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Q&A with Samsung about its new AI-powered Galaxy S25 devices! Plus, Intel and Abbott share their top CES highlights

I catch up with Samsung’s Blake Gaiser, Head of Smartphone Product Management, at the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Jose, to hear all about the incredible AI features backed into the new family of Samsung Galaxy S25 devices
From laptops and desktops to automotive news, we’ll learn about Intel’s highlights from CES with Asma Aziz, Marketing Director for the Americas, at Intel
Called ‘Lingo,’ we’ll get the 4-1-1 on a new biowearable from Abbott – and find out how it differs from the Freestyle Libre device for those with diabetes -- I interview Pamela Nisevich Bede, Global Nutritionist at Abbott’s Lingo Business.
Thank you to Intel, Visa, and SanDisk

Duration:: 39m
Broadcast on:: 25 Jan 2025
Audio Format:: other

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the ever-changing world of technology? Tech It Out can help make some sense of it all. Breaking down GeekSpeak into StreetSpeak, technology columnist, author, and TV personality Mark Saltzman covers consumer technology each week for every listener. Mark tackles the latest news, reviews, and how-tos to help you understand what's hot, what's not, and why. Hey everyone, welcome to Tech It Out, it's episode 378, hope everyone is doing well, and thank you for making Tech It Out a small part of your day. Whether you're new to this radio show and podcast, or have been a long time listener, thank you for tuning into the program. And we have so much good stuff to get to this hour, let me tell you what's on top, and then we can kick things off. I was in San Jose this week at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday, where the tech giant unveiled its latest family of AI-powered smartphones. And so we'll start Tech It Out today with an interview recorded at the event. After that, Abbott, a pharma company best known for its freestyle libre wearable device, for those with diabetes, they've got a new product called lingo that I think you're going to want to hear about, it's wild. Also on the show today, as you may know, I attended the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, for CES in Las Vegas the other week. And so we're going to hear from Intel about its big announcements from the show. Speaking of Intel, they're the title sponsor on Tech It Out, with its Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors. And so I'll tell you more about that shortly. But let's officially kick off a brand new Tech It Out episode with our first interview. All right, so I'm here sitting down with Blake Geyser, Head of Smartphone Product Management at Samsung Electronics America at Galaxy Unpacked in January and beautiful San Jose. Blake is here to tell us all about the new family of Samsung Galaxy S25 devices, all powered by AI. First of all, Blake, congrats on another Unpacked Under Your Belt. Thank you so much. And I appreciate you coming to see just all the exciting things that we're bringing forth with the new S25 family. Yeah, so first of all, just to step back for a moment, Unpacked is a bi-annual event where you celebrate and you launch these new devices globally. The one in the summer is for your Z family, your flip and fold. But this one here in January is the S family. This is the big one. This is like the Super Bowl of Unpacked Events. Correct. You know, this is the event where a lot of our big tech is going to be introduced to our customers around the world. Yeah. All right, so Galaxy S25, there's a trio of devices at a high level. Tell us about them. And I know the big story this year is AI, so we should probably start there. Yeah. You know, if we take a step back to S24, that's when we introduced the first mobile AI platform to the market. And that was a collection of many different useful features that we brought forth. And over the last year, we've taken a lot of those lessons learned and we took the approach to S25 of building a phone with AI in mind from the ground up. So everything from our hardware and chipset all the way through the new features and functionalities that we're bringing to market. It's really a true AI phone in your pocket. Some people tense up when they hear the word AI, probably because they don't really understand what it is. And it's beyond generative AI, where you're typing in a prompt and you're asking something that you would ask, say, chat GPT, there's so much more to it. But essentially, if I may, AI just helps you get more done in less time and your device is becoming a smarter smartphone, if that's fair. That is a great way to look at it. We're trying to allow AI to do the heavy lifting for you. So whether that's to do multiple actions just with a simple voice prompt rather than having to go into multiple different apps, find information for you, or do things like just make your device work better, where you don't even see AI working and it's working in the background. It's all about making this device as personalized as possible, getting you things quicker and more efficiently, and just enjoying your device more. All right, so let's unpack some of that, pun intended, along with what was introduced last year when it comes to AI, like photo editing tools, circle to search, voice to text, transcription and language translation. There's now new features like auto suggestions, audio eraser, audio recognition, and a lot more. Can you share what's new and exciting from your vantage point? There's just so much on, we can't fit it in. We got like seven more minutes, Blake. I know all kidding aside, what to you is like, wow, when you're playing around with the S-25 long before the general public does, what to you has been super impressive. I'll cherry pick three different things. One is what we call AI select, and that is a tool that you can utilize that intelligently knows what's on your screen and provide you with recommendations of things you might want to do. So you're watching a video, it will pull up the ability to turn it into a GIF. If you're looking at a photo, your generative edict suite of tools will become available to you, really just letting you do more without having to go and find various different settings and different clicks. The second is really a seamless integration between our applications. So now you can utilize with a long press on your side button, go out, find information, and within that prompt, you can say things like, find me the next basketball game, put it in my calendar, and text it to Mark, and it's able to go and find out when that next game is where you're at, put it into your calendar, and send it to you all with just one simple voice prompt that would have taken you seven, eight, nine clicks to do prior to this. Right. So really seamlessly integrating these voice actions within that, and then the last is taking personalization to the next level. So we've introduced something we're calling our personal data engine, and you can think of that as a personal LLM that's learning about you, which is a large language model, like a chat GPT, if you will, Google Gemini. Yeah. Yeah. It's information where it learns about you and then can preemptively provide you with information or actions that you might want to take. So if you're doing things over and over again on your device, for me, I get into my car, I turn my Bluetooth on, I get out of my car, I turn my Bluetooth off, it will recognize that I do that multiple times and suggest it as a routine saying, hey, let's just do this for you. So you can stop clicking that button every time you get into your car, as well as introducing what we call the now brief where you wake up in the morning. It's a widget right there. It recognizes things that are important to you. And just in one screen provides that information to you without having to go in and do multiple clicks again. So I'll wake up in the morning. It'll give me the weather because that's what I look at. It will give me news that I'm interested in. It will tell me what my calendar looks like for the rest of the day. And if the weather is bad, it will let me know that I might need to leave early for that day, or if it senses traffic on route to the office. Exactly. Continue to just update. So taking all that information and that is completely locked down on the chip with Knox. We've enhanced the security certificate of our Knox vault and we've enhanced our end-to-end encryption. So, you know, just like last year, we're continuing to drive security as a key point for us. And within your settings, you can, you know, choose not to do any of these things. You can choose to completely delete it from the install option. Or do it completely on device, whatever it is that makes each user more comfortable. You gave an example to the crowd here, journalist here, and you talked about sleep and how if you wear a galaxy, watch or ring to bed and it knows that you're not having a great sleep, it may suggest, for example, to turn down the temperature of your thermostat or do it automatically through smart things. Or that your TV's on, like, can you tell us about some of that? Yeah. You know, sleep is important to us. We really have been digging deep into it. It's so important to our health and with our rings that we introduced a second half of last year, our galaxy watches and the S25, you know, to be able to provide you with anything that you have tied into your SmartThings app. You have smart thermometers, smart lights, whatever it might be, to give you that sleep environment to help you recognize what happens and what makes you sleep better. So if it's warmer and you're not sleeping well, it's going to let you know that. And to your point, the one that I'm really excited about, I have to use a TV to fall asleep. It will recognize when I fall asleep, count down to 10 and turn the TV off for me so I can fall asleep and then stay asleep better. Yeah. Wow. That's a good one for my wife, Kelly, who also needs a TV to fall asleep, but keeps it on all night and it disrupts her sleep, I'm sure. So that's a good one. And one more AI feature before we talk hardware, Blake, is I was really impressed by the ability to press and hold on a YouTube video and ask for a summary of that video to be sent to your notes section. It was kind of tied to what you were talking about earlier with a voice prompt, but you can also do it manually just by pressing and holding the side button, right? Correct. You press and hold that side button. You can have any kind of voice prompt that you want or there's a button that will pop up and say, ask specifically about what's on your screen. And so that's something where you have a really long video, you want to know what is this guy think of the S25 smartphone and you don't want to watch a 30-minute unboxing of it, you can just press. Right. Exactly. You know, you'll get the full summary. Hey, he thought it was the greatest device ever. Of course he did. Yes. And you can, you know, in that voice prompt, have it saved to your Samsung notes and will even provide you with the URL so you can go back and watch that video in its entirety. Super smart. Before we wrap up, let's talk hardware. Obviously, people love capturing moments on their phone, video and photos. And also there's a newer processor and talk to us a bit about that. Yeah. So deep collaboration with Qualcomm, we're introducing the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy. That is a three nanometer processor by far, you know, the highest performing chipset that we've ever brought into one of our devices without impacting battery life. Same battery life as last year, even though it's more powerful and better AI, right? We're seeing a better battery life because the three nanometer processor uses less power. And then just how we've optimized the battery using AI even better. We're seeing year over year enhancements, even though we have not changed the size of the battery. So there's three devices, the S25, the S25 Plus, and then there's the S25 Ultra. And on the Ultra, there's a new 50 megapixel wide angle camera. Correct. With last year, with S24, we took our telephoto lens and upgraded that from 12 megapixels to 50 megapixels. Now we've taken our ultra wide lens from 12 megapixels to 50 megapixels. So that gives us high resolution on all three of those lenses, where you want to get more within that picture and provide you with great detail there. But then those macro shots, if you want to get really close to something and get a lot of detail, it's providing us four times the amount of detail year over year on those really close to images. And then editing those photos even better now. You don't have to circle, for example, those people photo bombing your picture. You can have the AI detect what it thinks you want to remove and it just does it for you. Where could our listeners learn more? All of that's going to be available on Samsung.com. All right. So pre-orders are now available and it launches February 7th at retail and online. Great to see you Blake and congrats on yet another successful unpack. Thanks Mark. Really appreciate sharing this with you and your listeners. We'll be right back with more tech get out. Listen to check it out whenever you want. Find the Check It Out podcast at iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to Tech It Out before we touch base with Abbott to learn more about their new wearable device. They made a big splash with at the recent consumer electronics show. I did mention Intel was the title sponsor on this program and we are going to touch base soon with asthma Aziz from the company to hear all about what's new from Intel. But if you are in the market to buy a new PC really there's never been a more exciting time thanks to more powerful devices driven by AI much longer battery life than we've seen before and countless designs like touch and convertibles where the laptop can convert into a tablet by bending back the screen speaking of which many of today's laptops are not just thin and light but have a stunning OLED display and Intel is leading the charge with its new Intel Core Ultra PCs series 2 laptops that are powering portable PCs across more than 25 computer makers. They can deliver a lot more performance up to 80% more for gaming for instance compared to last year's machines yet amazingly consume up to 50% less power to do so. This translates to battery life of more than 20 hours with some applications head on over to intel.com/aipc to learn more that's intel.com/aipc alright on with the show. You don't have to have diabetes to know about Abbott's popular bio wearable device called freestyle libre. I always see it when I'm out it's worn usually on the back of the upper arm. This is a continuous glucose monitoring device that measures blood sugar levels and now the company has a product called lingo it's another bio wearable device again which just means you wear it on your body and this is designed to help people improve their metabolism eating habits and overall health. Is this the same as the freestyle libre who is this for well joining us to chat is Pamela Nissovich Bead she's a global nutritionist at Abbott's lingo business welcome to the show Pam good to chat with you I'm excited to be here thank you and it is okay to call you Pam yes alright nice and informal before we talk about lingo by Abbott please tell us a bit about your work. Sure so I am a registered dietitian and my specialty is actually sports dietitian outside of Abbott I work with high level athletes I advise on nutrient timing and nutrient delivery and just how do we use nutrition as this great tool to fine tune and optimize performance as well as protect the athlete from a health standpoint. I've also been with Abbott for a very long time I started in pediatric nutrition as a clinician actually before I came to Abbott so I was in the hospital I was working in type 1 diabetes and genetics and obesity research and then I started at Abbott on our premature infant formula brands prior to joining lingo I was actually using continuous glucose monitors to fine tune athlete performance and I was brought in as an expert to really help people understand this so what about glucose and so as we brought lingo to life I really kept that in the back of my mind of how do we give people a tool in the palm of their hand that helps them fine tune their own nutrition their own lifestyle and really explain what this data means and somehow you found the time to author a couple of books over the years oh yes including fuel the fire sweat eat repeat and run to lose among them so Abbott they've enjoyed tremendous success with its freestyle libre platform as I mentioned off the top I know a lot of my listeners if they don't wear it they know someone who does or they've seen it millions and millions have been sold so let's first explain what that is and then we'll pivot and talk about lingo sure so it's kind of like you said at the beginning no one knows how to manage glucose better than Abbott with our freestyle libre technology we're really the leader in that technology and we pioneered glucose sensing and we've studied you know glucose and continuous glucose monitoring because we use it to help over 6 million people globally manage their glucose and freestyle libre has clinical and real world proven outcomes that support its use as well so at lingo what we did is we took this really strong foundation of glucose knowledge and we thought we all have glucose we all want to optimize our health our wellness and we're at a time when metabolic health is not at a great state worldwide and so that's where we thought you know how do we bring this great technology really to the back of the arms of more individuals who can benefit from it going back to the freestyle libre this wearable or bio wearable device monitors your blood glucose levels and so this now means fewer pinpricks where they have to prick their finger in order to test their blood is that what we're talking about here that's that's true so when you think through how we used to measure glucose levels it really was a finger prick and when I started in clinic that's what we were using and you get this value of blood glucose and it's a snapshot in time but glucose has a ton of variation throughout the day so with continuous glucose monitoring we see more patterns and trends and you know that minute by minute data like you would have on with lingo for a freestyle libre we use it to manage conditions like type 1 diabetes type 2 it's got features for insulin management and medication and sharing with your health care professional in a different range than you would have for lingo but the technology is the same in which we're pivoting from the snapshot finger stick to this continuous look of what's going on behind the scenes I know the expression is ignorance is bliss but I'm a firm believer that data is bliss so let's now talk about lingo what is it exactly and how is it different than freestyle libre sure so lingo is a continuous glucose monitor it's really two tools here you've got a biosensor that you would wear on the back of your arm it utilizes a tiny filament think about about the size and the length of an eyelash it's very flexible it sits right below your skin and it's going to measure your interstitial fluid so it never touches blood glucose or blood but basically the biosensor is going to be measuring your interstitial fluid it's going to send that data to an app on your smartphone and lingo is going to translate that data and so you're going to see your glucose in real time minute by minute you're going to see it in graph form and what lingo does differently than a lot of other glucose trackers is it's kind of highlighting the times where you've got kind of spikes and crashes in this movement that you should really pay attention to and we call that the lingo count so it's highlighting and it's giving a value to spikes so that you can play detective just like we would with any data right what is important about data is what we do with it so how is this different than freestyle libre more about lingo with abit when we return on tech it out want to follow mark go go go mark with a c and saltman with a z breaking down gig speak in the street speak this is tech it out tech it out with technology columnist author and tv personality mark saltman we're chatting with pam or pamela nisovich bead global nutritionist ad abbot's lingo business to teach us all about the lingo bio wearable device that made some headlines again this time at the consumer electronic show last week in las vegas pam is a certified specialist in sports diatetics and an expert in nutrition communications in fact just as my goal on this program is to break down geek speak into street speak pam's mission is to translate the often complex science of nutrition and metabolism into tangible and practical advice to inspire others to change their habits and improve their overall health before the break pam you were starting to explain the differences between the freestyle libre product which is super popular also from abbot same company with the new lingo device could you elaborate please sure compared to freestyle libre the range in lingo is going to be different lingo is available without a prescription it's available over the counter there's also different perspectives on what we should be using lingo for what we should be using freestyle libre for lingo is not for individuals who are using insulin lingos for individuals over 18 freestyle libre is appropriate for individuals who are managing diabetes children who are managing conditions to freestyle is a prescription product okay thanks for that clarification and distinction so is it fair to say then that lingo is a preventative tool so you don't become type 2 diabetic i like to think of it as a proactive tool okay i think we're saying the same thing but yeah i that's a better it's a better word for it what we're finding with lingo is there's a variety of people who are using it so some individuals who know they have a health condition that they are trying to proactively approach right so you know you have prediabetes you have diabetes in your family and you say i want my journey to look differently i want a different end to my story than someone who you know just these progresses so people are using it proactively to make changes bring new habits to life so that their metabolic health is in a better place some people are you can think of like the biohackers who just want to peek behind the scenes fully optimize themselves and just really fine-tune what kind of what their glucose is looking like or maybe they're working on nutrient timing for a marathon or triathlon and then others who are curious about nutrition or weight loss or just general metabolic health and they know that glucose is kind of at the center of that conversation so there's a lot of different people who are using lingo really to feel better in their own skin and really to feel better about their own health so with that in mind i'd love for you to explain how our bodies convert glucose which is i believe the main source of energy that we derive from food and drinking into fuel for our bodies and what is it then that we need to control is it too much is it the wrong time of day the wrong foods what are the issues here sure so our body uses glucose and then fat as fuel and we need to manage our glucose for many reasons one almost every food we is going to contribute to glucose to our diet especially carbohydrates and sugar sources and our body likes to keep our level of glucose within a certain range and by keeping it within a certain range and even a certain pattern we can kind of proactively prevent a lot of the leading causes of death that are actually associated with poor glucose control so what happens is when we have a lot of glucose flooding our system we often see that as a spike in a crash on our graph but you can often sometimes feel it right you're not you're not focusing well your mood is the shifted your energy levels are in flux but what's happening is we've got all this glucose and our body is going to put it into storage so insulin comes into action and basically insulin is transporting this glucose from circulation to hopefully the muscles that are going to use it as we're active throughout the day but we can only store so much glucose across our body in you know mostly liver and muscles and so the extra that we have based on really kind of our diet and our choices we often have extra we are eventually going to be storing that as fat right and we know that across across our world we've got you know a problem with obesity a problem with metabolic syndrome and so some of that is based very much on kind of this excess of glucose excess of insulin you know different levels of response for insulin so that's why it's important to kind of think through where our nutrition is coming from think through changes we can make to keep our glucose at a healthier level but also as our glucose is kind of spiking and crashing throughout the day the data is pointing to increased risk for diseases like cardiovascular disease Alzheimer's diabetes other conditions that those are chronic conditions that you know they increase mortality and then we have conditions just like in health obesity menopause symptoms PCOS that are very much tied to what our glucose patterns are really interesting can you before we wrap up walk us through how it works so you don't need a prescription for this you you buy it either online or at retail you get that sensor the biowarable sensor do you download the app can you walk us through a bit of how it works sure so you would visit hello lingo dot com and you would purchase biosensor there are three different kind of packages you could choose from and this is one of the most common questions i get of how long do i use lingo so if you there we have an option for those who want to learn more it's a two-week option it's one biosensor each biosensor you wear for 14 days on the back of your arm so that's really to get an understanding of how your body's responding the food to exercise to stress etc that is one biosensor is $49 and then the build package would be four weeks two biosensors and that's really taking a deeper dive into metabolism you're experimenting with habits and changes you're learning from lingo you're getting coaching throughout so for two biosensors or four weeks that would be $89 and then the transform package is 12 weeks so that's for those who want to really continue to deep dive continue to fine-tune create consistent routines because it really is a lot about habit change and that would be 249 so those are all available at hello lingo dot com and you're right no prescription would be needed okay do you wear it continuously or do you take it off to go to the shower like or if you go for a swim good question we'd like to say that lingo is life proof so you would wear it continuously once you apply the sensor it's going to stay on the back of your arm through showering swimming all all life okay on the app which the companion app which gives you a window into what the biosensor is capturing it does it push notifications to you or is it the onus is on you to pull it do you know what i mean like are you as your phone going to notify you if something that you should know about or is it up to you to go and dive deep into the data in the app and graphs and charts to to read the information right it's really up to you on how you want to use lingo so we have an option for different notification settings but we're finding that people are engaging with lingo consistently throughout the day they're diving into their data they're learning from our discover page they're taking challenges they're looking at their graphs their real-time data their progress so it's really you being that detective of what's going on and then what changes you want to make sounds great thank you so much pam so hello lingo dot com yes thank you to mark pamlin nisovich bead has been our guest all the best all the best to you thank you too what can your next laptop do that your existing one cannot we're going to catch up with intel when we return on tech it out breaking down geek speak into street speak check it out hosted by mark sultsman welcome back to tech it out we cover cybersecurity a lot on this program and how you can best protect yourself in the digital age even if you're not super tech savvy one part of the solution is securely shopping online and so i'm thrilled about my partnership with visa on tech it out 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desktops and gaming machines all powered by the latest Intel core ultra series two processors to tell us more about highlights from CES including how AI PCs are getting smarter and some automotive news we're joined by asthma Aziz she's marketing director for the Americas at Intel welcome back to the show asthma great to chat with you again thanks mark the pleasure is all mine Intel had a great booth on top of the Venetian Expo there so how is your CES? well cs 2025 has been phenomenal mark as you said the energy on ground was electric and then for me personally it's always exciting to be part of an event with the most innovative minds in the world kind of converge to showcase the future of tech and for Intel this year we have had particularly special moments as we unveiled the groundbreaking advancements in AI powered PC automotive technology and so much more really setting a tone for the exciting year ahead that we're expecting to have all right great so with that in mind i'd love to talk about CES highlights from your vantage point where would you like to start i know we'll get to automotive at some point but how about laptops and desktops what's new that our listeners should know about absolutely let's dive into laptops and desktops in my opinion mark 2025 couldn't have started better and at CES this month Intel unveiled the new additions to our Intel core ultra processor family this launch sets a new benchmark for innovation really empowering work play and creativity mark like never before and i would want to just unpack a little bit and double click into what it means for different users so let's say for businesses we announced the Intel core ultra 200v series and now professionals have AI tools at their fingertips to supercharge productivity this paired with Intel vpro technology and enhanced by microsoft co-pilot plus experience it's truly a game changer mark for the enterprise IT and together they offer seamless secure remote work environment and deliver a robust platform for modern workplaces right now for our gamers and creators you know that we announced the Intel core ultra h and hx series right this brings serious power with up to 24 cores and integrated Intel R graphics for ultra thin devices that do not compromise on performance which we know is super important for this audience and lastly for our everyday users the Intel core ultra 200v series brings the perfect balance of performance and power efficiency featuring up to 24 platform top smart and Intel XELPG graphics for seamless multitasking and entertainment on the core all right so just because i like to explain what these phrases mean you know like teraflops and cores and it can make your head spin essentially we're talking more power to get more done in less time on thin devices that also excel in the battery department so there's no trade-offs with the help of AI and your processor family your spot on my okay awesome i just you know i try to break down geek speak into street speak on this program but yeah something for everyone whether you're using computers for productivity sake something for content creators like yours truly who shoots video in the field and edits it on the fly and i like how you said let's double clip through some of these clever as well as something for gamers and other entertainment seekers those who like to stream video and even everyday folks so how would you say then overall asthma these pieces will help shape the future of technology mark this is an excellent question and that's the one that is on everybody's mind so AI powered PCs represent a paradigm shift in computing so by embedding AI directly into the processors these devices can now automate and personalize user experience right something that's super important such as real-time transcription photo editing boost productivity like you were mentioning which is super important for our commercial users or the business people with features like intelligent noise suppression predictive task management also these AI PCs are enabling entirely mark new capabilities like real-time language translation immersive virtual collaboration i can mark go on and on but in a nutshell AI PCs are making technology more accessible intuitive and capable than ever before it's really shaping how we live and work in profound ways and this is mark just the beginning with lots more advancements to come i compare buying a computer to buying clothes for kids try to go a little bit bigger than you need to today to grow into it so you don't have to replace that laptop or desktop so fast you know try to go with a little bit more power and performance and you think you need today in order to future-proof your investment absolutely mark you know you need that little bit of headroom because you know we've seen and research tells us our own experiences tell us the more somebody uses a device they get more mature on their usages and their requirements increase so you are absolutely right when you say while buying or choosing a device like buying kid's clothes have a little bit of that headroom and future-proof your investment a few more minutes with asthma aziz from intel when we return on tech it out we'll be right back follow mark saltzman on facebook on twitter on instagram listen to tech it out whenever you want we are chatting with asthma aziz marketing director for the america is at intel we're doing a bit of a post-seas wrap up of some of the big news out of the show from the semi-conductor giant and when can we see these innovations available to us and also how would we know that it's an ai powered intel processor inside you mentioned like the h series and the v series the s series so is there like a badge or a sticker on for example the laptop where you know that it's the latest and greatest yeah let me unpack your question mark so firstly you asked me about when will these be available so ai pcs have been in the market since 2024 however the stuff that we you and i just spoke about many of these innovations will be hitting the market in the first half of 2025 with subsequent more launches and to ensure you're getting the ai powered pc look for devices featuring the intelcore ultra badge so you're looking for intelcore ultra badge or the latest v pro and evo platforms so these markers or these stickers as you can call it on the device signify cutting edge performance ai integration and energy efficiency another thing mark if somebody is buying in store you know look for retail salespeople that have been trained by intel share your requirements and needs and they should also be able to help you help direct you in the right direction or you can go to intel.com and we've got these pc you know choosing options available where you can literally it's very intuitive you can plug in what you're looking for it'll ask you a couple of questions and then it can you know sort of pull up different devices that match your criteria so we're really making this process easy for our users just before ces in fact as my saw you speak at an event in toronto you were great by the way i recall you sharing how many ai pc's intel already shipped in 2024 i think just the end of the year in fact do you recall that number and this is expected to be a big deal in 2025 as well no doubt yes mark firstly thank you you so kind i know we met at that event right before ces and yes we've shipped over 1.5 million ai powered pc's in 2024 and the number is expected to exponentially grow in 2025 and this reflects the growing demand for smarter more capable computing devices mark i want your listeners to know ai pc's are not just a trend there are transformative technology that's here to stay and we're leading the charge with all the innovations that are happening in our workshop let's now pivot and talk automotive news out of ces and how intel fits into all of this certainly intel's automotive presence at ces was centered around advancing autonomy connectivity and ai in vehicle you know mark our mobile i technology continues to lead the charge with innovations that enhance the safety and enables smarter driving experience i believe two very important vectors and i hope you were able to visit our demo on the show floor where we showcase solutions that integrate seamlessly into the vehicle ecosystem so that in turn is delivering real-time data analysis intelligent navigation and predictive capabilities this positions intel as a critical enabler of the smart and autonomous vehicles of the future awesome and then before we wrap up asthma any other key innovations or announcements from intel at ces that we've missed certainly mark i think another stand out was the announcement of panther lake which is a successor to our current lunar lake processes and the one i'm particularly excited about because this is the first product on our intel 18a process set to launch in late 2025 we also revealed advancements in edge computing with new processes all right awesome and of course edge computing is often a business term it's a device that is at or near the network edge if you will instead of sending it to a cloud server it's done more locally and it's faster as a result and reduced latency and more secure finally asthma where can we get more info for sure find all the latest updates and detailed announcements on intel.com we'll also be sharing mark more insights behind the scene content throughout the year on our social media platforms you know that we are available on facebook x so give us a follow and stay tuned and let's get on this exciting journey together and you're a great follow on linkedin as well by the way you've got some great posts and articles that you that you share in images from intel events around the world as well asthma always great chatting with you thank you so much for taking the time especially it's a very busy time for intel coming out of ces and kicking off 2025 thanks again for everything thank you mark likewise always a pleasure to talk to you all righty well that wraps up another episode of tech it out speaking of laptops i usually end the show by reminding you to back up your files on a regular basis just in case something happens i've received some emails this week from very upset listeners in one instance the laptop just would not turn on and they to impact things up so i always trust sand disc and western digital drives very reliable for local offline storage that does not require a monthly subscription western digital dot com or sand disc dot com has more thanks again for tuning in everyone looking forward to catching up with you next time for another new episode of tech it out

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