The Plaud Note is a credit card-sized recorder that uses ChatGPT to transcribe your memos.

It's beautiful, tiny and dead-simple to operate – but like most 'AI' products, the question is: 'couldn't this just be an app?'

Review at 4pm ET on Michael Fisher!

youtu.be/WKKoJUqkcKg

I shared (one version of) my homescreen on today's 'Installer!'

Thanks to @imdavidpierce and The Verge for the opportunity to gush about foldables, Outland, and 80s text adventures:

theverge.com/24102242/likew…

Up next on @themrmobile's review desk, the Plaud Note: a tiny recorder that uses GPT-4 to convert sound files into transcripts.

I'm a sucker for audio gadgets - but these 'AI products' need to do more than an equivalent app could, in order to justify their cost. Review soon!

How many ways can you fold a screen? Are Wear OS and modular phones making a comeback? And: do you even *need* a phone anymore?

I've spent the week at #MWC24 with a ton of new gadgets trying to answer these questions! Check the roundup on Michael Fisher:

youtu.be/lxkdgc0i6qQ

Pick a feature you love about your smartphone. There's a good chance you have this 15-year-old phone (or its trailblazing operating system) to thank for it.

Today on #WhenPhonesWereFun : webOS and the Palm Pre!

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Sometimes, a design collab is just what an OEM needs to put a phone over the top.

Porsche Design's take on the Honor Magic V2 is a 🔥 update to a conservative design. It's just a shame they couldn't do more for the software.

Video premieres at 6:20p ET! youtube.com/watch?v=OI1XX4…

Come for the Galaxy Fold 5 ... stay for the 'alternate-universe iPod' 😄

Michael Fisher's last video of the year is up! Join me for the 2023 edition of 'The Leftovers'

👀📺 youtu.be/0B50i8EBTLQ

OnePlus Open durability testing:

💥 150+ drops onto steel (1m)
🫳 28,000 drops (10cm)
🌧️ 10 min in a 'rain environment'
🔌 20,000 USB plug/unplugs
☎️ 200,000 power-button presses
🍑 1,000 back pocket tests (55lbs)
🔀 500 'twist tests' (2Nm bending force)

youtu.be/RNcAP6yV5O8

[Exclusive] OnePlus brought me to China for a peek inside its first foldable, the OnePlus Open – and the machines trying their best to break it!

Video premieres now on @themrmobile!

📺: youtu.be/RNcAP6yV5O8

Celebrating #StarTrekDay by dusting off some of the Star Trek gadgets that laid the foundation for my lifelong tech obsession!

@ParamountPlus also sent over some Romulan Ale so this #ParamountPlusPartner could enjoy the (hilarious) premiere of Lower Decks on Star TrekonPPlus 🖖

Today on Michael Fisher: a slightly unhinged video, for a pretty weird trade show! 😄

#IFA2023 gave us a thin foldable from HONOR; a THICC console from Lenovo; & a Fairphone that wants to save the 🌎

youtu.be/lw8d18vEmBc

(📺 links bury the tweet, so RTs appreciated!)

The Galaxy Flip 5 and Razr+ are the best flip phones in the world.

Their manufacturers have each offered foldables since 2019.

One of them looks more like the future – but the other will be the better choice for most.

Michael Fisher's Flip Phone Face-Off: youtu.be/TvopUcPaEyA

[CORRECTION] Pixel Tablet will receive Android platform updates until June 2026, & security updates through June 2028. The technical documentation provided with my review device stated platform support would only continue through 'June 2023.' MrMobile regrets the error.

Google's Pixel Tablet is a fantastic idea – a tablet that becomes a smart hub when you're not using it!

But a smart screen is only as good as the Assistant that powers it.

Review premieres now!
youtu.be/QKje_cSknNQ

Yes, it's 'the Surface Neo we never got' –

but it's *also* a great laptop for folks who got used to dual desktops during WFH & want to take that convenience on the road!

(or on the river! 🚢 or the regional jet! ✈️)

My Yoga Book 9i Review premieres NOW youtu.be/gkiTWVDauV0

It's been years since I last reviewed a vehicle of any kind on the channel. What a fun adventure this was!

That functionality gap, combined with disappointing camera performance, means I won't miss the Vivo X Flip all that much – especially with a new RAZR and Galaxy Flip 5 on the horizon.

For the full story, watch my review on Michael Fisher: youtu.be/n8WYD9wewmA

Misc facts I learned about the Pixel Fold after my hands-on – a thread from #GoogleIO :

What's important about the Pixel Fold?

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❌Bezels
❌Screen crease
❌(nope, not even) The price

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✅Android, built for foldables – by Google itself!

The Pixel Fold will make every foldable better, even if Google doesn't sell a single one. Here's how:

youtu.be/qtdb2y1DQn8

The BlackBerry was the original addictive phone – and before it flopped, it ... 'flipped.'

When Phones Were Fun – BlackBerry Style 9670 on Michael Fisher!

📺: youtu.be/Rr_hHavuq-w