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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 KFI KTLA's tech reporter Rich DeMuro. Rich,

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing with folding phones.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, Samsung's got two new foldable phones, the z Fold

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<v Speaker 2>seven and the z Flip seven. Notable improvements on the

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<v Speaker 2>fold This is the one that opens up like a book.

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<v Speaker 2>The outside screen is way bigger. It's actually usable this

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<v Speaker 2>time compared to previous models. The inside screen is even bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>It's now eight inches, which means it's essentially a mini

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<v Speaker 2>tablet in your pocket that you can unfold. They also

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<v Speaker 2>put their best camera on this device for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a two hundred megapixel camera, which is really great

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<v Speaker 2>for folks that want to use this. The trade off

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<v Speaker 2>is that they removed support for the spen that's their stylus,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that little thing you can use to write

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<v Speaker 2>on the screen. And they also increase the price, so

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<v Speaker 2>it is now two thousand dollars. Wow, but yeah, I know,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're getting two and one. You get the phone

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<v Speaker 2>and the tablet. You got to look on the bright side.

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<v Speaker 2>So nobody pays full price for Samsung devices. There's always

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<v Speaker 2>some sort of discounter trade in then they've got the

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<v Speaker 2>Flip seven. This is the one that's probably better for

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<v Speaker 2>most people. It's the one that opens up like the

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<v Speaker 2>old school flip phones, except the entire outside screen when

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<v Speaker 2>it's closed is a screen. Now it's pushed all the

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<v Speaker 2>way to the edges. The inside screen is much wider,

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<v Speaker 2>so it feels more like a proper phone when you

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<v Speaker 2>open it up. The downside to this one is there's

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<v Speaker 2>really not one actually, so people seem to like this

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<v Speaker 2>thing a lot. Eleven d dollars for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so the flip one when it's folded is it's

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<v Speaker 1>a square pretty much right correct, And it's got the

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<v Speaker 1>same screen, just smaller as what happens when you open it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's got an outside screen that you can do

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things on, not everything, but you can

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<v Speaker 2>do a lot on there. And yes, it's much bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>And the cool thing about this form factor that people

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<v Speaker 2>may not realize is that you're always using your best

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<v Speaker 2>cameras to take your pictures. So whether you're capturing a

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<v Speaker 2>selfie or a selfie video or an actual you know,

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<v Speaker 2>camera photo, you're always using those front facing cameras, which

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<v Speaker 2>are the best cameras on the device. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>hard to imagine in your head, but you're literally always

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<v Speaker 2>shooting with the best cameras on this phone, which is

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<v Speaker 2>why people like it as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and then my other question was you mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>they put the really good camera on the Is it

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<v Speaker 1>on both of them or just on the Galaxy the

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<v Speaker 1>Z fold just on the fold?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, just on the fold.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have to unfold the camera to use it

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<v Speaker 1>or can you use it when it's closed?

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<v Speaker 2>No, you can use that one when it's closed. You

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<v Speaker 2>can use them both when they're closed, or you can

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<v Speaker 2>use them when they're open. But you know, the it's

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<v Speaker 2>very They call it the flex screen the flex hinge

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<v Speaker 2>because it's flexible. You can do whatever you want with

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<v Speaker 2>these things. You can use them open, you can use

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<v Speaker 2>them closed. There are various benefits to both of those,

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<v Speaker 2>you know orientations. So look, these are for people that

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<v Speaker 2>want something different, that want something new, that wants something

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<v Speaker 2>unique and and yes, there are some productivity and creator

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<v Speaker 2>benefits to having this form factor, but it's not for everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, But you're enjoying it, you like it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're really cool. I mean no, I really

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<v Speaker 2>do think they're cool. I'm not sure they're for me personally,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm still testing. It's only been a couple of days,

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<v Speaker 2>and all, let's put it this way, every single tech

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<v Speaker 2>person I know, they're all loving these things like they're

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<v Speaker 2>going and just gaga over them because it's finally gotten

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<v Speaker 2>to a place where these phones are usable for the

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<v Speaker 2>average person. And that's a really good thing on Samsung's part.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I've not seen any in real life. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I saw you do a story on it earlier, but

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<v Speaker 1>I've not actually seen or touched one of them. So

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be interesting to see more people start buying them.

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<v Speaker 2>I look out for these things and so I see

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<v Speaker 2>them all the time, and every time I see when,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, Okay, that person's pretty cool, Like they're on

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<v Speaker 2>the cutting edge here.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, here's something else that's pretty cool. AI's making some

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<v Speaker 1>magic with your photos.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh. If you have access to Google Gemini,

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you're paying for Gemini, which is their AI

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<v Speaker 2>it's twenty bucks a month, but you might be paying

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<v Speaker 2>for it. You have access to this cool new feature

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<v Speaker 2>that brings photos to life. You upload a picture, you

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<v Speaker 2>describe the scene, and Jem and I will take a

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<v Speaker 2>minute or two and literally make an eight second video

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<v Speaker 2>out of that scene. So it basically brings the photo

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<v Speaker 2>to life. I've tested this with a bunch of different pictures.

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<v Speaker 2>I took one of the studio at KTLA and I said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>have a giant elephant marching through the studio, and it

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<v Speaker 2>did like my kid watched it last night. He goes,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe how realistic that is. So this is

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<v Speaker 2>using VO three, which is their text to video generation system,

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<v Speaker 2>and it should put Hollywood ONU noticed because it's pretty wild.

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<v Speaker 2>How good this is?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay? And does it do? Is it just video? It doesn't?

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't add audio? Or can you add audio to

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<v Speaker 1>your little video clip?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it does add audio, so you can say, like

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<v Speaker 2>I did another one of a bee buzzing around a

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<v Speaker 2>flower and it added the buzzing sound. Now it didn't

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<v Speaker 2>sound completely real. It's like a little hyper realistic. But

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<v Speaker 2>believe me, this is day like seven of this technology,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's really good and scary good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I always like to include scary when I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about AI, but that's just might just be me. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this is something that is not scary. And speaking of magic,

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<v Speaker 1>you get you got to go behind the scenes with

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<v Speaker 1>Disney Imagineering and uh, I'm jealous.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was just as cool as I imagined. When

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<v Speaker 2>Disney calls you and says, hey, do you want to

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<v Speaker 2>see behind the scenes, you say yes, no matter what.

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<v Speaker 2>And I went to Glendale, this is where Imagineering is headquartered,

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<v Speaker 2>and I got to play with a lightsaber, interact with

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<v Speaker 2>a cute robot. I got to check out their new

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<v Speaker 2>infinite floor that they have and the thing, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's just it's called hollow tile and it's basically they

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<v Speaker 2>invented this floor where you can walk on it. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like a treadmill that goes in like every direction all

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<v Speaker 2>at once, so you can walk infinitely forever in the

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<v Speaker 2>same spot. I mean, they're gonna use it for like attractions.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't know what they're gonna use it for yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's like this new thing they invented, really really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and that's your story today on KTLA. So if

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<v Speaker 1>people want to get some some sneak peaks at what

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<v Speaker 1>you got to see, that would be a good time

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<v Speaker 1>to watch that on KTLA.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just ad I know we got to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me add one more thing yep, I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>everyone at the Imagineers was an engineer or an artist.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes like one hundred different backgrounds. So if you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for a job, go to the Imagineering website. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not kidding. They have like seventy five jobs open right now,

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<v Speaker 2>all kinds of different backgrounds. Whatever you do, you can

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<v Speaker 2>bring that to the table. So that was my biggest

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<v Speaker 2>takeaway there.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's kind of cool. I love that that they're

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<v Speaker 1>integrating all kinds of different people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Rich Demiro the host of rich on Tech right here

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram at rich on Tech. And I know that

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<v Speaker 1>you put up that lightsaber on your Instagram because I

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<v Speaker 1>saw it earlier this week. You can also get his

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<v Speaker 1>free newsletter rich on Tech dot cog TV. Richardimiro, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Amy, You have a great day.