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MacVoices #25039: Live! - UK Lawsuit Dismissal, More Microsoft Misdirection, AirTags Stop Car Thieves

Release Date: 01/30/2025

MacVoices #25050: CES Showstoppers - Gardyn

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The last thing you would expect to find at ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas was a garden, but that’s exactly what was showing. Chief Experience Officer Nicolas Chikhani explained how their hydroponic system that includes cameras and lights lets you grow plants, flowers, and vegetables in a small, vertical arrangement with minimal effort. Even better, Kelby AI monitors your plants constantly and provides details on what needs to be done to keep things healthy and growing. Maintenance is minimized and enjoyment is maximized. Show Notes: Support: Become a...

MacVoices #25049: CES ShowStoppers - Kanto

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From ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas we got to discuss some new speakers from with Brett Smalley, Director of Marketing. REN is a powerful speaker with a variety of inputs including one that sets it apart: HDMI ARC, making it ideal for home theater uses. UKI is more of a desktop speaker that can deliver an excellent experience while you are working. Both feature a very modern, industrial design and striking colors that make them stand out from both more traditional speaker design as well as the competition. Show Notes: Support: Become a...

MacVoices #25048: CES ShowStoppers - Leica

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At ShowStoppers at CES in Las Vegas, Santiago Puerta, Sales Manager, Smart Projection for . was demonstrating an impressive projector that delivers an amazing picture at sizes from 65-inches to 300-inches. Crisp, sharp, and with automatic keystoning that allows placement of the projector almost anywhere, it would be at home in your living room or a large conference room. Santiago talks about how they achieve the picture, the stand options, the input options, and more. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon ...

MacVoices #25047: CES - ShiftCam

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In the suite at The Bellagio in Las Vegas, Chris Herbert gave us a look at both new products, products that are on the market, and some new items coming later this year. New additions to the SnapSeries that include the a selfie-stick/tripod, light and phone grip complete an ecosystem that puts powerful video production with lots of options in an easy-to-travel-with package. The PLANK is a very small SSD that plugs directly into your iPhone for recording, and a complete set of professional-level lenses and filters that fit with their iPhone cases put a full cinematographer’s tool kit in...

MacVoices #25046: CES - EPSEED

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In the French Pavilion in Eureka Park at CES, was showing their device that focuses on making remote work more secure. Kélian Bailet, Co-Founder and President, explained how they separate the work and personal systems to achieve corporate security, as well as why he is looking forward to it coming to the Mac platform. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with Connect: Web: Twitter: ...

MacVoices #25045: CES - Cyberette

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High profile examples of deep fakes have been in the news, especially in the last year or so during the U.S presidential election, but there are more disturbing aspects to the problem. At CES in Las Vegas in the Netherlands pavilion in Eureka Park, we discussed the problem with Julia Jakimenko, Founder and CEO, of and how their company is building tools to detect both audio and video deep fakes in both publicly available media as well as in real time situations like video conferencing. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon ...

MacVoices #25044: MacVoices Update - 2025-01

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The MacVoices Update for January 2025 covers some questions about how MacVoices approaches and covers CES, as well as a blog post on the subject. Chuck also reminds you about what you need to do to assure you receive all the episodes if you subscribe in a podcatcher, and delivers the month’s Support Report. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with Connect: Web: Twitter: ...

MacVoices #25043: CES - Artronic (Komutr)

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If you are a commuter or are prone to losing your AirPods, has you covered. In Eureka Park at CES in Las Vegas we talked to Co-Founder Renaud Anjoran about their Komutr earbuds that fit in an amazingly slim case that attaches magnetically to your iPhone and makes them hard to lose.. Designed as a supplement, not a replacement,, they feature active noise cancelling and USB-C and wireless charging to fit in with any lifestyle where losing your AirPods is a possibility. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon ...

MacVoices #25042: Live! - A Deep Discussion About DeepSeek

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MacVoices Live! digs deep into the many questions surrounding the sudden rise of DeepSeek, a large language model that allegedly was trained at a fraction of the cost of what the “big LLMs” have required. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet have conflicting thoughts, opinions, and concerns over the what’s, hows’s, as well as whether it represents yet another threat to both the individual and U.S. security. Today’s edition of MacVoices is supported by...

MacVoices #25041: CES - Lotus

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In Eureka Park at CES in Las Vegas Dhaval Patel, the Founder and CEO of showed us a different kind of accessibility device with their smart ring that gives you control over lights with no wiring, no apps, and no WiFi. Dhaval discusses the many use cases for travel, convenience, and for those with mobility challenges, as well as the impressive battery life and why it was developed out of personal need. Show Notes: Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with Connect:...

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This MacVoices Live! session wraps up with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius considering an encouraging reason a UK lawsuit was dismissed, how Microsoft didn’t completely correct their mis-direction, and how police in Colorado are using AirTags to address a pervasive car theft problem.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available all Patrons of MacVoices. Sign up at Patreon.com/macvoices.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:12 Introduction to MacVoices
01:36 UK Lawsuit Dismissal Insights
03:24 Discussion on Market Control
08:26 Microsoft Misdirection Uncovered
14:57 AirTags and Car Theft Prevention
20:16 AirTags: Practical Uses and Concerns
29:37 Enhancing AirTag Functionality
30:26 Closing Remarks and Show Wrap-Up

Links:

Apple and Amazon fight off a UK lawsuit filed on behalf of ~36M consumers alleging they colluded to bar most resellers of Apple and Beats products on Amazon
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-amazon-fight-off-600-million-uk-lawsuit-over-alleged-collusion-2025-01-14/

Microsoft stops using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google
https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344207/microsoft-bing-search-results-google-design-change-reversed

Colorado police give away free AirTags to cut car crime
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/20/airtags-prevent-so-much-car-crime-that-colorado-police-are-giving-them-away

Mission Darkness™ Exodus EMP Faraday Car Cover
https://mosequipment.com/products/mission-darkness-exodus-emp-faraday-car-cover

Elevation Lab TimeCapsule AirTag 10-Year Battery Case
https://amzn.to/3EiOgFE

Elevation Lab TagVault™ - The First AirTag Fabric Mount (4 Pack) | Secure & Discreet | for Luggage, Purses, Backpacks, & Jackets
https://amzn.to/3WHt2HT

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at [email protected], on Mastodon at @[email protected], on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @[email protected] on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @[email protected].

Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,’ including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He’s been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @[email protected] on Mastodon.

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