Andrew Marino

After a week of watching AI demos of ChatGPT and Google’s Project Astra, reset with comedian Conner O’Malley’s new special Stand Up Solutions.

O’Malley performs as startup founder Richard Eagleton, pitching an “AI standup comedian” product for an audience of VCs. The unhinged presentation parodies tech bro lingo and exaggerated business promises — which is probably NSFW, especially if you work in Big Tech.

Here’s a quick demo of Stem Splitter, a new feature added to Logic Pro for iPad and Mac, which takes a single track of mixed instruments and splits it into individual multitrack files for remixing or sampling.

This idea, using AI to separate music tracks, seemed so novel only 6 months ago when we got a new Beatles song using a similar process with John Lennon’s old tape recordings.

Lewitt’s new Ray is a $349 condenser microphone that uses sensor-based technology called Aura to measure your distance from the mic and adjust audio levels and tone accordingly.

It’s a cool trick for streaming or other live situations that might have you riding an audio fader when moving around a space. You can also set it to auto-mute for when you walk away from your desk on a Zoom call.

At NAB 2024, consumer audio company Rode announced an addition to their wireless microphone lineup with the Interview Pro — a big handheld, broadcast-style, omnidirectional microphone that can pair with Rode’s Wireless Go receivers.

Finally a stick mic you can pair with your phone (with on-board recording!). Let’s see if this is the new mic trend on TikTok.

This isn’t ISO certified but the closest thing to solar eclipse glasses I could find was this piece of a 5 1/4” floppy disk I had in my closet. I knew these would come in handy one day.

The MoveMic is Shure’s take on mobile wireless microphones for mobile video creators, akin to Rode’s Wireless GOs and DJI’s Mic 2.

At $349 for two mics and a charging case ($249 for one), the MoveMic offers eight hours of battery, has an IPX4 water resistance rating, and can pair directly to a smartphone using the Shure MOTIV video app.

A model with a separate receiver is also available at $499 ($199 for just the receiver) to connect to any device like a camera, computer, or third-party app.

I like how much slimmer these mics are compared to the boxy Wireless GOs (and less branded than the DJI Mics), which are distracting on video. Let me know if you’re interested in an audio comparison, because this class of microphones are growing! Here’s how it sounds unmixed on my roof.

If you miss the kitchen TV, then this Television app for Apple’s headset has got your back. You’re able to watch videos (even spatial ones, if you like) on a whole bunch of different 3D models of TVs, from a portable CRT to a Samsung Frame lookalike.

I want to watch iCarly on a big bulky silver 2000s console.

Becca Farsace and I pitched this video about finding the smallest television at CES 2024. But once we got to the show floor, we were swallowed up by gigantic 100+” screens, furniture centerpieces, and more TVs that turn into picture frames. As TV tech has progressed, have we forgotten about the tiny portables? Here’s our journey.