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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to the host of Rich

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<v Speaker 1>on Tech right here on KLA k F I K

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<v Speaker 1>T L A C. I kind of just put those together.

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<v Speaker 1>KTLA's tech reporter Rich Damiro morning, Rich.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, good morning you, Amy, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. I got to tell you. I wish that

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<v Speaker 1>I had asked you about this before I left. I

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<v Speaker 1>took a converter over to France and to England. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but it wasn't a converter, it was an adapter.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's a big difference. One melts your curling iron,

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<v Speaker 2>the other does not.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, So if you're going you can plug it in

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<v Speaker 1>if you have the adapter. If you don't convert the

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<v Speaker 1>power supply, you fry. And I have one of those.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a blow dryer brush all in one. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>turned it on. I went, wow, that's really seems you

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<v Speaker 1>have one. I'm like, oh, that really seems to be

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<v Speaker 1>high powered. But it's working and we're like okay, and

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<v Speaker 1>then and then it was dead. So that got left

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<v Speaker 1>behind in Paris.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'll ask you, thankfully, thankfully for most folks that

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<v Speaker 2>are not bringing a blow dryer or one of your

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<v Speaker 2>hairstyling tools. All the rest of the stuff pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>works nowadays, like all the gadgets. Yeah, but yeah, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're bringing those are the last holdouts. If you're bringing

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<v Speaker 2>like an iron or some sort of like steamer or

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<v Speaker 2>hair appliance, that you do need an actual voltage converter for.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, everything else worked to just find so I yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it was a win analogs all at the same time. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get down to business. I got this email about

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<v Speaker 1>a Serie Voice settlement, and in fact, I've made a

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<v Speaker 1>note to myself and said, ask Rich if this is legit,

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<v Speaker 1>because we've been talking about how some of these settlements

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<v Speaker 1>are coming out and some are and some are not.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, so this stems from a ninety five million dollars

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<v Speaker 2>settlement with Apple. A couple said, Hey, my Siri automatically

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<v Speaker 2>activated and listened to what I said, and not only

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<v Speaker 2>did you record that conversation, but you shared it with

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<v Speaker 2>third parties and you sold advertising against it. And of

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<v Speaker 2>course Apple has denied all of this, and I actually

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<v Speaker 2>do not believe the advertising part, but the third party part,

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<v Speaker 2>for you know, quality assurance and you know that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of stuff, probably was true. But Apple has definitely cleaned

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<v Speaker 2>up its game when it comes to Siri and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it even more private. But yes, you can get up

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<v Speaker 2>to one hundred dollars. Look in your email if you

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<v Speaker 2>get something from Lopez Voice Assistant Settlement dot com. It

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<v Speaker 2>is real. You can go in and I thought it

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<v Speaker 2>was actually tougher to claim than it was. But if

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<v Speaker 2>you go in there and you have that claimant identification

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<v Speaker 2>code and your confirmation code, you basically just a test

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<v Speaker 2>that your device activated at some point, and you can

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<v Speaker 2>claim up to five devices. That's one hundred dollars total,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty dollars per device. Do it. It's not too much money.

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<v Speaker 2>Ninety five million dollars is not much for Apple, but hey,

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<v Speaker 2>it's better than nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. So is it like if I've had several phones

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<v Speaker 1>over the years or if I have fivell iPhones all

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<v Speaker 1>at once.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's one. It's several phones over the years. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's one one activation per device. So this has been

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<v Speaker 2>This was from twenty fourteen to twenty twenty four so

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<v Speaker 2>in ten years. And it's not just phones. It's the iPhone,

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<v Speaker 2>the iPad, the MacBook, the Apple Watch, the home pod,

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<v Speaker 2>Apple TV, and others. So I would say that if

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<v Speaker 2>you have those devices in your house. I am sure

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<v Speaker 2>that that has happened to you, because I know it's

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<v Speaker 2>happened to me, and so you can pretty much attest

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<v Speaker 2>to say, you know, as long as that's happened to you,

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<v Speaker 2>you can claim this money.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, cool, that's good news. It's not a lot of money,

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<v Speaker 1>but every little bit helps. Right. There's a new phone

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<v Speaker 1>we're switching over from from Apple to Android. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>new Galaxy S twenty five Edge.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us about it. This is the theme for twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five thin phones. So the S twenty five Edge

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<v Speaker 2>is brand new from Samsung. It is super thin, super light.

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<v Speaker 2>Went hands on with it in New York City. Five

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<v Speaker 2>point eight millimeters thick, one hundred and sixty three grams.

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<v Speaker 2>It is significantly lighter in your hand and thinner than

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<v Speaker 2>any phone that I've used in the past. Still has

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<v Speaker 2>high end features like a two hundred megapixel CA's powered

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<v Speaker 2>by the latest processor, comes in three colors. It's got

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<v Speaker 2>all the things you need, except the battery definitely takes

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<v Speaker 2>a hit because it is smaller, So we don't know

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<v Speaker 2>for sure until we review this. If the battery doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>last as long it's a regular phone. We're not sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Samsung says they're using some AI smarts to make the

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<v Speaker 2>battery last longer. But it is available on May thirtieth,

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<v Speaker 2>and it starts at eleven hundred dollars. Lots of pre

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<v Speaker 2>order deals to get that. But Apple is expected to

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<v Speaker 2>come out with their thin phone later this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so here's my issue with the thin phones that

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<v Speaker 1>it always concerns me is if they're too thin, are

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<v Speaker 1>they going to bend like if you sit on it,

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<v Speaker 1>or so if you put in your back pocket and

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<v Speaker 1>sit on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, good question. I did not test that when I

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<v Speaker 2>was going hands on, but I am getting a review

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<v Speaker 2>unit and I will test that. I think that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be one of the biggest things people are testing

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<v Speaker 2>when they put this thing through its paces. It is

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<v Speaker 2>made of titanium, and I know that Samsung is not

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<v Speaker 2>a silly company, So I think they tested to see

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<v Speaker 2>if people put it in their back pocket and it crumbles,

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope that they have figured out them a

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<v Speaker 2>way to make this phone not do that.

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<v Speaker 1>What would be really cool is if they made bendable glass.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they have that, they already that the.

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<v Speaker 1>Phones huh, well, maybe they're okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe they you know mix these when it goes in

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<v Speaker 2>your back pocket, it bend's just slightly, you know, turned curves.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we'll have to wait and see. So okay, and

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<v Speaker 1>then let's talk Airbnb. Uh we actually looked at Airbnb

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<v Speaker 1>for our little trip, but didn't ultimately use it. But

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like they're they're doing a little expansion.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and Paris is actually one of the top cities

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<v Speaker 2>they mentioned yesterday. They had this big event in Los

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<v Speaker 2>Angeles and they mentioned Paris as one of the top

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<v Speaker 2>cities for Airbnb. And they are expanding beyond rentals and

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<v Speaker 2>now they offer services and experiences in the app, so

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<v Speaker 2>you can book your room and then you can book

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<v Speaker 2>a chef, a massage, personal trainer, makeup artist, all kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of people to come to your room and offer services.

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<v Speaker 2>And then they also have experiences, so instead of taking

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<v Speaker 2>that double deck or bus tour of the city you're

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<v Speaker 2>going in visiting, you can have food tours, art classes,

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<v Speaker 2>nature hikes, and locals lead you in behind the scenes

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<v Speaker 2>tours and so it's all part of their way of differentiating,

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<v Speaker 2>adding more options to the mix. And I'm telling you,

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<v Speaker 2>if you are a makeup artist or a hairstylist or

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<v Speaker 2>a masseuse or a personal trainer. Get on here and

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<v Speaker 2>offer up your services. They are accepting applications. You do

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<v Speaker 2>have to be vetted, but this could be a very

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<v Speaker 2>lucrative side gig. If people start booking through this in

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<v Speaker 2>a big way.

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<v Speaker 1>That's going to be interesting to see how that works out.

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<v Speaker 1>The mastage therapists come into your room gives me a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of hebgb's but.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they already do it. They've got zeal And soothe

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<v Speaker 2>which are very popular, and it's already a thing. So

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's got to have a little faith in humanity,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess. But we're in the news, so it's tough.

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<v Speaker 1>To do that, all right. KTLA's tech reporter Rich Demiro

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<v Speaker 1>also the host of Rich on Tech on KFI that

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<v Speaker 1>you can hear every Saturday from eleven to two. You

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<v Speaker 1>can follow Rich at rich on Tech. You can also

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<v Speaker 1>watch him on KTLA, follow him on Instagram as I

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<v Speaker 1>just mentioned, and he always puts everything that we talk

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<v Speaker 1>about on his show and on KTLA on his website

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<v Speaker 1>and you can get all that information at richon Tech

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<v Speaker 1>dot tv.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you Rich, Thanks Amy, all right, have a great day.