1 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: T mobiles, compelling new plan, bring cameras, get a brand 2 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: new view, and KTLA comes to your TV screen in 3 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: a whole new way. Oh plus your tech questions answered. 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: What's going on? I'm Rich Damiro and this is Rich 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: on Tech, the podcast where I talk about the tech 6 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: stuff I think you should know about. It's also the 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 1: place where I answer the questions you send me. My 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: name is Rich Damiro, tech reporter at KTLA Channel five 9 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles. Thanks for tuning me in today. Welcome 10 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: to our friends watching on Facebook for a rare behind 11 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: the scenes look at the recording of the podcast. I 12 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: used to do that all the time, and then I 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: kind of stopped because I get I get distracted by 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: the comments on the screen. But you did get to 15 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: see me do my little dan, which is real. I 16 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: do that every time. That's my little dance in the intro. 17 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: I kind of pump myself up for this podcast because 18 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: it is one of the most exciting things that I 19 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: do throughout the week. 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: I mean, it just is. 21 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: I love talking on the podcast. If you watch me 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: on KTLA, yeah you might catch me for like a 23 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: second or two. You know, it's like blink and you 24 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: might miss me, but. 25 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 2: This is wheight. 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: This is where I get to talk for as long 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: as I want, and that makes it a lot of 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: fun for me. 29 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: Now, this was a big week. 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: We got a lot of things going on the stories 31 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: I mentioned in the beginning. We landed on Mars, which 32 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: is really cool and this is not so cool. We 33 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: launched a new app for KTLA. We did have one 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: thing happen not so nice, and that is FRI's Electronics 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: is closing. I know, so sad for Los Angeles and 36 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: other places that had this electronics retailer. Now I'm a 37 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: tech nerd, I you know, I'm one of those people 38 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: that grew up going to Radio Shack. I grew up 39 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: just browsing in all the local electronics stores that we 40 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,480 Speaker 1: had where I grew up in New Jersey, which was 41 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: Radio Shack, and trying to remember some of the other ones. 42 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: There is one called like the Whiz Circuit City was 43 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: one of them. There was a lot, and you know, 44 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: it's one of these things that when you're a nerd, 45 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: you just want to go into these stores and be 46 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: immersed in this world of technology and gadgets and TVs, 47 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,119 Speaker 1: and you just want to talk to other nerds too, 48 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 1: and you know, we got to do that on the internet, 49 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: but going into one of these stores was like the 50 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: reality of it where you just got to, you know, 51 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: talk with someone that knew what you're talking about. And 52 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: especially Radio Shack, that's really where I remember. I know 53 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: it's a little old school, but that's really where I remember. 54 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: Going in. 55 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: You'd be like, I need a part to do this, 56 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: I need this thing that does that, and you would 57 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: just get this person that sat there and talked your 58 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: ear off about you know, the pros and cons of 59 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: gold plated You know, remember when when Radio Shack had 60 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: like the the like regular stuff and then they had 61 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: like the gold plated stuff that was like supposedly so 62 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: much better. It was just more expensive and the people 63 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: in there would always be like, Ah, you don't need that. 64 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: You know, you don't really need that. So, uh, radio 65 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: Shack all right, But we are talking about Fries Electronics. Now, 66 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: I didn't grow up in southern California, so to me, 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,959 Speaker 1: Fries was this place where you can go in Southern 68 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: California that was really cool, and mostly because it was 69 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: like the last of its kind. I mean, best Buy 70 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: is fantastic for a purpose, but it's no Fries. 71 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: You know, best Buy has mainstream stuff. 72 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: And yeah, if you look in the little corners of 73 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: the store you might find some little do dads and things. 74 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: But FRI's was really the kind of place where if 75 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: you needed a certain type of like soldering iron or 76 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: a certain cable or a certain whatever, you could find it, 77 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: especially if you wanted to build your own computer. And 78 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: I know Microcenter is the new place that kind of 79 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: has all this stuff that my brother actually worked there 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: for a period of time, and yeah, that's like, that's 81 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: like next level nerd because he was doing the section 82 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: where like you build your own computer, where they had 83 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: like this this whole area where it would show you 84 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: all the prices, the current prices of the components for 85 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: building your own computer. Now that gets real real nerdy 86 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: right there. Love that kind of stuff. Now, surprisingly this 87 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: may come as a surprise to uh some of you. 88 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: I never built my own computer. I always wanted to, 89 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: but I never did. Now I configured my own computer. 90 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: So there was a company called Gateway two thousand back 91 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: in the day. I feel like retro stuff. This is 92 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: really bringing it back. There's a company called Gateway two 93 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: thousand back in the day, and I made my own 94 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: computer through them, you know you would you'd pick all 95 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: your components, and I picked like the best stuff, like 96 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: the most memory, the best graphics card, the best everything, 97 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: and had it shipped. And it was this big box 98 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: that looked like a cow well it was like cow 99 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: cow what it was you called cows skin, you know, 100 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: like I had the blotches on it, you know, like 101 00:04:58,080 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: the black and white. 102 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 2: Oh it's just so good times. 103 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:05,239 Speaker 1: I mean, I it's just so interesting because I feel 104 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: like so much of this stuff is just lost at 105 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: this point. And I don't want to sound like one 106 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: of those people with the tiny violins that's you know, 107 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: begrudgingly moving into the future, because I embraced the future. 108 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: But at the same time, there was some simpler times 109 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: in this world where you walked into a store. Oh, 110 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: crazy Eddy. That was another one, Crazy Eddie. 111 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: Oh my god. 112 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 1: And this just brought back another memory where you would 113 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: go into the store. You'd get this Sunday paper where 114 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: they had all the prices of these electronics listed in 115 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: the back, and you would take that to a place 116 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: like Crazy Eddy, and they would price match whatever price 117 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: you found from some obscure retailer. 118 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 2: In New York City. 119 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: Maybe this was an East Coast thing, but man, oh man, 120 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: these were such good times. I would go in with 121 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: my dad and we'd find a VCR and be like 122 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: six to have electronics in New York City? Has it 123 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: for one hundred and ninety Probably at that time, it 124 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 1: was probably like six hundred and ninety seven dollars, And 125 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: you're selling it for six hundred and ninety nine dollars, 126 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: and they're like, all right, fine, we'll price match it. 127 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 2: And they would bring it from the back of the store. 128 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: They'd bring it up and you load it into your 129 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: car and you'd bring it home and you'd unwrap this thing. Now, 130 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: with my job, I mean testing electronics for a living. 131 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I can't tell you how many things I 132 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: just have stacked up that I haven't even opened yet 133 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: because I still need to test them. And that beauty 134 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: of like opening gadgets and ripping off the little pieces 135 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: and you know, the plastic wrap is like it's still fun, 136 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: but it's just it's different. You know, it's a different, 137 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: different experience. But anyway, Fries, sorry to see you go 138 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: closing all thirty Let's see how many stores thirty one 139 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: stores after thirty six years in business. This they say 140 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: it's because of you know, COVID nineteen changes in the 141 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: in the retail industry. 142 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 2: It was just a lot. So they said, you know what, 143 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 2: peace out. 144 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: We're done, and uh, February twenty fourth, they started their 145 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: wind down process. 146 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: And that's it. I mean, from what I'm hearing, it's. 147 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: Like people, the door are closed, so really sad to 148 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: see something else go. And I don't know is Best 149 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: Buy going to be next eventually? 150 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: I don't know. 151 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I know that I get most of my 152 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: stuff from from Amazon, and you know, I do buy 153 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: from best Buy when I can, But it's just it's 154 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: a different world nowadays. 155 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: So anyway, all. 156 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: Right, let's move on to the I'm going to talk 157 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: about the top story of the week. According to my 158 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: concentration of viewers, which I am on KTLA in Los Angeles. 159 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: A majority of people that found me listen to me 160 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: have ever heard of me? Found me through KTLA. I 161 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: mean that's where I've worked for the past ten years, 162 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: as I spoke about on my last podcast. But this 163 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: is a huge week for KTLA because we finally have 164 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: a streaming app. Haley Loujah, do I have a phone 165 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: clapping No, no, no, okay, I don't have any clapping sounds. 166 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: I always want the applause sounds like guess that don't 167 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: have them. But KTLA Plus is our new streaming app. 168 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: It's for smart TVs, which are Amazon fireTV, Apple TV, 169 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: and Roku. And what this does is this KTLA plus 170 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: app allows you to watch KTLA live programming anywhere you live. 171 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna say in the US. I don't know 172 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: if you can watch it anywhere else in the world, 173 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: but as long as you are in the US, you 174 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: can download this app to your Broku, your Apple TV, 175 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: or your Amazon fireTV and you can watch us. 176 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 2: You can watch us live. 177 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: But more importantly for me, you can watch my segments 178 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: anytime of the day. And the coolest part is that 179 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: they are all in a row on this app. So 180 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: once you're watching the app, you can scroll down and 181 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: see technology section and there I am. And I love 182 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: it because my family can now watch and that's probably 183 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: all who cares, so anyway, it's good for them. But no, 184 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's some people out there in the US 185 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: that would like to be able to follow me. I 186 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: get that you follow me on Facebook and social media 187 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: and Instagram. 188 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 2: And all these things. 189 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: But to just be able to see the segment that 190 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: airs on TV is different. It's it's a it's a 191 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: different experience. And yeah, you can watch it live and 192 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: you can watch it on the web. But let's be honest, 193 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: who's going to the web every day the internet to 194 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: like watch my segment? You're probably not doing that. Ktla 195 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: dot com, slash tech, You're probably not doing that. So 196 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: now when you're sitting down on your couch after you know, 197 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: long day at work or whatever, and you just or 198 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: a Saturday afternoon, you say, oh yeah, KTLA plus Rich 199 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: damiro let me watch. Let me watch a couple of 200 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: his stories. You get catch up on my last like 201 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: five ten stories in a matter of minutes. So I 202 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: find that really cool. 203 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 2: I love it. 204 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: This is just a beginning. I've gotten so many questions 205 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: about the app. Why isn't it available on here? 206 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 2: What's what? When are you gonna be on YouTube TV? Guys? 207 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 2: This is just the start. We are just getting. 208 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: Like I've been at KTLA for ten years and streaming 209 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: on your TV has been such a popular question. We 210 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: are finally there and now we will move on from here. 211 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: So I don't know. I'm not in charge of this app, 212 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: and so it's it's the KTLA bosses. 213 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 2: That do this, not me. 214 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: I just am the you know, I'm just someone that 215 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: works there, and I am also blessed by this app 216 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: as well. But I do know that they are putting 217 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: a lot of resources and effort into this app to 218 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: make it better and to also expand what you're going 219 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: to see on it. So I can't really speak more 220 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: to what you're going to see, but there's going to 221 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: be a lot more, a lot more on there in 222 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: the future, so it's going to be very cool, very exciting. 223 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: And download it ktla plus. Just search ktla on either Amazon, 224 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: Fire TV, on Roku, or Apple TV. It works really well. 225 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: It's a great app, and it's slick, it does what 226 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: you need, and uh, it's just there, so go download it. 227 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the first question of the podcast. 228 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,559 Speaker 2: Let's see here. David says, yes, let's see. 229 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 1: Hey, Rich, My wife and I are huge fans of 230 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: your segments on KTLA. We are only keeping direct TV 231 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: currently to be able to watch KTLA. But now I saw, 232 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: oh wow, this is a perfect segue into this. But 233 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: now I saw KTLA Plus is out and we are 234 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: looking to cut the cord. My question is can I 235 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: find this app on a newer Samsung Smart TV. We 236 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: have the Apple TV app integrated into the TV, but 237 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: for some reason, I can't find the app. 238 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 2: Thanks David. 239 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: This is a great question, David, and this is one 240 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: of the nuances of the Apple TV app is so 241 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: confusing because it doesn't make any sense your Apple TV 242 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: and I've talked about this on the podcast. Apple TV 243 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: app is an app that's available on various platforms to 244 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:51,319 Speaker 1: deliver Apple TV plus programming, Apple TV channels, I believe, 245 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: and also Apple TV the iTunes stuff that you've purchased 246 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: in Apple TV, So I know it's very confusing. Then 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: you have an Apple TV device, which is like it's 248 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: a whole nother thing, like that's like a physical box 249 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: that sits under your TV. So a lot of people 250 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: are confused because when you say Apple TV, they go, oh, 251 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: I have that. You have the app and Apple TV 252 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: app is a little different from the Apple TV box 253 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: that allows you to download lots of apps. So David, 254 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: you can't get it through the Apple TV app at 255 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: least right now. That could change in the future. Who knows, 256 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: but if you want it with the Samsung Smart TV, 257 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: what I would recommend is just buying a fire TV stick. 258 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: So buy the fire TV stick from Amazon. They're a 259 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: great deal, and get the four K one and just 260 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: plug it into your TV. And I think that would 261 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: be the best way to go. And you can just 262 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: replace your Samsung Smart TV fully. So just take your 263 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: TV from Samsung, plug it into the back whatever Hdmi 264 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: one too, you use, that's where you keep your TV. 265 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: Now and now that you have KTLA streaming on there, 266 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: you've got ktla, you can download all the apps that 267 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: you need. You said you're going to cancel Direct TV, 268 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: get rid of it, and now you can and you know, 269 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: download HBO Max, download Let's see what are the other ones, HBO. 270 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 2: Max, Hulu YouTube. 271 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: I mean by the time, you know, just pick and 272 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: choose what you want to watch, so you know Netflix 273 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: of course, but just download the apps that you want 274 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: go streaming. And I think between ktla for your news 275 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: and your other apps for your entertainment and programming, you 276 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: can download if you want to go totally free, you 277 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: can download things like to be TV. You can download 278 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: the Amazon if you're getting a firestick has built in 279 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: programming that's free. So there's Pluto TV, which is free. 280 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of stuff that you can watch. 281 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: Roku channel is free, although I don't think they offer 282 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: that one on the fire TV. But the point is, 283 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: even if you didn't want to pay a nickel for 284 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: any sort of programming on your fire stick, you could 285 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: still find a ton of stuff to watch. Yes, it 286 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: will be ad supported, but to me, you know, I 287 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: don't have cable. I cut the cord about I think 288 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: it was two years ago, and I was a little 289 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: scary because I'm so used to just that grid and 290 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: all this stuff. But I'll be honest, I have not 291 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: missed it at all. If I need to watch something 292 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: I have not had, there's been no lack of like, 293 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: oh I need to find something to watch and I can't. 294 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: I've had KTLA over antenna for a long time, so 295 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: I can get it that way. Now it's even easier 296 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: because I've got the Plus app. I haven't taken I'm 297 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: not gonna take down my antenna just yet because you know, 298 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: I with my antenna, I have DVR service and so 299 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,960 Speaker 1: I can you know, pause the channel, which I think 300 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: you can do on the Ktla Plus app. I just 301 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: don't think you could rewind like I can online. So anyway, 302 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: good question, and I know there's gonna be a lot 303 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: of them. The number one question I'm getting about the 304 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: Ktla plus app, by the way. 305 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 2: Is when it opens up, it opens. 306 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: As a box on your screen where the video is 307 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: playing inside a box that's surrounded in blue. And everyone's like, 308 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't it be better if it was full screen? And yes, 309 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: just press the okay button on your remote or press 310 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: select on your remote, or if you have an Apple TV, 311 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: just hit that kind of touch pad area and it 312 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: will bring the video full screen. So that's what you 313 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: want to do, And great question, David. Just yeah, that's 314 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: that's what I think you should do. 315 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: All right. 316 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: Let's get to the next big story of the week. 317 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: And I'm not telling you this story because I think 318 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: you should switch to T Mobile tomorrow, although I'm certainly 319 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: tempted to do just that. I know a lot of 320 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: people love T Mobile. They set the bar when it 321 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: comes to pricing. They always have fantastic pricing. And now 322 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: they've got this new plan called Magenta Max. And what's 323 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: cool about this plan compared to every other cell phone 324 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: plan out there is that it does not slow you 325 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: down no matter how much data you use, which is 326 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: a huge deal. So you can get this plan and 327 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: as much four G and five G data that you 328 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: want you can use on your smartphone, and they give 329 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: the example of you know, even two hundred gigabytes no problem. 330 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be a lot of people that put 331 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: this to the test. Now I'm pretty impressed because every 332 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: single cell phone plan that I know of has some 333 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: sort of limit, even if you're on an unlimited plan. 334 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: So if you are on say AT and T or 335 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: Verizon on one of their unlimited plans, when you start 336 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: to use a lot of data, like fifty gigabytes or more, 337 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: guess what happens. They will slow you down if the 338 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: network is congested. Now, they don't explain this, they don't 339 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: really say this, but they they do it in the 340 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: background without necessarily you knowing. Sometimes they'll tell you with 341 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: the text, sometimes they won't. I've never seen it really 342 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: happen in a big way. I guess, you know, most 343 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: of the time, I'm using like thirty gigs a month, 344 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: so maybe I'm not hitting that. But there are some 345 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: you know, real power users out there. Even more so 346 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: than I am that just use a ton of data. 347 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: And the fact that these plans are called unlimited is 348 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: a little bit like, Okay, it's unlimited to. 349 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: A point if you use a lot. 350 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: If you actually try to go unlimited, you can't, so 351 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of an interesting thing. But the other 352 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: thing that's great about this plan, Magenta Max from T Mobile, 353 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: is that they also let you stream video in four K, 354 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: which is amazing. Now they say up to four K. 355 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: So here's what I think they will do with this plan. 356 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: I bet I just have a feeling I don't. I 357 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: have a hunch that when you sign up for this plan, 358 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: the default streaming is probably HD and you have to 359 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: go in to your settings on T Mobile on the 360 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: app and actually switch it to say four K. But 361 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm just guessing that because this is another little trick 362 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: the other carriers do. So if you have Verizon or 363 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: AT and T or even T Mobile and you have 364 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: streaming is generally defaulting at four to eighty, which is 365 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: DVD quality. It's very low resolution, and even though you 366 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: have a five G connection or a fast four G connection, 367 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: they still do that because it saves them money. 368 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: They don't have to. 369 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: They don't have to transfer as much data to your 370 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: phone to send through that like high clear resolution video. Now, 371 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: if you're on one of these unlimited plans from AT 372 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: and T or Verizon, you can go in and change 373 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: your resolution to a little bit higher, like I did 374 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: that on my Verizon plan. 375 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: I switched it A to HD. 376 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, HD, I think, And so even though you know 377 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: by default it's four eighty. So my point is you 378 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: can go in there and do that, and you should 379 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: if you you know, if you want to get the 380 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: most out of your paying for it, you might as well. So, 381 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: but this one you'll get up to four K. Now 382 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: on mine, I can only get up to TENNY I 383 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,680 Speaker 1: think it's seven to twenty anyway, on a cell phone 384 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: most of the time it doesn't really matter. But hey, 385 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: if I have a five G connection. All these carriers 386 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: are so excited about five G. They make such a 387 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: big deal out of it. Well, let me use five G. 388 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: Let me use like the speed of your network. And 389 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: that's what T Mobile's saying. The other thing you get 390 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: is forty gigs of mobile hotspot and that's really good too. 391 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: I was in my hotel in Seattle and I wasn't 392 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: sure if they charged for Wi Fi or not, so 393 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: I kept off their Wi Fi for like the first 394 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: two days I was there before I just got frustrated 395 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: and ended up doing it anyway, but I was using 396 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,679 Speaker 1: my hot Spot on my phone, and sure enough, after 397 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: I used up all the hot Spot data, it was worthless. 398 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: It was it was absolutely worthless to use, and I 399 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: had to. 400 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 2: That's when I signed up for the other thing. Anyway. 401 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: Let's see, so now Core plans on the Magenta. If 402 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: you're on one of these T Mobile plans, they're upping 403 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: your premium data from fifty gigs to one hundred gigs, 404 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: which is pretty good, and your hot Spot data from 405 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: three gigs to five gigs, all at no additional costs. 406 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 2: So, no matter what, the reason why I tell you. 407 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: This is because what I love about T Mobile, even 408 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: though I'm not ready to switch them just yet, I 409 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: love that they continue to push the envelope and they 410 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: keep these carriers on their toes. And I was a 411 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: little bit worried about this because they purchased Sprint, and 412 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 1: now what's the point, what's the what's their point in 413 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: trying to you know, compete anymore? Because it's either you 414 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: go with AT and T, you go with Verizon, or 415 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: you go with T Mobile. It's like you got to 416 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: pick which one you want, and they can all pretty much. 417 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: They all pretty much do the same thing. I think 418 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: that there are nuances with their plans and with their networks, 419 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: and but this is this plan really pushes the other 420 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: guys to maybe try a little bit harder, and we'll 421 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: see if they do. I don't know if they will. 422 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: They may not because they all have so many customers 423 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: that they just may not care. But it's still good 424 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: that T Mobile's doing this now. The price of this 425 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: plan is also pretty good. They haven't said one line 426 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: I believe is ninety dollars, but you can get this 427 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: is wild. You can get three lines, three lines for 428 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: forty seven dollars per month per line, So forty seven 429 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: times three is one hundred and forty one dollars for 430 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: three lines of unlimited five G wireless plus forty gigs 431 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: of hotspot. 432 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 2: That is a major win. 433 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: So if T Mobile works the way you like it 434 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: in the area that you live, definitely something that you 435 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: might want to look into. All right, let's get it 436 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: into the next question. Debbie writes in my husband has 437 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 1: a nineteen seventy five corvette. He is looking to retro 438 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: fit a backup camera for the vehicle. Do you have 439 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 1: any suggestions for a system that would include a screen 440 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: along with the camera. Any suggestions would be appreciated. 441 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 2: Thank you, Debbie. 442 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: Now I suggested to Debbie there was this company that 443 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: was at CS for a while called Pearl. And this 444 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: was a company that would you know, because if you're 445 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: outfitting this nineteen seventy five corvette, you probably don't want 446 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: to like put like a little screen in the in 447 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: the you know, dashboard, because you don't probably have that, 448 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: but you probably do have a smartphone, and so you 449 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 1: could use your smartphone as a screen. And that was 450 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: kind of my idea behind this recommendation. And this company 451 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: is called PEERL PEA r L and I remember the 452 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: and I'm looking at it right now in the web. 453 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: It's like a frame that goes around your license plate 454 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: that has a camera. But then that camera, I believe 455 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 1: if is wireless to your phone. So you put your 456 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: phone on your dashboard and then you can watch a 457 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: wireless stream from this camera on the back. Now, yeah, 458 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: this is clunky, it's not ideal, it's not as not 459 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: as smooth as say, you know, a built in rear 460 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: view camera on your car, but this is a nineteen 461 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: to seventy five car. You didn't you know, you didn't 462 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: have it back then. So this is a device called 463 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,479 Speaker 1: Pearl rear Vision. It looks like they were purchased by 464 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: another company, but and it is out of stock right now, 465 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: which I don't know what that means, if they're no 466 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: longer doing this or what. But it's a three hundred 467 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 1: dollars device. So that's what I'd recommend, Pearl backup cam versus. 468 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 2: That's a good A good tip. 469 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:48,960 Speaker 1: By the way, pro tip for you, if you ever 470 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: need to find something similar to what you're looking at 471 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: on the web, just type in on Google the name 472 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: of the product or even the name of the website, 473 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: and just say versus VS and watch what happens. It 474 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:06,479 Speaker 1: will pre populate something that someone else always types in 475 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: over time to compare. So if I puts let's give 476 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: me a product, let's see here. If I put in Sony, 477 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: Sony versus Sony versus Samsung TV, Sony versus Lgo, Led, 478 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:25,160 Speaker 1: Sony versus Cannon, Sony versus Microsoft, Let's see if I. 479 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 2: Put in something like let's see this one works. 480 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: Okay, So I put in Daily Harvest, which is this 481 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: company that I like that makes like healthy shakes and stuff, 482 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: and I I don't know any other company that does that, 483 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: But I typed in Daily Harvest versus, and look what 484 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: comes up, Splendid Spoon. Never heard of Splendid Spoon, but 485 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: clearly that's what people are comparing and sure enough ready 486 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 1: to eat plant based smoothies, soups and more. So again, 487 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: that's a very very simple tactic for Google Search that 488 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: I use every day. I mean I use almost every 489 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: single the versus search. But it's so simple, it's so easy. 490 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: And now you know, so I did not find anything 491 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: versus for the backup camera, but that's what I'd recommend. 492 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 1: You could also find like a million backup cameras that 493 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: integrate into license plates on Amazon. I just can't vouch 494 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:20,160 Speaker 1: for the quality of those license plate cameras. Let's move 495 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:23,480 Speaker 1: on to some news from Netflix. Netflix introduce a new 496 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: feature called smart Downloads a couple of years ago. Now 497 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: they're introducing a new feature called Downloads for You and 498 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: Downloads for You automatically downloads movies or TV shows to 499 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: your mobile device, and it does this based on what 500 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: it thinks you might want to watch, so you know, 501 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: Netflix knows a lot about you based on what you've 502 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: watched before. This, I think is a brilliant feature for 503 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 1: anyone who travels like myself back in the day when 504 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: I did travel a lot, because the thing you do 505 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: before you get on the plane every night or the 506 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: night before is you scramble to like find something on 507 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: Netflix that you might want to watch on the plane. 508 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 1: So this downloads for you. You just say how much 509 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: how many gigabytes you want to use on your device 510 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: one gig, three gigs, five gigs, whatever, and you say 511 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: turn on and boom, it will automatically download shows and 512 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 1: movies and documentaries or whatever you watch on Netflix to 513 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 1: your iPad or your mobile device. I should say it 514 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: doesn't work on iPad just yet because it's only Android 515 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: right now. But I think it's a brilliant feature and 516 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: I think it's super smart, and I think it's great 517 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: for kids as well. So if you have a kid 518 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:33,639 Speaker 1: with a tablet, it's got to be an Android tablet 519 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,679 Speaker 1: right now, but you would just you know, you'd always 520 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: have something for them to watch. Especially, this can come 521 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: into play in the car because if you're if they're 522 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: watching their tablet in the car, you don't have to 523 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: think about downloading new stuff for them all the time. 524 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 1: This just has like a you know, an at the 525 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: ready kind of selection of things for them. 526 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 2: YouTube Music does something similar to this. 527 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: They have a playlist that's uh, forget what it's called, 528 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: but it's like the for you playlist or something. But 529 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,199 Speaker 1: you just say how many gigs you want to use 530 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 1: on your phone or I think it's by them. It's 531 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 1: how many songs you want, and you could always have 532 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: like fifty songs that are available to you that are 533 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: just downloaded your phone and fresh. Now I will tell 534 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:14,719 Speaker 1: you here's the problem, and here's why I don't think 535 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: they launched on iOS. On iOS, when you put a 536 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: when you put an app to sleep, like when you 537 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: put it in the background, that app can't do anything 538 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: anymore unless it's an Apple app, and that's a whole 539 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: other can of worms. I'm not going to get into here. 540 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 2: They have special privileges. 541 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:35,120 Speaker 1: But if it's a regular app like Netflix, Netflix can't 542 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: really do anything in the background. Once in a while, 543 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: it can if background refreshes on, but for the most part, 544 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: it kind of just stays static. And I noticed this 545 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: with my with my iPhone and YouTube music, that playlist 546 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: would not update in the background because it just couldn't. 547 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: It couldn't fetch the data it needed. So I guess, 548 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 1: you know, an Android it can. And so that's why 549 00:26:57,560 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: I think Netflix is introducing this on Android, and if 550 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: it works pretty well and people like it, which I 551 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: think they will, hopefully they'll find some way to expand 552 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: it to iOS. All right, Next question, Darla, Hey, rich, 553 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: I have a question. I have a fire stick. Got 554 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: lots of questions today about streaming services. I have a 555 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: fire stick. Should I add another such as Roku? I'm 556 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: trying to get rid of all my cable bills? Thanks 557 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: so much, your loyal follower. Uh, Darla, if you have 558 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: a fire stick, you don't need Roku. I mean you 559 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: only need one of these things because they're the same. 560 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: I mean, a firestick in a Roku is pretty much 561 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: the same thing. It's just a competing brand. It's like 562 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: coke versus PEPSI. So what benefits do you get by 563 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: having both? I don't really see any now. I would 564 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: say what you need to do is you need to decide, well, Okay, 565 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: you already have the fire Stick, so no, I don't 566 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: think you need another one. I mean unless you're just 567 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: like totally trying to be fancy here. I mean, yes, 568 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: for me here, I do have a Firestick, a Roku, 569 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: and an Apple TV for testing purposes because I want 570 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,639 Speaker 1: to see how things work on the various platforms. But 571 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: just as an average person, you only need to pick one. 572 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: And yes, they all do offer slightly different things. So 573 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: as John is pointing out in the live chat on 574 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: Facebook right now, he says, some apps are on one 575 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: and not the other. 576 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 2: So that is very true. 577 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: So what you need to do now, I think that's 578 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: less true today than it ever was, because I don't 579 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: think at this point there's many holdouts on one platform 580 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: versus the other. 581 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 2: But some do have advantages. 582 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: So if you are a major free viewer of stuff 583 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: on Prime, you might want to go with the Firestick 584 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: because it's going to be Amazon. If you really like 585 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: the Roku channel, which has a lot of free content 586 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:52,479 Speaker 1: from Roku, I believe that's only available on Roku at 587 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: this point. And mobile apps so iOS and Android, but 588 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: I don't believe you can get that on either Apple 589 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: TV or Firestick. But there is a great place to 590 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: find this information, and what it's called is untangled dot tv. 591 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 1: And that's the website that I always recommend people look 592 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 1: at because you can pop in the programming that you 593 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: want and it will tell you what platforms have that programming. 594 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: H c neet used to keep a good list streaming. 595 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 2: Apps. Ce neet used to keep a really good list. 596 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: It was like a it was like a let's see. 597 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 2: If I can find it, uh spreadsheet. 598 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: It was like a spreadsheet of every single streaming app 599 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: and which, uh, which places these things were on. So 600 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: uh this was okay, so this was mostly for not 601 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: necessarily streaming apps, but okay, this is a this is 602 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: mostly yeah, it's still they still have it. I'll link 603 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: this up in the uh this now you know what 604 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,479 Speaker 1: that's for, like YouTube and all that stuff. But anyway 605 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: you can go, especially on Roku, you can search and 606 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: see what channels are supporting or what I would do 607 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: is just go to like this specific channel. So if 608 00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: you wanted to watch Peacock, like if that was your 609 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: main thing that you wanted to watch, I would go 610 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: Peacock and then I would see what devices and platforms 611 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: it is available on. So Peacock is on web browsers, 612 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: it's on tablets, Android and iOS. It's on Android TV, 613 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: it's on Apple TV, it's on Roku, it's on Chrome Cast, 614 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 1: it's on LG, it's on PlayStation, it's on video, it's 615 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: on Xbox. Okay, hold on, I did not see anything 616 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: about fire I did not, So there you have it, 617 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: if and this is why we do things the way 618 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: we do them. 619 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 2: We investigate. 620 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,960 Speaker 1: So if you only want to watch Peacock, that does 621 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: not seem to be available on Fire TV. So if 622 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: you want that, you probably want to go with Broku. 623 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: So that's how you figure things out, all right, speaking 624 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: of things on different platforms, this is just really quick. 625 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 1: But Amazon Music is now on Android TV, and Amazon 626 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: Music is an app if you subscribe through Amazon, you know, 627 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 1: like they're Spotify. There is YouTube, there is Apple Music. 628 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: Amazon also has their own music app. And the reason 629 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: why a lot of people like Amazon is because the 630 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: little I'm talking too fast, slow down rich, is because 631 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: it is cheaper than the rest. So if you want 632 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: just one person subscribing, and I think they probably have 633 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: a family plan too, that's also a little bit cheaper. 634 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: But if you are just paying for Music, and most 635 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: of the services ninety nine percent of them are ninety 636 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: nine a month. Amazon Music, if you are a Prime member, 637 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: is only seven ninety nine a month, which saves you 638 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: two dollars a month or twenty four dollars a year, 639 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: which could translate into something else for you. So and 640 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: for that reason, if you like Amazon and you don't, 641 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: really you're not very like, you know, you're not very selective, 642 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: like you just want access to music, and you're not like, 643 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,959 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, like it works just fine. I mean, 644 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna get the same stuff. In fact, in some 645 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: ways it's better because it's simpler and it's integrated into. 646 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 2: Your echo and all that stuff. So you know. 647 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: Anyway, Amazon Music made its way to Google TV and 648 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: Android TV. So if you have been wanting a proper 649 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,040 Speaker 1: Amazon Music app on these platforms, now you have it. 650 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 2: So here's what you get. 651 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: If you're on Amazon Music Unlimited, that is the one 652 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: that you pay for, right, you have access to seventy 653 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,600 Speaker 1: million songs. If you don't pay a dime and you 654 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: are just on Prime, you just have a Prime membership, 655 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: you can also use Amazon Music and it's ad free 656 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: and it will give you one thousand playlists and stations 657 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: as well as two million songs, so you can listen 658 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: to those two million songs AD free. It's not gonna 659 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,440 Speaker 1: be every song, so you can't request every single song 660 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: that you want to listen to. But if you don't 661 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: want to hear ads and you're a Prime member, you 662 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 1: can still access that for or free included in Prime. 663 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: And if you just want to listen to music like 664 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: the radio and just stream stuff, you can do that. 665 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: And Amazon Music can also give you stuff, but it's 666 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: AD supported. So there's really three tiers here. If you're 667 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:17,680 Speaker 1: hearing me, if you're paying for Amazon Music Unlimited, specifically 668 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,560 Speaker 1: eight bucks a month, all the music you can think of. Right, 669 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: if you're just a Prime member, you can access free 670 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: music two million songs, not every song, but again AD free, 671 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: and then anyone can listen AD supported just on the 672 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: Amazon Music App. Now, when they sent me this information 673 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: about the Amazon Music App, they mentioned some stations, and 674 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: I downloaded this to my phone and I checked it 675 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: out in the car and I've been listening NonStop to 676 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: their Chill electronic station. I'm a big fan of a 677 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: station on SiriusXM called XM Chill I just think it's 678 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: the best kind of like working, relaxing, studying, reading music 679 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: and it's. 680 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 2: Just chill music. It's just like chill out. 681 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: It's just like, you know, not like not like house 682 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: like you know, like I don't know how to explain it, 683 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 1: but if you listen to it, you know, it's just 684 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:10,279 Speaker 1: an easy going station. And the first time I ever 685 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: discovered it, I was actually in the backseat of an 686 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: Uber going to JFK in New York City and the 687 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: Uber driver had this station on on Serious XM, and 688 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, this. 689 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 2: Is such a good station. 690 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:26,200 Speaker 1: It's just so relaxing and smooth and like electronic. And 691 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,680 Speaker 1: I think the name for it is like down tempo 692 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: instrumentals or down tempo music. They have if you're a 693 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: serious XM subscriber and you have the app, they actually 694 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 1: have an XM Chill that is instrumental only, So if 695 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 1: I really want to kick it up a notch, I'll 696 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 1: listen to that. 697 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,399 Speaker 2: And there's no words. So I love that too. 698 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: Anyway, Amazon Music has it and it's called Chill Electronic 699 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: and I listened to it for the past couple of 700 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: days and it is It's very close. 701 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 2: Now. 702 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 1: I also did a little research, and I, you know, 703 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 1: because I'm an Apple Music subscriber and I wanted to 704 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: know what was similar to XM Chill on Apple Music, 705 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:04,359 Speaker 1: and I found out it is either Today's Chill or 706 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:07,360 Speaker 1: the Chill Radio station. So anyway, I really like this 707 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: Chill music. I think it's really relaxing and nice, and 708 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: I think that Amazon does a really good job. 709 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 2: But you can find it on other services as well. 710 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:17,919 Speaker 2: That was a lot about Chill. 711 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: All right, thanks for watching, by the way, on the 712 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:25,760 Speaker 1: Facebook for those of you that are still watching. Hanging 713 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 1: on here. I don't usually stream this, but it's kind 714 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: of fun. And the reason I don't really stream this 715 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: on my Facebook pages because if I'm watching on Facebook, 716 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:36,759 Speaker 1: I want to have my answers, my questions answered that 717 00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: I'm asking on the screen. Now, some people might just 718 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 1: listen like you know, the background, like radio, but I might, 719 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: you know, if I was listening for the absolute best experience, 720 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,800 Speaker 1: it would be rich would be answering questions that we're asking. 721 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: And I'm really not doing that because I kind of 722 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 1: have an agenda with this show that oh, typical news person, 723 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,000 Speaker 1: they've got an agenda. No, I'm just kidding, not that 724 00:35:57,080 --> 00:35:59,600 Speaker 1: kind of agenda. I just have like a rundown of 725 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,120 Speaker 1: all the stuff that people ask me all the time, 726 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,919 Speaker 1: and I take those questions and I put the ones 727 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:08,200 Speaker 1: that I see over and over kind of on my podcast, 728 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:11,640 Speaker 1: because I feel like that appeals to the broadest amount 729 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: of folks out there listening. 730 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 2: So that's the thing. 731 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 1: If I was going to do this show specifically for Facebook, 732 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: I would be sitting there answering the questions. And that's 733 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: the ultimate goal is to do this show twice a week, 734 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:25,920 Speaker 1: where one is like live questions and one is kind 735 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,959 Speaker 1: of the other questions I get because not everyone wants 736 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: to ask a question live. All right, next question here, 737 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 1: Henry says, I have a quick question. I have a desktop, 738 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: a laptop, and an iPad. However, I play with my 739 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: Kindle Fire HD the most. 740 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 2: HD ten. 741 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: I read ebooks and sometimes watch movies. I also downloaded 742 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: a word processor. My question is do you have any 743 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: information if the Kindle Fire HD will be selling an 744 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:53,759 Speaker 1: updated model? Henry, I do not have the information on that, 745 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: and I looked at the HD ten on their website, 746 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: and if this was an iPad, I'd be able to tell. 747 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 2: You pretty quickly. 748 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:06,239 Speaker 1: I use a website called mac Rumors Buyer's Guide, and 749 00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: what they do is they track exactly when the last 750 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: iPad or anything Apple came out, and they tell you, Okay, 751 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,640 Speaker 1: generally Apple updates their iPad every three hundred and seventy 752 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:22,399 Speaker 1: five days, and it's been two hundred and twelve days 753 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: since the last updates, so you might want to wait 754 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: one hundred days for the next one. I don't know 755 00:37:27,719 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 1: if a website that does that for the Kindle, but 756 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: I do know that the Kindle came out last in 757 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen according to their website, and so could they 758 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:42,760 Speaker 1: update it again perhaps, But this came out in twenty nineteen, 759 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: it's twenty twenty one. They could And what Amazon does. 760 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:49,920 Speaker 1: They literally just just spring this stuff on you. They 761 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 1: just toss out a new tablet. It's like, oh here 762 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 1: it is, boom, new tablet is available. And so I 763 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: if I was you, Henry, maybe you just wait a 764 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: little bit and see. But if you just want to 765 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,719 Speaker 1: get it, I think that Let's see, what are the 766 00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:05,879 Speaker 1: specs on the ten? The HD ten is like their 767 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:10,000 Speaker 1: top of the line. Let's see, it's got ten inch screen, 768 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 1: it's got HD thirty two or sixty four gigs a 769 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:14,919 Speaker 1: RAM expandable. 770 00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:16,560 Speaker 2: It's got the same. 771 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:19,800 Speaker 1: Processor as the Fire HD eight which I d the plus, 772 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: which I have tested, and it's fine, nothing special. It's 773 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:26,040 Speaker 1: got USBC which is modern. It's got four hours of 774 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: charging time, it's got the dual speakers. It doesn't have 775 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 1: wireless charging, which the HD eight does, although I don't 776 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:33,240 Speaker 1: think with tablets you need that very much. 777 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 2: It's got a year will limited warranty. 778 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,080 Speaker 1: It's got their same dumpy camera that they have on 779 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:42,439 Speaker 1: all of them, two megapixel front facing. So I mean, 780 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: you could wait a little bit, but if you just 781 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,040 Speaker 1: need it, just go ahead and get it. I mean, 782 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 1: it's it's inexpensive enough where it's one hundred and fifty dollars, 783 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:52,839 Speaker 1: what I would recommend. I would recommend waiting for a 784 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:57,879 Speaker 1: price cut because I'm looking at the price on this. 785 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 2: Let's go to Camel Camel ca. This is how I 786 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 2: research stuff. 787 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,560 Speaker 1: I go to Camel Camel Camel, I type in the 788 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:11,680 Speaker 1: URL from the page on Amazon, and it tells me 789 00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:15,239 Speaker 1: that this thing. Many times it's gone down to as 790 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:18,439 Speaker 1: cheap as eighty bucks, but that was a while ago, 791 00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:22,759 Speaker 1: but it usually it drops to about i'd say one 792 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 1: hundred and ten dollars, yeah, all the way down to yeah, 793 00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:29,719 Speaker 1: one hundred bucks. So I would wait for a discount 794 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: on this, So set a price alert on Camel Camel 795 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: Camel for this device and buy it when the price 796 00:39:34,800 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: goes down when you get a little drop. And Amazon 797 00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: again does that just very randomly. So there you go. 798 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:43,600 Speaker 1: All right, Let's get to the next story, which is 799 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:47,279 Speaker 1: a ring has a new video doorbell, and this is 800 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: the Video Doorbell Pro too, So this is a wired doorbell. 801 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 1: I don't think it's for everyone, but if you know, 802 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:55,440 Speaker 1: because most people are installing rings kind of like they 803 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,240 Speaker 1: just stick them on their front door. They don't really 804 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,480 Speaker 1: they don't really wire them. But I telling you this 805 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,200 Speaker 1: because there's some new features built into this doorbell that 806 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: are pretty cool. One of them is called well, it 807 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 1: uses three D motion detection. So what this means is 808 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:14,000 Speaker 1: it has a little radar sensor basically that can tell you. 809 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 1: So Number one, you get less false positives for like 810 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:19,040 Speaker 1: things like birds and stuff that might set off your 811 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: motion detection, so that's going to be number one. Number two, 812 00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:27,239 Speaker 1: it actually will tell you the path someone took to 813 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,879 Speaker 1: get to your front door, which I'm just saying front door, 814 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 1: like that's where you have this installed, but anywhere you 815 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:35,800 Speaker 1: have it installed. So it's using this motion sen sensing, 816 00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 1: this three D motion sensing to see where someone walked up, 817 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,040 Speaker 1: so if they came from the side of your house, 818 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: that came from like the front. So I mean, it's 819 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:45,959 Speaker 1: just like next level. And I looked at the little 820 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:47,960 Speaker 1: picture that they showed of like how this works, and 821 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool. Shows like a little heat map of 822 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:52,759 Speaker 1: like how they walked up to your house. Then they 823 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: have a feature called bird's eye view, which kind of 824 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,840 Speaker 1: gives you a top down level of like I said, 825 00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:01,320 Speaker 1: where they walked. But I mean, it's just it's really 826 00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:04,120 Speaker 1: really cool, and it's just my point is that this 827 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:07,360 Speaker 1: is this is getting real, like the home security stuff. 828 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:09,440 Speaker 1: And this is why I always mention on this show 829 00:41:09,840 --> 00:41:11,879 Speaker 1: why I really like Ring and A yes, I want 830 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 1: to switch everything over to Ring in my home. I 831 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:17,480 Speaker 1: haven't done it just yet, but I just think that 832 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: they have so much going on and more so than 833 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 1: anyone else out there, and that's why I like this company, 834 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,360 Speaker 1: and so I think that this is really cool. The 835 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:30,480 Speaker 1: other new feature on this camera compared to previous cameras 836 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:34,160 Speaker 1: is they now have head to toe video. So you know, 837 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:37,560 Speaker 1: Ring video doorbells are kind of you know, you know, 838 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:39,839 Speaker 1: like a wide angle view. This now has head to 839 00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 1: toe so you can see the full picture of the 840 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: person that walks up to your door, even when they're 841 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 1: close up to the doorbell. So this will help for 842 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:49,880 Speaker 1: packages seeing like what's on the ground in front of 843 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 1: your door. So those are the two major new features. 844 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:56,520 Speaker 1: Ring Video Doorbell Pro two is available for pre order now. 845 00:41:56,520 --> 00:41:58,600 Speaker 1: It's two hundred and fifty dollars. It ships on March 846 00:41:58,640 --> 00:42:02,200 Speaker 1: thirty first. And you've got the original Ring Video Doorbell 847 00:42:02,239 --> 00:42:05,680 Speaker 1: Pro that's one seventy and then the Ring Video Doorbell 848 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:09,319 Speaker 1: three is one eighty and again, these video doorbells do 849 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,560 Speaker 1: go on sale from time to time, so I would 850 00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: look out for some deals on those if you want 851 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:22,160 Speaker 1: to want to pay a little bit less. All right, 852 00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:26,080 Speaker 1: let's get to the next question from Francisco. Francisco says, 853 00:42:26,080 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: what is the best and easiest robo killer app in 854 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: the Android play Store. I appreciate your insight on KTLA. 855 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:33,280 Speaker 2: Thank you, Frank. 856 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:37,560 Speaker 1: I would recommend you know, honestly, I don't really like 857 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,480 Speaker 1: a lot of the third party ones. I don't think 858 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,920 Speaker 1: they're very good. At this point, the robo callers have 859 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:47,240 Speaker 1: gotten so good that they can evade half these systems. 860 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: They're just so good at this stuff. I mean, I 861 00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: don't know what the deal is they they just keep 862 00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:55,960 Speaker 1: outwitting these these carriers. But what I would recommend is, 863 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:58,640 Speaker 1: let's see, it doesn't say what your carrier is, but 864 00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:03,640 Speaker 1: I would just recommend downloading the robo or the the 865 00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 1: call filter app from your carrier. So if you have Verizon, 866 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,400 Speaker 1: they've got Verizon Call Filter at and T I think 867 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:11,839 Speaker 1: it's called call Protect, and then T Mobile has one 868 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,400 Speaker 1: I think it's called Scam Protection. But I would do 869 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,880 Speaker 1: that because all three carriers have it. 870 00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 2: It's free. 871 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:22,000 Speaker 1: Now some of them charge. They try to charge you 872 00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:25,319 Speaker 1: a premium for some features. Ignore it. Just don't pay 873 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,120 Speaker 1: whatever it is like that. You know, when you download 874 00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:28,640 Speaker 1: the app, it'll like try to get you to pay 875 00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:30,440 Speaker 1: like three dollars a month. Don't do it. Just do 876 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:33,880 Speaker 1: the free one. I've got it installed on mine. I've 877 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,520 Speaker 1: got the Verizon call Filter and you know it'll catch 878 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:39,640 Speaker 1: a it'll catch a spam call from time to time. 879 00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:42,640 Speaker 1: I did have to block one manually yesterday, but I 880 00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:46,319 Speaker 1: would do that now. The other one that I have 881 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: done a story with was robo Killer. That was an 882 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:53,920 Speaker 1: app and you can do that. That one, you know, 883 00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:55,719 Speaker 1: was pretty good. Again, a lot of these try to 884 00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: push you to a paid you know, a paid subscription, 885 00:43:59,640 --> 00:44:02,920 Speaker 1: So even Robokiller, I always look up on the app 886 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 1: I when I go, when I when I'm looking at 887 00:44:05,600 --> 00:44:07,920 Speaker 1: any app, I always scroll down. If you do this, 888 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:10,120 Speaker 1: you always scroll down and look under the section that 889 00:44:10,120 --> 00:44:12,759 Speaker 1: says in app purchases, and that will give you a 890 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:15,920 Speaker 1: good idea of even if a free app is actually free, 891 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:18,359 Speaker 1: most of them are not. So when I look at 892 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,320 Speaker 1: this robo killer app, which is free, oh. 893 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:21,520 Speaker 2: My gosh, that's so cool. 894 00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:25,839 Speaker 1: Scroll down, go to the in app purchases and look 895 00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:29,879 Speaker 1: at the different in app purchases membership three dollars, three 896 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,160 Speaker 1: ninety nine, twenty nine, ninety nine, four ninety nine, a 897 00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:37,080 Speaker 1: dollar ninety nine, forty dollars, ninety nine cents three ninety nine, 898 00:44:37,160 --> 00:44:39,680 Speaker 1: twenty nine, ninety nine, and three ninety nine. The only 899 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:43,200 Speaker 1: active ones are are let's see three ninety nine a month, 900 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:45,040 Speaker 1: thirty dollars or. 901 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:45,959 Speaker 2: Five dollars a month. 902 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:49,359 Speaker 1: So the what that information also tells me, and this 903 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:51,680 Speaker 1: is I'm kind of giving you the secrets to how 904 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:54,279 Speaker 1: to analyze things here. It also tells me, like let's 905 00:44:54,280 --> 00:44:57,880 Speaker 1: say I was downloading like a food tracking app. This 906 00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:00,759 Speaker 1: was a couple months ago, and I wanted to know, 907 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:03,440 Speaker 1: like you know, they say when you first download it, oh, 908 00:45:03,440 --> 00:45:05,440 Speaker 1: it's sixty dollars a year to sign up. But if 909 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:08,120 Speaker 1: you go into the in app purchases, you'll notice a 910 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:12,840 Speaker 1: twenty nine ninety nine. And that's what happens is with 911 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:15,560 Speaker 1: Apple and app has to list all of their in 912 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,759 Speaker 1: app purchases through the app like what they offer. And 913 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:21,040 Speaker 1: so if one of them is fifty nine ninety nine, 914 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,000 Speaker 1: the other one is twenty nine ninety nine, what does 915 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 1: that tell me? That tells me that if I don't 916 00:45:25,120 --> 00:45:27,919 Speaker 1: sign up during that first time I download the app, 917 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:30,040 Speaker 1: and they try to push you towards it, after a 918 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:32,279 Speaker 1: couple of days or weeks of using the app, they're 919 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:34,040 Speaker 1: gonna say, oh, we have a special for you. It's 920 00:45:34,080 --> 00:45:36,560 Speaker 1: only twenty nine ninety nine for the year, and nine 921 00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,920 Speaker 1: times out of ten that works. But this little in 922 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:42,719 Speaker 1: app purchases area of the App Store can tell you. 923 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:45,839 Speaker 1: It can give you a little indication of does an 924 00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:48,880 Speaker 1: app have a cheaper yearly priced than what they say. 925 00:45:49,160 --> 00:45:52,799 Speaker 1: So if you go to an app like a Peloton, right, 926 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:55,319 Speaker 1: let's see if they even list it, because I'm not 927 00:45:55,320 --> 00:45:59,040 Speaker 1: sure you can subscribe through the app. I'm not sure. 928 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:02,280 Speaker 1: Let me say so if I go to the Peloton app, 929 00:46:02,600 --> 00:46:04,759 Speaker 1: or let's let's look at Aptive, because I bet you 930 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:06,720 Speaker 1: you can Aaptiv okay. 931 00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:07,719 Speaker 2: So if I go to. 932 00:46:07,719 --> 00:46:13,040 Speaker 1: Aptive iOS and I see, let's see here, okay, Aptive 933 00:46:13,120 --> 00:46:16,520 Speaker 1: number one audio fitness app, and I scroll down offers 934 00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:20,200 Speaker 1: in app purchases, So here are the options nine ninety 935 00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:22,920 Speaker 1: nine a month, fourteen ninety nine a month, ninety nine, 936 00:46:23,000 --> 00:46:25,680 Speaker 1: ninety nine, ninety nine, ninety nine, eleven, ninety nine, forty 937 00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:28,839 Speaker 1: nine ninety nine, twenty four, ninety nine, ninety nine, ninety nine, 938 00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:31,719 Speaker 1: nine ninety nine, and sixty nine ninety nine. So what 939 00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:34,879 Speaker 1: does that tell me? That tells me that sometimes they 940 00:46:34,920 --> 00:46:37,400 Speaker 1: offer a deal of fifty dollars for the year or 941 00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:40,000 Speaker 1: sixty nine ninety nine for a year, and you don't 942 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,799 Speaker 1: necessarily have to pay the ninety nine ninety nine a year. 943 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:45,720 Speaker 1: So again, this is just ways of kind of figuring 944 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:48,040 Speaker 1: out things. So when I sign up for Aptive, they 945 00:46:48,080 --> 00:46:50,320 Speaker 1: first wanted ninety nine bucks a year. Then all of 946 00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:52,120 Speaker 1: a sudden, after a couple of weeks, it was like, 947 00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:54,600 Speaker 1: after my free trial, hey we'll give you fifty bucks, 948 00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:58,440 Speaker 1: and boom, that's what I sign up for. I have 949 00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:01,000 Speaker 1: since canceled. Sadly, I've and I still have it till 950 00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:03,360 Speaker 1: I think March. But I since canceled because now I 951 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,000 Speaker 1: have Peloton and Apple Fitness Plus and so I just 952 00:47:06,040 --> 00:47:08,560 Speaker 1: don't need appt to of anymore. But I still think 953 00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:11,560 Speaker 1: it's a fantastic app. It really is for audio guided workouts. 954 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:16,360 Speaker 1: They've been doing more video as well. All right, let's 955 00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:18,239 Speaker 1: talk about Let's see what did I mentioned at the 956 00:47:18,280 --> 00:47:18,919 Speaker 1: beginning of the show. 957 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:21,560 Speaker 2: I don't want to, okay, I want to make sure. Okay, 958 00:47:21,560 --> 00:47:22,319 Speaker 2: I got those two. 959 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 1: Okay, Let's talk about some new features coming to Android. 960 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:28,920 Speaker 1: A couple of features coming to many Android phones. Number 961 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:32,920 Speaker 1: one a password checkup tool. If you're using Google's password filler, 962 00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:34,879 Speaker 1: they will now check your passwords to see if they've 963 00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:37,920 Speaker 1: been exposed. I thought this was really cool if you're 964 00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:40,520 Speaker 1: using messages. This happens to me all the time because 965 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:42,600 Speaker 1: I've got a lot of family on the East Coast 966 00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:46,680 Speaker 1: and they'll actually it doesn't matter anyone they text me 967 00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:49,480 Speaker 1: at you know, when I go to sleep, which is early, 968 00:47:50,680 --> 00:47:53,239 Speaker 1: and then I will want to text them back early 969 00:47:53,280 --> 00:47:54,919 Speaker 1: when I get up in the morning, but it's too 970 00:47:54,960 --> 00:47:57,400 Speaker 1: early to text them, and so I'm always Wouldn't it 971 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:58,960 Speaker 1: be so nice if I could just schedule a text, 972 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,120 Speaker 1: like type it and then just say later. You could 973 00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:03,600 Speaker 1: do this in Gmail with an outlook, you know, you 974 00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:05,640 Speaker 1: send an email and it sends it at like one 975 00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:09,400 Speaker 1: PM or something. Well now and the messages app on Android, 976 00:48:09,600 --> 00:48:11,000 Speaker 1: all you have to do is press and hold the 977 00:48:11,000 --> 00:48:13,160 Speaker 1: send button and it will say okay when you want 978 00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:14,800 Speaker 1: to schedule this, and you can just send the message 979 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:16,960 Speaker 1: a little bit later, which is so cool because what 980 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:19,000 Speaker 1: happens to me is someone will text me at night, 981 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:20,680 Speaker 1: I see it in the morning when I get up, 982 00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:22,719 Speaker 1: but it's too early to text them back, and then 983 00:48:22,760 --> 00:48:26,759 Speaker 1: I end up forgetting about their text altogether. Let's see, 984 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:30,040 Speaker 1: Google Assistant is going to have some new things which 985 00:48:30,040 --> 00:48:32,160 Speaker 1: it's gonna look a little different when your phone is locked. 986 00:48:32,200 --> 00:48:34,480 Speaker 1: It's gonna have more information on the lock screen so 987 00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:37,560 Speaker 1: you can see what you're doing there. Dark mode in 988 00:48:37,640 --> 00:48:42,359 Speaker 1: Google Maps Android Auto is now getting custom wallpapers, and 989 00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:43,960 Speaker 1: I thought this was kind of weird, but they're now 990 00:48:43,960 --> 00:48:47,360 Speaker 1: going to let you play games voice activated games like 991 00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:51,080 Speaker 1: trivia and Jeopardy in your car. And I haven't tested this, 992 00:48:51,120 --> 00:48:52,600 Speaker 1: but I need to. This reminds me I want to 993 00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:56,279 Speaker 1: test this, but it sounds a little dangerous. But I mean, look, 994 00:48:56,360 --> 00:48:58,200 Speaker 1: I'm sure Google did their homework on this. 995 00:48:58,239 --> 00:48:59,879 Speaker 2: But little dicey there. 996 00:49:00,200 --> 00:49:02,520 Speaker 1: But all I have to say is, hey, G started 997 00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:05,560 Speaker 1: play a game to get started, and G replaced that 998 00:49:05,719 --> 00:49:07,400 Speaker 1: with the forward Google. 999 00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:09,520 Speaker 2: They also have new. 1000 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:13,760 Speaker 1: Shortcuts on the launch screen and that's about it. So anyway, 1001 00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,040 Speaker 1: what I love about Android and you know iOS as well, 1002 00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:20,680 Speaker 1: is that they're always adding new features. And this is 1003 00:49:20,680 --> 00:49:23,960 Speaker 1: what makes me love both Android and iOS in different ways. 1004 00:49:24,280 --> 00:49:26,680 Speaker 1: So when I read those features on Android, I'm like, oh, 1005 00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:29,040 Speaker 1: I want to use Android again. And then when I 1006 00:49:29,080 --> 00:49:30,719 Speaker 1: see the features on iOS, I'm like, ah, I want 1007 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:33,640 Speaker 1: to use iOS. So it's like it's always you know, 1008 00:49:33,719 --> 00:49:37,799 Speaker 1: competition is good because these two companies are always trying 1009 00:49:37,800 --> 00:49:49,160 Speaker 1: to introduce new features for the end user. Leo says, Hey, Rich, 1010 00:49:49,239 --> 00:49:52,239 Speaker 1: since we have become email pen pals, I realize that 1011 00:49:52,280 --> 00:49:54,520 Speaker 1: I've not thanked you for the KTLA feature you did 1012 00:49:54,520 --> 00:49:58,239 Speaker 1: on us last January. The Laptop ELF Project. Seeing that 1013 00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:02,080 Speaker 1: report encouraged me to contact David, who runs the Laptop 1014 00:50:02,120 --> 00:50:04,239 Speaker 1: Elf to see if I could help in any way. 1015 00:50:04,320 --> 00:50:06,560 Speaker 1: Although I'm a retired dentist, I'd become a pretty good 1016 00:50:06,560 --> 00:50:09,080 Speaker 1: technician over the years. We got together and I offered 1017 00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:11,560 Speaker 1: him my services and we've been working together ever since. 1018 00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:14,840 Speaker 1: This way he can concentrate a bit more on searching 1019 00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:18,040 Speaker 1: for donations while I refurbish and repair them. I'll go 1020 00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:20,879 Speaker 1: deep and swap motherboards, move a screen from one lap 1021 00:50:20,920 --> 00:50:25,400 Speaker 1: to another. We are always in need of more computers, phones, 1022 00:50:25,440 --> 00:50:28,440 Speaker 1: and tablets, so any help from you would be appreciated. 1023 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:29,160 Speaker 2: Thank you, Leo. 1024 00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:31,799 Speaker 1: Okay, so what Leo is talking about here? I did 1025 00:50:31,840 --> 00:50:36,279 Speaker 1: a story on this thing called this project. I don't know, 1026 00:50:36,680 --> 00:50:38,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can call it an organization. 1027 00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:40,120 Speaker 1: It was just one guy at the time, a guy 1028 00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:42,920 Speaker 1: named David, and he started to think called the Laptop 1029 00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:45,200 Speaker 1: Elf Project. And what he did was, this was in 1030 00:50:45,239 --> 00:50:49,719 Speaker 1: Redondo Beach, California. He would just collect old computers and 1031 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:52,480 Speaker 1: laptops that people thought were like they didn't need any more, 1032 00:50:52,560 --> 00:50:54,719 Speaker 1: they just thought were no good and he would take 1033 00:50:54,760 --> 00:50:57,560 Speaker 1: them and he would completely refurbish them. So he would 1034 00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:00,640 Speaker 1: you know, format the hard drive, clean them up. He 1035 00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:04,080 Speaker 1: would do full on diagnostic tests, and he would install 1036 00:51:04,120 --> 00:51:05,000 Speaker 1: like software on him. 1037 00:51:05,000 --> 00:51:05,520 Speaker 2: I think he was. 1038 00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:08,760 Speaker 1: Using like like he would do like a Chrome book, 1039 00:51:09,200 --> 00:51:11,839 Speaker 1: like convert these things into chromebooks, which you know, even 1040 00:51:11,840 --> 00:51:14,600 Speaker 1: if there are Windows laptop he was anyway, he just 1041 00:51:14,600 --> 00:51:17,239 Speaker 1: did a really good job of converting these laptops and 1042 00:51:17,239 --> 00:51:20,440 Speaker 1: tablets into something that someone else could use, someone a 1043 00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:23,040 Speaker 1: little bit less fortunate, So like a child that might 1044 00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:26,719 Speaker 1: not have access to this, or an after school organization 1045 00:51:26,800 --> 00:51:29,160 Speaker 1: that needed a bunch of computers and they didn't care 1046 00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 1: if they were big and bulky and old, as long 1047 00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:33,160 Speaker 1: as they can run the web on them. Most of 1048 00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:35,520 Speaker 1: the time. That's finer word processing. Everything's done in the 1049 00:51:35,560 --> 00:51:38,440 Speaker 1: cloud now that the students need. So it was a 1050 00:51:38,440 --> 00:51:42,160 Speaker 1: fantastic story. I featured David in his laptop elf project 1051 00:51:42,239 --> 00:51:45,399 Speaker 1: and he got a lot of response. And clearly Leo 1052 00:51:45,560 --> 00:51:47,759 Speaker 1: saw this story and said I could help out, and 1053 00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:50,600 Speaker 1: he did. So this is amazing, this is what I need. 1054 00:51:50,600 --> 00:51:53,759 Speaker 1: My clapping, but Leo happy to help. I'm glad you 1055 00:51:53,800 --> 00:51:56,360 Speaker 1: did it. And that's a fantastic story. 1056 00:51:56,400 --> 00:51:57,080 Speaker 2: So check it out. 1057 00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:05,120 Speaker 1: Just google laptop elf probably pecked DeMuro Ktla and there 1058 00:52:05,120 --> 00:52:09,840 Speaker 1: it is. Laptop Elf refurbishes old laptops, gives them to 1059 00:52:10,440 --> 00:52:14,920 Speaker 1: the needy. And this was on January twenty fourth, twenty twenty, 1060 00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:16,600 Speaker 1: so just about a year ago. 1061 00:52:16,680 --> 00:52:20,879 Speaker 2: I did that. Wow, that was right before? Was that? Yeah? 1062 00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:26,719 Speaker 1: Right before COVID, because now it's twenty twenty one. Wild, unbelievable. 1063 00:52:27,480 --> 00:52:30,880 Speaker 1: Did I mention we landed on Mars? I think I did, right, wild? 1064 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:34,080 Speaker 1: So that is just so wild to me. I was 1065 00:52:34,120 --> 00:52:38,480 Speaker 1: reading that the Mars rover landed at like twelve thousand 1066 00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:41,680 Speaker 1: miles an hour or something insane, like, how do these 1067 00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:45,120 Speaker 1: people do that? How do they know how to send 1068 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:49,640 Speaker 1: a Mars rover from Earth all the way over to 1069 00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:52,360 Speaker 1: Mars and land it on that planet and then do 1070 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,240 Speaker 1: stuff and control it and send back video and now audio. 1071 00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:58,239 Speaker 1: I mean, oh my gosh, is this amazing? 1072 00:52:58,600 --> 00:52:58,759 Speaker 2: Now? 1073 00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:02,280 Speaker 1: I know we've done it before, but still it boggles 1074 00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:05,600 Speaker 1: my mind that this little rover was traveling through outer 1075 00:53:05,800 --> 00:53:10,239 Speaker 1: space somehow. Lots of math is involved. My kids are 1076 00:53:10,239 --> 00:53:11,960 Speaker 1: always asking me why do I have to do math? 1077 00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:15,200 Speaker 1: Someone needed a lot of math to figure out how 1078 00:53:15,239 --> 00:53:20,000 Speaker 1: do you make this trajectory from Earth to Mars? I mean, 1079 00:53:20,920 --> 00:53:23,919 Speaker 1: isn't this stuff just mind boggling when you really think 1080 00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:29,080 Speaker 1: about it. This little device was traveling autonomously through space 1081 00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:34,520 Speaker 1: for days and months, and just how do you do it? 1082 00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:38,279 Speaker 1: I don't understand it, but it's amazing. I love that 1083 00:53:38,320 --> 00:53:40,040 Speaker 1: we have people that know how to do this stuff. 1084 00:53:40,120 --> 00:53:44,000 Speaker 1: And I watched the video of the landing. I'm doing 1085 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:48,480 Speaker 1: a story next week on KTLA about one of the microphones, 1086 00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:50,280 Speaker 1: since this is the first time that we got audio 1087 00:53:50,320 --> 00:53:53,440 Speaker 1: from Mars. I talked to a guy who helped put 1088 00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:55,840 Speaker 1: the microphone on this thing. And he's not even a 1089 00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:59,200 Speaker 1: NASA guy. He's like a he's a musician and he 1090 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:01,520 Speaker 1: was just like obsessed without her space. And he wrote 1091 00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:04,080 Speaker 1: to NASA a proposal saying, hey, can I help you 1092 00:54:04,120 --> 00:54:04,920 Speaker 1: pick the microphone? 1093 00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:09,160 Speaker 2: And he accepted and he did it. Oh my gosh, 1094 00:54:09,239 --> 00:54:09,760 Speaker 2: so cool. 1095 00:54:10,239 --> 00:54:14,640 Speaker 1: Perseverance touchdown February eighteenth, twenty twenty one. By the way, 1096 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:16,520 Speaker 1: if you think this is all just funning games for 1097 00:54:16,560 --> 00:54:18,799 Speaker 1: the NASA folks, it's not. They're doing this stuff for 1098 00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:23,520 Speaker 1: a reason. Astrobiology research, including the search for signs of 1099 00:54:23,600 --> 00:54:27,560 Speaker 1: ancient microbial life on Mars. Could you imagine, oh, this 1100 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:30,080 Speaker 1: would be the best case scenario. Can you imagine if 1101 00:54:30,080 --> 00:54:32,520 Speaker 1: that Perseverance is just sitting there doing its own thing, 1102 00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:36,359 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, like another little spaceship lands there, 1103 00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:38,239 Speaker 1: and it's like some alien walks out. 1104 00:54:38,280 --> 00:54:39,720 Speaker 2: I mean, could you imagine the video. 1105 00:54:41,080 --> 00:54:43,759 Speaker 1: I'm sure people have already faked that, but I don't 1106 00:54:43,760 --> 00:54:45,799 Speaker 1: think that's gonna happen, but it would be really cool. 1107 00:54:45,840 --> 00:54:48,880 Speaker 1: They're also looking for the planets geology and past climate. 1108 00:54:49,120 --> 00:54:52,640 Speaker 1: It's gonna be the first mission to collect and I 1109 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:57,879 Speaker 1: guess cash Martian Rock paving the way for human exploration 1110 00:54:57,960 --> 00:55:03,560 Speaker 1: of the Red planet. So next up, people on Mars. 1111 00:55:04,040 --> 00:55:08,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't I could not imagine going 1112 00:55:08,520 --> 00:55:12,319 Speaker 1: to Mars. That's just like mind boggling. I think a 1113 00:55:12,360 --> 00:55:16,080 Speaker 1: flight from here to like, you know, China is long, 1114 00:55:16,200 --> 00:55:18,040 Speaker 1: Like I've been on those flights shang Hei. It's like 1115 00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:22,040 Speaker 1: seventeen hour. Oh no, what was it? That was really long? Yeah, 1116 00:55:22,120 --> 00:55:24,279 Speaker 1: China was pretty long, but I think the longest I've 1117 00:55:24,280 --> 00:55:25,960 Speaker 1: been on was New Zealand. 1118 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:31,759 Speaker 2: That was pretty long. And Mars. I don't know. I 1119 00:55:31,840 --> 00:55:32,440 Speaker 2: doubt those. 1120 00:55:32,320 --> 00:55:36,120 Speaker 1: Guys are watching Guys and Gals. I doubt they are 1121 00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:40,719 Speaker 1: watching Netflix on that flight. I don't think they I 1122 00:55:40,719 --> 00:55:42,560 Speaker 1: don't know what they're doing. I mean, it's just like 1123 00:55:42,880 --> 00:55:46,680 Speaker 1: lots of lots of time up there. Well that sound 1124 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:50,320 Speaker 1: means it is going to be the end of this show. 1125 00:55:51,880 --> 00:55:53,719 Speaker 1: If you would like to submit a question for me 1126 00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:55,640 Speaker 1: to answer, there are two ways to do it. You 1127 00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:58,000 Speaker 1: can go to rich on Tech dot tv slash podcast, 1128 00:55:58,120 --> 00:56:00,640 Speaker 1: hit the microphone button and leave a voicemail, or go 1129 00:56:00,680 --> 00:56:02,880 Speaker 1: to my Facebook page Facebook dot com slash rich on 1130 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:06,800 Speaker 1: tech hit the big blue send email button. 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