MobileViews Podcast 546: Testing a new budget webcam; Google Photos ”Ask” is horrible; Jon’s Theory about ChatGPT academic journal hallucinations

• Thanks to Walter Eccles who, in MobileViews mini-podcast 50,  helped me test a sound level meter and wireless lav mic system by recording a podcast in a busy restaurant.
• Google NotebookLM summarized the podcast using only the audio discussion.
• Jon experimented with ChatGPT & NotebookLM and discovered how ChatGPT hallucinates journal articles.
• OBSBOT Meet SE 1080P 100FPS Webcam & its microphone were tested.
• Apple Macintosh celebrated its 41st birthday.
• The new Google Photos for iOS "Ask" feature is horrible, but has a temporary "Switch to classic search" option.
• The accuracy of weather data was questioned, and Forecast Advisor was used to determine the best weather source for a specific ZIP code.
• 1Password now allows users to freeze their accounts.
• Orbitime World Clock Widget offered a free lifetime upgrade.
• Google Docs introduced a new "Write with Gemini" option.