1 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: Hands on with Samsung's new S twenty two lineup. Apple 2 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: tackles unwanted air tag tracking, Everything old is new again. 3 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: We Sports comes to the switch plus your tech questions answered. 4 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro and this is Rich 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: on Tech, the podcast where I talk about the tech 6 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,639 Speaker 1: stuff I think you should know about. It's also the 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: place where I answer the questions you send me. I'm 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 1: the tech reporter at KTLA Channel five in Los Angeles. 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: If the podcast sounds just a little different this time around, 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: it's because I had some technical difficulties. My podcast board 11 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: is giving me some feedback, so rather than have you 12 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: listened to that, I got a troubleshoot, see what's going on? 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,959 Speaker 1: But I've already spent a couple hours doing that, so 14 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: I just want to get on with the podcast. So 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: here we are in a temporary setup and we'll see 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: if this, hopefully should sound okay. Big week this week 17 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: for Samsung. They finally unveiled the S twenty two lineup, 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:11,680 Speaker 1: the S twenty two, Ultra, S twenty two, S twenty 19 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 1: two plus not necessarily in that order. So I've been 20 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: playing with the Ultra now for a couple of days 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: And this is an interesting thing because I rarely switched 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: my simcard into a phone that I'm testing. I used 23 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: to do it all the time. It became kind of 24 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: a pain, and so I stopped doing that, And with 25 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: this one, I decided to do it because it's been 26 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: kind of a while since I went all in on Android, 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: and I really just wanted to kind of see what 28 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: the experience is like. And so took my simcard out 29 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: of my iPhone thirteen Pro and I put it into 30 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: the Samsung Galaxy S twenty two Ultra. And so far, 31 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: it's been interesting. It's definitely it's weird because I've still 32 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: kept my iPhone nearby at all times, but I do 33 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: that typically with all Androids anyway. I always whatever Android 34 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: i'm testing, I always have a iPhone with me. But 35 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: it's been kind of weird because the texting thing is 36 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: definitely a thing. So being off of IY message, you know, 37 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: having friends say, Rich, what's going on? Why are you 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: texting me with green bubbles? It's just so like weird. 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: It's so like predictable that if you text someone with 40 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: from an Android, it's like immediately they say something to you. 41 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: So Apple's done a really good job of training people 42 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: to be like, what what is this green bubble? But 43 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: I'm trying to get through it and we'll see otherwise, 44 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: the phone is pretty good. Let me go through some 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: of the specs on this phone. So you've got three 46 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: different phones. You've got a six point one inch screen 47 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: on the S twenty two, six point six inch screen 48 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: on the S twenty two Plus, and then a six 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: point eight inch screen on the S twenty two Ultra. Now, 50 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: if you want the absolute best of everything, of course 51 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: you have to go with the S twenty two Ultra. 52 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: So the big news on the S twenty two Ultra 53 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: is the fact that it has a stylus. So, as 54 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,839 Speaker 1: we know, Samsung has killed the Note line up and 55 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: this has become basically the Notes. You've got these two 56 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: lower models and then you have the upper model, which 57 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: used to be the Ultra. It's still the Ultra, but 58 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: now it's basically the NOE Ultra. So it's got the 59 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: stylus inside, which is something I think I like, but 60 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: I don't really need. I'd have to get back into 61 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: the swing of things of using a pen with my phone, 62 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: which is just something I'm not used to anymore. So 63 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: that's definitely a consideration. Fingerprint reader is super fast, the 64 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: cameras are excellent, and you've got a whole bunch of 65 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: different cameras on here. You've got a twelve megapixel ultra wide, 66 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: you've got one hundred and eight megapixel wide camera, you've 67 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: got a ten megapixel telephoto with a three time zoom. 68 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: Then you've got another ten megapixel telephoto with a ten 69 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: times optical zoom, and then your front facing camera is 70 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: a forty megapixel. And then of course the sweet spot 71 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: is really you don't want to go with the eight 72 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: megabyte or the one hundred and twenty eight megabyte based 73 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: storage model. Editor rich here, you know I meant to 74 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: say one and twenty eight gigabyte model. Well, one and 75 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: twenty eight megabytes would not get you very far in 76 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: this day and age, because that only comes with eight 77 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: gigs of RAM. You've got to jump up to that 78 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: two point fifty six to get that twelve gigs a RAM. 79 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: That's the sweet spot. And then it goes five to 80 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: twelve with twelve gigs, and then one terabyte with twelve gigs, 81 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: and then you have a five millionamp five thousand million 82 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: hour battery inside. So everything that I've seen on this phone. 83 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 1: It's just a powerhouse. It works really well, it's snappy. 84 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 1: Software needs a little bit of tweaking. There's some lag 85 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: here and there, but it's not a deal breaker. But overall, 86 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: I've been very impressed. I don't know if I can 87 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: stick with it because there's just so many things I 88 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: like about the iPhone. And it's not just the iPhone. 89 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: It's like it's the entire ecosystem that the iPhone is 90 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: a part of. Whether it's the Air Tags, whether it's 91 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: the Apple Watch, whether it's I Message, whether it's some 92 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: of the apps that I use on there. So it's 93 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really tough. When it comes to the 94 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: night mode photography, Samsung made a big deal about the 95 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: night mode photography, and you know, it seems like the 96 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: night mode is definitely better on this device. Like the 97 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: photography at night is looking like it's brighter than the iPhone. 98 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: Is it always better, I don't know. I mean it 99 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: just looks brighter, that's for sure. So I'm gonna have 100 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: to test that a little bit more. The video looks 101 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: really nice. Prices start at eight hundred dollars for the 102 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: S twenty two, then you've got the S twenty two Plus, 103 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: which let's see how much that one is. That's nine 104 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: one thousand dollars. And then you've got the S twenty 105 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: two Ultra, which starts at twelve hundred dollars, and they're 106 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: gonna be available on February twenty fifth. So again, there's 107 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: been a lot of interest in these phones because Samsung 108 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: just continues to kind of tweak and evolve, and it 109 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: seems like they're doing a really good job with that. 110 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: So I've seen much more interest in these phones than 111 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: I have any previous Samsung models, So I guess I 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: guess they're doing a pretty good thing. All right, let's 113 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: get to our first question of the podcast. Lisa, Hey Rich, 114 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if you can give me a recommendation on security. 115 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: Is it better to go through an agency or do 116 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,599 Speaker 1: ring or one of those systems. Lisa, you know you're 117 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: talking to a tech guy that is looking at disruption 118 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 1: of all industries, and the companies like ADT I personally 119 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: just would not use because it's an old school company. Now, 120 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure ADT does some really good things, but the 121 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: reality is their entire business is getting into a really 122 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: long contract that's very expensive, giving you the hardware at 123 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: a loss and then making it up on the back 124 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: end with an extremely long contract that costs a lot 125 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: of money. Whereas system like RING or Simply Safe or 126 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: any of these other DIY systems, you purchase the equipment 127 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: and then they make a reasonable amount of money on 128 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 1: you over the years. So personally, if I was to 129 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: go with one today, I would go with Ring. I 130 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: think that they're doing the best job of you know, 131 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: the different hardware they have, the different software they have, 132 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: they continue to push the envelope. They just came out 133 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: with the glass break sensor, so I think they are 134 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: overall the best system that you can get. Otherwise, I'd 135 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: say my second favorite system is probably Simply Safe, just 136 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 1: based on the fact that it does what you need. 137 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: It's simple, like they said, simply Safe. Although they are 138 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: raising the price by three dollars a month to twenty 139 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: eight dollars a month, I think they have a cheaper 140 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: plan that you can go with. But I would with 141 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: today's day and age, with all the software, bells and 142 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: whistles you want, you probably don't want the cheaper plan there. 143 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: But that would be my recommendation. So personally, I've been 144 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 1: looking to upgrade my ring system to do kind of everything. 145 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: I just haven't had a chance to do that, but 146 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: that's kind of on my list of things to do, 147 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: so that's what I would go with. All right. We 148 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: talked about air tags and unwanted tracking, and I actually 149 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: did a story about this on KTLA a while back. 150 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: And I'm not going to say it's because of my story, 151 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: but Apple definitely is a being the ante when it 152 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: comes to air tags and unwanted tracking. So couple things 153 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: that Apple is doing. Number one, working with law enforcement. 154 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: They say that, you know, these things are rare. These 155 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: are Yes, we're seeing them in the news all the time. 156 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: But it's a sexy story, right. I mean, you know, 157 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: you pop an air tag on someone, you can track them. 158 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: You pop it on a car, you can steal it, 159 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: you pop it on anything, and you can watch where 160 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: that thing goes. And yeah, it probably is that easy. Actually. 161 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,679 Speaker 1: So they're saying that every air tag has a unique 162 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: serial number. Every serial number is paired with an Apple ID. 163 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: Could you set up an entire Apple ID with you know, 164 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: fake information? Yeah, probably if you want to be re elaborate, 165 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: but most people are not that smart. So they probably 166 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: would just not realize the depth to which Apple has 167 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: your information when you set one of these things up. 168 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,479 Speaker 1: And they're saying they are working with law enforcement to 169 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: make sure that law enforcement gets the information, and they 170 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: say they have successfully partnered with them on cases where 171 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: information used traced an air tag back to the perp 172 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: who was apprehended and charged. So they're doing that. The 173 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: other thing they're doing is a new privacy warning. When 174 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: you set up an air tag, it's saying, hey, look, 175 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 1: this is a crime in many places, so don't even 176 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: try it. They're doing unwanted I guess some people are 177 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: getting unwanted alerts from their AirPods, and so they're going 178 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 1: to stop doing that as they're going to say that 179 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: air tags, our AirPods have been traveling with them instead 180 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: of an unknown accessory. Let's see what else is interesting, Oh, 181 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: precision finding. You'll be able to use precision finding with 182 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: an air tag so that you can find exactly where 183 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: it is. If you have an iPhone eleven, twelve or thirteen, 184 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: it's going to display an alert. You know, these air 185 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: tags are supposed to chirp when you are coming into 186 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: contact with an unwanted one. So they will chirp, but 187 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: that chirp is going to now also put a notification 188 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: on your phone so that you can figure out where 189 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: this thing is easier. They're also going to tune the 190 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: air tag sound to make it loud, so if you 191 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: are if you have one of these unwanted air tags nearby, 192 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: it's going to chirp louder than it did before. And 193 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: Apple says they are going to kind of revisit the 194 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 1: algorithm that that tells you when one of these unwanted 195 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: tags is near you. So the old one used to 196 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: be between eight and twenty I don't know. It just 197 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: was a random amount of time that if an air 198 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: tag was traveling with you, Apple would notify you at 199 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: some point, but that time was not necessarily etched in stone. 200 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,719 Speaker 1: So now they're going to use a better algorithm to 201 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: kind of notify people earlier that one of these things 202 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 1: is traveling with them. So you know, this has been 203 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: in the news a lot. Apple is kind of tackling 204 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: it head on. And air tags are amazing, Let's be honest. 205 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: Ninety nine point nine percent of people are using them 206 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: for really awesome stuff. Like me, I've got them on 207 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: my keys, I've got them, you know, in my backpacks, 208 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: some my luggage, and it's amazing. And so that is 209 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: the ninety nine percent scenario. Yes, there are some people 210 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 1: out there that are using them for bad reasons, and 211 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: hopefully some of these changes will will kind of cut 212 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: down on some of those problems, all right. Mark says, Hey, Rich, 213 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: I saw your episode on New Televisions this year, and 214 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: you mentioned it's not worth getting an AK television due 215 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: to limited broadcasting in this format, so much that there 216 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: is none. However, I've owned in a Samsung eighty two 217 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: inch Q nine hundred R for two years. It's the 218 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: best TV and reception I have ever seen. Even though 219 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: even so, I told Direct TV to cancel my four 220 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 1: K subscription because I cannot tell any difference between their 221 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: four K broadcasting and what I could see on regular channels. 222 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: On the eight K set with twice as many pixels 223 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: as a four K set, the reception seems so much 224 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: clearer and brighter that it appears to be broadcasting in 225 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: four K without the use of four K specific channels. 226 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: Regard Mark in Houston, Texas. Mark, You know what, here's 227 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: the thing with all this stuff, I think it really 228 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:00,079 Speaker 1: comes down to your eyes, what you like and how 229 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 1: it looks to you. So, for instance, I have a 230 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: four K set. I pay for Netflix in four K, 231 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: and I will tell you I cannot tell the difference 232 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: between Netflix and four K and HD. Now maybe the 233 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: maybe I don't. I just don't know what to say 234 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: about it because it's one of these things where, yeah, 235 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure there are use cases where if you're watching 236 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: a four K football game, it probably looks amazing. But 237 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: if you're watching, you know, a ten ADP football game, 238 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: does it look that much better in four K? I 239 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: don't know. Like, let's put it this way. The super Bowl, 240 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: which is the biggest event, is happening this weekend that 241 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: is not being broadcast in four K. Clearly the NFL 242 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: has done their homework and they're saying, yeah, if people 243 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: don't really care, people don't really notice. It's not that noticeable. 244 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: So I think it probably would be with four K 245 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: with the with the big game. But you know, nobody's 246 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: broadcasting in four K. I mean it's very very limited. 247 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: If you look at any of the you know, major 248 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: cable services, I don't think there's any four K channels 249 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: on any of them. So, yes, Direct TV had like 250 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: one or two four K channels. One was just playing 251 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of nature stuff last I checked. The 252 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: other one is doing sports events. But it's one of 253 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: these things where if you're on YouTube it's four K, 254 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: you know, it definitely looks good. Is it the best 255 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: like thing in the world. I don't know. I mean, 256 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: it's just one of these kind of Yes, it looks 257 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: better at the end of the day. But if everything 258 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: is all aligned, right, if all the stars are aligned, 259 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: the transmission is in four K or AK, your cables 260 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: are all good, your TV is tuned, and it looks great. 261 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: But the reality is most of us are just watching 262 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: random stuff. And I've even you know, you go into 263 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: I guess the best example is you go into any 264 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: car dealership in America or doctor's office, and the TV 265 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: screen looks horrible every time. It's just like it's just 266 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: not good. But most people just don't have it set 267 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: up in a way to make it look good. I 268 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: should tell a story. So I was one of the 269 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: first people to feature a four K TV on the 270 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: Today Show? And was it four K or is it 271 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: just HD? Actually? Sorry, this was going back just to HD, 272 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 1: and I remember being in the makeup room, and the 273 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: makeup people were like, you know, we're broadcasting in HD 274 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: now and it doesn't even look that great. And I said, well, 275 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: you know, you have to switch inputs to the HD input. 276 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: We and I helped them switch inputs and it was 277 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: like whoa, oh, actually that looks really good. So and 278 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: this happened at a Super Bowl party a couple of 279 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: years back with a friend of mine. I said, you know, 280 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: your TV is not even an HD. He's like, no, 281 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: yes it is. And I said, no, you really got 282 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: to switch a couple of these things on it. And 283 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: we went to the HDMI and sure enough, it was 284 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: like one of those minutes where wow, you just realize 285 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: this looks really good. So anyway, I think that's what's 286 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: happening with AK and four K. It's just there's so 287 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: many variables, but when you have everything lined up, yeah, 288 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: AK probably does look pretty good. I'm sure your TV 289 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: looks great because it's up sampling these things or upscaling, 290 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: and so yeah, if it works for you, I think 291 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: that's really all that matters. All right, Remember we Sports 292 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: that was one of the best games ever. It was 293 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: just such an exciting time for Actually this was one 294 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: of the other things I did on the Today Show. 295 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: I was one of the first people to show off 296 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: the Nintendo we and I'll never forget I bowled on 297 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: live TV and I got a strike, which I just 298 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: could not believe and it was just so great to 299 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: do that, and so it was really fun. But anyway, 300 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: WE Sports was really one of those games that kind 301 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: of just really showed off why the Wei was so 302 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 1: different than anything else we had ever used before. I mean, 303 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: we had the power Glove, we had other things that 304 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: were kind of you know, motion sensitive ways to play 305 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: video games, but the WE, not the WEU, the WE 306 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: just really encapsulated it with it just nailed it with 307 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: WE Sports. So according to this article in The Wirecutter, 308 00:15:55,440 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: they sold more than eighty million copies. And when Switch 309 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: came out, they came out of a couple games that 310 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: were similar using the motion controllers, but nothing like WE Sports. 311 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: And now I'm happy to report that Nintendo Switch Sports 312 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: is coming along and it will have basically very similar 313 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: gameplay to the Wei Sports, except you'll use the Joycon controllers. 314 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: So they're gonna have soccer, tennis, volleyball, badminton, bowling, and more. 315 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: They're also introducing a leg strap, so you can put 316 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: those joycon on your leg and you can play some 317 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: of these games with that. It's gonna be forty dollars 318 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: for the game. It arrives on April twenty ninth. They're 319 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: also going to have online gameplay, and if you want 320 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: early action on that, you can try it on February 321 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 1: eighteenth through twentieth. If you're listening to this, if you're 322 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: a Nintendo Switch Online member, you can play out some 323 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: of those games. So Nintendo Switch Sports, I think, is 324 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: gonna be amazing. Definitely something I'm gonna play with my kids. 325 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: I mean, so bring Back Bowling is just like, I mean, 326 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: that was like the best game on the Wii. I 327 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: don't care how many games came out afterwards. We Bowling 328 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: was just it was one of those games that anyone 329 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: can play. And I don't know if you remember this, 330 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: but I'm sure you do. So many people were like 331 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: crashing their controllers into their TV screen because they were 332 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: throwing them and it was crashing in. It was like, 333 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 1: of course, a big news story. I'm sure it only 334 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: happened like five or six times, but it was one 335 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: of those things that sounded so great. So that it 336 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: was it was definitely a big story for that to happen. 337 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: So Nintendo switched Sports coming soon, definitely going to be 338 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: a popular game for sure, all Right. Valisa via Instagram says, 339 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: I'm trying to find a good photo background change app 340 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: for Android. Do you know one? I'm trying to change 341 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: the background in my picks have a great day. Yeah, 342 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 1: I do have one. And I think I mentioned this 343 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: on the show before, but it's called Pixar pic Art 344 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: And this is such a cool video editing app. It's 345 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 1: so easy, you will love it. It's not free as far 346 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: as I know. I think there are like some some 347 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: uh you know, you got to pay to upgrade some 348 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: of these things. Let me see what it says. I mean, 349 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: there might be some free options that you can use, 350 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: but if you really want to step it up, you 351 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: got to pay. But it's available for Android and iOS 352 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: and uh let's see. Yeah, so they've got let's see 353 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: a weekly five bucks, monthly twelve dollars, yearly fifty six dollars. 354 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,640 Speaker 1: Awesome photos. I love looking in the If you go 355 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: to the app store page for any app, you can 356 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: look at what the in app purchases are and this 357 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: is what is brilliant about Apple is that it's so 358 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: transparent to see like what people charge. And so what 359 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 1: I usually do if anything's charging like a yearly fee, 360 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: just look and see all of their different you know, 361 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: fees and see which one's the cheapest, and you know 362 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: you can end up getting. So what I do is 363 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: I always do the free trial and then they try, 364 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: of course to get you to subscribe. But what you 365 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: have to do is hold out just a little bit 366 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: and they will eventually email you or put an app 367 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: purchase notification with a better deal. So's that's a little trick. 368 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: So on Android, it's on Android, it's on iOS. Sorry 369 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: series asking me something, But it's on Android. It's on iOS, 370 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: and it's a great if you're just trying to remove 371 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: the background, it's super easy. It is a premium feature 372 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: on here. But they also have so many other features 373 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,919 Speaker 1: as well. You can edit videos, You've got just so 374 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: many little features. It's you could spend all day on 375 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: this app. So again, it's called pix Ar pic sa 376 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 1: Art available for iOS and Android, and I think you 377 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: will like that app a lot. All right, So you 378 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: know that I've been driving the Tesla, I drove it 379 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: up to San Francisco, and so I like this story. 380 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: This is Washington is going to your mark five billion 381 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: dollars to create a national network of EV charging stations. 382 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: And I know this is a government program, So say 383 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: what you will about that. Tesla somehow has managed to 384 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: build their charging infrastructure. I don't know if they get 385 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: government funds or not. But if we're going to get 386 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: these evs to be used in a big way and 387 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: get rid of some of this what do they call it, 388 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: the charging range anxiety, that's the word I'm looking for, 389 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: range anxiety, then we have to get these charging stations everywhere. 390 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: And so this five billion dollar pot is going to 391 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: hopefully get states to put these stations in along the freeway, 392 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: along the interstate. That's the number one thing. And so 393 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: what is the stipulations of this program. Well, the stations 394 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: have to be installed every fifty miles, no more than 395 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,239 Speaker 1: one mile off the interstate. And then the stations have 396 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: to have at least six hundred kilowatts of total capacity 397 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: with ports for at least four that can deliver at 398 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: least one hundred and fifty kilowats each. So that's that's 399 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: a pretty good amount and one hundred and fifty kilowats 400 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: is pretty fast. I think Tesla goes up to two fifty, 401 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 1: but even when I was at a two and fifty charger, 402 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 1: it still was just charging at one fifty. So one 403 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: fifty is pretty fast, and that's faster than a lot 404 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: of these random outlets you find all over the place. 405 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: So you know, this is from the Wall Street Journal. 406 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 1: This is what apparently is gonna happen. It's not gonna 407 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,719 Speaker 1: happen overnight, but every fifty miles, I think is a 408 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: good clip. You know, you can find a gas station 409 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: every exit on the freeway. So now we'll see if 410 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 1: if these being everywhere is going to make people say, Okay, 411 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: I think I can deal with, you know, with having 412 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: an electric car. I personally have been living with the 413 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: electric car now for I don't know, six months, and 414 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: it's just great. I really love it. The range anxiety 415 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: is just not there. It's I'm I'm definitely aware of 416 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,479 Speaker 1: my range on my car, and yeah, I'm basically always 417 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: at like a quarter tank or a half tank, no 418 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: matter what I mean, that's just where I'm at. And 419 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: so it would it be nice to have a range 420 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: of five hundred miles. Yeah, probably, But the reality is 421 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: most of the time, the only time that it's really 422 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: a problem is when you are on a road trip 423 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 1: and you are parking overnight on your road trip. So 424 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: if you go somewhere, getting there is gonna be just fine. 425 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 1: You're gonna be stopping for your charges. It's when you 426 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: get to your destination that things get a little tricky because, 427 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: like I explained in a video I did about the Tesla, 428 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: it's when I got to my hotel in San Francisco 429 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: that all bets were off. Did the hotel have a 430 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: charger yes? Did it work for my car? No? So 431 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: that means I had to go find a charger for 432 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: my car. Same thing when I went to visit my 433 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: brother in Visalia when he was visiting there. You know, 434 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: he was staying at an Airbnb and there, you know, 435 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: could I have found a plug to charge my car overnight? Maybe, 436 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: but it was kind of a pain and there wasn't 437 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: really one, not readily available unless I opened a window 438 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: or something. And you know, your car charge is slow, 439 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: but it's overnight, so it's not that big of a deal. 440 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: But again, so we had to drive and find a supercharger. 441 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: But the way that this is all set up right now, 442 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: the priority is being given to the interstates. Get people 443 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: on the freeway, and then they'll figure out how to 444 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: charge their car once they get to their destination, which 445 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,120 Speaker 1: you know, is not that tough. There's a whole bunch 446 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: of chargers all over the place. It's just a matter 447 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: of finding them. And yeah, it's a little inconvenient once 448 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: you find them to you know, to continue to do that. 449 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: So you know, but overall, I think the cars are 450 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: going to really the the evs are just they're here 451 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: to stay and it's just going to continue to get 452 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: more and more. So all right, let's talk about Apple. 453 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: This is a really interesting move by Apple. So they 454 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: are basically opening up the NFC chip on the iPhone 455 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: to turn the iPhone into a credit card reader for 456 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: any business. So if you are a small business or 457 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: you've ever tapped on one of these little Square things, 458 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: remember when Square first came out, it was a card 459 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: reader that would stick into the headphone jack on the phone. 460 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: And then when phones lost the headphone jacks, they did 461 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: kind of a bluetooth play and so you would just 462 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,920 Speaker 1: get this little reader that would bluetooth to the phone 463 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: and the reader would have NFC on it and you 464 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 1: can TAPLE. Now Apple is enabling all iPhones, or at 465 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: least certain model iPhones. I think it's iPhone Tennis and above. 466 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: They're going to basically flip the switch where those will 467 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: be able to take payments via tap to pay. This 468 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: is a huge, huge deal. I cannot tell you how 469 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: big of a deal this is because it allows any 470 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: small business in America with an iPhone to instantly accept 471 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: credit cards. Now you can say, Rich, they can use Venmo, 472 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: they can use They've already been able to use Square. 473 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: It's not that big of a deal. They probably have 474 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: a checkout terminal, but you don't have to invest in 475 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: any extra equipment or hardware. That is a huge deal. 476 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: So let's say you run a hair salon and you 477 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: have an iPhone. You can now take payments through that iPhone, 478 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: no problem. Now, I think this gets a little tricky 479 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: with that scenario because it's not the best case. Thing 480 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: is is that if you have a hair salon and 481 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: you've got a bunch of people working there and you're 482 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: not there, and you've got the only phone that accepts 483 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: the tap to pay, Yeah, that's kind of a problem. 484 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: But we'll figure this out. But the point is, if 485 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: you're a retailer, you can, you know, maybe get one 486 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: simple iPhone now and that handles all of your billing 487 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: or all your credit card payments and it doesn't need 488 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: to be attached to any sort of sort of special equipment. 489 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: So now, the other interesting thing about this is I 490 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: said in my tweet that this was kind of war 491 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: on Venmo and Square. It may not be because Square 492 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: could theoretically just use the framework that Apple is providing 493 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: to activate this. So Apple is not doing this in 494 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: their own software. They're actually going to open this up 495 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,800 Speaker 1: for third party software to enable it. So that means 496 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: that Stripe can come in. That means that PayPal can 497 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: come in, That means that Square can come in. Anyone 498 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: who wants to accept credit card payments via tap to 499 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: pay through an app that they build can now do it. 500 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: And we'll see Stripe is the first one they announced. 501 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: We'll see if Square and these other reta other payment 502 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: processors bite on this system, which I think they'll they'll 503 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 1: have to because otherwise they're gonna be left in the dust. 504 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: And when it comes to Venmo, of course, PayPal owns Venmo. 505 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: PayPal will probably do this through the PayPal app. Venmo 506 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: will continue to be Venmo, which you know, most people 507 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: know Venmo through just using their you know, their user name, 508 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: which I think is not a very good system. So 509 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: if you have a QR code you can scan it, 510 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: that's much better because you know you're getting the right person. 511 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: I can't stand typing someone's name into Venmo. I know 512 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: everyone does it, but it's just kind of like one 513 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: of these things where it's I just never know if 514 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 1: it's like the actual person and they want to verify 515 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: with the phone number. So I think the QR code 516 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: is a lot easier. So we'll see what happens with 517 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: that situation. All right, Let's talk Disney Plus. According to Variety, 518 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: Disney Plus ended twenty twenty one with about one hundred 519 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: and thirty million subscribers, which is just phenomenal. So I 520 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 1: think they wanted a certain amount of subscribers. They had 521 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: like a five year plan. They just blew everything out 522 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 1: of the water. And Disney Plus is one of these 523 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,879 Speaker 1: things that's like water in a lot of people's homes. 524 00:27:34,920 --> 00:27:39,400 Speaker 1: So one hundred and twenty nine million paying subscribers, each 525 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: person is paying what what is Disney plus seven bucks. 526 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 1: So what's one hundred and thirty million times seven, that's 527 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:51,360 Speaker 1: nine hundred and ten million dollars a month for Disney. 528 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: That is a good amount of money just on Disney plus. 529 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: That's a pretty good new business. Huh. Now, I get it, 530 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: they're probably losing some money in the movie theaters or 531 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: a lot of money. But at the same time, this 532 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: is just a steady flow of cash. And it's not 533 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,360 Speaker 1: just a steady flow of cash, it's something they can 534 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: bank on every month. So I don't think that this 535 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,880 Speaker 1: is going to go below one hundred million subscribers, so minimum, 536 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: you know, seven hundred million dollars every month is just 537 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: kind of a guarantee. So what does that allow them 538 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: to do. It allows them to plan their slate of 539 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: new stuff against this money. And if you're like me, 540 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,239 Speaker 1: if there's one new movie on Disney plus one new 541 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: piece of content every month, that's probably enough to keep 542 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 1: you there. So In Canto was the latest one. That 543 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: was probably last month, So I would look to February 544 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: to have something new. I'm sure there's something new that's 545 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: coming out that will keep us busy until the next month. 546 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: And this is kind of like what HBO figured out 547 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 1: a long time ago. Except with HBO, when you subscribe 548 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: through your cable service, you know number one, they would 549 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: have a show that would last six months to nine months, 550 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: and they parsed it out over that time, so it 551 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: felt like, Okay, every week, I have a new episode 552 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: for you know, six months, whatever it was. I don't 553 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: know how many months it went, maybe three months. With 554 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: these services, it's much easier to cancel, so you need 555 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: to have stuff that's fresh, like much quicker, and it's 556 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: it's one of those things where when you sign up 557 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: for HBO, you didn't really think about canceling because there 558 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: was just so much it was so much work to cancel, 559 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: whereas with Disney Plus and Netflix and all these others, 560 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: I don't I think those two are much more protected 561 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: compared to some of these other services, like maybe Discovery 562 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: Plus or something. With Netflix, it's just I'm keeping it forever. 563 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: Disney Plus, I'm keeping it forever. But you can come 564 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 1: and go on some of these other services, and so 565 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: it makes it a lot easier to come and go 566 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: for sure. Speaking of movie services, movie Pass is launching, 567 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: movie Past two point zero is launching this summer, and 568 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna support a bunch of movie theaters. But here's 569 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: the thing, I mean, do we even care about Movie Past? 570 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: We need an unlimited movie Pass subscription anymore? I don't 571 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: think so. So they're going to use I read this 572 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: facial detection so you can watch these ads and that'll 573 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: give you credit to get towards watching movies. But who 574 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: cares at this point if you're a movie if you're 575 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: a movie lover, you've probably already subscribed to AMC. At 576 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: this point, you've probably already subscribed to Regal Cinemas, and 577 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: they're unlimited services, which I know are probably more expensive 578 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: at twenty five dollars a month depending on the area 579 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: you're in, But it's going to be a much easier, 580 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: probably system than going through all these hoops of Movie Pass, 581 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: which is probably going to be cheaper. Maybe it's ten 582 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: bucks a month, I'm not sure. But the reality is, 583 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: do we even need this anymore? I think I think 584 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: Movie Pass had a certain spot in our lives and 585 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: that that time is just kind of over. 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