1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Amazon has a new robot, but I'm more excited about 2 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: their new smart home thermostat. My thoughts on the iPhone 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: thirteen pro after using it for a few weeks plus 4 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: your tech questions answered? What is going on? I'm Rich 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: Demiro and this is Rich on Tech, the podcast where 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: I talk about the tech stuff I think you should 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: know about. It's also the place where I answer the 8 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: questions you send me, and yes, yes, send me a 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: lot of them, and that's okay. I do try to 10 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: answer them more so than just on the podcast, But 11 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: the podcast is a good place because it helps other 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: people know what's going on. So who am I? I'm 13 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: the tech reporter at KTLA Channel five in Los Angeles. 14 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: Hope you are having a fantastic week. I did something 15 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: totally wild this week. I flew home for my mom's birthday. 16 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: And I was supposed to go home Monday through Wednesday 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: of the week. And now, mind you, my mom lives 18 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: in New Jersey, so not necessarily the easiest thing to 19 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: get to. I mean, you can there's millions of direct 20 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: flights a day, well not millions, but there's a lot 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: of direct flights. But you know it's expensive. It's cost costly. Well, 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: did I say that time consuming? I have to take 23 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: off work. So I said, you know what, I got 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: to do this. You know, people aren't getting any younger, 25 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: and you know, I just felt like I've missed a 26 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: lot of things living out in Los Angeles. I've been 27 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: there for a lot. But I just said, you know, 28 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: I've never really done this. Let me just do this. 29 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: And so I talked to my boss. I said, hey, 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: can can I do this? Can I surprise my mom? 31 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: Can I kind of work remotely a little bit? And 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: she said sure. And so I did it and I 33 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: was ready to fly out Monday morning, but I had 34 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: this major toothache that could not I couldn't deal with. 35 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: And so thankfully nowadays the airlines let you switch your 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: flights for free. Because I switched my flight like three times. 37 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: I got into the dentist. They were very nice and 38 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: helped me out there. I don't really know if it's solved. 39 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: Still think I've got an issue that I don't know 40 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: what the deal is with. When it hurts to eat, 41 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: that's a problem, right anyway, Still working through that. But 42 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: I did fly home on the Red Eye that night, 43 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: and I got home surprised my mom in the morning, 44 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: and it was fantastic. We had a nice big dinner 45 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: for her birthday dinner, got to see all my family members, 46 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: and then I flew out the next day. So it 47 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: was I think it takes the award for the shortest 48 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: I've ever been in New Jersey for a trip. It 49 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: was less than thirty six hours and so or let's see, yeah, 50 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: twenty four Yeah, probably thirty six hours, so whatever, Yeah, 51 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: twelve plus twenty four Okay, So it was great though. 52 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: I got to say, it was pretty fantastic and it 53 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: was well worth it. And my only advice if you 54 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: are planning any sort of travel at this point. It 55 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: used to be I would look up the flights and 56 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: then you know, then later on I would figure out 57 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: the rental car situation and the hotel room situation. But nowadays, honestly, 58 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: if you're going somewhere, if you're flying somewhere, look up 59 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: the rental car situation first, because the rental car situation 60 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: right now is absolutely oops, not that one, bananas, it's 61 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: so bad. I ended up doing so. The cheapest rental 62 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: car for a forty eight hour rental was six hundred dollars. 63 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: I'm talking a compact car from Hertz, and I was like, 64 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: there's no way. I got so taken in Hawaii with 65 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: my rental car. I thought that was expensive. This takes 66 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: the cake. So I was like, no way. So I 67 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: was willing to just Uber if I had to, but 68 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: even Uber's expensive these days. So I ended up doing 69 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: price Line. But price Line and I know, I'm going off. 70 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: This is a much longer story than you need at 71 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: the beginning of the podcast. But whatever. You tuned in 72 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: for the rich On Tech show, and so I'm just 73 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: telling you rich On Tech stuff. But I did the 74 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: price line thing where you name your own price. Well, 75 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: they don't do that anymore. They just give you a 76 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: price and you say yes, and then they tell you 77 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: the rental car company. So I got Avis. But the 78 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: problem is I changed my whole flight, and so I 79 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: wasn't arriving at the time, and it was this whole 80 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: big thing, and I couldn't get anyone on AVIS. I 81 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: couldn't get anyone from price Line to help me out. 82 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: And so finally I just said, you know, I'm just 83 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: gonna go up to the desk. And so I go 84 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: up to the desk and the woman sitting there I'm 85 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: just like, Hi, I'm a little late for my reservation, 86 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: like by twenty four hours or something, and she's like, 87 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: driver's license, didn't really care. The whole thing was prepaid, 88 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: so whatever, I'm still paying for the time, right, and 89 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: I got my car and it all worked out. But anyway, 90 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: it was just it was a great trip. And it's 91 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: one of these things where I just feel like sometimes 92 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: in life you have to do some things that are 93 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: a little bit out of your comfort zone. And I'm 94 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: very comfortable flying, I'm very comfortable traveling. But it's like 95 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: one of those things where if you really analyze, you like, 96 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: I'm going I'm spending all this money to go home 97 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: for a dinner with my mom. And yes, when you 98 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: say it like that, you're like, well, of course, what's 99 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: that worth. It's worth everything. But when you actually have 100 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: to put a price to it and it costs you 101 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: your time and your money and your days of work 102 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: and all this stuff, it is tough and so but 103 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: sometimes I feel like it's just really nice to just 104 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: challenge yourself into doing things. And it's kind of like 105 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: the reason why I went to Chattanooga, Tennessee a couple 106 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, and I shot my own story with 107 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: my iPhone because I like to challenge myself. I think 108 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: it keeps you fresh, it keeps you young, it keeps 109 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: you thinking. I've been doing my job now for ten 110 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: plus years, and yes, I could do the same thing 111 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: every day. I could do the same routine. I could 112 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: dubh blah blah blah blah. But it really helps to 113 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: challenge your brain. And I always talk about this with 114 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: your pathways and your brain. I feel like when you read, 115 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: when you do different things, when you have experiences, it 116 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: opens up different pathways. It kind of like forges these 117 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: little paths in your brain. And I think that's really 118 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: important for keeping you young, keeping you fresh, keeping you challenged, 119 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: keeping you interested, inspired, all these different things. And so 120 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: I had a really great time. It was so worth 121 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: it and it was a lot of fun. And anyway, 122 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 1: that's my story and I'm sticking to it. All right, 123 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the Let's talk about Amazon. They had 124 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: a big event this week and Amazon. I was watching 125 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: this while I was at home, and I was It's 126 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: just amazing how many products they release and Amazon. It's 127 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: kind of interesting because when when Amazon Facebook, what are 128 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: the other ones? Uh, Google. They were always software companies, right, 129 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: They always came out with products that were software, you know, 130 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: Google Search and Google Maps and this and that, and 131 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden they started coming out with hardware. 132 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: And now these big tech companies are also the big 133 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: tech hardware companies, which is kind of scary for some people. 134 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: But clearly they have, you know, the integrations that they 135 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: have kind of the beauty of their products working together 136 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: is really the magic. And these companies are big into 137 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: AI and so that's all playing a role as well. 138 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: But anyway, Amazon has a bunch of new products that 139 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: they came out with this week. I'm gonna go over 140 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: some of them. I think the most exciting one, I 141 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: know it's kind of funny, but I think the most 142 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: exciting one for the average person is this Amazon smart thermostat. 143 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: And so I've had a Nest thermostat was the first 144 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: thing I ever installed in my house when I moved in, 145 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: and it's been fine. I mean, I don't think it's 146 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: anything that exciting. I don't know if it saves me 147 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,239 Speaker 1: a lot of money. I don't know if it works 148 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: that great. It's just there. But I was big into 149 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: Amazon Google products, like Google home, and so it was 150 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: great it worked with that. But as I sort of 151 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: move away from those more towards the Ring products more sorts, 152 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: the Amazon Echo line and the Alexa stuff, I feel 153 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: like this smart thermostat I might have to switch to. 154 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: And the best part is it's only sixty dollars, so 155 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: it's DIY. It works with Alexa, and the reality of 156 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: this thermost is that it learns what you like. It's 157 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: super simple. It has a very simple display on it 158 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: with like it looks like to be three buttons and 159 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: two digits, so it shows you your temperature and then 160 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: you can go up down and there's something in the 161 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: middle which I'm not sure that one's for. But this 162 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: is sixty dollars, which Amazon says it will save you 163 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: at least fifty dollars on your yearly energy bill, which 164 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: I know it's not too much money, but still every 165 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: nickel counts, especially when it comes to the thermostat. So 166 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: in my house, when we leave for you know, leave 167 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: the house, it turns off the air. It'll like turn 168 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: it to like an eco savings and so if you're 169 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,479 Speaker 1: not doing that, if you're just having a regular thermostat, 170 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: that's programming give me a break. You're never going to 171 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: program a thermostat. They're so complicated. But if you're just 172 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: turning it off and turning it on when you come home, okay, 173 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: that's one way, but probably most people are just leaving 174 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: it on and forgetting about it. And so the idea 175 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: that this knows when you're home, when you're away, it 176 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: learns your preferences, it learns when you're sleeping, that's a 177 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: big deal. And so I think this is a huge, 178 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: huge win for consumers at sixty dollars. And the best 179 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: part about Amazon, They've already done their homework and when 180 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: you purchase this thing, they're actually going to send you 181 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: an email with any available rebates in your area. So 182 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: I think that that's a really cool feature as well. 183 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: So I think this is a winner. I think this 184 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: is a really cool device, and I think that it's 185 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: probably one of the better things that they announced. There 186 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: is no speaker or microphone built into this Amazon Smart thermostat, 187 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: but if you have an Alexa compatible device like an 188 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: Echo or the app, it will work with all of 189 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: that stuff and you can DIY, I install this thing myself. 190 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: The last one, the next one, I think I'm gonna 191 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: switch to this. I think I'm gonna try it out 192 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: because the next one is getting kind of old. It's 193 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: going on a couple of years, many many years, so 194 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: actually yeah, like five six years old. So I think 195 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: that it's kind of nice for something new. And Amazon 196 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: worked with Honeywell to to make this thing, so it's 197 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: not just them that made this thermos that they did 198 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: work with a trusted provider as well. Sixty dollars available 199 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: November fourth, twenty twenty one. Let me know if you 200 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: get it. Let's get to the first question of the 201 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 1: day we have, Miriam. She says, I don't understand why 202 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: this update is different than the usual ones. Am I 203 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: supposed to install it? Or wait? Thank you very much 204 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: for your help. And she included a screenshot of iOS 205 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: the update screen under software settings or software update under 206 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: the settings on iOS on her iPhone and what it 207 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 1: shows is it says iOS fourteen up to date or 208 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: at the bottom it says install iOS fifteen. And Miriam, 209 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: you are one hundred percent right. This is a new 210 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: way that Apple is doing updates for the iPhone. It 211 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: is the first time ever that you can stick with 212 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: the old iOS fourteen. The previous generation, or you can 213 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: update to the new one. And what they're doing is 214 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: they are going to still send you security updates security 215 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: patches for your old operating system, even though you haven't 216 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: updated to the new one. And this is the first 217 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: time Apple's ever done this. Previously, if you stayed on 218 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 1: an old operating system, you were stuck in time, You 219 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: were frozen in time, you did not get software updates 220 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: that dealt with the security updates. Usually Apple would bundle 221 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: iOS updates, those little incremental ones like iOS fourteen point two, 222 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: fourteen point four, fourteen point six, fourteen point eight, they 223 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: would bundle the security updates into the overall iOS update. 224 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: They're no longer doing that now they're parsing them out. 225 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: So if you choose to stay on iOS fourteen, your 226 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 1: phone will be just as secure as someone who is 227 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: on the latest and greatest iOS fifteen. And why did 228 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: they do this, Well, I think enough people want the 229 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: choice at this point. I think it's pretty smart and 230 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: they don't want people who are on old devices getting 231 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: security holes. It seems like there's more and more kind 232 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: of security issues with the iPhone. Not in a big way, 233 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: but there's definitely things that are being discovered, and so 234 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: I think Apple understands they've got a billion people using 235 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: this device around the world, like, hey, we probably shouldn't 236 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: shut those folks out. So Miriam, it is your choice. 237 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: You can continue to do just the software updates or 238 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: the software patches or the security patches, I should say, 239 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: for iOS fourteen and stick with what you know, or 240 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: you can update to iOS fifteen and get the new features. 241 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: Are the new features worth it? I don't know. I mean, 242 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: it's up to you. I feel like the focus feature 243 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: is kind of a It's way too complicated for the 244 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: average person to set up and use. I'd never know. 245 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: My phone is always switching into a different one of 246 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: these focus groups. I don't know what you want to 247 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: call it, but it goes from from bedtime to sleep 248 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: to weekend to war to personal. I'm like, these are 249 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: way too many. I don't need all these different things, 250 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: and it's just too complicated to set up, even for me, 251 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: a tech guy. And so for that reason, I think 252 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: that Apple is going to go back to the drawing 253 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: board and simplify the focus over the next year or so, 254 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: so we'll see some changes with that, I'm sure. But yeah, 255 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: you can choose now if you want to go with 256 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: the new update or if you just want to continue 257 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: running what you got and do some of the security 258 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: patches along the way. All State drop the iPhone thirteen 259 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: and thirteen pro to figure out how durable they are, 260 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: and they say they are compatible comparable to durability to 261 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: their iPhone twelve predecessors, but they also drop them in 262 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: their cases. So why does all State do this well 263 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: because All State offers protection plans, and so they want 264 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: to sell you insurance on your phone. Which look, I 265 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: test a lot of devices. I can tell you that 266 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: in my ten fifteen years of testing devices, I have 267 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: dropped maybe maybe four or five devices over the years, 268 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: and I have cracked or broken maybe three over the years. 269 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: And so most of the time I will tell you 270 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: how you break devices. It is someone that is maybe 271 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: a kid or another person that hits into your phone 272 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: while it is in your hand and your kind of 273 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: your phone is rested in your hand and someone bumps 274 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: into you and the phone pops out of your hand 275 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: onto the floor it shatters. That's one way that it 276 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: has happened to me several times. The other way is 277 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: that it falls out of your pocket when you're getting 278 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: out of the car, and that's another big way. But 279 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: most of the time we have a pretty good grip 280 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: on our phone, and if you have a good case 281 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: on your phone that offers some protection, especially a raised 282 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: lip around the edge of the case, your phone is 283 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: going to fall and it's going to be fine most 284 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: of the time. Now, there are some instances where it 285 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: falls specifically on its face or on an edge where 286 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: it will shatter, But most of the time when your 287 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: phone screen shatters, it's based on several small drops and 288 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: then one drop just pushes it over the edge. So 289 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: with all that said, face down drop test iPhone thirteen 290 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: without a case when drops six feet onto a sidewalk 291 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: onto its front screen. It survived one drop with only 292 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: minor damage. On the second drop, it cracked at the 293 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: top and bottom. The iPhone thirteen pro cracked across the 294 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: top across the bottom after one drop, and so again 295 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: it may do a small crack or a big crack 296 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: with just one drop. But yeah, so back back down 297 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: drop test without a case, when drops six feet onto 298 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: a sidewalk onto its back the iPhone thirteen survived with 299 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: no damage virtually no damage after three drops. Minor cracks 300 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: on one of its cameras along a corner, and the 301 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: iPhone thirteen Pro shattered after one drop. So the iPhone 302 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: thirteen Pro is a lot heavier and bigger and bulkier 303 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: than the iPhone thirteen. Oh sorry, this is Pro. That's 304 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: not pro maax but interesting, So the Pro, Well, it 305 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 1: is bigger, it is heavier, so or it's not bigger, 306 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: but it's definitely heavier, so that's probably why it's shattering 307 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: after one drop. iPhone thirteen with the silicone case with 308 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: a mag safe silicone case made a significant difference in 309 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: durability when dropped back down. It survived three drops with 310 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: only a small scratch on a camera lens. When dropped 311 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: face down, iPhone thirteen cracked on its second drop. iPhone 312 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: thirteen Pro in a leather case. The leather case made 313 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: a significant difference in durability when dropped face down or 314 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: back down. iPhone thirteen Pro survived three drops with no 315 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: damage and performed best in our drop test. When dropped 316 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: face down, iPhone thirteen Pro cracked on its first drop. 317 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: So again, iPhone thirteen Pro. So what do we learn 318 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: from this number? One? Get a case on your phone, 319 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: any sort of case is going to be better because 320 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: it's going to protect you in the case of a fall. 321 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,840 Speaker 1: Now you may say, rich, I've got insurance. I really 322 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: don't care. But to me, why do you want to 323 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: go through the hause of insurance claims? And also, some 324 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: of these cases are pretty nice and thin. They still 325 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,360 Speaker 1: give you a decent amount of durability, like they're saying here. 326 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: Even the silicone case and the leather case, which are 327 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: two pretty thin cases, these are not thick cases are 328 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: giving you a lot of protection, especially on the standard 329 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: iPhone iPhone thirteen. Yeah, it's gonna crack a little bit 330 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: more readily, so you might want a slightly more pronounced 331 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 1: case on that. I like cases if you want something 332 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 1: basic from Spegan that's really cheap, doesn't offer much drop 333 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 1: protection for their basic hybrid case, but it's gonna be 334 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: nice on your phone. I like if you want a 335 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: lot of protection, I like the Spec Presidio grip. And 336 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: if you want a lot of protection at not a 337 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: lot of price, the Smartish cases are really nice and 338 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: they have a good grip around them. So that's the 339 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: deal with the iPhone thirteen. Get a case on it 340 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: if you're upgrading personally. I've been using the iPhone thirteen 341 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 1: Pro for I don't know, two weeks now, and I 342 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: gotta say it's fantastic. Battery life is definitely better than 343 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: the previous model, the iPhone twelve Pro. The cameras, I mean, 344 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,960 Speaker 1: I can't say they are significantly better, but it's a 345 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 1: camera that is basically, I think, the best that you 346 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: can get on a smartphone today. The video camera is 347 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: absolutely the best you can get on any smartphone out there. 348 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: The Pixel six Pro is coming out in a couple 349 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 1: of weeks, and so I have to compare and see, 350 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: but it doesn't really matter. I'm not going to say 351 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: switch to the Pixel six Pro because it has a 352 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: better camera, even if it does, because Apple has so 353 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: many other things going for it. Just when you look 354 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: at the accessories and the ecosystem compared to the Android, 355 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,959 Speaker 1: it's like Apple Watch. You're just not getting if you're 356 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 1: switching to that, And that's gonna be a problem for 357 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: me if I want to switch to the Pixel six Pro, 358 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: which I've been talking about on this podcast, but I 359 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, the iPhone is just so standardized. 360 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 1: I mean, everything just works so nicely, whether it's the 361 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 1: wallet features, whether it's the apps, whether it's all these 362 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: little things that Apple is built in and just kind 363 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: of put its It's what do you call it, tentacles 364 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: out into the world. It kind of grips so many 365 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: different things that it's tough to just switch at this 366 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: point because they've done so many good things. So I 367 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 1: love the iPhone thirteen Pro. I think it's a great upgrade. 368 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: If you have an iPhone twelve model, you probably don't 369 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: have to upgrade to the iPhone thirteen unless you really 370 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: want the better cameras on the iPhone thirteen Pro. When 371 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: it comes between the Pro and the Promax, I can't 372 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: do the Promax. It's way too big. They didn't make 373 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: you choose this time, so it's the same camera setup 374 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: on the thirteen Pro and the Promax. So for me personally, 375 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: I really like the Pro because it's a great combination 376 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: of features and size. If you don't mind a giant 377 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: phone in your pocket, then go ahead get the Promax. 378 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: Some people just want the added screen real estate, and 379 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: I totally understand that. As for the iPhone twelve, it's 380 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: your basic phone. I don't see a big, big difference 381 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 1: in the cameras. This year over last year. But you know, 382 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: for the battery life, it's probably a little litle bit better. 383 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: But if you're going from any phone before the iPhone twelve, 384 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 1: if you're on the eleven or the ten or the 385 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: ten are or the nine or the eight or the 386 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: seven or the six, you are going to see a 387 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: huge increase in performance. And also cameras. Oh, in cinematic 388 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: mode it's pretty cool too, But I don't know when 389 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: I really ever use that. All right, Debbie says, Hey, Rich, 390 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: I'm hoping you can help me. I posted a few 391 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: things on Facebook Marketplace today. I got a message right away. 392 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: Oh that's good. They asked for my phone number to 393 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: call me. Then I got a text with a Google 394 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: verification number and they asked for it to make sure 395 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: I was legit. I feel so dumb. I've never heard 396 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: of this. Then they started asking me for other numbers. 397 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: I don't really know what this means for my Google account. 398 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm not aware I ever set up a Google Voice. 399 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: Is my information in danger? If so, what can I do? 400 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: Thanks so much? Debbie in Utah. Oh, Debbie, I hate 401 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: that people have to go through these scam artists. These 402 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: scam artists are lurking around every corner. No matter what 403 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: we do nowadays, whether it's applying for jobs online, whether 404 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: it's texting for food orders, whether it's ordering something or 405 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: selling something online, all we want to do is a 406 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: person to person transaction, and these scam artists love to 407 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: get in between us, figure out the holes in the system, 408 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: and really really take advantage of our good nature. And 409 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: that's what's happened right here. I don't know what the 410 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: scam is. I'm not sure. I'm trying to figure it out. 411 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: Did they sign you up for a Google Voice number 412 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: and now they're asking you for that verification number that 413 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: Google sends to you. Are they trying to break into 414 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: your email account and Google sent you that two factor 415 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: authentication number, and by calling you and asking for it 416 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: at that very moment, are they going to be able 417 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: to hack your account? All of these things could be 418 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: what's happening. Did they try to steal your password when 419 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: you logged in for this Facebook marketplace? I'm not sure, 420 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: But the reality is you have to stay on your 421 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,920 Speaker 1: toes because these scam artists are working looking twenty four 422 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: to seven to figure out ways of separating us from 423 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: our money, from our goods, from our accounts, from whatever. 424 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: They just want to come in between us. All we 425 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: want to do is act like a normal human being 426 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: that is in general, very nice to other human beings. 427 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: But these people, they don't care. They want to scam us. 428 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: And when it's done, it's too late. The damage is done. 429 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: You're out your money, you're out your product, you're out whatever. 430 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: You sent them, whatever, you gave them the information. So 431 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm glad that you emailed me, And it sounds like 432 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: you did not give them the information they asked for 433 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: because you said, your little spidey sense is said, this 434 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: doesn't seem right. Why are they asking me for this? 435 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: I just want to sell them my snow globe from 436 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty four Worldfair or whatever. So yeah, don't give 437 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 1: anyone these numbers. And so the scams that I see 438 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: that are happening right now, when you apply for jobs online, 439 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: they text you right back and scam you. Don't fall 440 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: for that. Make sure it's a legit company. Make sure 441 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,959 Speaker 1: it's legit what they're asking you. Don't give out your 442 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: personal information. Ever, be very very cognizant of these scams. 443 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: Whenever you're giving out I don't care if it's your 444 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: date of birth. I don't care. I mean social obviously 445 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: you should be giving that out maybe once a decade 446 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: when you apply for a mortgage. But that's about it. 447 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: Nobody needs your soci security number. Nobody what else your 448 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: phone number? Be careful when you're giving your phone number out. 449 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: If you have to set up a fake phone number, 450 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: set it up. There's an app called Burner. If you're 451 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: selling something online, create a phone number with the app 452 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 1: called Burner, and that's how you use to sell. Because yeah, 453 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: it seems fine to give your phone number out, but 454 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: guess what now that goes into this major database. It 455 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: gets out there on the web. You'd rather have your 456 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: stuff close to the vest. And I don't know why 457 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: I'm using that term because I don't even know what 458 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: that means, but I think a vest keeps stuff close 459 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: to you, and so maybe it keeps you warm, It 460 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: keeps your stuff close. So keep it close to the vest. 461 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 1: But just imagine, like even giving out your email address. 462 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:13,919 Speaker 1: Just try to keep tabs on your personal information. And 463 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: there's a good feature in the in the iPhone on 464 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: iCloud Plus if you subscribe or you can now give 465 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: outgus not bogus disposable email addresses. There's a lot of 466 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: services that offer this. I think one password is doing 467 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: it now. Hopefully all the password managers will let you 468 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: do that. But give out, you know, these disposable email 469 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: addresses when you're signing up for services or if you're 470 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: selling something online, and so that's a good thing too. 471 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: And credit cards, I don't know what happened, but it 472 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: seemed like my debit card was hacked. And believe me, 473 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: I'm not sure how it happened, but it happened. And 474 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: next thing you know, boom boom boom boom boom boom 475 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: boom boom boom, trying to get a million authorization charges 476 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: on my debit card. And what a pain to cancel that. 477 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: So I don't know how it happened, but you know, 478 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: you give out your debit card to one p and 479 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: next thing you know, boom, it's it's out there. And 480 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 1: so my general rule of thumb, and I've talked about 481 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: how I'm not a big credit card person, but I've 482 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:09,399 Speaker 1: been using mine in the last week or two because 483 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: I don't have a debit card right now. But the 484 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: reality is, when you're using your cards the way I 485 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: like to do it in the past is if my 486 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 1: card is leaving my hand, which means if it's going 487 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: on the internet, or if it's being handed over to 488 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: someone or it's being swiped, I will use my credit card. 489 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: And if it's something that I'm doing which only involves 490 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: a chip or pin transaction, then I can use my 491 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: debit card. But having your debit card on all your 492 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: accounts is definitely dicey because you know, these people get 493 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:44,880 Speaker 1: a hold of it and that's your bank account, which 494 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: is really annoying. And so for me, of course, you know, 495 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,680 Speaker 1: all the phone calls came in from all my recurring 496 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: charges because I was trying to be good and use 497 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: my debit card, which is more like cash, and you 498 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 1: know that backfired. So I'm sitting there. Every single place 499 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: is emailing me rich we can't bill you, we can't 500 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:05,439 Speaker 1: bill you, we can't bill you, and it you know. 501 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: But I like having it on my debit because I 502 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: like spending money on my debit because it's more like cash. 503 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: And you know, I've talked about that, and I try 504 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: to go cash, but it's tough because once you get hacked, 505 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: it's or your card numbers compromised. It's really tough to 506 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 1: figure all that out. So do those things, do the 507 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: best you can. And yeah, that's that's my advice. All right, 508 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: let's talk more Amazon products. Echo Show fifteen. This is 509 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: another product I want that they announced at this big event, 510 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: and this is a giant Echo. It's a Giant Echo Show. 511 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: So it's a screen. It looks like it's flat, it 512 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: looks like a picture frame, and it's a display. It's 513 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: a fifteen point six inch display that you can mount 514 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: on your wall. Yes, you can place it on your counter. 515 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: But this is kind of like the New Family corkboard 516 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: and the New Family whiteboard, right, So you can leave 517 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: messages on it for each other. You can watch TV, 518 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: which is kind of cool. It's got a full HD display. 519 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 1: It's got widgets so you can add you know, your 520 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 1: package update widgets, you know when they're going to be delivered. 521 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 1: You can add little sticky notes, you know, the weather, 522 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: whatever you want. It also recognizes your face, so when 523 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: you look at it, it will show you your personalized 524 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: information like your calendar, your shopping list, whatever you want. 525 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: You can keep a shopping list on this thing, so 526 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: if you need to, you know, buy stuff at the 527 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: grocery store, you can, you know, the whole family can 528 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: see what you need. It's got picture and picture, so 529 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: you can be watching or looking at a recipe, but 530 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: also keeping an eye on one of the cameras in 531 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 1: your house, which is also really cool. This is a 532 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: great idea because I'm always following a recipe on my 533 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: phone and it's kind of a pain to keep unlocking 534 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: your phone, especially if your hands are dirty touching meat. 535 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 1: You know, if I'm like making something like I'm one 536 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,119 Speaker 1: of those people that I don't know how some people 537 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,719 Speaker 1: do it, but when I'm cooking anything that's meat like 538 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: or beef or you know, steak or fish, like, I 539 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: have to wash my hands every single time I come 540 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: into contact with the with the meat. And I'm sure 541 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: that's You're like, well, rich, yeah, of course you should 542 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 1: do that, but you'd be surprised how many people on 543 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: them over their houses they're not doing that, you know. 544 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,880 Speaker 1: They just wipe their hand on a towel, or they 545 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: just wipe it on a paper towel, And I'm like, 546 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: I've got to wash my hands with soap and water 547 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: every single time. So I'm talking even when i'm seasoning 548 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: like the fish or the steak I have to, you know, 549 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: when I flip it over. Okay, so now my hand 550 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: just touched it. Now I got to rinch, not rinch, 551 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: but like wash my hands again with soap before I 552 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: even put the steak seasoning on the other side. I 553 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: don't even want to touch the steak seasoning bottle. Maybe I'm 554 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: just typical, or maybe I'm atypical. I don't know, but 555 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: whatever I am, that's the way I cook, and so 556 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: let me know if you cook that way. But I'm 557 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a stickler for washing my hands a 558 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: lot while I cook. Okay, anyway, so I think having 559 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: the recipe on there would be nice. Echo Show fifteen 560 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: can also double as your kitchen TV. You can play 561 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: videos from Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu or even Sling TV 562 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: coming soon. That's really cool. So basically, this is a 563 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty dollars device coming out soon, and 564 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: I think I might have to purchase this from my 565 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: house because I just love the idea of this thing. 566 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: Plus I can show your pictures when you're not using it. 567 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: So did they mention that photos? Yeah, of course they did, Okay, 568 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: full screen photos or art. Oh, that's so cool. I 569 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:29,959 Speaker 1: love it. I love the idea. Okay, you know what. 570 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: I have to get this just for the fact that 571 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: it can show my photos on the wall, because I've 572 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: always wanted a moving picture frame. And yes, I've got 573 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: the Google Home device which does that, but it's not 574 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: the same because it's on my desk, and I want 575 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: something on the wall that looks more like a picture 576 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: that's just rotating through my favorite pictures at any given time. 577 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: So that's gonna take a little bit of effort because 578 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: I use Google Photos and not the Amazon Photos. But 579 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,640 Speaker 1: I can make pick some selects that just rotate through 580 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:07,800 Speaker 1: and that that will work that way. So don't you 581 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:09,880 Speaker 1: love when I just go off on tangents on this show. 582 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: You're like, Rich, I listened for the tech and you're 583 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: talking about making steak, You're talking about your trip home, 584 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: You're talking about this and that, and oh my gosh, Rich, 585 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: I tune in for the tech news. Well, if you 586 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: do that, I'm sorry to tell you. If you follow 587 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: me on social media, you know that I am not 588 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: just about tech news. Yes i am, that's my main thing. 589 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: But I'm sharing my life and I'm sharing who I am. 590 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: I'm sharing personal stuff and that's just the reality of it, 591 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: So enjoy it. Bab says, in your opinion, what is 592 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: the best screen protector in case for the iPhone thirteen? 593 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: I remember you saying something about Spegan, but can't find 594 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: where you mentioned it. Much appreciation, Babs sent for my iPad. Babs, 595 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: I did mention the Spegan the Spegan screen protector. I 596 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: mentioned it because I installed it on my iPhone twelve 597 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 1: pro and I thought it was excellent. I really really 598 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: was impressed. It was so easy to apply, and I 599 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: definitely recommend it. It was great. It was actually one 600 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,560 Speaker 1: of the better screen protectors I've installed. And the reason 601 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:20,240 Speaker 1: I liked it is because the edges were slightly tapered, 602 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 1: which meant it was really smooth on my phone, Like 603 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: it didn't feel like a sharp edge, which some screen 604 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: protectors can feel like. So I can highly recommend the 605 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 1: Speaking screen Protector. The cases, I kind of went through 606 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: the cases a bit earlier, but I like stuff from Spec, 607 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: I like stuff from Tech twenty one. I like, you 608 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: know what, the case stuff is really tricky because it's 609 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: such a personal thing. But I get that it's really 610 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: tough to like buy a case at the store or 611 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, like, just figure out what you like. But 612 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: what I would do is just order a couple cases 613 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 1: on Amazon and take advantage of their generous you know, 614 00:31:56,040 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 1: return policy, and get like three or four cases and 615 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: then just send back the that you don't like, because 616 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 1: I think that it's a case is something that you 617 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: got to kind of feel on your phone, and what 618 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: I like is not necessarily what you like. I've seen 619 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: all kinds of cases on phones, and so yeah, I 620 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 1: can tell you I do like the Smartish case. I 621 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 1: like that case line for stuff that is pretty inexpensive, 622 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,760 Speaker 1: but I also like stuff from Tech twenty one. I mean, 623 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 1: there's just so many different cases I like. So I 624 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: think that you just have to go on Amazon look 625 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: for cases that have a lot of ratings and reviews 626 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: and have the features that you like. So if you 627 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: want a thicker case, you know, look up thick case. 628 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 1: If you want a grippy case, look up grippy case. 629 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,280 Speaker 1: If you want an invisible case, look up invisible. If 630 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 1: you want a case that's a color, look up that. 631 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you can get really specific and so, but 632 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: order a couple of them and just see which ones 633 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: you like. They've got cases with stands you know, whatever 634 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,720 Speaker 1: you like, go ahead and order it. But yes, I 635 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:55,360 Speaker 1: can highly recommend the speak in scream protector for sure. 636 00:32:56,040 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: I think you will like that. All right, More Amazon 637 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 1: on stuff. I know it's all Amazon. That's what a 638 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: big announcement was this week. Amazon Glow is a new 639 00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: device for kids. This is a device that's pretty unique. 640 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: It's got an eight inch screen, but it also has 641 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: a nineteen inch projected space. So it's got a little 642 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: projector on it at the top that projects out onto 643 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: the floor or onto the table, and that area is 644 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: touch sensitive. So not only can you make video calls 645 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: with loved ones. They don't have to have one of these. 646 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: They can use, you know, the Alexa app or one 647 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: of their echos or whatever. But there's this area where 648 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: you can interact and you can read. There's a bunch 649 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 1: of books you can read on the projected space. You 650 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: can play. There's games like chest, there's checkers which is 651 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: kind of fun, memory match. You can create art so 652 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: you can have digital pencils, crayons, paint brushes or spray paint. 653 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: That's pretty cool. And then there's animations and sounds that 654 00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: the kids will like. There's object scanning, so You can 655 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: scan an object and create a jigsaw puzzle out of it, 656 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: which is kind of cool. You can scan a favorite 657 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 1: art project or school work and you can you know, 658 00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 1: the loved one can help look at it as well. 659 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,640 Speaker 1: And then there's a thing called glow bits, which are 660 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: physical objects that sort of interact with the touch area 661 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: as well. So I think that Amazon did their homework. 662 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: They definitely tried to make this not your typical, you know, 663 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:30,359 Speaker 1: video chat device or your typical toy. They made it 664 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:34,240 Speaker 1: something that takes advantage of technology, which is this projected space, 665 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 1: and it's something that you would think would be in 666 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: the future. But we'll see. It's expensive. It's two hundred 667 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: and fifty dollars their introductory price. That includes one year 668 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: of Amazon Kids Plus, which includes some of those books. 669 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 1: It also includes those those glowing bits, and it also 670 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: includes a two year worry free guarantee, so if your 671 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 1: kid breaks it, you can replace it. Now this thing 672 00:34:57,080 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: is going to settle at three hundred dollars. I don't 673 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,520 Speaker 1: really understand. Amazon did this with a lot of their products. 674 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: They made an early access price, which is cheaper than 675 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 1: the standard price. But I think if I was me, 676 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 1: which I am, I am me, I would never pay 677 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,359 Speaker 1: more than two fifty for this because it's clear that 678 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,960 Speaker 1: two point fifty is the price, and why are they 679 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: penalizing me for ordering this later and paying three hundred? 680 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: So I will wait until the price drops back down 681 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: to the two fifty. So I think that Amazon is 682 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,880 Speaker 1: not doing a service to customers by making these weird 683 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:35,320 Speaker 1: introductory prices that go up later, because if I'm a customer, 684 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna wait for the price to go back down, 685 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,440 Speaker 1: which I know it's going to because Amazon has proven 686 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: that they will sell it for the cheaper price, So 687 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,839 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna wait for that cheaper price. So that's 688 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 1: the idea with the the Echo, the Amazon Glow. It's 689 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: it's a lot. It's an expensive device for for two 690 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,239 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty dollars, But I can see if this 691 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: thing is paired up with you know, your loved one 692 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 1: that has an Echo device and they can video chat 693 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,320 Speaker 1: with them. And it's also something that's not an iPad. 694 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: But the problem is a lot of kids have their 695 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,520 Speaker 1: own tablets, so to spend another two fifty on this 696 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: dedicated device is definitely going to be a reach. So 697 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm not convinced that this device is going to take off. 698 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: But we will see. We'll see what Amazon does with it, 699 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: with their with their marketing skills. Next question from Leonard. 700 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: He says, Hey, Rich, congrats on the Tesla. I was 701 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:29,160 Speaker 1: hoping you would give me your thoughts on a couple 702 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:32,040 Speaker 1: of companies that do things I think are pretty cool 703 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: for ev and Tesla owners. One is updawat. They tell 704 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,360 Speaker 1: you how much you spend on charging and also schedule 705 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: your charging. Seems pretty cool. The other one is a 706 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: local company called license Plate Rap. It's a great concept. 707 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: It's a decal for your front license plate that is 708 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,160 Speaker 1: approved by the state of California. It's a good way 709 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 1: for people who don't want to drill into their car's 710 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 1: front bumper to add the license plate. It's also a 711 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 1: local company. I'm also a new Tesla owner. If you 712 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 1: have any questions about putting in a new charger at home, 713 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: let me know. I just put my in. I have 714 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: some thoughts about the process if you're interested. Regards Leonard, Leonard, 715 00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 1: thank you. Now you know this podcast is going to 716 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: turn into a weekly dose of Tesla because I am 717 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 1: just obsessed with my new car. I love it. I 718 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 1: am learning so much. I think it's so great for 719 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: me to have purchased this car because it expands my 720 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: horizon into ev so much, and they are such a 721 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: growing area that for me to actually be knowledgeable and 722 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,759 Speaker 1: pretty much becoming an expert in this area is just 723 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:35,360 Speaker 1: I think invaluable to my report, to my podcast, to 724 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: people that listen to me and ask me advice, Because 725 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:43,720 Speaker 1: like this week I learned about putting in this install 726 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,440 Speaker 1: or this charger at home, had a guy come give 727 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: me an estimate. It was like three thousand bucks, and 728 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,839 Speaker 1: that didn't include the price of the charger that I bought, 729 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: which was six hundred. So number one, there's no gas 730 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:58,920 Speaker 1: savings when you're spending thirty six hundred dollars to install 731 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 1: a charger at home. Getting an electric car is not 732 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,160 Speaker 1: about gas savings. And I know some people might be 733 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: lured in by that, but the reality is you're not 734 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: saving money. This car is expensive. Gases everywhere it's easy 735 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: to fill up, and especially in different places outside California, 736 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:20,360 Speaker 1: gas is a lot cheaper, and so you're not really 737 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:23,759 Speaker 1: doing it for the gas savings. Now, to me, I 738 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:26,319 Speaker 1: think you're doing it for the lifestyle, and I love 739 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,399 Speaker 1: the fact that I've not used gas now in going 740 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:32,359 Speaker 1: on three four weeks. I think that's amazing. And yes, 741 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,799 Speaker 1: electricity has a cost. I don't know how they make it. 742 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,359 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's probably just as bad as whatever they're 743 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:41,120 Speaker 1: doing to the Earth for gas, but maybe not. And 744 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,800 Speaker 1: if you can get a clean source of electricity like solar, 745 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:46,600 Speaker 1: then yeah, that's really really amazing. I'm not there just yet, 746 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:49,960 Speaker 1: but with all that said, I think that you know, 747 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:51,879 Speaker 1: learning about this stuff learning. I went on a road 748 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 1: trip with it and that was interesting to see how 749 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 1: that you know how you gas up or how you 750 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,440 Speaker 1: fuel up with that, or how you charge up. I 751 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,799 Speaker 1: should say this Optowa. I did some research on it. 752 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,680 Speaker 1: It's really cool. It's an app that you link up 753 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:09,240 Speaker 1: to your your Tesla and it kind of goes into 754 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,759 Speaker 1: your electricity company, figures out how much they charge at 755 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: different times, and then automatically talks to your tesla and 756 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: will schedule your charging based on that. And of course 757 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: there's parameters like when you leave for work, so you 758 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 1: want your car to be charged up for that. But 759 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:26,320 Speaker 1: I thought that was really cool and that's a great concept, 760 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 1: and so Optowa Optiwatt is something that's really Neat the 761 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,319 Speaker 1: license plate wrap, I had to do a little investigation because, yeah, 762 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: my car came with no front license plate area, but 763 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: it came with like sort of a bracket that I 764 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:45,799 Speaker 1: have not opened, and I was under the impression that 765 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:49,160 Speaker 1: you just stick it on there, but clearly looking at 766 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: some of these YouTube videos, I guess people have to 767 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 1: make their own holes and their Tesla bumper, which, yeah, 768 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,359 Speaker 1: you think I'm gonna do that? Probably not. So if 769 00:39:56,360 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: this little license plate rap is legal and easier to apply, 770 00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: I think that that's a really cool option. And just 771 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 1: looking at their website, it looked like it was about 772 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 1: eighty bucks and I've got to figure out how this 773 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,880 Speaker 1: works now. I would love to do kind of a 774 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 1: Tesla wrap up story, like where I do a couple 775 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,279 Speaker 1: of these things like optowa and license plate wrap, but 776 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: I'm not sure how much I'm gonna get into the 777 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:24,000 Speaker 1: whole Testlas situation on my TV segment, which I don't know. 778 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,320 Speaker 1: Maybe I should, because it's kind of an interesting journey 779 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:29,680 Speaker 1: that I'm taking in this electric car, because it changes 780 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:33,000 Speaker 1: your whole perspective on things, changes your perspective on I 781 00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:34,759 Speaker 1: love the idea that when you leave your house. Your 782 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,960 Speaker 1: car is a full tank, so to say, which is 783 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: really cool. Going on your road trips, you have to 784 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,799 Speaker 1: plan them differently. It takes a little bit more time. 785 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: You have to kind of take your time. But I've 786 00:40:46,600 --> 00:40:49,800 Speaker 1: also found that that's really nice because when you're on 787 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: a road trip, your mind frame, your state of mind 788 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:56,840 Speaker 1: is really just like, let me get there, let me 789 00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 1: get there as fast as possible. Yes, I'll fill up 790 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:01,439 Speaker 1: with gas, but I'll grab a Red Bull and get 791 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,440 Speaker 1: back on the road with a power bar. Or I'll 792 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: eat fast food in my car on the way to Vegas. 793 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:11,319 Speaker 1: But now it shifts your paradigm into We sat out 794 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,560 Speaker 1: at a Wendy's with my kids and we waited for 795 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,879 Speaker 1: the car to charge up, and we just sat there 796 00:41:16,960 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: and kind of chatted for twenty five minutes. And by 797 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 1: the way, the Tesla's supercharging is really really fast, faster 798 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: than you think, and it gets you on your way 799 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 1: pretty pretty speedy. So it was really nice. And my 800 00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:30,799 Speaker 1: wife and I were discussing it and we're like, this 801 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,919 Speaker 1: is kind of a nice change of pace. Like road 802 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: trips don't have to be go go, go, go go. 803 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:39,760 Speaker 1: They can be a little bit more. I mean unless 804 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:41,880 Speaker 1: you're trying to get there for something at a certain time. 805 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: Most of the time there's some built in flexibility. My 806 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:45,800 Speaker 1: grandma used to say, if you have time to spare, 807 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:49,239 Speaker 1: go by air. But now that's kind of like an 808 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:52,080 Speaker 1: EV road trip. You got time to spare, take the 809 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:56,239 Speaker 1: EV because it does force you to take a little 810 00:41:56,280 --> 00:42:00,400 Speaker 1: bit extra time to enjoy the stops, to enjoy life. Life. 811 00:42:01,239 --> 00:42:04,360 Speaker 1: Up when I was in Visalia, we went and charged 812 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:06,400 Speaker 1: my Tesla. It just mostly to show my little brother 813 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,480 Speaker 1: how it works. And we went to a supercharger that 814 00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:11,280 Speaker 1: was next to a little farm, so we were petting sheep. 815 00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:13,480 Speaker 1: Then we went inside and we just like looked at 816 00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: all the little knickknacks and we had so much fun 817 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:18,200 Speaker 1: kind of comparing all of them and talking about them. 818 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,759 Speaker 1: And then you know, buying magnets. You know, spend a 819 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,399 Speaker 1: couple bucks and then your car's charge, you're ready to go, 820 00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:26,760 Speaker 1: And it was it's a very different way of thinking 821 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,560 Speaker 1: about things. And so again it goes back to what 822 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm talking about with your brain making these different pathways. 823 00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:34,880 Speaker 1: It's kind of fun because it forces you to change 824 00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:38,120 Speaker 1: the way that you historically do things in a good way. 825 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:43,839 Speaker 1: So Leonard keep those those suggestions coming. I'm in this 826 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: wild path with the Tesla where I am looking at 827 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:50,480 Speaker 1: every YouTube video about tips and tricks on the Tesla, 828 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,000 Speaker 1: and it's just so much fun. Like I said, it's 829 00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,000 Speaker 1: kind of like getting an iPhone for the first time 830 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 1: and just discovering all the different things that it can do. Oh, 831 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: by the way, also got really into cleaning my car, 832 00:43:02,440 --> 00:43:04,920 Speaker 1: so now I'm one of those people that carries the 833 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:09,960 Speaker 1: microfiber cloth in the trunk along with a little detailing spray. 834 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,719 Speaker 1: I went to this place called the Chemical Guys, and 835 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:15,120 Speaker 1: I just bought a whole bunch of stuff and I 836 00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:18,160 Speaker 1: cleaned the car with my kids, which was amazing. We 837 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:20,279 Speaker 1: washed my car and then we washed my wife's car, 838 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:24,280 Speaker 1: and they've never been so shiny with this stuff. Because 839 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,200 Speaker 1: I asked the guy all about the stuff I needed, 840 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:27,800 Speaker 1: I was like, you know what, I'm just going to 841 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: spend as much money as I need to on my cars, 842 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:32,320 Speaker 1: because when I get my car washed, I usually spend 843 00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:36,000 Speaker 1: about twenty five thirty five dollars to get it washed. 844 00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:38,640 Speaker 1: And so I said, you know what if I spend 845 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,560 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty two hundred bucks on this car 846 00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:43,600 Speaker 1: wash stuff, if I get four washes or five washes 847 00:43:43,600 --> 00:43:45,480 Speaker 1: out of it, it'll be worth it. And the time 848 00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:48,359 Speaker 1: that you spend with your kids washing your car is invaluable. 849 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:51,080 Speaker 1: They had so much fun they wanted to open up 850 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:53,959 Speaker 1: a little car wash, which we didn't do. My wife 851 00:43:54,040 --> 00:43:56,040 Speaker 1: came back and she was just like amazed at how 852 00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,760 Speaker 1: clean her car was. I got my one kids spraying 853 00:43:58,840 --> 00:44:00,319 Speaker 1: it with a wash, I got my other kid doing 854 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:03,560 Speaker 1: detail work. I mean, it was fantastic. So I sat there, 855 00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:05,440 Speaker 1: and by the way, when I went into the chemical guys, 856 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 1: the store happened to be twenty percent off, so I 857 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 1: was like, all right, well that's cool. So I ended 858 00:44:09,080 --> 00:44:10,840 Speaker 1: up spending like one hundred and thirty dollars, which I 859 00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:13,480 Speaker 1: know is a lot on car wash stuff, but I've 860 00:44:13,520 --> 00:44:16,440 Speaker 1: already used it now once. I'll probably wash my car again, 861 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:20,759 Speaker 1: maybe next weekend. And I got this foamer spray, like 862 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:22,799 Speaker 1: this thing that attaches to your hose that foams up 863 00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:25,319 Speaker 1: the spray, and that is game changing, so real quick. 864 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: I know, I know you tune in for tech, but 865 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:28,759 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you some of the stuff I learned 866 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,920 Speaker 1: along the way in my life. And I learned how 867 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: to wash a car from this guy. Because my dad 868 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:37,359 Speaker 1: mentioned something about, oh, yeah, everyone's using foam nowadays. I said, huh, 869 00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:39,279 Speaker 1: I don't know what that means. So when I got 870 00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:41,000 Speaker 1: in there, I said, hey, what's the deal with this foam? Like, 871 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:42,879 Speaker 1: why is everyone using it? He goes, oh, well, here's 872 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:44,920 Speaker 1: how you wash your car. You get this foam sprayer. 873 00:44:45,480 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: You put a little bit of the cleaning solution and 874 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,839 Speaker 1: this thing that foams up. And so what you do 875 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:53,880 Speaker 1: is most people they just put stuff in a bucket, 876 00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:57,120 Speaker 1: like I've been doing for thirty years, and you put 877 00:44:57,120 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: stuff in a bucket, you take a sponge in the 878 00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:02,239 Speaker 1: bucket and you start washing your car. Well, what that's 879 00:45:02,280 --> 00:45:04,920 Speaker 1: doing is scratching the heck out of the paint on 880 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:07,120 Speaker 1: your car. And so what this guy said to do 881 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:11,520 Speaker 1: is you take the foam sprayer. Just foam spray the 882 00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:14,080 Speaker 1: entire car. So you douse it in this foam. You 883 00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:16,759 Speaker 1: let the foam penetrate for a minute or two and 884 00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:19,560 Speaker 1: it kind of seeps in, and then you rinse the 885 00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:22,440 Speaker 1: car and that will get all of your initial layer 886 00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:25,399 Speaker 1: of dust and dirt off of the car. And then 887 00:45:25,560 --> 00:45:27,839 Speaker 1: you go through you foam it up again. You wash 888 00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:29,840 Speaker 1: it and you clean it and then you detail it 889 00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:33,120 Speaker 1: with the spray and I'm not kidding perfection. It came 890 00:45:33,160 --> 00:45:36,600 Speaker 1: out so nice and shiny. I was just in love 891 00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:38,600 Speaker 1: with our cars. I was just like, oh my gosh, 892 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:40,759 Speaker 1: this is amazing. So it took me many years to 893 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:42,400 Speaker 1: figure out how to wash a car for real, But 894 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,560 Speaker 1: now I think I know, and I'm imparting that knowledge 895 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:49,600 Speaker 1: to you. All right. Another Amazon product? Are you sick 896 00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:51,799 Speaker 1: of them yet? Amazon Halo. I'm not gonna spend too 897 00:45:51,880 --> 00:45:53,759 Speaker 1: much time on this. This is basically their version of 898 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:57,280 Speaker 1: a fitbit. It now has a color display, touchscreen display. 899 00:45:57,320 --> 00:46:01,279 Speaker 1: For eighty bucks if you want Amazon Fitness. I don't 900 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,440 Speaker 1: know why you'd want Amazon Fitness over something like a fitbit. 901 00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:07,839 Speaker 1: I would still probably recommend a fitbit, but you get 902 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,879 Speaker 1: for eighty bucks, it's a pretty compelling price. You get 903 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:14,799 Speaker 1: all your tracking that you need, your activity scores, your 904 00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:19,080 Speaker 1: sleep scores, blood oxygen levels, live workout trackings, your texts, 905 00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:23,320 Speaker 1: your move notifications, their sensors for heart rate and blood oxygen, 906 00:46:23,360 --> 00:46:26,879 Speaker 1: skin temperature sensor, accelerometer. It's got up to seven days 907 00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:30,040 Speaker 1: battery life, and it's got a whole bunch of workouts 908 00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:32,680 Speaker 1: built in so you can watch these kind of. I'm 909 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:34,879 Speaker 1: not gonna call them Apple Fitness Plus workouts because I'm 910 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:37,120 Speaker 1: not sure there's the same quality, but maybe they are, but 911 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:40,640 Speaker 1: I haven't tested them Studio quality workouts that are also 912 00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:43,920 Speaker 1: included plus nutrition. But here's the thing. You have to 913 00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:48,160 Speaker 1: pay a membership fee. So the Halo membership is included 914 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:53,320 Speaker 1: for a year, and it's eighty bucks for the Halo 915 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:57,600 Speaker 1: band plus the membership, and then the membership is let's 916 00:46:57,600 --> 00:47:01,719 Speaker 1: see how much that is? It is it is? They 917 00:47:01,719 --> 00:47:04,479 Speaker 1: tell you how much it is, three ninety nine a month, 918 00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:06,520 Speaker 1: So after a year you got to pay four bucks 919 00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:09,640 Speaker 1: a month, which I know. Fitbit has their own membership 920 00:47:09,640 --> 00:47:11,279 Speaker 1: as well. I think it's nine ninety nine or six, 921 00:47:11,320 --> 00:47:14,680 Speaker 1: and I don't know. But everything's a membership. Now, everything 922 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:18,759 Speaker 1: is a membership, all right, Mary says, I think you 923 00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:22,600 Speaker 1: mentioned an app to use to borrow ebooks library ebooks 924 00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:25,960 Speaker 1: on a kindle. Please explain, Thanks Mary. Mary. The app 925 00:47:26,080 --> 00:47:29,160 Speaker 1: is called Libby. I've talked about it on this podcast 926 00:47:29,360 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: many a times and it is my absolute favorite thing 927 00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:35,319 Speaker 1: in the world because I don't think I've paid for 928 00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:37,759 Speaker 1: a book in a couple of years since I learned 929 00:47:37,760 --> 00:47:41,080 Speaker 1: about this app, and I know oh rich, Oh, come on, 930 00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:43,640 Speaker 1: you can afford books. Give me a break, you're on TV. 931 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,480 Speaker 1: It's not about affording books. It's about why why do 932 00:47:47,560 --> 00:47:50,320 Speaker 1: I need to buy books when I have a library 933 00:47:50,360 --> 00:47:52,960 Speaker 1: that offers e books. I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm 934 00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:55,920 Speaker 1: not doing anything bad. I'm not taking anyone's job away. 935 00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:58,880 Speaker 1: These are e books that are purchased by the library 936 00:47:59,239 --> 00:48:02,799 Speaker 1: and they are given out to people to read, and 937 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,880 Speaker 1: I'm doing exactly as they intended. Libby is not operating 938 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:08,600 Speaker 1: in a gray zone. This is not shady. It is 939 00:48:09,040 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 1: in fact, they want you to do this. This is 940 00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:14,080 Speaker 1: your tax dollars or however the books get to the library. 941 00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:17,759 Speaker 1: This is what public service is all about. These libraries 942 00:48:17,840 --> 00:48:19,879 Speaker 1: exist for you to use them, and so if you're 943 00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:23,920 Speaker 1: not taking advantage of them, why not someone else will? Yes, 944 00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:26,000 Speaker 1: now a lot of these books on the Libby. Here's 945 00:48:26,040 --> 00:48:30,000 Speaker 1: the catch. You can't always get the latest, greatest book. 946 00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:33,279 Speaker 1: There are sometimes major weights for the new releases. But 947 00:48:34,239 --> 00:48:36,040 Speaker 1: the trick, there's a couple of little tricks to Libby. 948 00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:39,360 Speaker 1: Number one is that you can look at a section 949 00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:43,520 Speaker 1: in search called available now and then sort by popularity, 950 00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:46,360 Speaker 1: and so you will see that some of these books 951 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:48,840 Speaker 1: are just like a bonus available right now. Some of 952 00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,759 Speaker 1: the hottest books available are there. So like the book 953 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:54,920 Speaker 1: I'm reading right now is called The Silent Patient, and 954 00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:58,279 Speaker 1: I got it through the now Available and sometimes it's 955 00:48:58,320 --> 00:49:01,480 Speaker 1: a shorter loan window, it'd be two weeks instead of three. 956 00:49:02,040 --> 00:49:04,880 Speaker 1: But the reality is you can read some of the 957 00:49:04,920 --> 00:49:09,879 Speaker 1: latest greatest releases by doing now available and then sort 958 00:49:09,960 --> 00:49:12,400 Speaker 1: by popularity and then by the way. The sorting by 959 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:14,800 Speaker 1: popularity is also really helpful in general, because if you 960 00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:16,799 Speaker 1: want to find something to read, that's a good way 961 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 1: of doing it. The other thing I like to do 962 00:49:18,920 --> 00:49:21,120 Speaker 1: is go on either the Wall Street Journal Best Selling List, 963 00:49:21,160 --> 00:49:23,839 Speaker 1: New York Times best Selling List and just search and 964 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:27,520 Speaker 1: sometimes you'll get a surprise skip the line for one 965 00:49:27,560 --> 00:49:30,080 Speaker 1: of the books that you want, and you can do 966 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:31,960 Speaker 1: it that way and they'll just give you that book 967 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:35,560 Speaker 1: because you're They're just a kind hearted app. So I 968 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:38,879 Speaker 1: love Libby. It's so cool. Definitely download it. And once 969 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:41,080 Speaker 1: you download it, you can read books on your iPad. 970 00:49:41,320 --> 00:49:43,960 Speaker 1: You can read them on your smartphone, or you can 971 00:49:44,040 --> 00:49:46,520 Speaker 1: send the book right to your Kindle app on your 972 00:49:46,560 --> 00:49:48,800 Speaker 1: iPhone on your iPad, or you can send it to 973 00:49:48,920 --> 00:49:51,719 Speaker 1: a physical kindle as well, no matter how you do it. 974 00:49:51,719 --> 00:49:54,160 Speaker 1: It is one of my favorite things and something that 975 00:49:54,200 --> 00:49:58,160 Speaker 1: I think not enough people are taking advantage of. So 976 00:49:58,280 --> 00:50:01,120 Speaker 1: good question, Mary, and thanks for listening. And not where 977 00:50:01,120 --> 00:50:05,680 Speaker 1: did I mention that on TV? I did? Yeah, all right, 978 00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:11,440 Speaker 1: let's talk about another Amazon product, the Amazon Blink video doorbell. 979 00:50:12,200 --> 00:50:14,759 Speaker 1: Now you might be wondering why is Amazon doing a 980 00:50:14,840 --> 00:50:17,719 Speaker 1: video doorbell when they own Ring? Why are they doing 981 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:21,360 Speaker 1: this Blink thing? Well, you know, different strokes, different folks 982 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:24,040 Speaker 1: and or different folks, different strokes, however you say it. 983 00:50:24,920 --> 00:50:27,480 Speaker 1: But there are a lot of people out there. Not 984 00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:30,360 Speaker 1: everyone wants ring, and I think some of this is 985 00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:35,319 Speaker 1: a play because Ring in certain groups has this connotation of, 986 00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:38,759 Speaker 1: you know, maybe they don't like it because there's been 987 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:42,040 Speaker 1: some privacy gaffs with that company. That's there's a big 988 00:50:42,080 --> 00:50:45,279 Speaker 1: brother aspect to the company. They just don't like how 989 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,759 Speaker 1: it's operating. And that's understandable, you know. So this is 990 00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:50,120 Speaker 1: why they have a Blink brand, which is not Ring. 991 00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:53,800 Speaker 1: And this camera's only fifty bucks and it's a video doorbell. 992 00:50:54,080 --> 00:50:56,640 Speaker 1: It's fifty dollars. It gives you pretty much what you need. 993 00:50:57,480 --> 00:50:59,680 Speaker 1: You can do it wired, you can do it wired free. 994 00:51:00,080 --> 00:51:03,000 Speaker 1: You can do HD day night video, two way audio, 995 00:51:03,120 --> 00:51:07,600 Speaker 1: and also alerts to your smartphone when someone is seen 996 00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:10,360 Speaker 1: at your door. Now, the main thing is that I 997 00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:13,160 Speaker 1: don't think this is as full featured as Ring, but 998 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, it works with Alexa and it's a simple doorbell. 999 00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:19,200 Speaker 1: So if you just live in an apartment building and 1000 00:51:19,239 --> 00:51:21,640 Speaker 1: you don't really want a big install this is something 1001 00:51:21,640 --> 00:51:25,080 Speaker 1: that's super simple. Two double A batteries. Now here's the 1002 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:28,319 Speaker 1: trick here. It is fifty dollars, but there is a 1003 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 1: little catch. If you want this thing to last up 1004 00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:34,880 Speaker 1: to two years on two lithium batteries double A batteries, 1005 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:39,960 Speaker 1: not alkaline lithium. Those are the slightly more expensive batteries, 1006 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:44,000 Speaker 1: you have to pair it with a sink module two. Now, 1007 00:51:44,040 --> 00:51:46,840 Speaker 1: this module has like an SD card slot and a 1008 00:51:46,880 --> 00:51:48,319 Speaker 1: couple other things in it. It's kind of like the 1009 00:51:48,360 --> 00:51:51,560 Speaker 1: brains of the device, and I think that gets plugged 1010 00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:55,400 Speaker 1: in and that enables the kind of offloads some of 1011 00:51:55,440 --> 00:51:59,400 Speaker 1: the processing power of the Blink video doorbell, so that 1012 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:01,720 Speaker 1: it's not using all of its energy all the time. 1013 00:52:02,320 --> 00:52:05,760 Speaker 1: And so that is how it's getting the two years 1014 00:52:05,800 --> 00:52:07,799 Speaker 1: of battery life, which is still really cool. I mean, 1015 00:52:07,880 --> 00:52:11,440 Speaker 1: but here's the thing. The sync module too costs thirty 1016 00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:14,239 Speaker 1: five dollars. So realistically, if you want to use this 1017 00:52:14,280 --> 00:52:16,080 Speaker 1: thing the way it's intended, it's going to be an 1018 00:52:16,120 --> 00:52:19,000 Speaker 1: eighty five dollars investment, which is still cheaper than I 1019 00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:23,080 Speaker 1: think the typical or the cheapest Ring video doorbell. I think, 1020 00:52:23,560 --> 00:52:25,560 Speaker 1: let me see how much it is. I think that 1021 00:52:25,640 --> 00:52:29,319 Speaker 1: it's one fifty. But let's see shop all video doorbells. 1022 00:52:30,680 --> 00:52:36,640 Speaker 1: Oh well, that's a wired doorbell. So the cheapest battery doorbell, okay, 1023 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:39,880 Speaker 1: is a ninety nine dollars doorbell video doorbell. So personally, 1024 00:52:39,920 --> 00:52:43,439 Speaker 1: if I was getting a new video doorbell, I would 1025 00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:47,120 Speaker 1: go with the ninety nine dollars video doorbell from Ring. 1026 00:52:47,239 --> 00:52:49,520 Speaker 1: I think they're a little bit more full featured. You 1027 00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:52,239 Speaker 1: don't need the separate thing, and the battery you can 1028 00:52:52,280 --> 00:52:55,480 Speaker 1: swap out pretty easily and it lasts, you know, a 1029 00:52:55,480 --> 00:52:57,680 Speaker 1: couple of months and it will just recharge, So I 1030 00:52:57,719 --> 00:53:01,239 Speaker 1: would go with that. But again, option options are always good. 1031 00:53:01,400 --> 00:53:07,759 Speaker 1: So blank video doorbell fifty bucks available soon. Jenny says, 1032 00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:10,279 Speaker 1: I found an iPhone thirteen Promax on the side of 1033 00:53:10,280 --> 00:53:12,200 Speaker 1: the road. It was raining cats and dogs, so it 1034 00:53:12,239 --> 00:53:14,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't work for a few days. I called Apple with 1035 00:53:14,520 --> 00:53:17,359 Speaker 1: the IMEI and the serial number. That was useless. We 1036 00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:20,240 Speaker 1: were told call the police. How do we find the owner? 1037 00:53:20,360 --> 00:53:24,280 Speaker 1: Thank you, Jenny. Oh wow, that's a good question. iPhone 1038 00:53:24,280 --> 00:53:27,960 Speaker 1: thirteen pro max? How did someone lose an iPhone thirteen 1039 00:53:28,000 --> 00:53:32,759 Speaker 1: promax already? I mean, come on, I don't know if 1040 00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,520 Speaker 1: I believe this question, but I'll trust you. And here's 1041 00:53:36,560 --> 00:53:39,719 Speaker 1: what you do. So you call the police. Yeah, what 1042 00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:40,960 Speaker 1: are they gonna do with it? I don't know if 1043 00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:43,120 Speaker 1: the police have like a major lost and found, but 1044 00:53:44,360 --> 00:53:47,440 Speaker 1: I guess they don't, so they don't really care. Apple 1045 00:53:47,560 --> 00:53:49,680 Speaker 1: is not going to hand over any sort of personal 1046 00:53:49,719 --> 00:53:54,480 Speaker 1: information to relocate this owner, so that is useless. But 1047 00:53:54,600 --> 00:53:57,200 Speaker 1: the thing I think you could do is plug this 1048 00:53:57,280 --> 00:54:00,440 Speaker 1: phone in, turn it on, connect it to Wi Fi 1049 00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,520 Speaker 1: if you can, let it get a connection if it's 1050 00:54:02,560 --> 00:54:06,440 Speaker 1: on cellular, and wait for a message from the owner 1051 00:54:07,040 --> 00:54:10,920 Speaker 1: that is either calling the phone or is sending a 1052 00:54:12,120 --> 00:54:14,920 Speaker 1: lost message, like setting this up as lost. So if 1053 00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:18,200 Speaker 1: you have iCloud, you can mark a device as lost 1054 00:54:18,360 --> 00:54:21,680 Speaker 1: and set some recovery info, which might be you know 1055 00:54:21,719 --> 00:54:24,080 Speaker 1: your phone number or you know they can I don't 1056 00:54:24,120 --> 00:54:25,919 Speaker 1: know exactly how it works, but there is a way 1057 00:54:25,960 --> 00:54:29,719 Speaker 1: to do that to mark something as lost. So if 1058 00:54:29,760 --> 00:54:32,839 Speaker 1: you have iCloud or I guess find my is how 1059 00:54:32,840 --> 00:54:34,360 Speaker 1: you do it. So go in to find my and 1060 00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:37,239 Speaker 1: say report item as lost. I don't know if you 1061 00:54:37,239 --> 00:54:40,839 Speaker 1: can report. I think it's just lost or misplaced. And 1062 00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:43,719 Speaker 1: that way on this iPhone you should pop up or 1063 00:54:43,840 --> 00:54:45,960 Speaker 1: there should be a message that pops up saying hey, 1064 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,000 Speaker 1: call me you got my phone. Please, I will give 1065 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,560 Speaker 1: you a reward. But Jenny, you sound so nice that 1066 00:54:50,600 --> 00:54:53,160 Speaker 1: you probably don't even need a reward to return this phone. 1067 00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:55,480 Speaker 1: So that's what I would do. So if you lose 1068 00:54:55,520 --> 00:54:59,880 Speaker 1: your phone, definitely set that lost message through iCloud on 1069 00:55:00,120 --> 00:55:02,879 Speaker 1: find my, open to find my app and set it up. 1070 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:07,120 Speaker 1: And by the way, set up find my lost iPhone 1071 00:55:07,160 --> 00:55:10,560 Speaker 1: before you lose your gadget. There are some settings in 1072 00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:12,640 Speaker 1: there that need to be tweaked by default. I think 1073 00:55:12,680 --> 00:55:15,160 Speaker 1: Apple tries to, you know, run you through all those 1074 00:55:15,160 --> 00:55:16,759 Speaker 1: settings when you set up your phone, but if you've 1075 00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:18,480 Speaker 1: set up your phone a long time ago, that might 1076 00:55:18,480 --> 00:55:20,120 Speaker 1: not have happened. So just go in too find my 1077 00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:23,880 Speaker 1: and make sure that your lost settings are all intact. 1078 00:55:24,840 --> 00:55:26,600 Speaker 1: In that way, if you lose your brand new iPhone 1079 00:55:26,640 --> 00:55:28,520 Speaker 1: thirteen promacs on the side of the road when it's 1080 00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:31,759 Speaker 1: raining cats and dogs, you'll get it back. All right, 1081 00:55:31,800 --> 00:55:35,239 Speaker 1: A couple more stories here, Let's see. I'm not going 1082 00:55:35,320 --> 00:55:37,640 Speaker 1: to go into this Amazon Astro too much except for 1083 00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:40,600 Speaker 1: the fact that, look, we all want to robot. Well 1084 00:55:40,640 --> 00:55:42,520 Speaker 1: maybe I do. I want to robot in my house. 1085 00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:44,279 Speaker 1: It's been a dream since, you know, growing up with 1086 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:47,800 Speaker 1: the Jetsons. But so far no tech company has delivered. 1087 00:55:47,880 --> 00:55:52,160 Speaker 1: Every robot has failed. Amazon Astro will share the same fate. 1088 00:55:52,520 --> 00:55:55,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it looks cool, but it's one thousand dollars. 1089 00:55:55,560 --> 00:55:58,640 Speaker 1: Eventually it's going to be fifteen hundred dollars, which is 1090 00:55:58,840 --> 00:56:02,719 Speaker 1: just come on, don't do this to us. Amazon, Who 1091 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:06,200 Speaker 1: is gonna buy this product knowing they can buy it 1092 00:56:06,239 --> 00:56:08,879 Speaker 1: for nine ninety nine right now, but a year from 1093 00:56:08,880 --> 00:56:11,279 Speaker 1: now they can buy it for fifteen hundred. That does 1094 00:56:11,400 --> 00:56:14,879 Speaker 1: not make sense. So no one's gonna buy it when 1095 00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,920 Speaker 1: it's fifteen hundred dollars knowing that it's sold for a thousand. 1096 00:56:18,320 --> 00:56:20,760 Speaker 1: So now you're just making five hundred dollars of profit 1097 00:56:20,840 --> 00:56:24,319 Speaker 1: on me. No, not gonna happen. So they will sell 1098 00:56:24,360 --> 00:56:26,200 Speaker 1: this for nine ninety nine. It will go on sale 1099 00:56:26,239 --> 00:56:28,799 Speaker 1: for nine ninety nine, so don't buy it at fifteen hundred. 1100 00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:32,560 Speaker 1: You have to request an invitation to purchase this thing. 1101 00:56:33,160 --> 00:56:36,279 Speaker 1: And what does it do? It can monitor your home. 1102 00:56:36,400 --> 00:56:39,040 Speaker 1: So it's got a screen, it's got fun cute sounds, 1103 00:56:39,040 --> 00:56:41,840 Speaker 1: it's got sensors, it's got cameras. It has one camera 1104 00:56:41,880 --> 00:56:44,400 Speaker 1: that telescopes up. So if you'll leave the oven on, 1105 00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:46,280 Speaker 1: like I always think I do when I leave the house, 1106 00:56:46,680 --> 00:56:49,720 Speaker 1: you can send astro to the oven, have the robot 1107 00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:54,280 Speaker 1: put up the telescoping arm camera, look at the switch 1108 00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:56,520 Speaker 1: on the oven, and say, now you left it off, 1109 00:56:56,600 --> 00:56:58,399 Speaker 1: just like you did every other time that you thought 1110 00:56:58,440 --> 00:57:02,200 Speaker 1: you left it on. Let's see what else. It can 1111 00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:06,000 Speaker 1: patrol your house, so if it recognizes someone unknown, it can, 1112 00:57:06,600 --> 00:57:09,200 Speaker 1: you know, question that person or send you a notification. 1113 00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:11,120 Speaker 1: But honestly, if someone's in your house and they come 1114 00:57:11,160 --> 00:57:13,719 Speaker 1: across this robot, unless this robot is armed, it's not 1115 00:57:13,719 --> 00:57:15,520 Speaker 1: gonna be able to do anything except get a picture 1116 00:57:15,520 --> 00:57:18,040 Speaker 1: of them, which might be fine. Hopefully it sends that 1117 00:57:18,080 --> 00:57:21,000 Speaker 1: picture up to the cloud immediately before it's destroyed by 1118 00:57:21,360 --> 00:57:24,400 Speaker 1: a baseball bat by the person intruding in your house, 1119 00:57:25,480 --> 00:57:27,560 Speaker 1: or you know, smashing it or kicking it, whatever they're 1120 00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:31,320 Speaker 1: gonna do. Let's see what else you can check in 1121 00:57:31,320 --> 00:57:34,560 Speaker 1: on loved one. So theoretically, if you have a loved 1122 00:57:34,600 --> 00:57:36,640 Speaker 1: one across the miles, you can give them one of 1123 00:57:36,680 --> 00:57:39,680 Speaker 1: these devices. It can be in their home and you 1124 00:57:39,720 --> 00:57:43,520 Speaker 1: can check in on them. But honestly, come on, if 1125 00:57:43,560 --> 00:57:46,240 Speaker 1: you have an elderly parent that's across the miles, it's 1126 00:57:46,240 --> 00:57:48,959 Speaker 1: tough enough to get them to FaceTime or to video 1127 00:57:49,080 --> 00:57:51,640 Speaker 1: chat on a dedicated device screen. How are they gonna 1128 00:57:51,680 --> 00:57:54,360 Speaker 1: have this device that needs to be charged roaming around 1129 00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:57,040 Speaker 1: their house. It's one thousand dollars. That's also a big no, 1130 00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:00,600 Speaker 1: not gonna happen. So for all these reasons, I'm not 1131 00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:03,800 Speaker 1: very what's the word is it bearish when you are 1132 00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:06,680 Speaker 1: not really into something. I think bullish is when you're 1133 00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:10,920 Speaker 1: into it. Bearish is when you're not a I think 1134 00:58:11,680 --> 00:58:13,360 Speaker 1: it's really tough for me to say, but I just 1135 00:58:13,400 --> 00:58:15,640 Speaker 1: don't know if this is gonna take off. But with 1136 00:58:15,760 --> 00:58:20,120 Speaker 1: that said, we are maybe entering the era where companies 1137 00:58:20,160 --> 00:58:23,200 Speaker 1: are getting a little bit better at robots. But every 1138 00:58:23,280 --> 00:58:25,600 Speaker 1: robot I've seen so far seems to be a screen 1139 00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:28,840 Speaker 1: rolling around on wheels, and they need to do more 1140 00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:31,200 Speaker 1: than that. They need to have a function. So I 1141 00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:33,560 Speaker 1: would say, if we can get Rumba to have a 1142 00:58:33,640 --> 00:58:36,000 Speaker 1: vacuum robot that also does all this stuff like an 1143 00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:39,080 Speaker 1: astro sitting on top of a roomba, that's a step 1144 00:58:39,080 --> 00:58:41,360 Speaker 1: in the right direction. Because Rumbas can be five six 1145 00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:44,680 Speaker 1: hundred bucks for the nice ones. So if this can 1146 00:58:44,760 --> 00:58:48,680 Speaker 1: do dual duty, that's a better step I think in 1147 00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:51,200 Speaker 1: the right direction. And then if it can you know, 1148 00:58:51,240 --> 00:58:53,880 Speaker 1: put away clothes or pick up things around the house, 1149 00:58:54,080 --> 00:58:57,080 Speaker 1: or charge my phone for me, that's all good stuff too. 1150 00:58:57,120 --> 00:59:00,360 Speaker 1: So hopefully we'll see more things in the future. All right, 1151 00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:02,120 Speaker 1: do I have time for one more question? I don't 1152 00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:05,800 Speaker 1: think I do. Yeah, I don't have time for another question. So, 1153 00:59:07,360 --> 00:59:09,880 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I have so many more questions. I'll 1154 00:59:09,880 --> 00:59:15,160 Speaker 1: do one more. Help Hey, Rich Hope, Hey Rich Hope, 1155 00:59:15,160 --> 00:59:16,880 Speaker 1: you can help me out. My friend's mom just passed 1156 00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:19,120 Speaker 1: away on Sunday. Oh so sorry to hear that. She 1157 00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:21,440 Speaker 1: was trying to download photos off of her iPhone, but 1158 00:59:21,480 --> 00:59:25,560 Speaker 1: instead of save, she accidentally deleted them. She click restore 1159 00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:28,040 Speaker 1: on her phone. Apple support said they couldn't help and 1160 00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:31,080 Speaker 1: told her she needed data recovery services. We tried the 1161 00:59:31,080 --> 00:59:33,960 Speaker 1: recently deleted folder, nothing was in there. Any help would 1162 00:59:33,960 --> 00:59:37,680 Speaker 1: be greatly appreciated. Thanks in Advanced Steve, Steve, what happened? 1163 00:59:38,080 --> 00:59:40,520 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry that your friend's 1164 00:59:40,560 --> 00:59:45,160 Speaker 1: mom passed away, but I'm really sorry that these photos 1165 00:59:45,160 --> 00:59:48,520 Speaker 1: got deleted. Now I'm not really sure what happened here 1166 00:59:48,560 --> 00:59:51,760 Speaker 1: because when you delete photos off an iPhone, and it's 1167 00:59:51,800 --> 00:59:54,560 Speaker 1: interesting because you mentioned both places that they go, but 1168 00:59:54,920 --> 01:00:00,040 Speaker 1: why would your friend delete the pictures? And then I 1169 01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:02,240 Speaker 1: go into the folder and empty them and it takes 1170 01:00:02,360 --> 01:00:05,200 Speaker 1: a lot to empty them. So I'm wondering if there 1171 01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:07,160 Speaker 1: was a picture in there that they didn't want someone 1172 01:00:07,160 --> 01:00:10,400 Speaker 1: to see, or there's something more going on here, because 1173 01:00:10,400 --> 01:00:14,000 Speaker 1: this is really odd and I feel really bad. I 1174 01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:18,000 Speaker 1: feel really really bad. But the reality is when you 1175 01:00:18,080 --> 01:00:21,240 Speaker 1: delete pictures off an iPhone, they go into a folder 1176 01:00:21,280 --> 01:00:25,320 Speaker 1: called recently deleted, and then they delete after thirty days. 1177 01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:27,840 Speaker 1: In that they sit in that folder for thirty days 1178 01:00:27,840 --> 01:00:29,400 Speaker 1: and then they get deleted, and there's even a little 1179 01:00:29,400 --> 01:00:31,840 Speaker 1: countdown on each photo to say it's going to be 1180 01:00:31,840 --> 01:00:35,080 Speaker 1: deleted in fifteen days. Next day it has fourteen, thirteen 1181 01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:38,480 Speaker 1: twelve whatever, And if you really want those deleted immediately, 1182 01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:41,440 Speaker 1: like let's say you're getting rid of some incriminating evidence, 1183 01:00:42,320 --> 01:00:44,320 Speaker 1: you would go and say empty and you have to 1184 01:00:44,360 --> 01:00:46,600 Speaker 1: like select all and then it says are you sure? 1185 01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:49,880 Speaker 1: So ah, I can't believe that your friend did all 1186 01:00:49,920 --> 01:00:54,760 Speaker 1: of that stuff. But the reality is, I hope that 1187 01:00:54,800 --> 01:00:57,520 Speaker 1: they're still in this folder. That's what I hope, because 1188 01:00:57,600 --> 01:01:00,200 Speaker 1: they should be. But if they're not, the the other 1189 01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:03,960 Speaker 1: two things I would hope is hopefully this mom had 1190 01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:06,439 Speaker 1: her pictures backed up somewhere else, like an Amazon Photo. 1191 01:01:06,560 --> 01:01:08,760 Speaker 1: So look on the phone for other apps that the 1192 01:01:08,800 --> 01:01:13,600 Speaker 1: pictures might have been uploaded to, like oneedrive, Amazon Photos, iedrive, 1193 01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:17,160 Speaker 1: Google Photos. Maybe they're in there. Then I would go 1194 01:01:17,160 --> 01:01:20,280 Speaker 1: to iCloud dot com. Disconnect this phone from the Wi Fi, 1195 01:01:20,640 --> 01:01:22,960 Speaker 1: go to iCloud dot com and see if the photos 1196 01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:24,760 Speaker 1: are in there, and if they're not in any of 1197 01:01:24,760 --> 01:01:27,280 Speaker 1: those places, don't do anything else on this phone, and 1198 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:31,360 Speaker 1: like Apple said, search Yelp for data recovery services in 1199 01:01:31,400 --> 01:01:33,720 Speaker 1: your area, find a highly rated one and see if 1200 01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:36,680 Speaker 1: they can recover those pictures on the phone. I'm so 1201 01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:41,040 Speaker 1: sorry for your friend's mom, and I'm hopeful that you 1202 01:01:41,080 --> 01:01:47,960 Speaker 1: can get some of these pictures back. Oh wow, already 1203 01:01:48,360 --> 01:01:50,080 Speaker 1: that is going to do it for the end of 1204 01:01:50,200 --> 01:01:53,120 Speaker 1: this show. 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