July 17, 2025 • 7 mins
Rich DeMuro joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the increased use of AI in our everyday lives and the best ways to use it to make life easier.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now let's talk to rich Demiro from rich on Tech.
Rich on Tech has heard Sunday nights from eight to
eleven pm right here on WOOR. You can also reach
out the rich at rich on Tech on Instagram. Good
morning to you're.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Rich Good morning to you Larry.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Hey. Listen, I think everybody is fascinated by AI. But
most people, and I'm including myself in this, we don't
really know how to use AI. I mean, I know,
when a Google search ai'll pop up at the top,
that's like the extent of my AI experience at least
I think. But you have a couple of programs, you
(00:37):
have a couple of ways that people can use AI
in their lives.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yeah. Well, first off, I mean, look, before I get
into the specifics of some of the new features that
are coming along, play with AI. Just download the app
or go to chat dot com that'll bring you chat
ebt and just ask it some questions and just you
don't even have to sign in anymore, and you can
have a lot of fun with that and just ask
about history, ask about things on your mind, and just
(01:03):
see what the powerful nature of these AI you know,
systems can do. And it's really really cool. Like, I've
got my chatchybt always on my side next to my
web browser, and I just use it as sort of
like an everyday assistant to ask it questions, get opinions,
whatever I need and it just continues to get smarter.
And you also use just CHATCHYBT. You know, there's Claude. Yeah,
(01:25):
there's Google Gemini. So Larry, you've got lots of options there.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, that's great advice. That is great advice. I'm going
to do that immediately. I think everybody should because AI
is coming and it's such a tremendous resources.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
I'm sure you've found out absolutely. And let me tell
you about this new feature from Google Gemini. So this
is another brand of AI, kind of like CHATCHYBT. But
you can take a photo now, upload it to Google
Gemini and it will animate that photo in an eight
second video clip. So, for instance, I was in London
a couple of weeks ago. I took a picture of
the streets there. I uploaded that to Gemini. I said,
(02:00):
make a big, fluffy cute monster walking down the street.
Not only did it put a fluffy cute monster, giant
monster walking down the street, it also animated the cars
the people walking and it puts audio in as well.
So this is a brand new feature. It's kind of
the future of everything when it comes to video generation,
and it's really cool. You do have to be a
(02:22):
paid subscriber to try that tool, but Google often makes
them first available to the paid subscribers and then eventually
to everyone, So if you're not paying, stay tuned.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
And what about this new Microsoft AI?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Yeah, so Microsoft has a new thing called Vision and
it's basically a way that we're seeing this big trend
of sharing your computer or your phone screen or what
you're seeing with AI, so it can comment on things. So,
for instance, Chat, GBT and Gemini both have this feature
where you can have it look at your outfit and say, hey,
(02:56):
what can I match with this? Or does this look good?
Or whatever you want or you know, the other day,
I was trying to fix something with my sprinkler system
and I aimed Google Gemini at it the camera and
I said, hey, tell me what's wrong here? And I said, oh,
that valves turned off. It should be turned on. And
so again it's just like the smartest human being or
the smartest thing you've ever experienced as a companion. So Anyway,
(03:18):
Microsoft is doing this thing called Desktop Share where if
you're stumped on something or you just need help on something,
you can share your screen with AI and it can
give you inputs in real time. So if you're working
on spreadsheet, doing something creative, playing a game, and you're stuck,
you can just ask AI for help.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
That is incredible. I had no idea I could do
all that. And let's switch topics for a second, because
you're constantly telling us about new phones coming out, and
there's a new phone coming out by Google.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yeah. So Google makes the Pixel phones. If you can
believe it, they are on the Pixel ten and they
just set a date for their next launch, which is
all August twentieth in New York City in Brooklyn, which
is funny because this is exactly where the Samsung launch
was just a couple of weeks ago, and so I
don't know why they picked the same area, but they did.
(04:13):
And we're expecting to see a bunch of new phones
from Google. All the Pixel phones, including their foldable, and
their foldable is supposed to get dust resistance, which I
know sounds silly, but back when foldables were new, if
you've got like a speck of dust in the hinge,
it would ruin the entire screen. So these things just
continue to get better. And of course, as we just
(04:33):
spoke about, Google is really big into AI, so we'll
probably see some new AI capabilities. And this is all
a prelude to the you know, the elephant in the room,
which is Apple expected to come out with the iPhone
seventeen of course in September. So all these tech companies
have shifted their phone launches to be before Apple in
(04:54):
an attempt to tempt you to get their phone before
Apple reveals there.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
So I have Apple, and I am all always tempted
to get the new phone. But you don't need to
get every new iteration, do you Like I have the sixteen.
I don't have to get the seventeen. It can't be
that big of an improvement.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
No, well, look, it's Apple's job to convince you that
you need the new phone by coming out with compelling
new features. And sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Like,
for instance, when touch ID came out, when face ID
came out, When you know, those types of like transformative
features came out, people wanted to upgrade. Now phones are
mostly iterative, and you know, most people are keeping them
(05:34):
for up to thirty nine months before they change to
a new phone, so you definitely don't need to get
a new phone. But then again, I don't know what
Apple's going to do with the iPhone seventeen. If they
come out with a holographic screen, sure you definitely need that.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
And you know what, I'm waiting for you to convince
me I need a new Pixel because what'd you say
they're going to be coming out with the eleven.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I just looked I have a six, So yeah, Pixel ten.
But here's the beauty about Pixel is that so much
of the beauty of pixel is in the software, and
Google updates that software for seven years. So I don't
recommend people almost ever need a new pixel until it
breaks because ninety nine percent of what the capabilities of
(06:12):
that phone is is built into the software, not necessarily
the hardware.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Oh that's great advice. I'm going to ask you quickly
because my wife has this problem. She refuses to download
Eddie pictures because she's afraid she's going to lose them.
How do you go from a smartphone to a flash drive?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Okay, I just did a couple of Instagram videos about
this because I get so many questions about this, So
check out my instagram at Richontech. You need a flash drive.
I use one from PNY. It's super fast, it can
hold up to two terabytes and basically you plug that
into the bottom of your phone. You open up your
photos app on iPhone and basically select the photos that
(06:51):
you want and you press that little share button and
there's an option that says export unmodified originals that will
copy your photos right to that last drive. You can
now transfer them to a computer or just store them there.
On Samsung, it's even easier. Just open up my files
app and tap your images. You can select all and
you can transfer them as well. So really easy. And
(07:14):
a lot of these questions, by the way, Larry, come
from the radio show. People email me and I say, hmm,
let me see how to do that, and I figure
it out and now I share it with everyone and.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
You can get those answers at rich on Tech, on Instagram,
rich Demiro, thank you so much. Rich On Tech has
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven on wor
Now let's talk to rich Demiro from rich on Tech.
Rich on Tech has heard Sunday nights from eight to
eleven pm right here on WOOR. You can also reach
out the rich at rich on Tech on Instagram. Good
morning to you're.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Rich Good morning to you Larry.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Hey. Listen, I think everybody is fascinated by AI. But
most people, and I'm including myself in this, we don't
really know how to use AI. I mean, I know,
when a Google search ai'll pop up at the top,
that's like the extent of my AI experience at least
I think. But you have a couple of programs, you
(00:37):
have a couple of ways that people can use AI
in their lives.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Yeah. Well, first off, I mean, look, before I get
into the specifics of some of the new features that
are coming along, play with AI. Just download the app
or go to chat dot com that'll bring you chat
ebt and just ask it some questions and just you
don't even have to sign in anymore, and you can
have a lot of fun with that and just ask
about history, ask about things on your mind, and just
(01:03):
see what the powerful nature of these AI you know,
systems can do. And it's really really cool. Like, I've
got my chatchybt always on my side next to my
web browser, and I just use it as sort of
like an everyday assistant to ask it questions, get opinions,
whatever I need and it just continues to get smarter.
And you also use just CHATCHYBT. You know, there's Claude. Yeah,
(01:25):
there's Google Gemini. So Larry, you've got lots of options there.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, that's great advice. That is great advice. I'm going
to do that immediately. I think everybody should because AI
is coming and it's such a tremendous resources.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
I'm sure you've found out absolutely. And let me tell
you about this new feature from Google Gemini. So this
is another brand of AI, kind of like CHATCHYBT. But
you can take a photo now, upload it to Google
Gemini and it will animate that photo in an eight
second video clip. So, for instance, I was in London
a couple of weeks ago. I took a picture of
the streets there. I uploaded that to Gemini. I said,
(02:00):
make a big, fluffy cute monster walking down the street.
Not only did it put a fluffy cute monster, giant
monster walking down the street, it also animated the cars
the people walking and it puts audio in as well.
So this is a brand new feature. It's kind of
the future of everything when it comes to video generation,
and it's really cool. You do have to be a
(02:22):
paid subscriber to try that tool, but Google often makes
them first available to the paid subscribers and then eventually
to everyone, So if you're not paying, stay tuned.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
And what about this new Microsoft AI?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Yeah, so Microsoft has a new thing called Vision and
it's basically a way that we're seeing this big trend
of sharing your computer or your phone screen or what
you're seeing with AI, so it can comment on things. So,
for instance, Chat, GBT and Gemini both have this feature
where you can have it look at your outfit and say, hey,
(02:56):
what can I match with this? Or does this look good?
Or whatever you want or you know, the other day,
I was trying to fix something with my sprinkler system
and I aimed Google Gemini at it the camera and
I said, hey, tell me what's wrong here? And I said, oh,
that valves turned off. It should be turned on. And
so again it's just like the smartest human being or
the smartest thing you've ever experienced as a companion. So Anyway,
(03:18):
Microsoft is doing this thing called Desktop Share where if
you're stumped on something or you just need help on something,
you can share your screen with AI and it can
give you inputs in real time. So if you're working
on spreadsheet, doing something creative, playing a game, and you're stuck,
you can just ask AI for help.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
That is incredible. I had no idea I could do
all that. And let's switch topics for a second, because
you're constantly telling us about new phones coming out, and
there's a new phone coming out by Google.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
Yeah. So Google makes the Pixel phones. If you can
believe it, they are on the Pixel ten and they
just set a date for their next launch, which is
all August twentieth in New York City in Brooklyn, which
is funny because this is exactly where the Samsung launch
was just a couple of weeks ago, and so I
don't know why they picked the same area, but they did.
(04:13):
And we're expecting to see a bunch of new phones
from Google. All the Pixel phones, including their foldable, and
their foldable is supposed to get dust resistance, which I
know sounds silly, but back when foldables were new, if
you've got like a speck of dust in the hinge,
it would ruin the entire screen. So these things just
continue to get better. And of course, as we just
(04:33):
spoke about, Google is really big into AI, so we'll
probably see some new AI capabilities. And this is all
a prelude to the you know, the elephant in the room,
which is Apple expected to come out with the iPhone
seventeen of course in September. So all these tech companies
have shifted their phone launches to be before Apple in
(04:54):
an attempt to tempt you to get their phone before
Apple reveals there.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
So I have Apple, and I am all always tempted
to get the new phone. But you don't need to
get every new iteration, do you Like I have the sixteen.
I don't have to get the seventeen. It can't be
that big of an improvement.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
No, well, look, it's Apple's job to convince you that
you need the new phone by coming out with compelling
new features. And sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. Like,
for instance, when touch ID came out, when face ID
came out, When you know, those types of like transformative
features came out, people wanted to upgrade. Now phones are
mostly iterative, and you know, most people are keeping them
(05:34):
for up to thirty nine months before they change to
a new phone, so you definitely don't need to get
a new phone. But then again, I don't know what
Apple's going to do with the iPhone seventeen. If they
come out with a holographic screen, sure you definitely need that.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
And you know what, I'm waiting for you to convince
me I need a new Pixel because what'd you say
they're going to be coming out with the eleven.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I just looked I have a six, So yeah, Pixel ten.
But here's the beauty about Pixel is that so much
of the beauty of pixel is in the software, and
Google updates that software for seven years. So I don't
recommend people almost ever need a new pixel until it
breaks because ninety nine percent of what the capabilities of
(06:12):
that phone is is built into the software, not necessarily
the hardware.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Oh that's great advice. I'm going to ask you quickly
because my wife has this problem. She refuses to download
Eddie pictures because she's afraid she's going to lose them.
How do you go from a smartphone to a flash drive?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Okay, I just did a couple of Instagram videos about
this because I get so many questions about this, So
check out my instagram at Richontech. You need a flash drive.
I use one from PNY. It's super fast, it can
hold up to two terabytes and basically you plug that
into the bottom of your phone. You open up your
photos app on iPhone and basically select the photos that
(06:51):
you want and you press that little share button and
there's an option that says export unmodified originals that will
copy your photos right to that last drive. You can
now transfer them to a computer or just store them there.
On Samsung, it's even easier. Just open up my files
app and tap your images. You can select all and
you can transfer them as well. So really easy. And
(07:14):
a lot of these questions, by the way, Larry, come
from the radio show. People email me and I say, hmm,
let me see how to do that, and I figure
it out and now I share it with everyone and.
Speaker 1 (07:22):
You can get those answers at rich on Tech, on Instagram,
rich Demiro, thank you so much. Rich On Tech has
heard Sunday nights from eight to eleven on wor
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