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MacVoices #25122: NAB Show – Saramonic’s New Ultra Mic System

Apr 29, 2025 | NAB

At NAB Show 2025, Saramonic introduced the Ultra 2.4 GHz wireless audio system, featuring 32-bit float recording, time code synchronization, IPX5 water resistance, and wide device compatibility. The Ultra offers exceptional range, direct app and touchscreen control, and camera presets, and optional Sony MI Shoe support for seamless digital audio. Joe Nassar, USA Brand Marketing Manager for Saramonic, delivers the tour.

MacVoices #25079: Live! – Pushback On UK Demands, Apple TV+ on Android

Feb 25, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/STNDVwj_kns There was some pushback on the demands the UK was making on Apple, but it ended up not being enough. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, and Jim Rea continue to follow this story as it develops....

MacVoices #25004: Live! – FBI Encourages Encryption; An iCloud Debate

Jan 8, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

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 iCloud discussion breaks out among the panel based on the dismissal of a lawsuit.

MacVoices #24194: Live! – Android Phone Ban by Microsoft, Stolen Passwords, Free Affinity Apps

Jul 23, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

A number of tech stories are on the slate for this MacVoices Live! panel. We start off looking at Microsoft’s ban on Android phones in China and cybersecurity implications. Next, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, James Baraniak, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Mark Fuccio, Eric Bolden, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet, and Web Bixby analyze the removal of VPN apps from the Russian App Store and discuss Apple’s adherence to local regulations. The conversation delves into challenges of VPN services in Russia, Android phone security concerns, and other data privacy issues. A collection of hacked passwords, Authy’s phone number breach, and Ticketmaster’s barcode security flaws round out the bad news, while the availability of the Affinity graphics apps for free for a limited time ends the session on a positive note.

MacVoices #24193: Live! – Rabbit Security and Motorola’s Bluetooth Tracker

Jul 22, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Lessons in security and privacy that can be learned from the recent security determinations surrounding the much-maligned Rabbit are highlighted by Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Guy Serle. So many were so anxious to try what was the latest device that they didn’t look before they left. The MacVoices Live! panel dig into how it happened and why it shouldn’t be a surprise. To wrap up, we try to figure out what is behind Motorola’s entry into the Bluetooth tracker market.

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MacVoices #23321: MacVoices Live! – Are They Listening To You?

Dec 31, 2023 | MacVoices Live!

To wrap up the MacVoices Live! holiday party, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea, and Brittany Smith critique a company claiming to eavesdrop on phone conversations, condemning the invasion of privacy and the...

MacVoices #23287: MacVoices Live! – Android As A Tracking Device; The White House and AI (2)

Nov 18, 2023 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

In the second part of this MacVoices Live! session, the panel of Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, Mark Fuccio, and Jim Rea discuss the Internet’s reaction, as well as their own, to word that Apple views Android...

MacVoices #23176: MacVoices Live! – Apple Music Classical on Android; Losing My Photo Stream (1)

Jun 21, 2023 | Audio/Music, Graphics/Photos, iOS, iPad, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Software

In the first part of this MacVoices Live!, host Chuck Joiner starts by explaining the questionable quality of his audio due to a fusion drive death. David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Ray, Ben Roethig, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanagan-Arthurs, and Guy Serle discuss...

MacVoices #23111: MacVoices Live! – Russia’s iPhone Concerns, FCC’s New Rules on Spam Texts (2)

Mar 28, 2023 | Apple TV, Hardware, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The MacVoices Live! conversation over a Russian ban on iPhones has the panel of Chuck Joiner, Web Bixby, David Ginsburg, Kyle Swager, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig contemplating the motives and long term implications, as well as...

MacVoices #23022: Pepcom – FLIR Introduces A New Thermal Camera for iPhone

Jan 17, 2023 | CES, Events, Hardware, iPhone

At The Digital Experience by Pepcom in Las Vegas, Chris Bainter, VP Strategic Business Development for FLIR, gave us the rundown on the FLIR ONE EDGE PRO, their latest thermal camera that turns your iPhone into an industry-grade thermography device. Chris explains how...

MacVoices #22208: MacVoices Live! – More on Apple Wallet, Apple Pay, Spotify Tries Audiobooks (3)

Oct 12, 2022 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

This MacVoices Live! session wraps up as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, and Warren Sklar continue their disagreement over the Apple Wallet app being able to be removed from the iPhone. That leads to a discussion of Apple Pay and other mobile payment platforms...

MacVoices #22207: MacVoices Live! – JAMF User Nation Conference, Apple Wallet App Removal (2)

Oct 11, 2022 | Business, Events, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Software

This time, the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Jim Rea, and Warren Sklar shift gears with a report on the JAMF User Nation conference, their exclusive focus on the Apple market, and a notable customer who has abandoned Android and...

MacVoices #22107: MacVoices Live! – More Debate over Apple’s AirTags (2)

May 17, 2022 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The MacVoices Live! panel of Jeff Butts, David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Jeff Gamet, Warren Sklar, Frank Petrie, and Jim Rea continue the debate over AirTags and the idea that Apple should suspend their sale. Should Apple’s focus on privacy include not producing a...

MacVoices #22083: MacVoices Live! – An iMovie Update, The Benefits and Hazards of Sideloading (1)

Apr 27, 2022 | iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Software

Chuck’s first MacVoices Live! after being away found the panel gloating over their past behaviors before digging into the newest features of iMovie and why (for now) they are only on iOS and iPadOS. Then, the panel of David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Frank Petrie, Jeff...

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