December 20, 2023 • 23 mins
Gift like a gadget guru! Paul Amadeus Lane and Verizon's Heidi Flato team up to bring you the ultimate holiday tech guide.
This episode is bursting with tech treasures for every personality and budget. From smart home wonders to connected wearables, Heidi unveils the hottest must-haves, shares her holiday tech predictions, and lets you in on a secret Verizon innovation that will blow your mind. Get ready for a fun, informative, and tech-tastic journey!
This episode is bursting with tech treasures for every personality and budget. From smart home wonders to connected wearables, Heidi unveils the hottest must-haves, shares her holiday tech predictions, and lets you in on a secret Verizon innovation that will blow your mind. Get ready for a fun, informative, and tech-tastic journey!
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In this world of technology is everchange rearranging. You need someone to help
you out. I know someone thatcan be alone. You'll be with Paul.
I'm to Day Slane in the TechZone. Welcome back to the Tech
Zone. What's up is me?Paul, I'm a day is Slaine.
We welcome you back here on ourflagship station, ABC News radio affiliate kmy
(00:26):
T here in southern California. We'peyou enjoying our first segment of the show.
We talked about CEES that's just rightaround the corner in Las Vegas.
Talk to us some of the coolthings that I'll be a part of CEES.
I'll be moderating a couple of panelsthere. I'll be I'm hosting the
pitch competition at your Weeka Park,and I will be broadcasting daily from our
(00:48):
booth in the West Hall at theConvintion Center. So I'm going to be
busy, busy, busy. Sothank you guys so much for joining me
on this episode of the show.We're gonna flip the script a little bit.
We're gonna talk about Verizon and someof the great things that they're offering
right now during this time. Youknow, like I mentioned in the first
(01:10):
first segment, you know that thereare some out there who don't observe the
holidays. There are those who observethe holidays. No matter what you do,
no matter what you are a partof during this time. This next
segment is for you because all ofus like deals, all of us like
gifts, almost like the give gifts. So my next guest is going to
(01:34):
talk about some of the cool thingsthat are happening with Verizon, some cool
tech out there, some cool plansthat they have going on, and something
that looks like a board queue fromStar Trek. Yes, you didn't think
of first contact. When you seethis cue, you're going to see in
(01:55):
your mind, resistance is futile.You're gonna say, assimilate this. You're
gonna do all that. We seethis really awesome cube that Verizon have.
But you're in store for a realtreat. So let's bring our very special
guests on right now. I amso delighted to have with me right now,
Tech expert with Verizon, Heidi Flato, Hidi, how are you,
(02:19):
my dear? I'm great, Howare you? Happy holidays? Thank you
so much, so great to seeyou again. Heidi and you bought some
pretty cool things so that we cantalk about. So, Heidi, what
do you have out there for thetech lovers out there. Well, I
have a bunch of stuff to gothrough today. You know, we've only
got about a week left before thebig day if you're exchanging gifts on Christmas.
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But we have all kinds of greatproducts and some really wonderful offers right
now. But I always like tostart with a smartphone, so today I
wanted to talk about the Pixel lineup, and I actually have two devices,
so if you haven't seen it,the Pixel fold which is this great probably
looks a little funny on my camera, but anyway, great little five G
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smartphone that runs on Verizon's network.My lighting is terrible, but it's a
fold folding device, so it opensup and really gives you a lot,
a ton of real estate on theinside. It's almost like carrying a tablet
with you. But the Pixels haveamazing cameras, and i'll show you this
one is the Pixel eight, andagain my lighting is terrible. I think
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I need to turn my screen down. Anyway. The Pixel eight is another
five G smartphone from Google that Verizoncarries, and it's the latest of the
Pixel lineup, and they are knownfor their great cameras, so it's like
having a professional photographer right there inyour pocket. And one of the things
I love about the Pixel eight isit's got this AI technology that helps you
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create the best photos. So sayyou're taking a family group shot and there's
always somebody who's making a phase you'renot looking at the camera, can fix
that with this AI technology. Soit's got something called best Take, So
you take a bunch of photos ofthe group and then you when you go
into the editing feature, you canselect best Take and it will pick out
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the best expressions from each of thepeople in the photo and create a photo
as if everybody was doing the rightthing the first time. So it's very
helpful. And Heidi, I rememberI had an opportunity to see this technology
up close and personal at an eventthat you so raciently invited us to and
got a chance to play with thesephones and they were just amazing. So
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you know, I really I'm gladthat you brought those to the segment because
I was really excited, you know, to talk about those. And Heidi,
what about a smart home products anythingfor that Well? At first,
I wanted to touch on wearables beforewe get to the home. But yeah,
a great companion if you are goingwith the Pixel or another Android device.
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You know, they're bunch of wearablesout there right now, and smart
watches are super fun and great lookingand really functional and can help you stay
on point with your fitness goals andhealth monitoring and also so you don't miss
a call. So this one isthe Galaxy Galaxy Galaxy I'm screwing up the
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name, I'm so sorry. Itis the Galaxy Watch Classic six and it's
the latest from Samsung, and it'sjust looks like a really great classic watch
style, but it's got all ofthat great technology embedded in it, so
you can monitor sleep if you wantto sleep in it, if you don't
want to sleep in it. Itmonitors all kinds of other things like your
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steps and exercises, and it reallykeeps you on track, especially going into
the new year. A lot ofus have fitness goals in mind with our
New Year's resolutions coming up, andthis will help you standpoint. Plus it's
connected to the Verizon five G network. You won't miss a call, a
text. You can you know,leave your phone separate and and still you
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know, stay in touch with what'sgoing on and not miss a beat.
And that's one thing that that Ireally appreciate about these smart watches. They're
they're they're more than just gadgets.They're they're a full health you know,
monitoring, you know solution right now. And as you know, you and
I have talked about this before,how how important health is for me and
technology in a system of adaptive technologies, and I'm starting to see how smart
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watches that really step into the platewhen it comes to that to really make
sure that we're able to monitor ourhealth and make sure that we stay healthy.
And you're right, every year,you know, the clock starts back
to I'm going to do this thisyear. I'm going to do that this
year. It kind of kind ofhelps us to put those health health goals
you know, into into practice intoplace for sure. And we have we
have a great offer right now too. So if you are interested in joining
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Verizon, if you're not already aVerizon customer, and you're interested in going
with an Android device for your smartphone, you can bring in an old Android
device and trade it in and youwill get a brand new Google or Samsung
five G smartphone. You'll get thewatch and a tablet all on us.
So you know, I don't knowif we talked about this at the event
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a couple of weeks ago, butI'm a shopper and I am big on
the one for you, one forme. It's my true confessions here.
So this is a great deal eitherif you've got multiple people to buy for,
if you really want to treat somebodyspecial, or if you are looking
to get one of those devices foryourself. It's a really fantastic offer that
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we've got going on right now forthe holidays. So if you're still shopping,
no, no, Heidi, youhave to tell me that again.
So if I bring in an oldAndroid device, I get what now,
you get a brand new five GAndroid smartphone. You get the Galaxy Watch
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six Classic and a tablet all onus. So it's a great I know,
and actually we need to talk aboutthat, but yes, you can
get the hookup. So wow,that an old movie. I got the
hookup, Holly. If you hearme though, so I appreciate that.
I so so wow. I'm stillblown away at that. Gosh. Okay,
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smart home technology, Okay, Ihave the Google Mass Hub. And
again I think I missed the memo. I turned up my brightness on all
my devices and now they don't lookgreat again. But this is a wonderful
little device. If you're into smarthome technology, it'll keep everything connected together.
So if you've got like a smartthermostat or security devices, cameras,
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that kind of thing, you cancontrol it all from this little uh,
this little hub. And the greatthing about it is it also has all
of your multimedia apps you can youcan download onto it. So if you
wanted to watch a movie on it, so say you're, uh, you
know, in the kitchen making holidaycookies or cooking a meal for your family,
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you could have a holiday movie playingin the background or whatever you wanted
to watch. But it also streamsmusic, so all of your music streaming
apps you can download onto it aswell. And it sounds great. But
the beautiful thing is it keeps youconnected. You can make calls from it.
Again, it's a Google device,so you know, you can talk
to it. Speaking of adaptive technology, so you can have it have it
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make a video call or a voicecall for you. It's just a really
fun way to kind of keep allof your home. Uh, technology connected.
Yeah, it's it's amazing. Ipersonally have one in my home and
and it's you're right, my thermostatmy lights, you know everything, you
know, I have you to doeverything, and and it's so so so
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definitely part of my life. Helpedme be independent. And I thank you
so much for bringing it. Andit's beautiful. It's beautiful in person.
So I know the lighting sometimes gottathis is the thing, but I can
vouch for that, folks. Itis really really awesome. And what about
sounds, because you know, Ilove music, but I don't want something
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too big. I want to takesomething that I can take with me on
the road when I'm on business trips, I'll hanging with the family. Something
really small but powerful. You gotsomething for me, I do? I
do? Uh. This is fromall Tech and it is called the Hydra
Mini Everything Proof Speaker. So it'ssuper durable. Look how little it is.
It's like smaller than my head.And it's got a light light program
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going on, so it'll, youknow, flash fun colorful lights to the
beat of the music. But I'mtelling you, paul I, we talked
about whether or not I good demothis on your show, and because I
am so blown away by the sound. It is a tiny little thing.
So if you're traveling for the holidays, this is a great Bluetooth speaker that
you can take with you. Andit's very light, and it's got great
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battery life. And again it's everythingproof, so it's waterproof, doest proof,
drop proof, So you know,maybe a good gift for your kids
who may you know, you don'twant to invest in your technology and then
have it break. But also thegood news is this thing is twenty nine
ninety nine, so this is agood stocking stuffer. If you ask me,
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that is a really good price.I'm like, whoa that is?
That's definitely right up right up myalley. And in the words of mister
Spock, that's fascinating. That isawesome. How that is? And Heidi,
you and I we we we talkedto each other in person, you
know about I'm in a power wheelchair. You know, I have power coming
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out of my wheelchair. I canpower my devices and charge my devices.
But you got something that I'm reallylooking at because I need something a little
more power and you got something formingHeidi, I do pardon me while I
turn around to get my th.This is the Mophy three and one travel
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charger. I'll hold it up infront of something white so maybe you can
see it. And it is magsafe, so if you have devices that
are mag safe charging capable, youcan just lay them on these three different
paths and all you need is one. It comes with one cable that plugs
in on the end and plugs intothe wall. So instead of taking a
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big bag of chargers with you whenyou go places, you can just take
this. And it comes in thisbeautiful little travel case that is like gray
felted, and it's got room forthe power cord and the the you know
charging cube, your ac adapter.And I don't know about you, Paul,
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but I travel a lot for business, and I'm always traveling with a
very heavy tote bag or backpack thathas like four thousand different cables in it,
which is so ridiculous. I don'tneed half of them, but still
I take them with just in case, and this just solves that problem.
You can charge your your watch,your uh, you know, your earpads
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or AirPods. You can just dropthem on there. But it also has
an outlet if you wanted to plugin a USBC to charge another device.
You could do that too. Butit's lightweight, compact and so cute,
and it's from Mophi. And ifyou're looking for a gift for a loved
one who travels a lot, Ithink they would be very happy with this
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one. I love it and Ilove how stylish it is. You know,
we can we can coordinate that,you know what I mean? Not
only is it is it built forduty, is built for beauty too.
That's what I love about that good. But I appreciate all the all the
bills and whistles when it comes tothat. Now, now, Heidi,
I am currently not on Verizon.I know, bad boy, I know,
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but convince me. Why is now? Convince me and also others out
there who are not on Verizon,why right now is the best time to
make the leap over to Verizon.You talked about some of the great different
technologies, the different devices out there, but something has to power those devices.
So why should we all move toVerizon right now? Right? Well,
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so, I've been with Verizon foreighteen years. It's a long time,
so I have seen the evolution ofprice plans and what we offer our
customers and over the years. Ithink people don't really think of Verizon as
a company that's offering its customers greatvalue, but that is really far from
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the truth. So let me tellyou. We revamped how wireless plans are
made back last spring and we launchedMy Plan and it's a fully customizable a
wireless plan that allows you to pickyour plan based on your needs and the
various needs of the people in yourin your network and your family. Whoever's
on your plan, you can customizefor each of those people based on their
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needs. So you start with yourbase plan and then which will connect you
to Verizon's fabulous, reliable five Gnetwork, which everybody loves and which we
work very hard to make sure thatit is available and working for everyone,
and also you know, evolving thattechnology as we go. We just went
through a big network upgrade, sothere's never been a better time to get
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on Verizon's network. So you startwith my plan, and then you can
pick your perks. So we havelaunched a number of what we call perks,
but they're add ons to your planthat give you incredible value, and
a bunch of the perks are focusedaround streaming services, which you may already
be getting all a part somewhere else. But the beauty is you pick your
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perk, whether it's Apple One orWalmart Plus or the Disney Bundle, and
each of them are just ten dollarsa month, So instead of paying all
a cart I did my math recentlyand it was shocking, So we've got
to get that switched over. Butright now, there's an incredible deal that
we just announced I think last weekthat is a bundle of Netflix and Max,
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which you know, normally in thisnew format would be probably ten dollars
a piece on Verizon, but they'rebundled together, so you're getting them for
ten dollars together, Netflix and Max. It's first of its kind. And
then if you pair that with theDisney Bundle, you're basically going to get
five streaming services for twenty dollars amonth. So I mean, I don't
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know about you, but that's that'spretty affordable if you're already paying, you
know, instead of paying say fiftyor sixty or seventy dollars for those streaming
services that you know you want andyou've already been paying for probably somewhere else,
this way they can all be onyour Verizon bill ten dollars a month,
but incredible value with that Netflix Maxcombo. That bundle is amazing and
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people are very excited about that.So you know where a lot of companies
are kind of putting the squeeze onyou these days. We're trying to add
value to everything you get as aVerizon customer. And then the other awesome
deal that I wanted to mention isthat you know, with all these devices,
at least while you're home, you'regoing to want a good, strong
Wi Fi network. Right So here'swhere I'm selling you, Paul. You
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go with Verizon Home Internet and rightnow there's never been a better time to
get on that plan. So Ibrought the this is it Self installs.
This is your little cube. Thisis what you get, and this basically
takes your wireless connection from the VerizonWireless reliable network outside, brings the signal
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inside, and turns it into reallypowerful reliable internet service WiFi for your home
to keep all of your family members, everybody connected, all of those devices
that we just talked about. Sothe great news is if you switch to
Verizon Home Internet right now, youcan get an Okay, I'm just gonna
read this for you because I'm goingto forget something. You can get an
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Amazon Echo Show ten or a twohundred dollars Amazon dot Com gift card on
US. Plus you can get anXbus Xbox Series X on US when you
sign up for if you're in aFiOS territory Back East FiOS one gig or
five G Home Plus which is everywhere, or LTE Plus plan if you're not
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in a five G area right now. Plus you'll get one hundred dollars Verizon
gift card. That was a lot, so a bunch of stuff from Amazon,
the Xbox if you're on the right, if you choose the appropriate home
Internet plan plus a one hundred dollarsVerizon gift card. And then if you
are an existing Verizon mobile customer,so if you have your mobile plans with
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Verizon as well, you can unlocka five year price guarantee when you sign
up for Verizon Home Internet. Soit's an amazing value. I know I'm
gonna like you're gonna get sick ofthe word value when you hear me talk,
but this is really just an amazingtime. If you've been thinking about
joining Verizon, or if you thoughtmaybe it was too expensive, I want
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you to know that we're here tohelp with all of the things you want
and need in terms of your connectionand your home tech and tech gifts for
the holidays. They're just some reallyamazing offers right now. And it's a
great time to be a Verizon customer. Wow, I am blown away.
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I'm blowing you know, you knowwhat? Hi? Do you want to
And I looked at the the HomeInternet. They remind me of the borg
que from Star Trek, you know, so I was like, man,
that is so cool. Imagine happeningthat up and say, hey, that's
my little borg hive qbe right there. But but it's so powerful and all
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the value there, it is likeso much value. I'm thoroughly impressed and
thoroughly shocked, and and it's greatto know all these great things that the
Verizon is offering. Hi, isthere anything else you like to show that's
about some of the great things thatVerizon is doing during this time. Well,
there, we're launching new offers allthe time, So I would say,
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you know, it's a good timeto check out our website and if
you go to Verizon dot com slashHoliday Media Hub all one word Holiday Media
Hub. You'll go to a pagethat has all the offers, whether it's
the deals on Verizon Home Internet,UH, the awesome offer with the Android
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devices. There's also some Apple deviceoffers for the Apple users out there,
and then all of the accessories thatare on special right now that we have
special pricing for the holidays. Iknow it's last minute, we're down to
the wire on shopping, but butit's a great place to check out the
variety of of UH of smartphones andreally fun wireless devices that that you might
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enjoy giving as a gift to yourloved ones or like I said, I
don't think there's anything wrong with onefor you, one for me. You
have my permission one for one foryou, one for me. I'm definitely
definitely down with that. Definitely downDell. Heidi. So great catching up
with you, and thank you somuch for talking to us about that some
of is great, the great thingsthat that Verizon is doing out there,
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and then looking forward to catching upwith you again. So thanks, Paul.
I have a have holiday, reallyenjoy chatting with the awesome, the
beautiful Haidi Flato Verizon tech expert Heidihosted us to this great event that Verizon
put on in Beverly Hills. Wesaw some of that that tech and innovation.
I first hand. It is allthat in a bag, and you
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know what it is. And andjust Verizon does a great job of educating
us in the media so that wecan educate you as far as some of
the great things that they have outthere. I really really enjoy having my
friends from Verizon on and just hadabout things and looking forward to having Heidi
on real soon again. All right, folks, well it's time for me
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to make it like a tree andget out of here. Until next time,
folks, do me a favor.Stay healthy, stay safe. I
remember, I love you all thelife. Take care of everyone in this
world of technology, things that everchange, rearranging. You need someone to
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hope you will. I need someonethat can be alone. You'll be with
Paul. I'm gonna das laying inthe tech zone. Mm hmm.
In this world of technology is everchange rearranging. You need someone to help
you out. I know someone thatcan be alone. You'll be with Paul.
I'm to Day Slane in the TechZone. Welcome back to the Tech
Zone. What's up is me?Paul, I'm a day is Slaine.
We welcome you back here on ourflagship station, ABC News radio affiliate kmy
(00:26):
T here in southern California. We'peyou enjoying our first segment of the show.
We talked about CEES that's just rightaround the corner in Las Vegas.
Talk to us some of the coolthings that I'll be a part of CEES.
I'll be moderating a couple of panelsthere. I'll be I'm hosting the
pitch competition at your Weeka Park,and I will be broadcasting daily from our
(00:48):
booth in the West Hall at theConvintion Center. So I'm going to be
busy, busy, busy. Sothank you guys so much for joining me
on this episode of the show.We're gonna flip the script a little bit.
We're gonna talk about Verizon and someof the great things that they're offering
right now during this time. Youknow, like I mentioned in the first
(01:10):
first segment, you know that thereare some out there who don't observe the
holidays. There are those who observethe holidays. No matter what you do,
no matter what you are a partof during this time. This next
segment is for you because all ofus like deals, all of us like
gifts, almost like the give gifts. So my next guest is going to
(01:34):
talk about some of the cool thingsthat are happening with Verizon, some cool
tech out there, some cool plansthat they have going on, and something
that looks like a board queue fromStar Trek. Yes, you didn't think
of first contact. When you seethis cue, you're going to see in
(01:55):
your mind, resistance is futile.You're gonna say, assimilate this. You're
gonna do all that. We seethis really awesome cube that Verizon have.
But you're in store for a realtreat. So let's bring our very special
guests on right now. I amso delighted to have with me right now,
Tech expert with Verizon, Heidi Flato, Hidi, how are you,
(02:19):
my dear? I'm great, Howare you? Happy holidays? Thank you
so much, so great to seeyou again. Heidi and you bought some
pretty cool things so that we cantalk about. So, Heidi, what
do you have out there for thetech lovers out there. Well, I
have a bunch of stuff to gothrough today. You know, we've only
got about a week left before thebig day if you're exchanging gifts on Christmas.
(02:43):
But we have all kinds of greatproducts and some really wonderful offers right
now. But I always like tostart with a smartphone, so today I
wanted to talk about the Pixel lineup, and I actually have two devices,
so if you haven't seen it,the Pixel fold which is this great probably
looks a little funny on my camera, but anyway, great little five G
(03:05):
smartphone that runs on Verizon's network.My lighting is terrible, but it's a
fold folding device, so it opensup and really gives you a lot,
a ton of real estate on theinside. It's almost like carrying a tablet
with you. But the Pixels haveamazing cameras, and i'll show you this
one is the Pixel eight, andagain my lighting is terrible. I think
(03:27):
I need to turn my screen down. Anyway. The Pixel eight is another
five G smartphone from Google that Verizoncarries, and it's the latest of the
Pixel lineup, and they are knownfor their great cameras, so it's like
having a professional photographer right there inyour pocket. And one of the things
I love about the Pixel eight isit's got this AI technology that helps you
(03:50):
create the best photos. So sayyou're taking a family group shot and there's
always somebody who's making a phase you'renot looking at the camera, can fix
that with this AI technology. Soit's got something called best Take, So
you take a bunch of photos ofthe group and then you when you go
into the editing feature, you canselect best Take and it will pick out
(04:12):
the best expressions from each of thepeople in the photo and create a photo
as if everybody was doing the rightthing the first time. So it's very
helpful. And Heidi, I rememberI had an opportunity to see this technology
up close and personal at an eventthat you so raciently invited us to and
got a chance to play with thesephones and they were just amazing. So
(04:36):
you know, I really I'm gladthat you brought those to the segment because
I was really excited, you know, to talk about those. And Heidi,
what about a smart home products anythingfor that Well? At first,
I wanted to touch on wearables beforewe get to the home. But yeah,
a great companion if you are goingwith the Pixel or another Android device.
(04:58):
You know, they're bunch of wearablesout there right now, and smart
watches are super fun and great lookingand really functional and can help you stay
on point with your fitness goals andhealth monitoring and also so you don't miss
a call. So this one isthe Galaxy Galaxy Galaxy I'm screwing up the
(05:23):
name, I'm so sorry. Itis the Galaxy Watch Classic six and it's
the latest from Samsung, and it'sjust looks like a really great classic watch
style, but it's got all ofthat great technology embedded in it, so
you can monitor sleep if you wantto sleep in it, if you don't
want to sleep in it. Itmonitors all kinds of other things like your
(05:43):
steps and exercises, and it reallykeeps you on track, especially going into
the new year. A lot ofus have fitness goals in mind with our
New Year's resolutions coming up, andthis will help you standpoint. Plus it's
connected to the Verizon five G network. You won't miss a call, a
text. You can you know,leave your phone separate and and still you
(06:06):
know, stay in touch with what'sgoing on and not miss a beat.
And that's one thing that that Ireally appreciate about these smart watches. They're
they're they're more than just gadgets.They're they're a full health you know,
monitoring, you know solution right now. And as you know, you and
I have talked about this before,how how important health is for me and
technology in a system of adaptive technologies, and I'm starting to see how smart
(06:29):
watches that really step into the platewhen it comes to that to really make
sure that we're able to monitor ourhealth and make sure that we stay healthy.
And you're right, every year,you know, the clock starts back
to I'm going to do this thisyear. I'm going to do that this
year. It kind of kind ofhelps us to put those health health goals
you know, into into practice intoplace for sure. And we have we
have a great offer right now too. So if you are interested in joining
(06:53):
Verizon, if you're not already aVerizon customer, and you're interested in going
with an Android device for your smartphone, you can bring in an old Android
device and trade it in and youwill get a brand new Google or Samsung
five G smartphone. You'll get thewatch and a tablet all on us.
So you know, I don't knowif we talked about this at the event
(07:15):
a couple of weeks ago, butI'm a shopper and I am big on
the one for you, one forme. It's my true confessions here.
So this is a great deal eitherif you've got multiple people to buy for,
if you really want to treat somebodyspecial, or if you are looking
to get one of those devices foryourself. It's a really fantastic offer that
(07:36):
we've got going on right now forthe holidays. So if you're still shopping,
no, no, Heidi, youhave to tell me that again.
So if I bring in an oldAndroid device, I get what now,
you get a brand new five GAndroid smartphone. You get the Galaxy Watch
(07:58):
six Classic and a tablet all onus. So it's a great I know,
and actually we need to talk aboutthat, but yes, you can
get the hookup. So wow,that an old movie. I got the
hookup, Holly. If you hearme though, so I appreciate that.
I so so wow. I'm stillblown away at that. Gosh. Okay,
(08:22):
smart home technology, Okay, Ihave the Google Mass Hub. And
again I think I missed the memo. I turned up my brightness on all
my devices and now they don't lookgreat again. But this is a wonderful
little device. If you're into smarthome technology, it'll keep everything connected together.
So if you've got like a smartthermostat or security devices, cameras,
(08:46):
that kind of thing, you cancontrol it all from this little uh,
this little hub. And the greatthing about it is it also has all
of your multimedia apps you can youcan download onto it. So if you
wanted to watch a movie on it, so say you're, uh, you
know, in the kitchen making holidaycookies or cooking a meal for your family,
(09:11):
you could have a holiday movie playingin the background or whatever you wanted
to watch. But it also streamsmusic, so all of your music streaming
apps you can download onto it aswell. And it sounds great. But
the beautiful thing is it keeps youconnected. You can make calls from it.
Again, it's a Google device,so you know, you can talk
to it. Speaking of adaptive technology, so you can have it have it
(09:33):
make a video call or a voicecall for you. It's just a really
fun way to kind of keep allof your home. Uh, technology connected.
Yeah, it's it's amazing. Ipersonally have one in my home and
and it's you're right, my thermostatmy lights, you know everything, you
know, I have you to doeverything, and and it's so so so
(09:56):
definitely part of my life. Helpedme be independent. And I thank you
so much for bringing it. Andit's beautiful. It's beautiful in person.
So I know the lighting sometimes gottathis is the thing, but I can
vouch for that, folks. Itis really really awesome. And what about
sounds, because you know, Ilove music, but I don't want something
(10:16):
too big. I want to takesomething that I can take with me on
the road when I'm on business trips, I'll hanging with the family. Something
really small but powerful. You gotsomething for me, I do? I
do? Uh. This is fromall Tech and it is called the Hydra
Mini Everything Proof Speaker. So it'ssuper durable. Look how little it is.
It's like smaller than my head.And it's got a light light program
(10:41):
going on, so it'll, youknow, flash fun colorful lights to the
beat of the music. But I'mtelling you, paul I, we talked
about whether or not I good demothis on your show, and because I
am so blown away by the sound. It is a tiny little thing.
So if you're traveling for the holidays, this is a great Bluetooth speaker that
you can take with you. Andit's very light, and it's got great
(11:05):
battery life. And again it's everythingproof, so it's waterproof, doest proof,
drop proof, So you know,maybe a good gift for your kids
who may you know, you don'twant to invest in your technology and then
have it break. But also thegood news is this thing is twenty nine
ninety nine, so this is agood stocking stuffer. If you ask me,
(11:26):
that is a really good price.I'm like, whoa that is?
That's definitely right up right up myalley. And in the words of mister
Spock, that's fascinating. That isawesome. How that is? And Heidi,
you and I we we we talkedto each other in person, you
know about I'm in a power wheelchair. You know, I have power coming
(11:50):
out of my wheelchair. I canpower my devices and charge my devices.
But you got something that I'm reallylooking at because I need something a little
more power and you got something formingHeidi, I do pardon me while I
turn around to get my th.This is the Mophy three and one travel
(12:11):
charger. I'll hold it up infront of something white so maybe you can
see it. And it is magsafe, so if you have devices that
are mag safe charging capable, youcan just lay them on these three different
paths and all you need is one. It comes with one cable that plugs
in on the end and plugs intothe wall. So instead of taking a
(12:33):
big bag of chargers with you whenyou go places, you can just take
this. And it comes in thisbeautiful little travel case that is like gray
felted, and it's got room forthe power cord and the the you know
charging cube, your ac adapter.And I don't know about you, Paul,
(12:56):
but I travel a lot for business, and I'm always traveling with a
very heavy tote bag or backpack thathas like four thousand different cables in it,
which is so ridiculous. I don'tneed half of them, but still
I take them with just in case, and this just solves that problem.
You can charge your your watch,your uh, you know, your earpads
(13:16):
or AirPods. You can just dropthem on there. But it also has
an outlet if you wanted to plugin a USBC to charge another device.
You could do that too. Butit's lightweight, compact and so cute,
and it's from Mophi. And ifyou're looking for a gift for a loved
one who travels a lot, Ithink they would be very happy with this
(13:37):
one. I love it and Ilove how stylish it is. You know,
we can we can coordinate that,you know what I mean? Not
only is it is it built forduty, is built for beauty too.
That's what I love about that good. But I appreciate all the all the
bills and whistles when it comes tothat. Now, now, Heidi,
I am currently not on Verizon.I know, bad boy, I know,
(13:58):
but convince me. Why is now? Convince me and also others out
there who are not on Verizon,why right now is the best time to
make the leap over to Verizon.You talked about some of the great different
technologies, the different devices out there, but something has to power those devices.
So why should we all move toVerizon right now? Right? Well,
(14:22):
so, I've been with Verizon foreighteen years. It's a long time,
so I have seen the evolution ofprice plans and what we offer our
customers and over the years. Ithink people don't really think of Verizon as
a company that's offering its customers greatvalue, but that is really far from
(14:48):
the truth. So let me tellyou. We revamped how wireless plans are
made back last spring and we launchedMy Plan and it's a fully customizable a
wireless plan that allows you to pickyour plan based on your needs and the
various needs of the people in yourin your network and your family. Whoever's
on your plan, you can customizefor each of those people based on their
(15:13):
needs. So you start with yourbase plan and then which will connect you
to Verizon's fabulous, reliable five Gnetwork, which everybody loves and which we
work very hard to make sure thatit is available and working for everyone,
and also you know, evolving thattechnology as we go. We just went
through a big network upgrade, sothere's never been a better time to get
(15:35):
on Verizon's network. So you startwith my plan, and then you can
pick your perks. So we havelaunched a number of what we call perks,
but they're add ons to your planthat give you incredible value, and
a bunch of the perks are focusedaround streaming services, which you may already
be getting all a part somewhere else. But the beauty is you pick your
(15:58):
perk, whether it's Apple One orWalmart Plus or the Disney Bundle, and
each of them are just ten dollarsa month, So instead of paying all
a cart I did my math recentlyand it was shocking, So we've got
to get that switched over. Butright now, there's an incredible deal that
we just announced I think last weekthat is a bundle of Netflix and Max,
(16:23):
which you know, normally in thisnew format would be probably ten dollars
a piece on Verizon, but they'rebundled together, so you're getting them for
ten dollars together, Netflix and Max. It's first of its kind. And
then if you pair that with theDisney Bundle, you're basically going to get
five streaming services for twenty dollars amonth. So I mean, I don't
(16:48):
know about you, but that's that'spretty affordable if you're already paying, you
know, instead of paying say fiftyor sixty or seventy dollars for those streaming
services that you know you want andyou've already been paying for probably somewhere else,
this way they can all be onyour Verizon bill ten dollars a month,
but incredible value with that Netflix Maxcombo. That bundle is amazing and
(17:14):
people are very excited about that.So you know where a lot of companies
are kind of putting the squeeze onyou these days. We're trying to add
value to everything you get as aVerizon customer. And then the other awesome
deal that I wanted to mention isthat you know, with all these devices,
at least while you're home, you'regoing to want a good, strong
Wi Fi network. Right So here'swhere I'm selling you, Paul. You
(17:40):
go with Verizon Home Internet and rightnow there's never been a better time to
get on that plan. So Ibrought the this is it Self installs.
This is your little cube. Thisis what you get, and this basically
takes your wireless connection from the VerizonWireless reliable network outside, brings the signal
(18:00):
inside, and turns it into reallypowerful reliable internet service WiFi for your home
to keep all of your family members, everybody connected, all of those devices
that we just talked about. Sothe great news is if you switch to
Verizon Home Internet right now, youcan get an Okay, I'm just gonna
read this for you because I'm goingto forget something. You can get an
(18:22):
Amazon Echo Show ten or a twohundred dollars Amazon dot Com gift card on
US. Plus you can get anXbus Xbox Series X on US when you
sign up for if you're in aFiOS territory Back East FiOS one gig or
five G Home Plus which is everywhere, or LTE Plus plan if you're not
(18:45):
in a five G area right now. Plus you'll get one hundred dollars Verizon
gift card. That was a lot, so a bunch of stuff from Amazon,
the Xbox if you're on the right, if you choose the appropriate home
Internet plan plus a one hundred dollarsVerizon gift card. And then if you
are an existing Verizon mobile customer,so if you have your mobile plans with
(19:10):
Verizon as well, you can unlocka five year price guarantee when you sign
up for Verizon Home Internet. Soit's an amazing value. I know I'm
gonna like you're gonna get sick ofthe word value when you hear me talk,
but this is really just an amazingtime. If you've been thinking about
joining Verizon, or if you thoughtmaybe it was too expensive, I want
(19:34):
you to know that we're here tohelp with all of the things you want
and need in terms of your connectionand your home tech and tech gifts for
the holidays. They're just some reallyamazing offers right now. And it's a
great time to be a Verizon customer. Wow, I am blown away.
(19:56):
I'm blowing you know, you knowwhat? Hi? Do you want to
And I looked at the the HomeInternet. They remind me of the borg
que from Star Trek, you know, so I was like, man,
that is so cool. Imagine happeningthat up and say, hey, that's
my little borg hive qbe right there. But but it's so powerful and all
(20:18):
the value there, it is likeso much value. I'm thoroughly impressed and
thoroughly shocked, and and it's greatto know all these great things that the
Verizon is offering. Hi, isthere anything else you like to show that's
about some of the great things thatVerizon is doing during this time. Well,
there, we're launching new offers allthe time, So I would say,
(20:41):
you know, it's a good timeto check out our website and if
you go to Verizon dot com slashHoliday Media Hub all one word Holiday Media
Hub. You'll go to a pagethat has all the offers, whether it's
the deals on Verizon Home Internet,UH, the awesome offer with the Android
(21:03):
devices. There's also some Apple deviceoffers for the Apple users out there,
and then all of the accessories thatare on special right now that we have
special pricing for the holidays. Iknow it's last minute, we're down to
the wire on shopping, but butit's a great place to check out the
variety of of UH of smartphones andreally fun wireless devices that that you might
(21:33):
enjoy giving as a gift to yourloved ones or like I said, I
don't think there's anything wrong with onefor you, one for me. You
have my permission one for one foryou, one for me. I'm definitely
definitely down with that. Definitely downDell. Heidi. So great catching up
with you, and thank you somuch for talking to us about that some
of is great, the great thingsthat that Verizon is doing out there,
(21:56):
and then looking forward to catching upwith you again. So thanks, Paul.
I have a have holiday, reallyenjoy chatting with the awesome, the
beautiful Haidi Flato Verizon tech expert Heidihosted us to this great event that Verizon
put on in Beverly Hills. Wesaw some of that that tech and innovation.
I first hand. It is allthat in a bag, and you
(22:18):
know what it is. And andjust Verizon does a great job of educating
us in the media so that wecan educate you as far as some of
the great things that they have outthere. I really really enjoy having my
friends from Verizon on and just hadabout things and looking forward to having Heidi
on real soon again. All right, folks, well it's time for me
(22:38):
to make it like a tree andget out of here. Until next time,
folks, do me a favor.Stay healthy, stay safe. I
remember, I love you all thelife. Take care of everyone in this
world of technology, things that everchange, rearranging. You need someone to
(23:00):
hope you will. I need someonethat can be alone. You'll be with
Paul. I'm gonna das laying inthe tech zone. Mm hmm.
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