makes-printing-phone-photos-easy-and-its-available-at-this-knock-down-price\"><b>Kodak Zink Slim Printer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a pocket-sized device that creates <\/span><b>color adhesive stickers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using zero-ink, heat-sensitive paper\u2014perfect for adding instant color photos to a physical journal. While these gadgets provide plenty of utility, the broader tech landscape is facing a sobering shift: <\/span><b>AI-driven demand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for components is causing shortages in RAM and SSDs, leading to significant price hikes for devices like the <\/span><b>MacBook Neo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is expected to jump in price from $599 to $699.<\/span><\/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>With episode 616, recorded on June 28, 2026, we marked the halfway point of the year with a deep dive into a term that I previously dismissed but am now on-board with:\u00a0 &#8220;Microslop&#8220;\u2014a term for the frustrating decline and fragmentation of Microsoft&#8217;s ecosystem. 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