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At Pepcom at CES in Las Vegas,  Una Besirevic , PR & Marketing Manager for Rolling Square , showed us both new and upgraded products that included new cables that have multiple connection options, upgraded Find My devices, and a new GaN charger. Then, Una introduces us to their sister company, Natura Umana , Their HumanPods earbuds are designed to interface with a host of "AI persons" and put them...

At Pepcom at CES in Las Vegas, we learning about the new and expanding products offered by Speck .  Taylor Emberton show off their new iPhone cases that wrap the design around the edges, the latest addition to their ClickLock line of MagSafe securely-attached accessories, and the GEMTONES earbuds and GEMTONES Infinity speakers.  Show Notes: Speck on Amazon Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron o...

The MacVoices Live! panel looks briefly at the latest country getting into the "let's fine big tech companies) game, and whether there is motive other than the stated one. Then,  Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Butts ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Marty Jencius , and  Jim Rea  consider the impact of the iPhone on its 18th birthday, how it has affected their lives and how it contin...

At Pepcom and CES in Las Vegas, we got the latest information on best-in-class home detectors from Stephanie Berzinski , Senior Manager for External Communications with Kidde . Featuring both a new combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector and a smart smoke detector, Kidde's latest solutions have Ring technology integrated so that you can receive notifications of danger even when you're not a...

In Las Vegas at the Pepcom event for CES,  Vicky Yang , Brand Marketing Director for MOFT , showed us their latest products that include an iPhone wallet and stand with Find My that stays charged for 4 - 6 months, a new iPad folio that provides seven different folding configurations, and a MagSafe accessory  that incorporates a notebook for your analog input.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a Ma...

The MacVoices Live! panel provides a warning about text message phishing, condemn Microsoft's dirty tricks with Bing, and discuss a new entertainment app for Apple Vision Pro. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Butts ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Marty Jencius , and  Jim Rea also discuss the Sonos situation and (another) data breach.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV24020.mp...

At Pepcom at CES in Las Vegas, our first stop was to talk to  Steve McGowan , Co-Founder and CEO of Matias , to talk about their latest keyboard solutions. Steve shows us their new Sculpted Ergonomic Rechargeable Keyboard that comes in both Mac and PC models and the security Matias offers in their wireless keyboard connectivity.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      ...

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Andrew Corkill, Vice President, Global Marketing & Ecommerce for Targus walked us through the features of a very impressive looking business backpack with an adjustable interior space and laptop drop protection. Andrew also gave us a look at their upcoming Thunderbolt 5 dock before turning things over to Barry Miller, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Hyper ....

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Butts ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Marty Jencius , and  Jim Rea  discuss the on-again-off-again-on-again state of the TikTok ban, capturing the uncertainty and varying perspectives surrounding the situation. From the implications for content creators who depend on the platform to the ownership of influential social media outlets, the panel looks a...

At CES Unveiled, we corrected a mistake from last year by talking to Matthew Ungar , Social and Community Manager for Govee to get the information on their latest products.  Matthew showed us a new speaker with Govee lighting capabilities and JBL sound components, the Pixel Light that puts images and information on a pixel light panel, and  Mini Panel lights that connect together to form whatever...

Our second visit with  Skyted in as many years at CES Unveiled features an update from Founder and CEO Stephene HERSEN on the newest version of their headset that keeps your private conversations private, even if you are in public. Chuck received a demo that yielded impressive results.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon       http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy thi...

This MacVoices Live! starts off with some commentary by Chuck Joiner on what he saw and what happened at CES 2025. Those included an affirmation of Apple's focus on privacy as well as a misstep by Dell that resulted in a less-than-ideal press conference. The panel of  David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Butts ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Marty Jencius , and  Jim Rea  look at some notable apps suf...

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Ohto Pentikäinen , Co-Founder and CEO of Doublepoint , tells us about WowMouse , a utility that gives you point and click control of your iPhone, Mac and smart home devices from your Apple Watch. Ohto outlines why it is free for users, some of the other options it offers, and how to get it.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon       http://p...

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Lianuan (Ben) Yu, the Founder & CEO of Monar , covers the feature of their "canvas speaker" that not only can play your favorite music, is also entertainment for your eyes. Monar can display song lyrics, over 50,000 classic art images, and your own photos. It can even create art based on the music that you are playing.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Pat...

At Unveiled, the first event of the week at CES in Las Vegas, LiquidView was displaying a window that is a display…or a display that is a window.  Dr. Evan Kletter , VP of Health Evidence, talked us through the specifications, the quality of their content and the health benefits of looking out at a beautiful scene, even if it is't really just outside your window.  Show Notes: Chapters: Support:  ...

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas we talked to Wei-Li (Summer) Chen of Overseas Business Development for FREE Bionics . She was wearing their device that can assist those who have suffered a leg, knee, or hip injury during convalescence. The status of FDA approval, the target audience, and when you can expect it are all part of the conversation.  Show Notes: Chapters: Support:      Become a MacVoices P...

On the floor at CES Unveiled, David Hogan , Vice President & General Manager of ELEHEAR provided an introduction to their earbuds that can not only diagnose and alleviate some hearing loss, but also act as an in-ear AI translator via their app. With a variety of options and capabilities, ELEHEAR is a great way to address hearing loss.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon...

We caught up with Franci Zidar , CEO of Bird Buddy at CES Unveiled to discuss the crowdfunding success of their product AI powered bird feeder that that identifies birds as they visit. That has led to both a new company, Wonder, as well as new products that has led to both a new company, Wonder , as well as new products for your garden, Petal and Wonder Blocks.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a...

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, our first stop was to talk to Alex Cammarano , Senior Managing Director of FlowStop , about their inflatable device that can help protect your home or office building from flooding. Alex demonstrates its ease of use, strength, and portability.  Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon       http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Ma...

Chuck Joiner , David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jim Rea ,  Marty Jencius ,  Eric Bolden ,  Web Bixby , and  Patrice Brend'amour  debate the benefits of the Apple TV+ free weekend, and then continue with some disagreements on whether the EU's interoperability demands' benefits are worth the privacy and security risks.  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patr...

The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner , David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Brian Flanigan-Arthurs ,  Jim Rea ,  Marty Jencius ,  Eric Bolden ,  Web Bixby , and  Patrice Brend'amour look at how the loss of bootable backups impacts user convenience as well as security. Netflix was successful with Christmas day football, but does that make them a viable sports streamer? MacVoices is supported by Tak...

Reacting to some recent security developments, The FBI is recommending utilizing encrypted chat programs like Apple's Messages.  Chuck Joiner ,  David Ginsburg ,  Marty Jencius ,  Jim Rea ,  Eric Bolden , Web Bixby , and Mark Fuccio  discuss how and why this change of position affects users, especially those who cross platforms, and why the FBI's position is inconsistently consistent. Then, an iCl...

Chuck Joiner ,  David Ginsburg ,  Marty Jencius ,  Jim Rea ,  Eric Bolden , Web Bixby , and Mark Fuccio represent both Apple Vision Pro owners and those still waiting to get one discuss the possibility of third-party controllers for the device, Options and uses that include productivity, gaming, and media consumption could all be changed with the addition of hardware controllers…but would it be a...

The MacVoices Live! panel of  Chuck Joiner ,  David Ginsburg ,  Marty Jencius ,  Jim Rea ,  Eric Bolden , and  Web Bixby have some disagreements over a recent study by the Drucker Institute that proclaimed Apple the best-managed company in the United States. The methodology of how such a determination can be made,Tim Cook's management strategies, the impact of product rollouts like the Mac mini ar...

The implications of Pat Gelsinger stepping down as Chairman of Intel are discussed and debated by the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea , and Mark Fuccio . Will his successor be able to bring Intel back from the brink? Will the company need to divest itself of some divisions to survive? Where does Intel stand in an en...