January 23, 2025 • 6 mins
USA Today writer, Marc Saltzman, joins Gary and Shannon for #TechTalk to discuss robot vaccums, laptop that lasts 32 hrs, and silverware that electrifies your tatsebuds.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Do you want your Jeopardy.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Question after we talked about tech talk, Yeah, I'm.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
Sorry, Tube. The machines are getting smarter. This is tech
talk brought to you by Skynet.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Okay, Mark Saltizman, I want to get right to it.
Cees went down and you put out an article about
top picks for Cees. I'm thumbing through it and I've
got to get right away to the creepy spoon. This
is the electric salt spoon who apparently zaps your tongue
while you're eating whatever you're eating to make your body
(00:35):
or your tongue or your tastes and your senses think
that you're eating more sugar or salt than you actually are.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah. Essentially for those on bland low sodium diets, this
Kurin spoon from Japan k I R I N does
send some electric currents through the food like soup or
raw men or whatever you're eating to trick your brain
into thinking it's saltier than it is. And there are
(01:01):
four settings on the spoon. Apparently it's healthy. It's not
because to me, that's questionable if you want something electrifying
your food. But that is the idea, is that if
that means you don't have to consume as much salt,
but your brain thinks, hey, I'm eating some really salty,
yummy MutS of all soup or what have you. Then great,
(01:23):
that's the idea. It's the same company that did this
with chopsticks a couple of years ago, so the spoon
is more of you know, this is more of a
North American push when it comes in April, but it
is out in Japan now and a fork is soon
to follow. That's the idea, is that it makes you
think you're eating tastier food than you really are. I
like the idea in theory if it could be proven safe,
(01:45):
and I don't think they'll sell it here if they can't,
But you never know.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
There were a lot of things, so Shanno has mentioned
for ces, and we haven't been able to talk for
the last couple of weeks simply because of you know,
fires and vacations and things like that. But that ais
Zen book A fourteen is also one of the picks
that you want to point out.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
The little song that you play ahead of our weekly
segment says the machines are getting smarter, and that is
definitely the case with laptops. I've never seen in the
thirty years that I've been covering tech a laptop that
can last more than thirty two hours on a single charge.
But that is exactly what the zen Book A fourteen
can do. Yeah, so this is a newer processor. This
(02:27):
is the snap Dragon family that this is a company
that typically makes mobile phone processors but has gotten into
the laptop space. And we're now dealing with north of
thirty hours on a single charge, which is phenomenal. And
even a regular little power bank that you have in
your purse or in your backpack can now charge up
these laptops. They're becoming more like phones. Yet you know,
(02:50):
you're still getting the performance you want with the exception
of gaming. If you're a hardcore gamer, then you're going
to need, you know, an Intel Core processor, I'm sure,
or maybe am but hey man, that's amazing. And then
under nine hundred grams in weight is one of the
lightest or Asus is claiming it is the world's lightest
fourteen inch AIPC or a copilot plus PC, which is
(03:13):
like a chat GPT like feature built into the laptop
with a dedicated button to press and then you can
ask or type what your prompt is. But yeah, that's
really light at ces. I used it all week in
Vegas and I left the charger in my hotel room
and I was still at more than half after like
four days of use. Wow, I've never seen that. Yeah,
(03:35):
really impressive.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Also unveiled the first robotic vacuum and mop hybrid with
a retractable arm.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yeah, this is great. So it's from a company called
robo Rock and it is. It looks like a circular
robovac like a rumba if you will, that also can
do a mop. That's not new. A lot of the
ones you can buy over the last couple of years
are hybrid models. So they are a vacuum when you
need it and i'm off when you need it, or
it detects which one it needs and it will do it.
(04:04):
But I've never seen this before. An arm, a robotic
arm can come out of the top of the unit
and pick up items that you determine should be picked up.
So you could teach it that socks go in a hamper,
cleanexes go in the trash can, and you hold up
the trash can for example, to the eye to the
lens of this little robot and you're teaching it what
(04:25):
the garbage can or trash can looks like. And so
even if it's not in the same spot in that room,
it will know that that's where you want tissues to go.
So it's a start. It only can do I think
five it can recognize I think only five or six
items to start, like sandals, like flip flops and you know,
you know, socks and all that. But I think they're
(04:46):
going to the idea is that it'll get smarter over time,
and it's called the Robo Rock Seros S A R
O s Z seventy. That's coming in I think in
March or April.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Wow, just in general, did you have fun at cees?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Yeah? You know, it was one of those shows where
you've got two and a half million square feet to
cover in a couple of days. USA Today tapped me
as their only contributor to that awards package that you
read with. I had to write about fifty items one
hundred and something worth each, so fun. Well, there wasn't
a huge concert this year. Usually JBL, their parent company
(05:26):
Harman Puts on a big show. Last year was deef Leppard,
the year before was Red Hot chili peppers. This year,
there wasn't one. So the one night that I had off,
I just went and saw a circ show called Matt Apple.
It was okay, it was that New York, New York.
But yeah, I mean it's fun, but it's tiring because
you know, I don't have a robot joining me to
(05:47):
help review these products. But maybe one year in the future.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Maybe next year, maybe next year. Great good to hear
from you, Happy New Year.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
And to you, looking forward to chatting with you next week.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Also sound make sure you follow Mark on Twitter. He's
got some great information on x M a arc Underscore
Saltzman for all the greatest information, and the tech It
Out podcast.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
Also
Do you want your Jeopardy.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
Question after we talked about tech talk, Yeah, I'm.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
Sorry, Tube. The machines are getting smarter. This is tech
talk brought to you by Skynet.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Okay, Mark Saltizman, I want to get right to it.
Cees went down and you put out an article about
top picks for Cees. I'm thumbing through it and I've
got to get right away to the creepy spoon. This
is the electric salt spoon who apparently zaps your tongue
while you're eating whatever you're eating to make your body
(00:35):
or your tongue or your tastes and your senses think
that you're eating more sugar or salt than you actually are.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah. Essentially for those on bland low sodium diets, this
Kurin spoon from Japan k I R I N does
send some electric currents through the food like soup or
raw men or whatever you're eating to trick your brain
into thinking it's saltier than it is. And there are
(01:01):
four settings on the spoon. Apparently it's healthy. It's not
because to me, that's questionable if you want something electrifying
your food. But that is the idea, is that if
that means you don't have to consume as much salt,
but your brain thinks, hey, I'm eating some really salty,
yummy MutS of all soup or what have you. Then great,
(01:23):
that's the idea. It's the same company that did this
with chopsticks a couple of years ago, so the spoon
is more of you know, this is more of a
North American push when it comes in April, but it
is out in Japan now and a fork is soon
to follow. That's the idea, is that it makes you
think you're eating tastier food than you really are. I
like the idea in theory if it could be proven safe,
(01:45):
and I don't think they'll sell it here if they can't,
But you never know.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
There were a lot of things, so Shanno has mentioned
for ces, and we haven't been able to talk for
the last couple of weeks simply because of you know,
fires and vacations and things like that. But that ais
Zen book A fourteen is also one of the picks
that you want to point out.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
The little song that you play ahead of our weekly
segment says the machines are getting smarter, and that is
definitely the case with laptops. I've never seen in the
thirty years that I've been covering tech a laptop that
can last more than thirty two hours on a single charge.
But that is exactly what the zen Book A fourteen
can do. Yeah, so this is a newer processor. This
(02:27):
is the snap Dragon family that this is a company
that typically makes mobile phone processors but has gotten into
the laptop space. And we're now dealing with north of
thirty hours on a single charge, which is phenomenal. And
even a regular little power bank that you have in
your purse or in your backpack can now charge up
these laptops. They're becoming more like phones. Yet you know,
(02:50):
you're still getting the performance you want with the exception
of gaming. If you're a hardcore gamer, then you're going
to need, you know, an Intel Core processor, I'm sure,
or maybe am but hey man, that's amazing. And then
under nine hundred grams in weight is one of the
lightest or Asus is claiming it is the world's lightest
fourteen inch AIPC or a copilot plus PC, which is
(03:13):
like a chat GPT like feature built into the laptop
with a dedicated button to press and then you can
ask or type what your prompt is. But yeah, that's
really light at ces. I used it all week in
Vegas and I left the charger in my hotel room
and I was still at more than half after like
four days of use. Wow, I've never seen that. Yeah,
(03:35):
really impressive.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Also unveiled the first robotic vacuum and mop hybrid with
a retractable arm.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yeah, this is great. So it's from a company called
robo Rock and it is. It looks like a circular
robovac like a rumba if you will, that also can
do a mop. That's not new. A lot of the
ones you can buy over the last couple of years
are hybrid models. So they are a vacuum when you
need it and i'm off when you need it, or
it detects which one it needs and it will do it.
(04:04):
But I've never seen this before. An arm, a robotic
arm can come out of the top of the unit
and pick up items that you determine should be picked up.
So you could teach it that socks go in a hamper,
cleanexes go in the trash can, and you hold up
the trash can for example, to the eye to the
lens of this little robot and you're teaching it what
(04:25):
the garbage can or trash can looks like. And so
even if it's not in the same spot in that room,
it will know that that's where you want tissues to go.
So it's a start. It only can do I think
five it can recognize I think only five or six
items to start, like sandals, like flip flops and you know,
you know, socks and all that. But I think they're
(04:46):
going to the idea is that it'll get smarter over time,
and it's called the Robo Rock Seros S A R
O s Z seventy. That's coming in I think in
March or April.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Wow, just in general, did you have fun at cees?
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Yeah? You know, it was one of those shows where
you've got two and a half million square feet to
cover in a couple of days. USA Today tapped me
as their only contributor to that awards package that you
read with. I had to write about fifty items one
hundred and something worth each, so fun. Well, there wasn't
a huge concert this year. Usually JBL, their parent company
(05:26):
Harman Puts on a big show. Last year was deef Leppard,
the year before was Red Hot chili peppers. This year,
there wasn't one. So the one night that I had off,
I just went and saw a circ show called Matt Apple.
It was okay, it was that New York, New York.
But yeah, I mean it's fun, but it's tiring because
you know, I don't have a robot joining me to
(05:47):
help review these products. But maybe one year in the future.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Maybe next year, maybe next year. Great good to hear
from you, Happy New Year.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
And to you, looking forward to chatting with you next week.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Also sound make sure you follow Mark on Twitter. He's
got some great information on x M a arc Underscore
Saltzman for all the greatest information, and the tech It
Out podcast.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
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