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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 613: Bean counters creating the AI divide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In MobileViews 6136, Jon Westfall and I tackled the increasingly complex world of AI ecosystems. I shared my early impressions of Google Labs’ &#8220;Dream Beans,&#8221; an interesting daily briefing tool that uses AI to generate an illustrated summary of topics it thinks you&#8217;ll find interesting based on your activity. While the illustrations are very nice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 612: Tokens vs, Humans w/guest Don Sorcinelli</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Westfall and I welcomed back our long-time friend Don Sorcinelli, who hasn’t been on the show since last October (podcast 583). Don shared his deliberate &#8220;low-tech&#8221; approach to entertaining his two-year-old granddaughter, opting for traditional toys over tablets to encourage focus and avoid the &#8220;out&#8221; that screen time provides. This sparked some fun tech [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 611: Android Show &amp; “Gemini” I/O recap w/Johannsen &amp; McPherson</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/05/24/mobileviews-podcast-611-android-show-gemini-i-o-recap-w-johannsen-mcpherson/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 03:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Westfall and I were joined by frequent guest panelists Frank McPherson, and Sven Johannsen to discuss  the announcements from the recent &#8220;Gemini I/O&#8221; and Android shows. I kicked off the episode with a real-world tech success story: the Google app on my Pixel devices provided a magnitude and epicenter alert for a 6.0 earthquake [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 610: Googlebook announced. Good enough or too late?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 01:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOTE: I&#8217;m aware that Google Gemini/Nano Banana 2 had some kind of AI Jargon Aphasia when it created the graphical/text section about Google Auto&#8217;s upcoming Lane Advisory feature. I left it as-is for my own amusement. I started off the podcast by noting that I&#8217;m testing yet another budget-friendly microphone, the Boya CastMic G30, which [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 609: Google AI Family Sharing, Vibe Coding Security Risks, and Annoying whispering to AI in offices</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/05/10/mobileviews-podcast-609-google-ai-family-sharing-vibe-coding-security-risks-and-annoying-whispering-to-ai-in-offices/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In MobileViews Podcast 609, Jon Westfall and I discuss the evolving landscape of AI tools and consumer technology. I start by highlighting that the Google AI Plus subscription is now shareable via the Google One family plan, which I consider a helpful step in bridging the &#8220;AI divide&#8221; for households. Then we revisit the recurring [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 608: Microsoft’s K2 Project, Rumored iPhone Folds, and the Rise of AI App Build</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/05/03/mobileviews-608-microsofts-k2-project-rumored-iphone-folds-and-the-rise-of-ai-app-build/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In MobileViews 608, I spent some time venting about Microsoft&#8217;s new &#8220;Windows K2&#8221; effort to fix the performance and reliability issues in Windows 11—a move that feels long overdue considering, as Jon Westfall noted, the current OS uses React for the start menu rather than native forms. I also shared a warning about expiring secure [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 607: From Heathkits to 3D Printers &amp; Vibe Coding: Redefining Making for the Next Generation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Westfall and I kicked off episode 607 with the news that Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple’s CEO to become Chairman, with John Ternus taking the helm this September. We speculated that his leadership might usher in a full &#8220;Neo&#8221; ecosystem—budget-friendly iPads and iPhones—that could finally bring the cost of a complete Apple [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 606: Router Bans, the Gemini Mac App, and the 8GB RAM Debate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discussed the FCC&#8217;s ban on foreign-made routers, noting that Netgear received a unique exception until October 2027. This led us to consider the merits of &#8220;rolling your own&#8221; router using OpenWrt and a supported consumer WiFi router, or a Raspberry Pi to maintain better control over home gateways. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 605: Google Gemini Notebooks; democratization of app dev?; guest: Steve Hughes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[? In this podcast Jon Westfall and I were joined by our long-time friend Steve Hughes, who returned to the show after a long period of heavy travel. I used the opening of the show to test a new Boya CM40 condenser microphone, comparing its sound quality to my MacBook’s built-in mic, my 4K USB [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 604: Google AI Pro 5TB; Google FlexOS USB stick; Apple 50th; guest Sven Johannsen</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/04/05/mobileviews-604-google-ai-pro-5tb-google-flexos-usb-stick-apple-50th-guest-sven-johannsen/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Westfall and I were joined by Sven Johannsen for MobileViews Podcast 604. We spent a good portion of the show reflecting on a major milestone: Apple turned 50 on April 1st. Beyond the nostalgia, we dove into Google&#8217;s latest AI subscription changes and some clever new hardware gadgets.. I’ve been getting a lot of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5962</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>MobileViews 603: Sidecar-Neo-iPad-3rd display; Tiny Teams; Different Enough vibe coded app</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/03/29/mobileviews-603-sidecar-neo-ipad-3rd-display-tiny-teams-different-enough-vibe-coded-app/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For MobileViews 603, recorded on March 29, 2026, I decided to return to my classic Blue Yeti Nano microphone, which I used for hundreds of episodes in years past. Much of our hardware discussion this week centered on my ongoing fascination with the MacBook Neo. I discovered that while it officially only supports one external [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 602: Adobe Podcast video recording; Grandparents glued to phones? MacBook Neo USB ports &amp; more</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/03/22/mobileviews-602-adobe-podcast-video-recording-grandparents-glued-to-phones-macbook-neo-usb-ports-more/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MobileViews 602: Adobe Podcast video recording; Grandparents glued to phones? MacBook Neo USB ports &#38; more Jon Westfall and I started the podcast with a technical experiment. We recorded the first portion of the show using Adobe Podcast’s new video recording feature. While the service is included in my $100-a-year Adobe Express Premium subscription, Jon [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5945</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>MobileViews 601: 36 hours without power, cell service, &amp; broadband internet. MacBook Neo impressions</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/03/15/mobileviews-601-36-hours-without-power-cell-service-broadband-internet-macbook-neo-impressions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Todd Ogasawara and Dr. Jon Westfall dive into weathering long  power outages, hands-on impressions of new tech hardware, and the magic of modern software development workflows. Surviving the Hawaii Storms and Tech Infrastructure Failures Todd shared his experience dealing with a severe storm system that swept through Hawaii, knocking out power for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5938</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>MobileViews 600: Looking back and looking forward – especially the new budget MacBook Neo</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/03/08/mobileviews-600-looking-back-and-looking-forward-especially-the-new-budget-macbook-neo/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) were joined by frequent guest panelist Frank McPherson who was on the podcast with me way back in 2008. Frank first joined us all the way back on Podcast #2 on Nov. 28, 2008, when the hot topic was the T-Mobile G-1—the very first Android phone. Jon hopped on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5930</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>MobileViews 599: Nano Banana 2; budget Apple Macbook? EVE Motion sensor; what we lost when media went all digital?</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/03/01/mobileviews-599-nano-banana-2-budget-apple-macbook-eve-motion-sensor-what-we-lost-when-media-went-all-digital/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In MobileViews Podcast episode 599, panelists Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen. We start off with thoughts on the new Google Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), with Todd noting its impressive capabilities. I also shared a recent AI experiment where he fed his 100-song Apple [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 598: Budget MacBook soon? E-ink vs. OneNote. “Vibe Working”</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/02/22/mobileviews-598-budget-macbook-soon-e-ink-vs-onenote-vibe-working/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 04:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we inch ever closer to episode 600, we spent some time reflecting on our podcasting journey and the accelerating pace of our 100-episode milestones. It feels like just yesterday I started this show during a brief stint as a full-time blogger, and I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for Jon Westfall and all the friends who have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 597: Forced Cloud Storage, Exploding Batteries, and Near Future Tech</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/02/15/mobileviews-597-forced-cloud-storage-exploding-batteries-and-near-future-tech/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week on MobileViews 597, we dive into a series of mini-rants and discuss the future of low-cost computing, hardware prices, and AI features in mobile apps.Key Topics and Discussion Summary1. The Clipchamp/OneDrive Forced Storage Rant Microsoft&#8217;s recent update to its Clipchamp video editor, which forces all users to save their projects to OneDrive, has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews Podcast 596: E-ink &amp; OneNote, AI Market Tremors, and the Hyflex Classroom</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/02/07/mobileviews-podcast-596-e-ink-onenote-ai-market-tremors-and-the-hyflex-classroom/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We recorded MobileViews 596 a day early on February 7, 2026, mostly to stay ahead of the weather. I’m currently under a flood watch in Hawaii, while Jon Westfall has been dealing with the aftermath of an ice storm in Mississippi. We spent some time comparing the &#8220;quality&#8221; of our power outages—I’ve had five short [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 595: Boox Note Air5 C e-ink tablet; dealing with long power outages; &amp; more</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/02/01/mobileviews-595-boox-note-air5-c-e-ink-tablet-dealing-with-long-power-outages-more/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a severe winter storm in the mainland US last week, Jon Westfall is back to join me (Todd Ogasawara) for MobileViews Podcast 595. Note: this week&#8217;s Google Nano Banana Pro generated frame around the screenshot of Jon and me &#8220;decided&#8221; to hallucinate components of the Onyx Boox Note Air5 C home screen (like a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MobileViews 594: Color e-ink tablets deep dive with Frank McPherson &amp; Sven Johannsen</title>
		<link>https://www.mobileviews.com/blog/2026/01/18/mobileviews-594-color-e-ink-tablets-deep-dive-with-frank-mcpherson-sven-johannsen/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[todd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 04:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I sat down for MobileViews Podcast 594 with my longtime friends Sven Johannsen and Frank McPherson. Our usual co-host, Jon Westfall, was away, but we had plenty to cover, ranging from the bite-sized future of entertainment to a massive deep dive into the world of color E-ink tablets. Note: I prompted Google Nano Banana Pro [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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