Episodes — MacVoices

MacVoices #25075: Live! – New Beats Headphones, Consolidating Apple Accounts, Your Apple Watch On Your Ankle?

Feb 19, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jeff Butts, Marty Jencius, Ben Roethig, Web Bixby, and Eric Bolden look at the new model of Beats earphones and what they have that AirPods don’t (yet) and a surprise announcement that you can now combine your Apple accounts albeit with a number of requirements. Just for fun, the panel also considers a report that it is increasingly popular for some users to wear their Apple Watch on their ankle, and why one would want to.

MacVoices #25074: CES – Elephant Robotics

Feb 19, 2025 | CES

Robotics are becoming both more accepted and advanced in a variety of areas, especially companionship for all ages. At CES in Las Vegas, Lisha Qui, Head of International Marketing for Elephant Robotics, showed off some of their robotic pets. metaCat, metaDog, and metaPanda were all on display and the crowed was interacting with the just like real pets. Lisha explains how their deep learning AI training creates realistic head and tail movements, its use of USB charging vs. batteries, and their choice of pet models.

MacVoices #25073: Live! – Super Bowl Streaming Winners, Ad Losers, and Apple’s Halftime Show

Feb 18, 2025 | CES

The Super Bowl as the topic of discussion for the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jeff Butts, Marty Jencius, Ben Roethig, Web Bixby, and Eric Bolden…but not for the football. How successful the streaming distribution part was will affect the streaming landscape, which ads worked and which didn’t, and thoughts on the Apple-supported halftime show were on the panel’s minds.

MacVoices #25072: CES – j5create

Feb 18, 2025 | CES

In a very orange booth at CES in Las Vegas, Brandon Thweatt, Systems Analyst for j5create, shows us off their video switcher devices that let you create sophisticated video streams for your show, game, or whatever you want to show off on the internet. Brandon talks about the two models, one with a screen, one without.

MacVoices #25071: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mac Basics (2)

Feb 17, 2025 | Take Control

Our conversation with Joe Kissell about his new Take Control book Mac Basics continues with comments on what versions of macOS are addressed and how Joe approached the daunting task of covering all the system features. We also talk about the importance of a basics book and shares some valuable Mac tips that you may not know.

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MacVoices #24145: NAB – The Newest Lav and Podcast Mics from Shure

Jun 4, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/i3jSHOI8ZMw From NAB in Las Vegas, Laura Davidson, Senior Market Development Manager for Shure demonstrated the MoveMic, a direct-to-phone wireless lavalier microphone with noise reduction and high pass filters, available in different kits. Laura also...

MacVoices #24144: NAB – Turn Your iPhone Into A Ninja iPhone

Jun 4, 2024 | NAB

In the Atomos booth at NAB in Las Vegas, Shaki Prasanna, Creative Collaboration Director, explained how their Ninja Phone product transforms an iPhone into a high-quality monitor and recorder with the features of the traditional Ninja devices. The device enhances functionality by providing input/output connections for ProRes or H.265 recording directly onto the iPhone. While not intended to replace professional recording devices, Ninja Phone offers convenience for shooting, editing, and publishing content to social media. Shaki highlighted its versatility with accessories, various recording formats, and advanced features while maintaining user-friendliness.

MacVoices #24143: MVL – ChatGPT on Mac, Tim Cook’s Successor, Chips, Tickets, and More

Jun 3, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, and Web Bixby take on a variety of topics, including OpenAI releasing a ChatGPT app for Mac, potential successors to Tim Cook at Apple and Apple securing the supply of TSMC’s two nanometer chips. On a broader topic basis, the panel looks at the U.S. House passing the Ticket Act, and the new SEC requirement for institutions to disclose security incidents within 30 days. Finally those lucky few panelists discussed their experiences with the new iPads, focusing on features like the OLED screen, Apple Pencil functionality, and performance.

MacVoices #24142: MacVoices Update – 2024-05

May 31, 2024 | Updates

The big announcement in the MacVoices Update for May, 2024 is the opening of the new MacVoices Discord. Chuck covers the what’s, why’s, and how’s of the Discord and how to access it. He also asks for your help in spreading the MacVoices word, talks about the ongoing release of NAB interviews, and invites you to use the code “macvoices” for a $30 discount on attending this year’s Macstock Conference and Expo. The session wraps up with the monthly Support Report and appreciation for our Patrons.

MacVoices #24141: MVL – Apple Pencil’s Shadow and Scarlett Johansson’s Voice

May 31, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/H4n0e1jRd88 An Apple Pencil shadow? We look at why it makes sense. Then, Scarlett Johansson's legal battle with OpenAI over the use of her voice in an AI assistant is explored by the MacVoices Live! panel. The discussion examines OpenAI's alleged...

MacVoices #24140: NAB – Doc Rock of Ecamm and Eden Liu of Reincubate/Camo On Diversity In Tech

May 30, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/UHjlUUtJGWs At NAB in Las Vegas, we connected with Doc Rock, Community Manager for Ecamm Network and Eden Liu, Customer Service Manager and EP of Camo Livestreams, for Reincubate/Camo, in a conversation focused on the importance of diverse...

MacVoices #24139: NAB – Scenery Offers A Collaborative Video Editing Environment

May 30, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/bPBTyHhu420 At NAB in Las Vegas, Liza Kraff, Head of Customer Success for Scenery, walks us through their all-in-one solution for collaborative video editing. Scenery addresses industry pain points by providing intuitive features for seamless asset...

MacVoices #24138: MVL – ‘Crush’ Furor and $7 Billion In Fraud Prevented

May 28, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/2Q7j9l02Bjg The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius try to make sense of the furor over Apple’s “Crush” ad…and fail. Apple reportedly stopped $7 billion worh...

MacVoices #24137: NAB – Skyglass Offers AI Lighting In Their Green Screen Video Effects

May 28, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/04Fprm8mtPE At NAB in Las Vegas, we caught up with Software Engineer Taylor Pearce for Skyglass, who discussed virtual production app for iOS that offers 100 virtual environments through Unreal Engine, allowing users to easily create a range of...

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