1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: I'm Rich Demiro and this is Rich on Tech Daily. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Nintendo has a surprise for fans of its hit game 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: Super Mario Odyssey, a free update so you can play 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: some more. The new level is called Luigi's Balloon World. 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: It's now gonna show up after you beat the main 6 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: story and download the update. Then you just have to 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: find and talk to Luigi to access it. The world 8 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: is like Hide and Go Seek, but with balloons and 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: players from all over the world. And this is a 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,480 Speaker 1: pretty brilliant move on Nintendo's part on two levels. First off, 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: it lets kids like mine who are still obsessed with 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,599 Speaker 1: Super Mario Odyssey even after they've completed the game, they 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: get to still play with it with this new level. 14 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: And it gets people to sign up for Nintendo's online 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: service for the Switch, which right now is free, but 16 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,840 Speaker 1: they said they're going to start charging for it come September. 17 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: All right, Moving on now. A corporate finance guy in 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: San Francisco wanted to see what the difference was between 19 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,040 Speaker 1: Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Ways, so he did a 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: giant blog post and an experiment. For most of twenty seventeen, 21 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: he logged about one hundred and twenty trips including weather conditions, traffic, 22 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: and more So, here is what he decided. If you 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: want to get to your destination fastest used Google Maps, 24 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: Apple Maps is best for accurate predictions to when you're 25 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: going to arrive, and if you're just anxious about getting there, 26 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: he says to use Ways since it makes you feel 27 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,559 Speaker 1: like you're making progress due to its random roots. Here's 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: the deal. He also said that Ways is kind of 29 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: interesting because they always show sort of the shortest estimated 30 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: time for your trip, when in reality that may not happen. 31 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: But here's what his theory is. His theory is that 32 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: because Google sells advertising on Ways, like when you come 33 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: to a stop, it will show a little ad on 34 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: your screen, they want as many people as possible to 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: use the app. And if you open up Ways and 36 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: it says forty minutes for your trip versus Google Maps 37 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: that shows forty five, Well, which one do you think 38 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna use? Interesting theory. I Finally, today, a British 39 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: writer is revealing the two words that could help you 40 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: snag a first class upgrade. Her name is Tilly Bagshaw. 41 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: She's a best selling author and flies about one hundred 42 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: thousand miles a year. She told Bloomberg Pursuits she has 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: never paid for a first class seat, so her secret. 44 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: All you have to do is mention the term revenue 45 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: management to the reservation agent, as in, hey, has revenue 46 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: management released any first class seats for a miles upgrade? 47 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: And if they say no, ask to be transferred to 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: that department to see if they can release one for you. 49 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: I see this happen all the time. You book an 50 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: international flight, you go to the first class upgrade page 51 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: and it says nope, sorry, they're all waitlisted if you 52 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: want to use your miles, or they're just not available. 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: So the reality is it's not that they're all taken 54 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: up with miles upgrades. It's just the fact that the 55 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: airline hasn't really really released any of those seats that 56 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: they want people to pay top dollar for into a 57 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: miles upgrade. So interesting theory. I don't know when I'm 58 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: gonna try this, but next time I have a big 59 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: trip coming up, I will definitely do that and I'll 60 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: report back to you. Guys. Thanks so much for listening. 61 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: If you like this podcast, be sure to recommend it 62 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: to your friends and subscribe in your favorite podcasting app 63 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: just search Rich on tech and hit that subscribe button. 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: If you want links to anything I mentioned on TV, here, 65 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: or pretty much anywhere, I post them all to my 66 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: website richontech dot TV. I'm Richdemiro. I'll talk to you 67 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: next time.