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MacVoices #25134: NAB Show – Insta360’s Connect Revolutionizes Hybrid Workspaces

May 13, 2025 | NAB

At NAB Show 2025, Insta360 showcases the Connect, a smart all-in-one conference camera with dual 4K lenses, AI-powered speaker tracking, whiteboard enhancement, gallery view, and advanced audio capabilities. Designed for simplicity, it supports major platforms like Zoom and Teams, requires no extra hardware, and prioritizes privacy by recording nothing internally. Qibiao Liu, Industry Business Development Manager for Insta360 delivers the impressive demo.

MacVoices #25129: Live! – Roku’s Aggressive Advertising, Implications of a Cheaper Vision Pro

May 7, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel critiques Roku’s intrusive ad tactics, including pop-ups during device startup, and debates the value of a cheaper Apple Vision Pro. Concerns over marketing overload, branding fatigue, and the role of eye-display tech in mixed reality are explored. Humor, frustration, and insights collide as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet group weighs tech advancement against user experience and consumer respect.

MacVoices #25128: NAB – Terri Morgan and Caroline Scott of Luma Touch

May 6, 2025 | NAB

At NAB Show 2025, we connected with Terri Morgan, Co-Founder and Principle Designer and Caroline Scott, Content Creation Specialist, both from Luma Touch. Terry and Caroline about the joy and accessibility of mobile video editing using LumaFusion. Caroline shares her journey from broadcast journalism to training global storytellers. They discuss vertical video, evolving storytelling formats, and the creative freedom modern tools offer, making professional editing more approachable than ever.

MacVoices #25127: Live! – New Beats Pill Colors, Paying for Apple Intelligence, Open AI and Chrome, Perplexity vs. Siri

May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea explore the new Beats Pill speaker color exclusives at Target and Walmart, consider the value of paying for Apple Intelligence, and critique Siri’s limitations. Discussions turn to competing AI tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot, comparing user experiences and privacy concerns. Apple’s privacy-first approach is praised, but its AI progress is a concern when viewed against its competition.

MacVoices #25125: NAB Show – OBSBOT Shows New Streaming Camera, The Tail 2

May 1, 2025 | NAB

At NAB Show 2025, OBSBOT showcased the upgraded Tail 2 camera, featuring 5x optical and 12x total zoom, improved AI tracking, integrated I/O ports, and a rotating lens for full-resolution vertical video. It offers 4K60 video, six-hour battery life, and NDI support, making it a powerful all-in-one solution for mobile and studio streaming.

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MacVoices #21147: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get More Out of Luminar AI (2)

Aug 6, 2021 | Author, Graphics/Photos, Productivity, Software

Jeff Carlson continues his discussion of the power of Luminar AI and how to get the most out of it using his new book, The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar AI. There is more to Luminar AI than just one-click improvements; Jeff explains how you can combine and save...

MacVoices #21146: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get More Out of Luminar AI (1)

Aug 5, 2021 | Author, Graphics/Photos, Software

The latest effort from Jeff Carlson helps you tap the AI power of the terrific photo editing program Luminar AI. In The Photographer’s Guide to Luminar AI, Jeff explains the availability of the newest features and how Luminar has evolved. While Luminar AI makes it...

MacVoices #21073: MacVoices Live! – Apple’s Dings in the Universe (4)

Apr 15, 2021 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Software

Our MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Brittany Smith, and Jay Miller wrap up our discussion of the Cult of Mac article, 45 ways Apple put a ding in the universe, by looking at the pace of innovation, AI, Siri,...

MacVoices #20111: Jeff Carlson On Luminar 4 From a Photographer’s Perspective (Part 2)

Apr 8, 2020 | Author, Graphics/Photos, Software

Jeff Carlson covers more photo editing tips from his latest effort, The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4. In the second part of our discussion, we talk about RAW files, whether they come from a DSLR or from your iPhone, and the difference it can make to your final...

MacVoices #20110: Jeff Carlson On Luminar 4 From a Photographer’s Perspective (Part 1)

Apr 7, 2020 | Author, Graphics/Photos, Software

Jeff Carlson is back to discuss photo editing from a different perspective. In his The Photographer's Guide to Luminar 4, we get a look at a new way to enhance our photos. While Luminar has all the usual capabilities, Jeff explains how it uses slider controls to...

MacVoices #20094: Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy On The New Version of Transcriptive

Mar 6, 2020 | Developer, Productivity, Video, Web

Jim Tierney, Chief Executive Anarchist at Digital Anarchy, is back to update us on the latest version of Transcriptive, the Adobe Premier plugin that delivers time-coded transcriptions. But that’s just the start. Jim explains the use cases of the new web-based version...

MacVoices #20068: CES – PowerVision Introduces a Combination Drone / AI Video Camera

Jan 27, 2020 | Developer, Graphics/Photos, Hardware, Video

At CES in Las Vegas, PowerVision was flying a drone through a shower of water. Chris Leigh, Regional Sales Director, who was flying the drone, explained how it not only can fly during a heavy rain, but can take off and land from the water, and also has multi-function...

MacVoices #19060: ShowStoppers – Otter Is A Transcription Service For Long-Form Content

Jan 25, 2019 | Audio/Music, Events, Productivity, Software

Transcription can be expensive, but Otter is changing that. Seamus McAteer, GM, Revenue & Partnerships for AISense, demonstrates the function of their transcription app and service, outlines some common and unusual use cases, and explains how they can make...

MacVoices #19057: ShowStoppers – Robolink Introduces Zumi To Teach Kids Programming

Jan 24, 2019 | Events, Games, Hardware, Training/Education

At ShowStoppers in Las Vegas, we catch up with CEO Hansol Hong of Robolink, who demonstrates Zumi, their CES Innovation Award-winning product that helps kids learn about things like programming, artificial intelligence, and self driving cars. [audio...

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MacVoices #25129: Live! – Roku’s Aggressive Advertising, Implications of a Cheaper Vision Pro

MacVoices #25127: Live! – New Beats Pill Colors, Paying for Apple Intelligence, Open AI and Chrome, Perplexity vs. Siri

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MacVoices #21147: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get More Out of Luminar AI (2)

MacVoices #21146: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get More Out of Luminar AI (1)

MacVoices #21073: MacVoices Live! – Apple’s Dings in the Universe (4)

MacVoices #20094: Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy On The New Version of Transcriptive

MacVoices #19060: ShowStoppers – Otter Is A Transcription Service For Long-Form Content

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