1 00:00:00,799 --> 00:00:03,779 Hello, everybody. Welcome to Geek News Central episode 2 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:06,480 eighteen fifty. It's one of your two hosts, 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:07,299 Chris Cochran. 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:09,919 Yeah. It's been a while since I've been 5 00:00:09,919 --> 00:00:10,660 on the mic. 6 00:00:11,519 --> 00:00:12,019 Honestly, 7 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:13,919 I really don't know what happened. I think 8 00:00:13,919 --> 00:00:15,835 I let let time get the best of 9 00:00:15,835 --> 00:00:17,614 me and I lost track of it. Thankfully, 10 00:00:17,675 --> 00:00:19,435 there are two hosts of this show, so 11 00:00:19,435 --> 00:00:21,614 Ray was able to deliver you guys episodes 12 00:00:21,675 --> 00:00:22,815 every single week. 13 00:00:23,195 --> 00:00:26,175 So, you know, shout out to him, honestly. 14 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,839 I know for some time I've been trying 15 00:00:28,839 --> 00:00:30,039 to make an episode, but I just never 16 00:00:30,039 --> 00:00:31,320 got around to it because I just I 17 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:32,520 just had a lot of stuff to deal 18 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,939 with. But the last one I listened to, 19 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,239 you know, I think with every single one, 20 00:00:37,239 --> 00:00:38,299 it's fun because 21 00:00:38,645 --> 00:00:40,405 we get better each time. Right? And we're 22 00:00:40,405 --> 00:00:42,085 able to critique. And I was listening to 23 00:00:42,085 --> 00:00:44,184 the last one, and I was like, man, 24 00:00:44,884 --> 00:00:46,484 my, like I I talked to my grandma 25 00:00:46,484 --> 00:00:47,864 about this, but, man, 26 00:00:48,884 --> 00:00:50,984 I talk fast. And I do apologize. 27 00:00:52,210 --> 00:00:55,090 So, I do I'm gonna challenge myself to 28 00:00:55,090 --> 00:00:56,870 talk slower just because 29 00:00:57,329 --> 00:00:58,630 it's a problem I face, 30 00:00:59,170 --> 00:01:01,329 in my day to day. It's actually a 31 00:01:01,329 --> 00:01:03,250 problem that's, you know, kind of affecting one 32 00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:05,329 of my new jobs that I'm gonna talk 33 00:01:05,329 --> 00:01:06,390 about in a second. 34 00:01:07,674 --> 00:01:09,775 But, you know, I'm gonna try, you know, 35 00:01:10,155 --> 00:01:12,715 keep it slow, keep it steady today, not 36 00:01:12,715 --> 00:01:15,834 really rush the conversation pieces, and just make 37 00:01:15,834 --> 00:01:18,234 sure I'm getting the right information out without 38 00:01:18,234 --> 00:01:20,730 slurring and making it confusing for you guys. 39 00:01:22,170 --> 00:01:25,210 But, yeah, honestly, today's episode, we're not covering 40 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:27,390 too much. I'm just gonna go do some, 41 00:01:27,930 --> 00:01:30,730 gadget overview of October, you know, just do 42 00:01:30,730 --> 00:01:31,549 a little breakdown. 43 00:01:32,409 --> 00:01:34,270 We're gonna be talking about NVIDIA 44 00:01:34,875 --> 00:01:36,795 supplying over 260,000 45 00:01:36,795 --> 00:01:39,135 Blackwell AI chips to South Korea. 46 00:01:39,594 --> 00:01:41,275 And then we're just gonna talk about some 47 00:01:41,275 --> 00:01:42,094 Google upgrades, 48 00:01:42,954 --> 00:01:44,334 Gemini app Gemini 49 00:01:44,875 --> 00:01:47,454 AI for Android enterprise apps. 50 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,560 But, yeah, like I said earlier, I I 51 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:51,079 was saying I I started a new job. 52 00:01:51,079 --> 00:01:52,599 I actually started a new job in this 53 00:01:52,599 --> 00:01:54,920 past week and a half. It's my second 54 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,079 job. I'm still gonna be working my my 55 00:01:57,079 --> 00:01:58,540 first job as my main one. 56 00:01:59,079 --> 00:02:00,280 And I've been trying to look for a 57 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:02,280 second job recently because if you guys don't 58 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:02,840 know, you know, 59 00:02:03,935 --> 00:02:04,594 with the 60 00:02:05,215 --> 00:02:06,894 way the world is or, you know, it's 61 00:02:06,894 --> 00:02:08,114 it's it's just in general, 62 00:02:08,895 --> 00:02:10,094 Hawaii is a very play, 63 00:02:10,495 --> 00:02:12,594 expensive place to live. Alright? 64 00:02:13,614 --> 00:02:16,334 It's not cheap. It's not the most affordable 65 00:02:16,334 --> 00:02:18,094 place, but it's my home. I was born 66 00:02:18,094 --> 00:02:19,870 and raised here. So 67 00:02:20,169 --> 00:02:21,769 at the moment, I'm very happy here and 68 00:02:21,769 --> 00:02:22,829 I wanna stay here. 69 00:02:23,289 --> 00:02:25,049 It's not like I'm struggling or anything like 70 00:02:25,049 --> 00:02:26,810 that. It's it's just one of those things 71 00:02:26,810 --> 00:02:28,409 where I've been looking for a second job 72 00:02:28,409 --> 00:02:30,169 because I have the time for a second 73 00:02:30,169 --> 00:02:30,669 job. 74 00:02:31,049 --> 00:02:32,989 And I just wanna be able to, 75 00:02:33,724 --> 00:02:35,245 you know, just make a little extra income 76 00:02:35,245 --> 00:02:36,764 because why not? Right? If I had the 77 00:02:36,764 --> 00:02:38,364 time, I'm not gonna be really doing much 78 00:02:38,364 --> 00:02:39,584 besides, you know, 79 00:02:39,884 --> 00:02:41,644 kinda bumming it out at home. And that's 80 00:02:41,644 --> 00:02:43,805 not what I want for myself, especially at 81 00:02:43,805 --> 00:02:44,544 my age 82 00:02:45,084 --> 00:02:46,764 of, you know, the young ripe age of 83 00:02:46,764 --> 00:02:47,664 21. 84 00:02:48,409 --> 00:02:50,250 I'm gonna be 22 this year actually in 85 00:02:50,250 --> 00:02:50,750 about 86 00:02:51,050 --> 00:02:53,849 a month. That's crazy to say. 2025 87 00:02:53,849 --> 00:02:56,409 went by really fast. Holy smokes. Anyone else 88 00:02:56,409 --> 00:02:57,230 feel that way? 89 00:02:57,610 --> 00:02:59,770 Yeah. 2025 went by really, really fast. I 90 00:02:59,770 --> 00:03:01,275 feel like we say that every single year. 91 00:03:01,514 --> 00:03:03,514 It's kinda crazy how the older we get, 92 00:03:03,514 --> 00:03:05,034 the faster time it was by. It's kinda 93 00:03:05,034 --> 00:03:05,534 nuts. 94 00:03:06,155 --> 00:03:08,074 But, yeah, like I said, about this job, 95 00:03:08,074 --> 00:03:10,094 it's a it is a sales job. So 96 00:03:10,314 --> 00:03:12,235 thankfully, they were able it's one of those 97 00:03:12,235 --> 00:03:14,954 things I'm able to work around my current 98 00:03:14,954 --> 00:03:15,775 job because 99 00:03:16,510 --> 00:03:18,349 it's strictly ten ninety nine, so it's all 100 00:03:18,349 --> 00:03:18,849 commission. 101 00:03:19,870 --> 00:03:21,950 I'm not gonna go in-depth about what my 102 00:03:21,950 --> 00:03:24,830 job position is, but I will say, man, 103 00:03:24,830 --> 00:03:26,830 it's it's been challenging. It's it's one of 104 00:03:26,830 --> 00:03:27,889 those things where, 105 00:03:28,430 --> 00:03:30,210 you know, it really test your resilience. 106 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:31,010 But, 107 00:03:31,310 --> 00:03:31,969 you know, 108 00:03:33,175 --> 00:03:33,675 with 109 00:03:34,134 --> 00:03:36,775 all the hard work that comes with it, 110 00:03:36,775 --> 00:03:38,775 I'm kinda looking forward to the future and 111 00:03:38,775 --> 00:03:40,935 what it's gonna provide for me and how 112 00:03:40,935 --> 00:03:42,534 I will grow as a person and what 113 00:03:42,534 --> 00:03:43,354 other opportunities 114 00:03:43,655 --> 00:03:44,310 this might, 115 00:03:44,789 --> 00:03:47,430 lead me into. And it's super exciting, and 116 00:03:47,430 --> 00:03:49,349 I'm really excited for this new chapter in 117 00:03:49,349 --> 00:03:50,090 my life. 118 00:03:51,509 --> 00:03:53,050 But, yeah, you know, like, 119 00:03:53,669 --> 00:03:55,509 it's it's just one of those things where 120 00:03:55,509 --> 00:03:56,870 I I thought I'd talk about for a 121 00:03:56,870 --> 00:03:58,389 little bit, give you guys a little update 122 00:03:58,389 --> 00:04:00,284 on my life, and I think I I'll 123 00:04:00,284 --> 00:04:01,884 keep you guys updated as the more I 124 00:04:01,884 --> 00:04:03,664 do my job. But, you know, 125 00:04:04,685 --> 00:04:06,705 super excited, honestly. Super excited. 126 00:04:07,405 --> 00:04:09,485 Let's get into the show, though. I was 127 00:04:09,485 --> 00:04:11,724 gonna cover our first topic real quick, our 128 00:04:11,724 --> 00:04:12,224 headliner. 129 00:04:12,685 --> 00:04:14,844 I just wanna talk about how, you know, 130 00:04:14,844 --> 00:04:15,584 this month, 131 00:04:15,930 --> 00:04:17,930 the Gear Gods were, you know, they were 132 00:04:17,930 --> 00:04:19,310 feeling generous. K? 133 00:04:19,850 --> 00:04:21,790 From, like, new handheld gaming PCs, 134 00:04:22,170 --> 00:04:23,310 from Lenovo 135 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:25,550 and the Microsoft Asus Duo, 136 00:04:26,569 --> 00:04:29,470 to Apple dropping a bucket load of devices 137 00:04:29,769 --> 00:04:31,665 powered by its latest m five chip. 138 00:04:32,545 --> 00:04:34,645 Honestly, October delivered. It came through. 139 00:04:35,665 --> 00:04:37,764 According to the folks at Gizmodo, 140 00:04:38,464 --> 00:04:40,705 it wasn't just about shiny new toys either. 141 00:04:40,705 --> 00:04:42,645 We saw, like, wireless earbuds, 142 00:04:43,345 --> 00:04:46,085 wearables, and a wave of AR smart glasses. 143 00:04:46,959 --> 00:04:48,959 Some honestly, you know, worth the hype and 144 00:04:48,959 --> 00:04:50,180 others less so. 145 00:04:50,959 --> 00:04:53,620 But, you know, if you are shopping, streaming, 146 00:04:53,759 --> 00:04:56,419 you know, or gaming, or even just curious 147 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:57,779 about what side hustles 148 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,300 your tech can support, 149 00:05:00,064 --> 00:05:01,524 This is honestly your time. 150 00:05:02,064 --> 00:05:04,485 The gadget market is both booming and branching. 151 00:05:05,104 --> 00:05:06,084 Whether you want 152 00:05:06,704 --> 00:05:07,685 the latest console, 153 00:05:08,225 --> 00:05:10,944 the slickest wearable, or, you know, something niche 154 00:05:10,944 --> 00:05:12,944 to spice up your live stream live stream 155 00:05:12,944 --> 00:05:15,439 setup. You know? There are, you know, fresh 156 00:05:15,439 --> 00:05:17,279 options. So just to do a quick rundown 157 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,560 on some of these. I talked about some 158 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,080 of these devices actually on one of my 159 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,080 shows not too long ago, but we're gonna 160 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,339 there was the m five Apple iPad Pro. 161 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:27,824 We had the Vision Pro m five chip 162 00:05:27,904 --> 00:05:30,625 and with the 14 inch MacBook Pro m 163 00:05:30,625 --> 00:05:32,785 five chip. Yeah. We also had the Asus 164 00:05:32,785 --> 00:05:35,585 ROG Xbox Ally x. And talk about this 165 00:05:35,585 --> 00:05:36,785 one. This one was new to me, the 166 00:05:36,785 --> 00:05:38,085 Matic robot vacuum, 167 00:05:39,665 --> 00:05:40,645 Bose QuietComfort 168 00:05:41,185 --> 00:05:42,085 Ultra headphones, 169 00:05:43,220 --> 00:05:45,319 the Google Pixel Buds two a, 170 00:05:45,860 --> 00:05:47,480 the Lenovo Legion Pro, 171 00:05:48,020 --> 00:05:50,900 7i, and the Meta Ray band display smart 172 00:05:50,900 --> 00:05:51,400 glasses. 173 00:05:52,900 --> 00:05:54,740 Just to do a little sum up on 174 00:05:54,740 --> 00:05:57,000 some of these gadgets, you know, the iPad, 175 00:05:57,060 --> 00:05:59,104 the m five devices in general. 176 00:05:59,884 --> 00:06:00,704 I feel like, 177 00:06:01,324 --> 00:06:03,404 in my opinion, like, if you have like 178 00:06:03,404 --> 00:06:05,164 a m three or m four, you shouldn't 179 00:06:05,164 --> 00:06:06,604 be too much of in a rush to 180 00:06:06,604 --> 00:06:07,904 get this, you know. 181 00:06:09,245 --> 00:06:10,384 Like any of these devices. 182 00:06:11,459 --> 00:06:14,019 Personally, like focusing on I would only be 183 00:06:14,019 --> 00:06:16,339 focusing on the iPad Pro or the MacBook 184 00:06:16,339 --> 00:06:18,339 Pro just because I'm not a big fan 185 00:06:18,339 --> 00:06:20,680 of the Vision Pro headsets. But, 186 00:06:21,060 --> 00:06:21,720 you know, 187 00:06:22,339 --> 00:06:24,245 I don't think if you're in the play 188 00:06:24,285 --> 00:06:25,644 like, if you're in a place of like, 189 00:06:25,644 --> 00:06:26,685 you know, where you don't really need an 190 00:06:26,685 --> 00:06:28,125 upgrade, then to go don't do it. But 191 00:06:28,125 --> 00:06:29,324 if you if you're really itching for it, 192 00:06:29,324 --> 00:06:30,544 I mean, might as well, 193 00:06:30,845 --> 00:06:31,824 since it's out. 194 00:06:32,365 --> 00:06:33,964 But, you know, the one that really stands 195 00:06:33,964 --> 00:06:35,245 out for me the most is probably the 196 00:06:35,245 --> 00:06:37,050 Apple iPad Pro with the m five chip. 197 00:06:37,129 --> 00:06:38,589 You know, I feel like that's if anything, 198 00:06:39,289 --> 00:06:41,310 that's what I'm most excited for. 199 00:06:42,810 --> 00:06:44,889 Especially with the, you know, the extraordinary fast 200 00:06:44,889 --> 00:06:45,709 storage speeds 201 00:06:46,169 --> 00:06:46,669 and 202 00:06:47,050 --> 00:06:48,509 all that stuff. Right? 203 00:06:49,384 --> 00:06:51,404 With the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, 204 00:06:51,705 --> 00:06:54,285 that was another handheld device we talked about. 205 00:06:55,064 --> 00:06:55,964 Excuse me. 206 00:06:57,625 --> 00:06:58,904 It's just one of those things. It's like 207 00:06:58,904 --> 00:07:00,365 a new competitor in the area. 208 00:07:00,824 --> 00:07:03,084 You know, we we compared the prices before. 209 00:07:03,144 --> 00:07:05,660 It does seem to offer two different options 210 00:07:05,660 --> 00:07:06,960 for the Xbox Ally. 211 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:10,060 And comparing it to the Nintendo Switch and 212 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:10,879 the Steam Deck, 213 00:07:11,180 --> 00:07:13,180 you know, one of their options does, 214 00:07:13,740 --> 00:07:15,900 fall into the same category of price range. 215 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:17,980 But, you know, that's for, like, the more, 216 00:07:18,220 --> 00:07:19,759 quote unquote casual gamers. 217 00:07:20,595 --> 00:07:21,334 But for, 218 00:07:22,035 --> 00:07:24,914 you know, the more expensive one, it it 219 00:07:24,914 --> 00:07:27,555 it is almost twice the price. And oh 220 00:07:27,555 --> 00:07:29,154 my god. I need to probably drink some 221 00:07:29,154 --> 00:07:30,134 water soon. But 222 00:07:31,154 --> 00:07:32,294 to me, it's 223 00:07:33,389 --> 00:07:34,370 it's kinda ridiculous. 224 00:07:34,910 --> 00:07:37,069 You know, you can almost get a pretty 225 00:07:37,069 --> 00:07:38,210 decent sized PC 226 00:07:38,590 --> 00:07:40,430 for that same price of what they're offering 227 00:07:40,430 --> 00:07:42,529 for the the pro version of their Xbox 228 00:07:42,590 --> 00:07:43,810 ally x. But, 229 00:07:44,110 --> 00:07:44,850 you know, 230 00:07:45,175 --> 00:07:47,754 I think it's overpriced for a handheld experience, 231 00:07:48,295 --> 00:07:51,275 for gaming, you know. Me personally, like, 232 00:07:52,055 --> 00:07:54,535 I think with handheld gaming, it's it's one 233 00:07:54,535 --> 00:07:56,935 of those things where it's either you're gonna 234 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,375 love it or you're not gonna need it 235 00:07:58,375 --> 00:08:00,569 at all. You know, some people think, like, 236 00:08:00,569 --> 00:08:02,089 wonder if this is gonna be like the 237 00:08:02,089 --> 00:08:04,490 neck the future of gaming. Right? But, you 238 00:08:04,490 --> 00:08:06,430 know, me personally, I'm a multiplayer 239 00:08:07,449 --> 00:08:09,289 gaming type of guy, and I like to 240 00:08:09,289 --> 00:08:11,610 use games for their fullest quality. So I 241 00:08:11,610 --> 00:08:13,129 like to play on the consoles, and I 242 00:08:13,129 --> 00:08:14,349 like to play on monitors. 243 00:08:14,974 --> 00:08:15,714 You know, 244 00:08:16,175 --> 00:08:17,774 it handheld gaming is really good for the 245 00:08:17,774 --> 00:08:20,334 convenience, but I I like to enjoy games 246 00:08:20,334 --> 00:08:22,334 for their full experience. And that's why I 247 00:08:22,334 --> 00:08:25,694 think consoles are much better option. But, you 248 00:08:25,694 --> 00:08:27,534 know, to each their own, honestly, at the 249 00:08:27,534 --> 00:08:28,810 end of the day. Right? 250 00:08:29,189 --> 00:08:31,270 Apparently, the the pro version is supposed to 251 00:08:31,270 --> 00:08:32,089 be, you know, 252 00:08:32,470 --> 00:08:33,450 meant for those 253 00:08:34,549 --> 00:08:35,610 die hard gamers. 254 00:08:36,070 --> 00:08:38,230 So if it lives up to the expectation, 255 00:08:38,230 --> 00:08:39,210 then that's awesome. 256 00:08:40,070 --> 00:08:42,389 But at the moment, I personally don't see 257 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:44,090 myself investing my, 258 00:08:44,865 --> 00:08:48,085 money into the Asus ROG x by, Ally 259 00:08:48,144 --> 00:08:48,644 X. 260 00:08:50,384 --> 00:08:52,165 One more thing, just talking about, 261 00:08:52,705 --> 00:08:55,365 the Meta Ray Ban display smart glasses. 262 00:08:56,144 --> 00:08:58,065 Some things that stands out about this is 263 00:08:58,065 --> 00:08:58,565 that 264 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:01,720 there's new there's good screen quality. There's less 265 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:02,539 light bleed 266 00:09:03,159 --> 00:09:05,899 and there's a unique Neuroband control option. 267 00:09:06,759 --> 00:09:07,740 But it's still 268 00:09:08,279 --> 00:09:11,100 lacking enough apps, but you know, it's promising. 269 00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:12,585 So 270 00:09:13,125 --> 00:09:13,625 honestly, 271 00:09:14,004 --> 00:09:16,004 if you guys remember what I said about 272 00:09:16,004 --> 00:09:17,384 the vision pro, I feel like 273 00:09:18,004 --> 00:09:20,164 smart glasses are the next option. I feel 274 00:09:20,164 --> 00:09:21,924 like it's the next best thing as the 275 00:09:21,924 --> 00:09:22,985 world goes by, 276 00:09:23,445 --> 00:09:26,819 you know. And as technology improves, these glasses 277 00:09:26,819 --> 00:09:29,539 are only gonna get better and better and 278 00:09:29,539 --> 00:09:30,679 better and better. 279 00:09:31,059 --> 00:09:33,379 And eventually, like, everyone's gonna be wearing these 280 00:09:33,379 --> 00:09:35,059 glasses. Like, we already see a handful of 281 00:09:35,059 --> 00:09:37,459 people wearing these Ray Ban medic glasses. So 282 00:09:37,459 --> 00:09:38,980 it's it's honestly just a sign at the 283 00:09:38,980 --> 00:09:39,480 beginning. 284 00:09:39,825 --> 00:09:42,144 You know, Vision Pro or VR headsets are 285 00:09:42,144 --> 00:09:44,625 kinda meant for, like, home home type of 286 00:09:44,625 --> 00:09:47,504 ideal entertainment or usage. Like, I think it's 287 00:09:47,504 --> 00:09:49,105 just a little silly when people wear Vision 288 00:09:49,105 --> 00:09:50,785 Pros in in public, if if I'm being 289 00:09:50,785 --> 00:09:51,684 honest. 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Shout out to them guys 354 00:12:16,779 --> 00:12:17,519 for real. 355 00:12:19,339 --> 00:12:21,179 Next topic, we're gonna be talking just a 356 00:12:21,179 --> 00:12:23,659 little bit about the NVIDIA on how they 357 00:12:23,659 --> 00:12:25,419 supplied over 260,000 358 00:12:25,419 --> 00:12:27,600 Blackwell AI chips to South Korea. 359 00:12:28,794 --> 00:12:31,674 So Nvidia announced that it will deliver more 360 00:12:31,674 --> 00:12:33,054 than 260,000 361 00:12:33,274 --> 00:12:35,195 of its cutting edge Blackwell AI chips to 362 00:12:35,195 --> 00:12:36,334 South Korea government 363 00:12:36,875 --> 00:12:39,134 and major companies including like Samsung 364 00:12:39,514 --> 00:12:40,014 Electronics, 365 00:12:41,034 --> 00:12:44,279 SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor Group. Okay. 366 00:12:45,139 --> 00:12:46,679 This isn't just big hardware. 367 00:12:47,220 --> 00:12:49,940 It signals that South Korea is doubling down 368 00:12:49,940 --> 00:12:50,919 on AI infrastructure, 369 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:54,100 not just for chat bots or generic apps, 370 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:55,799 but for smart factories, 371 00:12:56,884 --> 00:13:00,664 autonomous vehicles and, you know, national scale computing. 372 00:13:02,325 --> 00:13:04,004 You know, the next generation of tech isn't 373 00:13:04,004 --> 00:13:06,245 only about what your phone or laptop can 374 00:13:06,245 --> 00:13:08,504 do. It's also about what the factories, 375 00:13:09,190 --> 00:13:12,149 factories AI and transport systems behind the scenes 376 00:13:12,149 --> 00:13:12,730 are building. 377 00:13:13,590 --> 00:13:15,670 If you're into tech careers or just just 378 00:13:15,670 --> 00:13:18,310 where the jobs and innovations are headed, you 379 00:13:18,310 --> 00:13:20,790 know, keep an eye on regions like Korea. 380 00:13:20,790 --> 00:13:23,115 They may become the engines of AI growth. 381 00:13:23,754 --> 00:13:26,315 Next, we're just gonna talk about, how Google 382 00:13:26,315 --> 00:13:29,774 upgraded Gemini AI for Android enterprise apps. 383 00:13:30,235 --> 00:13:32,654 So in another corner of the AI arena, 384 00:13:33,195 --> 00:13:35,514 you know, Google is making moves. So their 385 00:13:35,514 --> 00:13:38,129 AI model, Gemini, it's getting embedded deeper into 386 00:13:38,129 --> 00:13:41,250 Android enterprise workflows with, you know, new tools 387 00:13:41,250 --> 00:13:44,470 for developers to integrate OnDeFi's AI features. 388 00:13:45,570 --> 00:13:47,970 Think of it as smarter apps that run 389 00:13:47,970 --> 00:13:48,470 smoothly, 390 00:13:48,924 --> 00:13:52,125 respect privacy more, and open new possibilities for 391 00:13:52,125 --> 00:13:54,065 business or productivity apps. 392 00:13:54,924 --> 00:13:56,445 And, you know, what does this mean for 393 00:13:56,445 --> 00:13:58,945 you guys? You know, whether you develop software, 394 00:13:59,165 --> 00:14:01,485 manage workflows, or even just, you know, use 395 00:14:01,485 --> 00:14:03,105 a lot of productivity apps, 396 00:14:04,139 --> 00:14:06,459 this matters. K. Because on device AI means, 397 00:14:06,459 --> 00:14:07,600 you know, faster responses, 398 00:14:08,220 --> 00:14:11,120 less lag, and a fewer privacy trade offs. 399 00:14:12,139 --> 00:14:13,980 So, you know, it hits that tool chains 400 00:14:13,980 --> 00:14:14,799 might get smarter. 401 00:14:15,980 --> 00:14:19,034 Aiding with work, reducing friction, and all that 402 00:14:19,034 --> 00:14:19,534 stuff. 403 00:14:20,634 --> 00:14:22,955 Next, we're gonna be talking about, you know, 404 00:14:22,955 --> 00:14:24,014 it's kind of interesting. 405 00:14:24,875 --> 00:14:27,375 I like to include some fun engineering 406 00:14:27,835 --> 00:14:29,355 kind of it's this one's kind of fun, 407 00:14:29,355 --> 00:14:30,335 but also, like, 408 00:14:31,129 --> 00:14:32,029 some cool news. 409 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:34,490 Anyway, I'm gonna get on with it. It's 410 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:37,209 about how security teams are rapidly adopting, you 411 00:14:37,209 --> 00:14:39,389 know, new methods to deal with drone threats. 412 00:14:39,769 --> 00:14:41,450 It's not just by, you know, shooting them 413 00:14:41,450 --> 00:14:43,529 down, but they're trying to use, like, non 414 00:14:43,529 --> 00:14:46,514 lethal tools that disable or disrupt, you know, 415 00:14:46,754 --> 00:14:47,894 these drones instead. 416 00:14:48,835 --> 00:14:51,315 The growing problem is that small drones, sometimes 417 00:14:51,315 --> 00:14:53,254 in swarms are being used for surveillance, 418 00:14:53,715 --> 00:14:57,174 you know, attacks or malicious task. So traditional 419 00:14:57,634 --> 00:14:59,475 defense systems are, you know, they're often too 420 00:14:59,475 --> 00:14:59,975 expensive 421 00:15:00,434 --> 00:15:02,490 or, you know, slow for everyday use. 422 00:15:03,289 --> 00:15:05,389 But in response, engineers are, 423 00:15:06,169 --> 00:15:09,529 and engineers and defense firms are developing systems 424 00:15:09,529 --> 00:15:10,990 that can jam drone controls, 425 00:15:11,370 --> 00:15:12,269 disrupt navigation 426 00:15:12,730 --> 00:15:15,709 or even safely even, force drones to land, 427 00:15:16,355 --> 00:15:18,914 all without blowing things up or risking collateral 428 00:15:18,914 --> 00:15:19,414 damage. 429 00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:21,875 Now these systems use things like radio frequency 430 00:15:21,875 --> 00:15:23,495 jamming, high power microwaves, 431 00:15:24,034 --> 00:15:27,575 targeted lasers, or smart response drones that intercept 432 00:15:27,634 --> 00:15:28,830 and neutralize threats. 433 00:15:29,389 --> 00:15:30,990 You know, the goal was to create layered 434 00:15:30,990 --> 00:15:34,350 defense around sensitive areas, that can respond quickly 435 00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:35,009 and safely. 436 00:15:36,110 --> 00:15:38,290 It means, you know, that drone evolution 437 00:15:39,149 --> 00:15:42,350 isn't just about delivering or filming anymore. You 438 00:15:42,350 --> 00:15:44,804 know, it's also about defense control and 439 00:15:45,284 --> 00:15:47,684 how technology is changing, what safe, you know, 440 00:15:47,684 --> 00:15:49,544 looks like in our skies. 441 00:15:50,725 --> 00:15:52,325 Finally, you guys know I like to add 442 00:15:52,325 --> 00:15:54,164 a little space news in. We're gonna talk 443 00:15:54,164 --> 00:15:55,464 about this little comet. 444 00:15:55,764 --> 00:15:56,264 K? 445 00:15:56,804 --> 00:15:58,980 It's possibly the world's the it's probably the 446 00:15:58,980 --> 00:16:02,420 oldest comet ever seen. K? So what about 447 00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:05,139 it? It's called 31 Atlas or 31 slash 448 00:16:05,139 --> 00:16:06,899 Atlas. I'm not trying to pronounce this. You 449 00:16:06,899 --> 00:16:08,740 guys can let me know. But it's a 450 00:16:08,820 --> 00:16:11,379 it's an interstellar comet that was detected this 451 00:16:11,379 --> 00:16:15,055 year. Its trajectory is highly hyperbolic, meaning it's 452 00:16:15,055 --> 00:16:16,195 just passing through. 453 00:16:16,894 --> 00:16:18,595 And, you know, we'll leave again. 454 00:16:18,975 --> 00:16:21,535 But because of its origin in motion, scientists 455 00:16:21,535 --> 00:16:23,695 do believe it could be billions of years 456 00:16:23,695 --> 00:16:25,235 older than our solar system. 457 00:16:26,330 --> 00:16:29,610 So it said that the object, it likely 458 00:16:29,610 --> 00:16:32,330 came from the Milky Way's thick disk, a 459 00:16:32,330 --> 00:16:34,429 region made up of very old stars. 460 00:16:34,889 --> 00:16:37,850 Now that implies that 31 Atlas might be 461 00:16:37,850 --> 00:16:39,644 7,000,000,000 years old or more. 462 00:16:40,445 --> 00:16:43,085 Well, even maybe even older than 4,600,000,000 463 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:43,585 years 464 00:16:43,965 --> 00:16:44,465 old. 465 00:16:45,764 --> 00:16:46,264 And, 466 00:16:47,804 --> 00:16:48,304 spectroscopic 467 00:16:48,605 --> 00:16:49,825 and telescopic observations, 468 00:16:50,605 --> 00:16:52,304 show it has unusual compositions. 469 00:16:53,085 --> 00:16:54,785 It's very rich in carbon dioxide. 470 00:16:55,340 --> 00:16:57,820 It's relative to water and in which differs 471 00:16:57,820 --> 00:16:59,820 from typical comets we've seen in the solar 472 00:16:59,820 --> 00:17:00,320 system. 473 00:17:00,860 --> 00:17:03,500 Because it's interstellar and ancient, studying this comet 474 00:17:03,500 --> 00:17:05,920 gives astronomers a rare chance to look backwards, 475 00:17:05,980 --> 00:17:07,920 you know, to understand how comets and planets 476 00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:10,765 might have formed in others, you know, star 477 00:17:10,765 --> 00:17:12,065 systems long before ours. 478 00:17:12,605 --> 00:17:15,005 And, you know, it's not expected to become 479 00:17:15,005 --> 00:17:17,804 a bright naked eye comet, but telescopes are 480 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:19,804 actively observing it as it moves through the 481 00:17:19,804 --> 00:17:21,105 inner parts of our system. 482 00:17:21,964 --> 00:17:23,404 Think about this, you know, a piece of 483 00:17:23,404 --> 00:17:26,019 comic debris older than Earth, older than our 484 00:17:26,019 --> 00:17:27,779 sun is flying through a neighborhood. You know, 485 00:17:27,779 --> 00:17:28,599 that's wild. 486 00:17:28,980 --> 00:17:30,500 And it means that the building blocks of 487 00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:32,900 planets and life might have been scattered around 488 00:17:32,900 --> 00:17:35,140 the galaxy for, you know, far longer than 489 00:17:35,140 --> 00:17:36,359 we generally imagine. 490 00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:38,765 You know, for those in tech and engineering, 491 00:17:38,825 --> 00:17:41,325 you know, this kind of discovery, you know, 492 00:17:41,465 --> 00:17:44,285 basically underscores, you know, how instruments, sensors, 493 00:17:45,384 --> 00:17:45,884 spectroscopy, 494 00:17:46,744 --> 00:17:49,785 trajectory analysis, and data pipelines all come together 495 00:17:49,785 --> 00:17:51,005 in surprising ways. 496 00:17:51,305 --> 00:17:53,005 You know, there's there's heavy data 497 00:17:53,509 --> 00:17:55,929 works behind, you know, just a comment. 498 00:17:56,549 --> 00:17:57,990 And for, you know, just us, you know, 499 00:17:57,990 --> 00:17:59,750 it humbles us, you know, we often treat 500 00:17:59,750 --> 00:18:02,069 the solar system as everything. But, you know, 501 00:18:02,069 --> 00:18:04,230 here's a visitor from the outside with its 502 00:18:04,230 --> 00:18:04,889 own history, 503 00:18:05,404 --> 00:18:07,244 you know, and it that kinda invites us 504 00:18:07,244 --> 00:18:09,585 to keep looking upward, you know, and outward 505 00:18:09,884 --> 00:18:11,484 and, you know, being more open minded about 506 00:18:11,484 --> 00:18:11,984 things. 507 00:18:12,605 --> 00:18:14,444 But yeah. Just want to finish up with 508 00:18:14,444 --> 00:18:15,724 the space news. You guys know me. I 509 00:18:15,724 --> 00:18:17,484 like to finish up with the space news 510 00:18:17,484 --> 00:18:17,984 and 511 00:18:18,390 --> 00:18:20,570 all that. The date is November 1. 512 00:18:21,430 --> 00:18:22,809 Yesterday was October. 513 00:18:24,230 --> 00:18:27,529 Oh, hello. Not October. Yesterday was Halloween. Sorry. 514 00:18:28,390 --> 00:18:30,570 And I had a conversation at work today. 515 00:18:31,394 --> 00:18:32,934 And it's kind of funny, like, 516 00:18:34,115 --> 00:18:36,035 I don't really, like, celebrate Halloween anymore. I 517 00:18:36,035 --> 00:18:37,394 don't really do Halloween. I feel like the 518 00:18:37,394 --> 00:18:38,535 last time I really, 519 00:18:39,154 --> 00:18:40,914 like, I really cared for Halloween was when 520 00:18:40,914 --> 00:18:42,515 I was in elementary school, if I really 521 00:18:42,515 --> 00:18:44,159 think about it. You know? And I think 522 00:18:44,159 --> 00:18:45,519 I kinda got over it really quick in 523 00:18:45,519 --> 00:18:47,200 in middle school. So I guess it's just 524 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,679 a little pull to leave off with. You 525 00:18:49,679 --> 00:18:51,440 know, there are people my age and older 526 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,359 that do still like to celebrate Halloween and 527 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,200 dress up and have fun. You know? There's 528 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:56,204 nothing wrong with that. 529 00:18:56,684 --> 00:18:58,444 Me, I'm not really big on partying and 530 00:18:58,444 --> 00:18:59,964 drinking, so it's it's not my type of 531 00:18:59,964 --> 00:19:01,325 thing. Right? That's what a lot of people 532 00:19:01,325 --> 00:19:02,365 my age like to do. They like to 533 00:19:02,365 --> 00:19:03,964 dress up, go to the club or dress 534 00:19:03,964 --> 00:19:05,105 up and go to the bars 535 00:19:05,484 --> 00:19:07,184 or all that kind of stuff. But, 536 00:19:07,484 --> 00:19:09,690 you know, it kinda kinda leaves I'm gonna 537 00:19:09,690 --> 00:19:11,769 leave you guys off with a little pull, 538 00:19:11,769 --> 00:19:13,369 you know? What do you guys do on 539 00:19:13,369 --> 00:19:15,210 Halloween? Are you guys home bodies and like 540 00:19:15,210 --> 00:19:16,269 to watch horror movies? 541 00:19:16,730 --> 00:19:18,750 Do you guys like to dress up and, 542 00:19:20,009 --> 00:19:22,589 you know, have friends over and do parties? 543 00:19:22,650 --> 00:19:24,174 Or do you like to dress up and 544 00:19:24,174 --> 00:19:25,615 go to the club and just go crazy 545 00:19:25,615 --> 00:19:26,894 and have, you know, have the time of 546 00:19:26,894 --> 00:19:29,535 your life? You know? Just a little question 547 00:19:29,535 --> 00:19:31,555 to end this off, you know? But, 548 00:19:32,174 --> 00:19:34,335 yeah, I know I keep talking about how 549 00:19:34,335 --> 00:19:36,355 I want to do more podcast episodes. And, 550 00:19:36,414 --> 00:19:37,234 you know, unfortunately, 551 00:19:37,890 --> 00:19:39,369 just the reality of it all is just, 552 00:19:39,369 --> 00:19:40,849 you know, life gets in the way sometimes. 553 00:19:40,849 --> 00:19:43,730 And, unfortunately, like my dad, you know, you 554 00:19:43,730 --> 00:19:45,890 know, he had this was his main thing. 555 00:19:45,890 --> 00:19:47,349 This is his life. And, 556 00:19:49,009 --> 00:19:51,115 and, you know, we're doing our best to, 557 00:19:51,115 --> 00:19:53,434 you know, continue in his footsteps. And hopefully, 558 00:19:53,434 --> 00:19:55,194 like I said, as the more more we 559 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,875 get better with the workflow, the more we 560 00:19:56,875 --> 00:19:59,115 get better with being consistent with the shows, 561 00:19:59,115 --> 00:20:00,954 the better the show is gonna get. Like 562 00:20:00,954 --> 00:20:02,335 today, I can already tell, 563 00:20:02,875 --> 00:20:05,099 I I tried to keep my pacing as 564 00:20:05,099 --> 00:20:06,000 slow as possible 565 00:20:06,619 --> 00:20:08,460 just because I wanna make it easier for 566 00:20:08,460 --> 00:20:10,779 you guys as listeners to listen in. But 567 00:20:10,779 --> 00:20:12,480 already thinking back at it now, 568 00:20:12,779 --> 00:20:15,119 me slowing down kinda just like, 569 00:20:15,500 --> 00:20:18,444 you know, puts a puts a mute on 570 00:20:18,444 --> 00:20:20,464 my energetic side, you know. 571 00:20:20,765 --> 00:20:22,444 So, you know, finding balance in the in 572 00:20:22,444 --> 00:20:24,765 between the two of those is is gonna 573 00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:26,845 be, you know, a trial and error type 574 00:20:26,845 --> 00:20:28,545 of deal. But again, 575 00:20:29,250 --> 00:20:31,009 I can't help but but thank you guys 576 00:20:31,009 --> 00:20:32,609 for always, you know, coming through to the 577 00:20:32,609 --> 00:20:35,730 show. We really appreciate your guys' support and 578 00:20:35,730 --> 00:20:37,750 just always tuning in. Okay? 579 00:20:39,089 --> 00:20:41,009 But, yeah, I'll see you guys in your 580 00:20:41,009 --> 00:20:43,269 next episode the next episode when I'm here. 581 00:20:43,490 --> 00:20:45,464 And if not, you know, Ray will take 582 00:20:45,464 --> 00:20:46,984 over for the next one or, you know, 583 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,025 you know how it is. We're gonna keep 584 00:20:48,025 --> 00:20:49,625 switching on and off. Our goal is Monday 585 00:20:49,625 --> 00:20:51,865 and Thursday. Okay? And again, I know this 586 00:20:51,865 --> 00:20:54,424 is a Saturday, November 1, but, you know, 587 00:20:54,424 --> 00:20:55,565 our goal is to 588 00:20:55,944 --> 00:20:57,785 hopefully, you know, get you guys on a 589 00:20:57,785 --> 00:20:58,285 consistent 590 00:20:58,799 --> 00:20:59,299 listening, 591 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,240 weekly schedule. So, you know, you don't always 592 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,680 have to be worrying about when the next 593 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:04,900 episode's coming out. 594 00:21:05,279 --> 00:21:07,440 Again, really appreciate you guys for tuning in, 595 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,519 and I hope you guys have a, you 596 00:21:09,519 --> 00:21:11,279 know, great next week ahead of you. And 597 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:12,720 I'll see you guys in the next one. 598 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:13,460 Thank you.