Rich DeMuro reminisces about the evolution of the smartphone. From the Treo 600 to the Moto Q, the iPhone to the Fire Phone. Nexus, Pixel, LG, OnePlus, Motorola, HTC and Samsung. They all brought something to the table over the years.
Mike in Portland asked if there’s a way to record streaming content like something that’s airing on Amazon Prime. Rich recommended checking out PlayOn.tv.
Henry in Temecula deleted a document by accident. Rich recommended using the “undo” feature in the future, or navigating to the folder where the documents were stored and right clicking and selecting the Restore Previous Versions feature to see if the file is there. Also, check the recycling bin. In the future, use a cloud service like Google Docs so things are saved in real time.
Ilya Pozin of Telly joins Rich to talk about his startup that is giving away free 4K TV’s.
Faiz in Los Angeles is having problems with Wink smart hub and wants an alternative. Rich recommends switching over to a Matter compatible network and smart home gadgets.
Montana is the first state to ban TikTok. Stay tuned.
Alex writes in and asks for Gmail 3rd party email application recommendations. Rich says to take a look at built in email applications on Windows and Mac, Outlook, Thunderbird, Spark, Edison and Newton.
Uber adds new features including a phone number to book a ride and Family Profiles so teens can take rides on their own.
Steven in Los Angeles called to ask about setting up his own NAS using FreeNas software or Synology.
There is now an OFFICIAL ChatGPT app for iPhone! Don’t be fooled by the imitators. Direct link to download on iOS.
Jared Newman of Advisorator talked about:
Al from Woodland Hills called in to ask if he should pay $20 a month for ChatGPT Plus. Rich recommends also taking a look at Google Bard and Bing AI, both are free and up to date.
Amazon has new Echo products including Echo Pop and the Echo Buds with a neat feature that lets you connect them to two devices at the same time and they’ll automatically switch to whichever one is playing audio.
Is AM radio really dying? Rich talks about how carmakers are eliminating AM radio from EV’s and other cars.
Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, talked to lawmakers about concerns regarding the regulation of AI.