1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: What's up with Apple? A CS twenty nineteen preview? Where's 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: the wish list? In iOS? Twelve apps to help you 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: stay fit and be more mindful in twenty nineteen, plus snackbots. 4 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro. This is Rich on 5 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: Tech and welcome to the first episode of twenty nineteen. 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: I had a very good vacation for the most part. 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: I'll get into that in a moment, but very relaxing. 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Didn't have to wake up at any specific time, had 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: some nice time off, had my mom in town from 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,319 Speaker 1: New Jersey for the holidays, so that was cool, and 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: we got to see a couple of shows. I mean, 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: it was really nice. And we're gonna talk some tech. 13 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Let's get started. I mean, there's not too much going on. 14 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: This is the week between the New Year and CS 15 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: or the holidays in CS, so not a whole lot happens, 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: but we will go through some of the things that 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: I thought were interesting. This is the show where I 18 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: kind of talk about this that I think you should 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: know about apps, gadgets, just tech news in general, and 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: I'll take some time to kind of discuss those things. 21 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: I do want to address one thing that did happen 22 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: over the holidays. That was an absolute tragedy. And if 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: you're in the LA area listening to this, you heard 24 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: about it. But my colleague Chris Burrows at KTLA passed 25 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: away truly truly tragic circumstances. And Chris and I had 26 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: worked together for many years here in Los Angeles. We 27 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: actually worked together before he came to LA. He was 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: on a TV show that I did. I do segments 29 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: for various TV stations, so he worked at the one 30 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: in New York City, so we actually kind of knew 31 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: each other before he even came here. And just very 32 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: tragic circumstances of his passing. And I just want to 33 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: say that I'm still in shock over what happened. I'm angry. 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: Here's a guy that was at the height or just 35 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: beginning a very successful career, really had so many things 36 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: going for him, and to see what happened was just 37 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: absolutely unbelievable to me. I mean, I woke up to 38 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: text messages from friends and I just could not believe it. 39 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: And I still don't believe it. It's been over a week, 40 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: and I just everything I think about is just all 41 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: the interactions we had over the years and the conversations 42 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: we had, and I keep searching for clues or anything 43 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: that could have led me to maybe help him, and 44 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: I obviously that probably would not happen. But I do 45 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: want to say my takeaway, and I've already kind of 46 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 1: shared my thoughts on my Facebook page, my Instagram and Twitter. 47 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: But my takeaway is just be the friend now that 48 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: you want to be to people, and don't wait, because 49 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: life is very short and things like this just kind 50 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: of reiterate that. So Chris Burrows, thinking of you, man, 51 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: and you were a very big inspiration to me here 52 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: because you were so successful and the way that you 53 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: had such an ease and air about yourself on air 54 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: is something that not many journalists can do. So am 55 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: thinking of you. All right, let's talk about CS twenty nineteen. 56 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: This is happening next week, and man, this is I've 57 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: been covering CS now for probably a decade, if not more. 58 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: I can't remember it. It might be about a decade now, 59 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: so maybe a little bit more, maybe eleven years, but 60 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: I don't want to count because it is the craziest 61 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: time of my year. Every year, the whole tech industry 62 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: descends upon Las Vegas. There's a million tech companies. This 63 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: show just keeps getting bigger and bigger because there's so 64 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: many accessory makers and smart home and just about everything 65 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: you can think of. It's all there in one place, 66 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: And how does a journalist like myself even attempt to 67 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: cover something like this? Now, in recent years, you set 68 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff up, You get a lot of 69 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: advanced meetings with the Samsungs of the world, and you know, 70 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: whatever big companies that you have relationships with, you can 71 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: get in and kind of see what they're doing. But 72 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: the reality is, you never really know what's going to 73 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: be big at CS until you actually get there on 74 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: the ground and you start covering stuff and you start 75 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: experiencing things. Because all these pitches that we get in 76 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: our email it's tough to tell. I mean, they all 77 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: sound great, but are they really that good? So what 78 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 1: are we going to see at this year CS? I 79 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: think the big theme this year is really going to 80 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: be five G. And five G is the successor to 81 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: four G, which is basically faster internet on our phones 82 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: but also for our homes, our cars, basically everything. And 83 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: so five G is going to be a big kind 84 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: of catch all phrase that we're going to see all 85 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: over the place. Five G is going to happen in 86 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, but I don't think in a huge meaningful 87 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: way it will be there. But I think we're still 88 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: on a longer runway when it comes to five G. 89 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: So that's one thing. Health technology that'll be another one. 90 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: Robots there, of course, everywhere, all over the floor. So 91 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: I always try to find cool stuff about robots and 92 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: fun little videos to post digital assistance. So this is 93 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: a big one because Alexa and Google are kind of 94 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: fighting it out for the market share. Personally, I'm on 95 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: the Google side. I think Alexa has done some really 96 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: great things and Amazon has done a great job of 97 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: getting her everywhere. But the thing is I'm seeing is 98 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: kind of like assistant fatigue. I mean, every device, I'm 99 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: getting pitches from every single company about these assistants being 100 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: built into the devices. And a couple of years ago 101 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: it was all about the Internet getting built into these devices, 102 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: so we saw that happen. Now we see the assistants, 103 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: and then of course next year, who knows what'll be, 104 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: but the assistance that will be big because we'll see 105 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: kind of like where they're building them in. I didn't 106 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: think they can put them in anything else, but who knows, 107 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: machine learning, artificial intelligence, and of course driverless cars. I'm 108 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: getting some driverless car kind of rides at CES as 109 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: well this year, So those are the kind of the 110 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: big trends that I'll be on the lookout for. I 111 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: like to find the little gadgets that just kind of 112 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: help you out in everyday life that are really you know, 113 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: not like the thousand dollars things or the big picture things, 114 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: but a lot of the little things, they're just cool 115 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: gadgets that every company is out there showing off their stuff. 116 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: I like to discover the little things that I'll show 117 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: throughout the year, and a lot of things you get 118 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: a preview of, so you see stuff before it actually 119 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: is ready for the public. So we'll see stuff that 120 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: might come out, you know, in the second half of 121 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: the year, the third half, the third of the year, 122 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: third half, I don't think there's a third half of 123 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: the year. I think we'll just leave it at second half. 124 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: But my advice for CS is stay as healthy as possible. 125 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: I'm probably gonna be big on Instagram this year, so 126 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: if you're not following me there, find me on Instagram. 127 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 1: I'm at rich on Tech and I will show you 128 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: all the good stuff when it comes to CS twenty 129 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: nineteen in Las Vegas. And if you see me there, 130 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: say hi for sure. Even if I look busy, Believe me, 131 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: I'm always willing to say hi to folks. Let's talk 132 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: about a new app available to the city of Los 133 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: Angeles and residents here. It's called Shake alert LA. And 134 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: this is getting a lot of publicity because it's a 135 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: mobile app that sends alerts to users in La County 136 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: if there's an earthquake of magnitude five or more. And 137 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: this is not an earthquake alert app. This is supposed 138 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: to give you a little bit of a heads up 139 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: that you may soon feel shaking. So does it work. 140 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. I've downloaded it to my phone. It 141 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: seems like it's pretty straightforward. The thing that a lot 142 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: of people are a little bit concerned about are the 143 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: privacy concerns, and I agree, because when you download this app, 144 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: you have to agree to give up your location at 145 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: all times. And I'm not sure why that is. I 146 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: guess so they can see the proximity of the earthquake 147 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: to you so they can give you a better alert, 148 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: or I guess so they can use your location services 149 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: to only deliver to you if you're in the LA area. 150 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: But here's the deal with these apps. And I did 151 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: a story on another app, which is I'm trying to 152 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: get some clarity on it. But there's another app, let's 153 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: see quake Alert. And this is an app that was 154 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: also done in partnership with the US Geological Survey. Let's see, 155 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: let's see quake Alert. I'm I'm on the beta program. 156 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: And so when I was talking to the folks at 157 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: Quake Alert, they were saying that it's really tough to 158 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: do an app like this because the notifications on Android 159 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 1: and iOS are not a perfect system. So you can 160 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: send a notification to a phone, but there is no 161 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: guarantee from the cellular providers or iOS or Android that 162 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: that alert will be received, or that notification will be 163 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: received in a timely manner. Now, I always wondered about 164 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 1: that because it seems like when you do these things 165 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: where you get a text message confirmation or a push 166 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: alert from like Facebook, they come through pretty much immediately. 167 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: But I think the problem is when you're talking about 168 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: a lot of people, like half a million people or 169 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: a million people, you can't really guarantee that all those 170 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: people are going to get that notification at the same time. 171 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: But they say it's an official pilot, So again, what 172 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: does pilot mean. It means that it may not work. 173 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: This is not a guarantee that you're going to get 174 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:26,359 Speaker 1: a one minute alert of an earthquake. You know, you're 175 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: not guaranteed anything. But this is definitely probably going to help. 176 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: I think once we have the first quake that triggers 177 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: an alert on this app, we'll have a lot more 178 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 1: data about the effectiveness of this app. So if you 179 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: want to download it, it's available for Android and iOS. 180 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: It is called shake alert La Shake Alert La. And again, 181 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: this is a pilot program, so it's not going to 182 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: be perfect. And if you're worried about your privacy and 183 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: we're you know, the city and all these companies or 184 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: whoever is creating this app having access to your location 185 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: at all times, you may want to skip it because 186 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: you do have to enable that for it to work. 187 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the emails now. Ruth says, hey, Rich, 188 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: happy New Year along with your family. My question to 189 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: you is what internet company do you recommend? I have 190 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: Spectrum four hundred megabits per second and I'm paying eighty dollars. 191 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: I've been having problems with the Wi Fi. They've come 192 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: out to quote unquote fix it, but continues with the buffering. Therefore, 193 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: my ring isn't at its best. Help. Thank you, Ruth. Okay, Ruth. 194 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: I think the problem is not your internet, because four 195 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: hundred megabits per second is actually really fast. So at 196 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: my house, I only have one hundred. I wish I 197 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: had four hundred, But it's not your internet. I don't 198 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: think that there's a problem with the actual speed that's 199 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: coming in. And you can confirm this by hooking your 200 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: computer up with an Ethernet cable to the modem that 201 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: Spectrum provides and doing a quick speed test. And you 202 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: can do a speed test by just going to fast 203 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: dot com and seeing what that speed comes up as. 204 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: I don't think that's going to be your problem. I 205 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: think your problem is actually that your WiFi does not 206 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: your ring doorbell. And this is very common because the 207 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: routers that Spectrum and other companies provide are not necessarily 208 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: the best at blanket blanketing your entire home with internet. 209 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: Yeah it works around the device, and yeah it'll probably 210 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: work upstairs downstairs, but if you really look at these things, 211 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 1: half the time, you're getting really just half the speed 212 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: and maybe not in all portions of your home. So 213 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 1: Ruth I would recommend, if you really want to get 214 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: the value out of your eighty dollars a month, you 215 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: got to upgrade to one of these mesh networking systems 216 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: like ero ee Ro, Google Wi Fi or Netgear or 217 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: b I think those will definitely fix the issue and 218 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: it will make the Wi Fi reach the ring outside 219 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: your front door. I think that's going to really solve 220 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: all your problems. And here's a little quick tip for 221 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: you if you don't want to change the log in. 222 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: You know, when you change out your Wi Fi system, 223 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to go around to all your different 224 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: gadgets and reconnect them with the new network credentials. The 225 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: network the Wi Fi I know network name and also 226 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: the password. So if you don't want to do that, 227 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: you can just name your new Wi Fi network the 228 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: same exact name as your old one and set the 229 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: password the same exact as your old network password. Once 230 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: you make the network name and also the password the same, 231 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: your devices should seamlessly find that new network on your 232 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: new equipment and log in as usual, it should be 233 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: pretty seamless. I did that at my place. I know 234 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: it's not the most secure thing to do because I 235 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: always recommend changing passwords when you upgrade stuff. But if 236 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: you don't want to go through the hassle of changing 237 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: all your smart home devices, you can definitely do that 238 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 1: and everything will follow in line. So that's a little 239 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: tip for you there. Now. I mentioned CS twenty nineteen 240 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: is happening very soon, but already companies are coming out 241 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: with some of their announcements, and this one I really 242 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: like because c Byge is a brand that was not 243 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: around for very long. But I was very very impressed 244 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: with the light bulbs that they sent me, and these 245 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: were the first generation of their life light bulbs. They 246 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: were basically just your standard light bulbs that kind of 247 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: you can use Google Home to adjust right. But the 248 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: secret of these light bulbs is that they do not 249 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,719 Speaker 1: need a hub, and the Google Home app finds them instantly. 250 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: So if you haven't set up any of these smart 251 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: home devices like smart light bulbs, what happens is you 252 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: either need some sort of hub like Phillips Hugh. You 253 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: have a hub that you have to connect to your network. 254 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: The light bulbs talk to that hub, and then the 255 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: Google Home app or the Google Assistant will interface with 256 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: the I know it's kind of complicated, but they'll interface 257 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: on the back end with the hub and talk to 258 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: those light bulbs kind of through a third party. Right now, 259 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: with Ge, the way they do it is their bulbs 260 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: actually interface with Google Assistant directly. So here's how it worked. 261 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: I put one of the light bulbs in a socket 262 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: at my home, I opened up the Google Home app 263 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: on my phone and boom, right on the Google Home 264 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: app is said, Hey, we found a light bulb. Do 265 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: you want to set this thing up? And I was 266 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: so impressed because generally that's not the way it works. 267 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: You have to go to the h app, set up 268 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: the light bulb there, and then link the h app 269 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: to your Google Assistant and then it can then control 270 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: those devices. So this is kind of cutting out the middleman. 271 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: And now c BYGE has new light bulbs. These are 272 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: full color LEDs, and these are gonna come out. Now 273 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: they're not available right away, but they will come out 274 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: this quarter, so first quarter of twenty nineteen. So full 275 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: color LEDs. They're gonna have millions of color options, plus 276 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: tunable whites in sixty wah equivalent A nineteen a BR 277 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: thirty for recessed cans, and a custom sized light strip. 278 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: And these are all controllable with your voice or through 279 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: the app, or with custom routines and schedules, so that's 280 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: really cool. And the price point on these bulbs they 281 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: haven't said yet, but the original bulbs that they sent 282 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: me were a very good price. So I would say 283 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: definitely look into these things if you want something that's 284 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: super simple, especially if setting something up for someone else 285 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: in your family. Definitely check out c by ge because 286 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: I was very impressed. I love that they are seamlessly 287 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: integrated with Google Assistant. And again this is all working 288 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: through Bluetooth, so the bulbs have Bluetooth built into them, 289 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: so that your phone can recognize a Bluetooth bulb nearby 290 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: and then connect it to Google Assistant. Some other devices 291 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: that they're gonna have is a smart switch. So this 292 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 1: is really cool too, because a lot of times if 293 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: you're using these bulbs with the switches in, like for instance, 294 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: in my office at home, I have a bunch of 295 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: smart bulbs, but it's kind of a pain because sometimes 296 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: I turn off the light switch in the office, and 297 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: sometimes I leave it on and turn off the bulbs 298 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: with my voice. So when I turn off the light switch, 299 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: I can't then turn on the bulbs with my voice. 300 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: And if I leave them on and turn them off 301 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: with my voice, then the switch I have to flip 302 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: it down and then back up to turn them on. 303 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: So with these new smart switches, they will actually allow 304 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: you to turn your lights on and off. You can 305 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: dim them and control them away from home with just 306 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: the voice assistant or an app. And what's really cool 307 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: about that is that, let's say you have someone come 308 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: to your house and turn off all the light switches 309 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: like they normally would do when they leave a room, 310 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: then you can't control your light bulbs from afar. So 311 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: let's say you wanna Let's say you're on vage. Okay, 312 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: let me give you a scenario. Let's say I don't know. 313 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 1: Let's say I'm in New York City. My wife is 314 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: going to meet me in New York. Right, I'm there 315 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: day early for work. Right, she comes out of the house, 316 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: she turns off all the lights, and then she meets 317 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: me in New York And I said, oh no, I 318 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: want to leave those lights on so I can make 319 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: it look like someone's at our house, right and have 320 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: these lights turn on and off throughout the day. Well, 321 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: if you have one of these smart switches, even if 322 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: she flipped the switch off, you'll still be able to 323 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: control those light bulbs from afar using the app or 324 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: your voice or whatever. And I think that's pretty useful. 325 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: So in fact, it's nice too because you don't even 326 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: have to wire your house for new switches. You just 327 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: use the switches that GE has and you can now 328 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: dim your lights and turn them on, turn them off 329 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: whatever you want, and it's fully controllable from the app 330 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: or the light switches. So I think that's a really 331 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: nice edition. So again c by GE, I think they're 332 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: doing some cool stuff and we're gonna see a lot 333 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 1: more of this in the future as well. Let's talk 334 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: about Apple. Oh my gosh, Apple, Apple Apple. This was 335 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: one of the biggest stories of the week because Apple 336 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: revised their earnings estimates and they basically said that they 337 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: were gonna make about up to nine billion dollars less 338 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: than they originally thought. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm 339 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: not crying for Apple here. They are still making a 340 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: ton of money. But what happened with Apple is that 341 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: sales of iPhones were not as good as they expected. 342 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: So Apple said they Now, you can read this a 343 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: million different ways, and I'm not gonna go into it 344 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,760 Speaker 1: too too much because it's been said and said and 345 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: over said. So I'm just gonna give you my quick 346 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: thoughts on this. But the bottom line is Apple said, look, 347 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: number one, our phones came out later in the year 348 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,239 Speaker 1: than usual, and so they shipped later, which means that 349 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter of twenty eighteen, people didn't have 350 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: as much opportunity to purchase their phones. Okay, that could 351 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 1: be true. Then they said that China was also not 352 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: as strong as they expected, so weak economics in China 353 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: contributed to this less revenue or they expect less revenue. 354 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:26,120 Speaker 1: And then they also said that folks upgraded their batteries 355 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: because battery replacements. Remember that whole thing with the battery 356 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: where they were throttling the phones and they said, okay, fine, 357 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: we'll let you replace your battery for thirty bucks. Well 358 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: that was throughout the end of the year, so that 359 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: ended actually on December thirty first. Now batteries go up 360 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: to their normal price of I believe I put this 361 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: in my book one hundred and one handy tech tips 362 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: for the iPhone. I believe it was either fifty nine 363 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: or oh gosh, now you're gonna make me find this, 364 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: so let's see battery. I think it was fifty nine dollars. Nope, 365 00:18:56,600 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: let's see seventy nine dollars. Seventy nine So yeah, So 366 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: the batteries now are okay, between forty nine and seventy 367 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: nine dollars for replacement, depending on your iPhone model. Before 368 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: they were charging twenty nine dollars. So they said a 369 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 1: lot of people took advantage of that. I don't know 370 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: if I'm buying that. I mean, yes, I think that 371 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: people did take advantage of the battery replacement and it 372 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: did make their phone feel newer because it wasn't as slow, 373 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: But I don't think that is nine billion dollars worth. 374 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: The other thing they did say is that consumers are 375 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: adapting to a world with fewer carrier subsidies, and I 376 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 1: do agree with that. I think that once we saw 377 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: these carriers stop charging two hundred dollars for a phone, 378 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: and now that the phone is charging is costing closer 379 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,479 Speaker 1: to one thousand dollars, it does make people wait longer 380 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: to upgrade their phone. We're seeing a longer upgrade cycle 381 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: in general because phones are just getting better and you 382 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: don't need a new one all the time. Even I 383 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: see this with my wife, I mean her phone, except 384 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: for the camera. She had an iPhone. What does she have? 385 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 1: A seven? And I did notice up to the the 386 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 1: camera is a little bit better. But I think with 387 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: like a ten R or a ten S, the I 388 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,719 Speaker 1: do think the camera actually got a lot better with 389 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: the ten S and the ten R. So if you 390 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,480 Speaker 1: are thinking of upgrading for the camera and you have 391 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: an older device, it is worth it. But the reality 392 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: is you don't necessarily need that. If things are working 393 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: just fine for you, it's fine. So anyway, Apple was 394 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: saying that a lot of these a lot of these 395 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: things all came to fruition at the same time, and 396 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: that impacted their quarterly revenue, and we don't know exactly what, 397 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: you know. They haven't reported the full revenue just yet, 398 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: but when they do, we'll kind of see what happened here. 399 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:38,719 Speaker 1: But I think the bottom line is people are upgrading 400 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:43,119 Speaker 1: their phones less and the iPhone is not as magical 401 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: as it used to be. There are so many other 402 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: options for phones there are so many more people keeping 403 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 1: their phones for longer, and there's not that one feature 404 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: every year that people are upgrading for, and phones are 405 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: costing a lot more. It's taking people two or three 406 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: years to pay off a phone. So we're gonna follow 407 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: Apple very closely. But I think that the reality is 408 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: this company's still doing very well. I still think that 409 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: they have a lot of great products. But do they 410 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: have that magical product in the pipeline that is just 411 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: going to keep this company going at the speed that 412 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: it was going at for so many years with the 413 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: iPhone and the iPad? I don't know. So a question 414 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: from Purple Butterfly, Let's see, Oh Pamela, Okay, Pamela, Purple Butterfly, Hello, Rich, 415 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: is there's still a wish list on the iOS app store? 416 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: I know there used to be one, but now I 417 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: can't seem to find it. And the answer Pamela is no, 418 00:21:36,560 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: And I agree, what a bummer. Apparently Apple removed us 419 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,479 Speaker 1: this in iOS eleven. And I'm not sure why I 420 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: loved having the wish list, because a lot of times 421 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: you hear about apps that you're not necessarily ready to download, 422 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: and you just want to keep them on like a 423 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 1: little list so that you can refer to them later. 424 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: And I used to keep a lot of things on 425 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: my wish list, but now it's gone, So I will 426 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: be honest, I have not found a good way to 427 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: keep these things in a I have lots of different 428 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,360 Speaker 1: lists and lots of different places, and when I need 429 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: to find an app that I heard about, I can 430 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: never seem to find it myself. So I think maybe 431 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: the best thing to do is just share the app 432 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: to you know, you can use the share button inside 433 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: the app store to share it to whatever you like. 434 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: So if that's maybe a list in reminders, maybe it's 435 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: a list in ever note, Maybe it's your email and 436 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: then you tag it with something so you can find 437 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: it later, or maybe on your notes app, you can 438 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: create a special list of you know, a list called 439 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: wish list or a folder called wish list, however you 440 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: want to do it. But Pamela, I agree. I don't 441 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: know why they got rid of that, but I guess, 442 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, Apple knows what people are using, so I 443 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: guess maybe just people weren't using it as much, or 444 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: they just figure people have their lists and their reminders 445 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: in so many different places that they just don't need 446 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: a dedicated wish list inside the app store. Speaking of apps, 447 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 1: it is a new year, so I know a lot 448 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: of you are looking for ways to kind of, you know, 449 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: change things up in twenty nineteen, get healthy again, get 450 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: more mindful. So so on KTLA, we did a couple 451 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: segments with some apps that we looked at. We researched 452 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of them. I narrowed it down to six 453 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: that I kind of liked for getting fit and having 454 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: some more wellness in your life and mindfulness in your 455 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: life in twenty nineteen. So let me go over some 456 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: of these apps. Carrot Fit, this is kind of an 457 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: interesting one. This is a developer we talked to out 458 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: of Philadelphia, I believe, and he's got this whole bunch 459 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: of apps, this whole family of apps based around this 460 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: snarky character named Carrot, and this app rewards you for 461 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 1: getting stuff done and punishes you for failing to get 462 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: stuff done. So his name is Brian Mueller. He is 463 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: the founder of these Carrot apps, and he basically started 464 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: out with a to do list, found that people like 465 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: this kind of angry motivation or this snarky motivation, and 466 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 1: came up with a whole bunch of other apps. So 467 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: there's Carrot Fit, there's the to do List, and there's 468 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 1: a weather app and maybe some others. But the thing 469 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: about this Carrot app is it has a seven minute 470 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: workout which helps you out. So if you have seven 471 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: minutes you want to get a little workout in, check 472 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: out car Fit. Charity Miles is an app that is 473 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: kind of cool because you're basically using your movements to 474 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: help charities. So after you complete a workout, it will 475 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: tell you how much money you raised for a charity 476 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: that you choose, and they work with a whole bunch 477 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: of different charities and the way they do this is 478 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 1: various brands sponsor kind of the donations that they're gonna 479 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: give to the charity. So after your workout, it will 480 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 1: tell you how much you raised and also who handed 481 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 1: over that money on your behalf. Now, when it comes 482 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: to music, I'm a big fan of music for my 483 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: workouts and I'm always kind of trying to find the 484 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: best music to get me motivated. This is a really 485 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: cool app. It's called fit Radio and they have a 486 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: whole bunch of playlists specifically for working out. And these 487 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: playlists are programmed by DJs. So it's got like clublike 488 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: mixes that have certain beats, certain genres, all in an 489 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: effort to help you move and you know, complement the 490 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: exercise that you're doing. So if you're on a spinning by, 491 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: it'll help you with that, if you're running, it'll help 492 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: you with that, if you're you know, whatever you're doing 493 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: working out. I personally always kind of like music remixes 494 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: for my workouts. So if there's like a pop song 495 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: that I like, or any sort of song that I like, 496 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,120 Speaker 1: I usually like the remix of it for working out 497 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: specifically because I think that it, you know, just speeds 498 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: up the beat a little bit more when you're working 499 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: out now when it comes to being more mindful. In 500 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, couple of apps to try. One of them 501 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 1: is called pocket Yoga, and this is a very simple app, 502 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: but it has two hundred illustrated poses or more than that, 503 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: along with detailed voice instructions, so you can do all 504 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: the different poses like bird of Paradise or sleeping swan 505 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: or what's the other one, don't there's so warrior pose. 506 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,119 Speaker 1: I'm not a big yoga person. I would love to be, 507 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: but I need to stretch more, but I guess yoga 508 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: to help me with that. But this is an app 509 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: that's three dollars and it also runs on all the 510 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: different platforms, so you've got Android, you got iOS and 511 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: also Apple TV, so if you want to practice at home. 512 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: But Yoga, I know a lot of people love it 513 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: for when it comes to kind of mindfulness and just 514 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: a general well being, So pocket Yoga can maybe help 515 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: you with that. Headspace this is one of the more 516 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 1: popular mindfulness apps meditation. It's funny because I guess they 517 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 1: all have to do with meditation, but you don't necessarily 518 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: hear that word thrown around because it's very intimidating. And 519 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: I agree meditation sounds like something that takes a lot 520 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 1: of work and a lot of effort in something I 521 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: might not know how to do as a layperson. So 522 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: Headspace helps you practice mindfulness and it's one of the 523 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: more popular meditation apps out there. They've got all kinds 524 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: of different little programs you can do, including a daily 525 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: a daily program. Let's see. Do they even call it 526 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 1: a daily meditation on there? I'm not sure, but I've 527 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: had this on my phone and I will admit, oh, 528 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 1: they call it everyday Headspace, so will and intention is 529 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: today's but they have all kinds stuff. They've got courses, 530 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: basic courses. Then you can go into the library and 531 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,679 Speaker 1: find all kinds of things for stress and anxiety, a sleep, 532 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: personal growth, growth, work and productivity, oh my gosh, physical health, students, kids. 533 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: They even have Headspace Kids, which I've wanted to try 534 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 1: with my kids. I've done a little bit, but I 535 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,239 Speaker 1: feel like they can't sis still enough to listen to 536 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 1: these things. But if you want to just try out 537 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: Headspace without even downloading the app, you can actually just 538 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: ask Lexa or Google just say open Headspace and you'll 539 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: get a little sample of what you can expect. But 540 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: according to the person we interviewed at Headspace, they say 541 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: that you can reduce stress in just ten days of 542 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: using the product for just ten minutes a day, So 543 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: I say it's worth it. I'm going to try to 544 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 1: do it this year, so I'll let you know how 545 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: it feels. But I know our society is so always on. 546 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,479 Speaker 1: It's really tough to just stop for a moment and 547 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: just be But I'm gonna try to be better about that. 548 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: But I find I get nervous even if I'm not 549 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: doing something for like five ten minutes, so I need 550 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 1: to get over that. And finally, one more app called Pacifica. 551 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,719 Speaker 1: This is a little bit more focused on kind of 552 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: like serious stress and anxiety. So this app has daily 553 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: tools for stress, anxiety, and depression. It's based on cognitive 554 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: behavioral therapy, so it has like deep breathing exercises, positive 555 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: visualizations and more. But this is like a serious one. 556 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: So Pacifica if you're really serious about stress and anxiety 557 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: and you want to do something to help yourself with that. 558 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 1: It's got a built in health tracker to help you 559 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 1: track your daily mood so you can look for patterns. 560 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: So if you're, you know, feeling down at your job 561 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: every day and you're sitting there wondering like what's going on? 562 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: I really, you know, I have good days, I have 563 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: bad days. If you really want to track that and see, Okay, 564 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: well maybe I notice like every Friday I'm happy, but 565 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: the rest of the week I'm not so happy. So 566 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: maybe you can kind of see the patterns, and this 567 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: app can help you identify those patterns and help you 568 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: do something about them. I'm not a doctor, I'm not 569 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 1: an expert, but I think that these things could definitely 570 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: help you because it's not just about exercising or just 571 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: about you know, being with friends. You know you have 572 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 1: to look inside a little bit. In this day and 573 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: age of twenty four to seven, always on all right? 574 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: Another email here from Mark pawsin Hey Rich. As a 575 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 1: solo operator of a small business, I use Google Suite, 576 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: seventeen hats and a couple other third party providers. We 577 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: use iPhones, iPads and a MacBook. My question is what's 578 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: your recommendation for backing everything up? Also the best affordable 579 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: way to clean out all the crap on my aging MacBook, 580 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: that is without having to go file by file which 581 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: would take forever. Thanks for any help, Mark Powsin. Mark, 582 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: I think it's tough to tell exactly what you want 583 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: to back up. But if you're backing up a business, 584 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: so with something like a MacBook, well, I mean, if 585 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: you have all three Apple products, I think iCloud is 586 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: definitely the easiest to kind of just have an overall 587 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: backup of whatever you've got on there. But then I 588 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: think after that, when it comes to a MacBook, you're 589 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: definitely gonna have to plug in external drive and do 590 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: a time capsule backup and that will take a snapshot 591 00:29:56,440 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: of your entire system, and I would definitely do that 592 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,239 Speaker 1: as well. So I think with iPhone and iPad you're 593 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: going to be covered with iCloud. With the MacBook, definitely 594 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: do a time capsule backup. You can also do something 595 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: like a you know, like a back blaze or something 596 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: like that crash Plan, Carbonite backblaze. You know, there's so 597 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: many of these little like all in one backup solutions online. 598 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: You can check out one of those and see which 599 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 1: one you think is going to work the best for you. 600 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: But you know you want to have your stuff backed 601 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 1: up all the time. And also Google Photos if you 602 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,479 Speaker 1: just want to back up your pictures, you can use that. 603 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: But the thing about your aging MacBook, if you want 604 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: to do a nice clean out of that, I recommend 605 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: clean my Mac. That's the program that I use, and 606 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: I find it to be very helpful. It will ferret 607 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: out all those old files, all the big files, clean 608 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,520 Speaker 1: up all the garbage, like you said, the crap, and 609 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: I find that I've relied on that for many years 610 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: now and it does a great job. I think the 611 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: best thing that you can do is if you have 612 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: an aging MacBook, you probably want to format that hard 613 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,239 Speaker 1: drive and start all over at some point, So when 614 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: you're mentally ready to do that, make sure you have 615 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: a good backup, and then wipe the thing clean using utility, 616 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 1: which is built into the Mac. You have to come 617 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: up with a way to restore the operating system on there, 618 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: which you can create a little thumb drive and install 619 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: like the latest Mac operating system on there and just 620 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: literally do a full format of your entire system and 621 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: then reinstall the latest operating system from the thumb drive. 622 00:31:29,560 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: And when you do that, I think you're going to 623 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: find that your computer is going to work a whole 624 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: lot better. I actually do this as a rule pretty 625 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: much every year as the new systems come out. I 626 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: did not do it with high Sierra, but I did 627 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: do it with Mojave or Mahave, Mahave, Mojave. I don't 628 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: know however you say that I didn't grow up in California, 629 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: but I did do it with Mojave and it worked 630 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: very nicely. And it's just nice because as you use 631 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: your computer for a long time, a lot of stuff 632 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,440 Speaker 1: builds up on there, and it's just nice to kind 633 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: of start fresh, get all that stuff off of there. 634 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: I'm always testing out a lot of apps, So the 635 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: fact that I can go through and start fresh and 636 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 1: install just the apps I need, it's nice. But the 637 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: problem is you do lose a lot of stuff in 638 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: the process, not files and stuff, but just configurations. You 639 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: got to download and start over with everything. So maybe 640 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: every other year is easier to do if you're running 641 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 1: a business. Some people are really hesitant to do that. 642 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: I personally love it with my phones and my computers 643 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: because I'm testing so much stuff. It's nice to have 644 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: that clean start. Let's end things today with the snack Bot. 645 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:38,640 Speaker 1: So if you're a student at the University of the 646 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: Pacific in Stockton, California, there is a new visitor on campus. 647 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: It is called the Snackbot. This is an outdoor, self 648 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: driving robot that brings snacks and beverages right to students. 649 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: And I would love this. When I was at USC, 650 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: we did not have anything like this. You actually had 651 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: to go downstairs to pick up something. In fact, students 652 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: are probably so spoiled now because you have all these 653 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: delivery services that yeah, we had like delivery, but it 654 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 1: was like pizza, Chinese food. It wasn't like now now 655 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: it's like I think kids live on this grub Hub 656 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 1: and all these different delivery services where you can have 657 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: Postmates anything delivered to your dorm. And I didn't have 658 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,520 Speaker 1: the money for that. I don't know how people would 659 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: afford that, but you know, I was a broke college kid, 660 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:26,320 Speaker 1: so I was eating as many free meals as I 661 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: could find. And yeah, anyway, so this is let's see, 662 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: PepsiCo is putting these things on campus. So you might think, 663 00:33:35,080 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: oh gosh, what are they stocked with? Well, Hello Goodness 664 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: apparently is a portfolio of better stuff. Let's see Hello Goodness. 665 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,960 Speaker 1: So this is a portfolio I guess better foods for 666 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: you from Pepsi. So what are those foods? Smart Food, 667 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: Baked Lays, sun Chips, Pure Leaf Tea, Bubbly Life water, 668 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: and Starbucks cold Brew. Oh that's funny. We actually have 669 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: this vending machine at KTLA. It's held Hello Goodness. I 670 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: didn't realize that was like a brand from PepsiCo. So 671 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,719 Speaker 1: it's I guess the lighter stuff that they sell. That's 672 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 1: you know, less sugar, you know, better for you kind 673 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: of stuff. But those are the things that are inside 674 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 1: this little vending machine. And here's how it works. From 675 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: nine to five nine am to five pm use the 676 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 1: snackbot app on campus and it will deliver the items 677 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 1: to more than fifty designated areas across the one hundred 678 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: and seventy five acre campus. So let's say you have 679 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: a break between classes. You can have this little snack 680 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: bot show up at your class outside your class and 681 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: you can just I guess, open the top of it 682 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,400 Speaker 1: and pull out your snack. So it's fun. I mean, 683 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 1: there's vending machines all around campus in general, but these 684 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: are cool because they have a you know, they're rolling around. 685 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: It's just cool looking. So they have a range of 686 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: twenty miles on a charge, they have cameras and headlights 687 00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 1: that allow them to see and navigate in full dark 688 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: or even the rain, and they have all wheel capabilities 689 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 1: so they can handle curbs and steep hills. So if 690 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: you're at the University of the Pacific, you have to 691 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: have one of their email addresses, so presumably a student 692 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: or faculty. The app is available for iOS, but pretty cool. 693 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,960 Speaker 1: Robbie Technologies is the company I guess that's making the robot, 694 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: So Robbie dot io if you want to learn more 695 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,240 Speaker 1: about that. But I just think this is a who 696 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: the fact that these little robots are scurring around on campus. 697 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: I mean, how fun is that? Right? And I'm sure 698 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: a lot of students are probably just trying this out 699 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: just to see what it's all about. All right, couple 700 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 1: of housekeeping notes before I go. First Off, thanks to 701 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,319 Speaker 1: everyone who purchased the book over the holidays. I know 702 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: it was very much sold out through Amazon one hundred 703 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:47,320 Speaker 1: and one handy tech tips for the iPhone. The reviews 704 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 1: are coming in. If you bought the book, please review 705 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: it on Amazon obviously, if it's a positive review. If 706 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 1: it's a negative review, get in touch with me, because 707 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 1: there's a couple of them on there that I'm kind 708 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 1: of like, huh, it's kind of weird because you know, 709 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: a couple of these negative reviews are a little suspect. 710 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:07,479 Speaker 1: They're very not very specific. So the reviews that people 711 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: are leaving are very the positive reviews are very specific. 712 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:14,359 Speaker 1: The negative reviews are very vague, and so I'm kind 713 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: of like, Okay, did you really read it? Did you 714 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: really don't like this book because it didn't have the 715 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 1: one tip you needed? Whatever you're saying, So anyway, leave 716 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:24,879 Speaker 1: those reviews. It really helps people when they're finding this book. 717 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: Thank you so much to everyone who purchased it. I 718 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:29,479 Speaker 1: really do appreciate it, and you guys for the most part. 719 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:31,840 Speaker 1: From what I'm seeing from the reviews and also the 720 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,480 Speaker 1: emails and tweets, you guys are loving it, so I'm 721 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:36,080 Speaker 1: glad I was able to do that for you guys. 722 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: I do have signed copies available as well, so if 723 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 1: you want to sign copy from me, you can go 724 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 1: to my website rich on tech dot Tv. There's a 725 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: banner at the top that says order a signed copy 726 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,760 Speaker 1: and I will get that out to you as well. 727 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: If you want to hear me on another podcast, I'm 728 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: in a podcast called The News Director's Office. This is 729 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:59,920 Speaker 1: a podcast that they produce at KTLA with my boss Jason. 730 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: He is the news director here, which is basically the 731 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: person in charge of the news at KTLA. He interviews 732 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 1: interesting folks in the news business. So this is kind 733 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:12,799 Speaker 1: of more behind the scenes. So if you're interested in 734 00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: me as a human, how I got here, how my 735 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,759 Speaker 1: career started, and all that good stuff, then definitely check 736 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: out the podcast. It's called The News Director's Office News 737 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: Director's Office, and you can find it on Apple Podcasts. 738 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: The episode that I was in was on January third, 739 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: So again, if you want to hear more about me, 740 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,279 Speaker 1: learn more about me, how I got here, what it's 741 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: like to cover technology for a living. That's all in 742 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: the podcast, and it's fun. It's a fun little listen, 743 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 1: and you know, if you're curious about that stuff and 744 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:48,759 Speaker 1: me as a person a little bit more behind the 745 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: scenes inside baseball, definitely check that one out. That's going 746 00:37:53,080 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: to do it for this episode of the show. If 747 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: you want notes to everything I talked about, check out 748 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: the show notes or go to my website rich on Tech. Again, 749 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: this is the year of Instagram for me, So if 750 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:06,359 Speaker 1: you're not following me on Instagram, I am at rich 751 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: on Tech. Thanks so much for all of your emails 752 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: and tweets and messages. Keep them coming and let me 753 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,040 Speaker 1: know what you like. I'm also doing a lot more 754 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: little videos on Instagram, kind of like how to's, behind 755 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: the scenes, all that good stuff. So let me know 756 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: what you think of those, and please share them with 757 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,160 Speaker 1: your friends. Thanks so much for listening. I'm rich damiro 758 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: This is rich on Tech. I'll talk to you real soon.