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On this week's episode, we look at how AI can be a good travel companion and help you navigate and explore international destinations. We also get you the top smartphones you can buy for under Rs 50,000. We also explore some technology used in Yoga to enhance your overall health and well-being. This and more on this week's Tech Today.
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00:00Welcome to a brand new episode of the Tech Today Show and as you can see I am in foreign lands
00:19right now but where I am exactly I will not tell you if you had AI on your smartphone you could
00:24have easily clicked the picture and you could have guessed where I am it's a wonderful city
00:28to explore we'll talk more about that on the show plus I have a companion who will help me explore
00:33who is it I'm not going to tell you right now just watch the show you'll get to know also if you are
00:38looking to buy a phone under 50,000 rupees we have some crazy recommendations for you it'll help you
00:44make a smarter buying decision and how is tech basically helping fitness well-being all of that
00:51on this week's episode this is Cyrus and you are watching Tech Today
00:58before we get to all of the tech that's really cooking on the show let me get you up to speed
01:03with all of the news that has been creating headlines in our segment the top headlines of the week
01:08open AI now lets users generate AI images directly in whatsapp via its chat GPT service to make an image
01:22just add the 1800 chat GPT number send a prompt or upload a picture and wait for a Dali style visual and no separate app needed
01:32the feature is free for basic users with extended access through account linking
01:37this simplifies getting creative visuals right inside your chats and sharing with friends and family
01:43Xiaomi's Redmi pack 2 has been launched in India starting at 13,999 rupees it features 11 inch 2.5k display a
01:599000 mAh battery and Android 15 based on hyper OS 2.0 it's built for people who like to binge on content and
02:08and also has an LTE variant at 15,999 rupees you can buy the device from multiple online portals
02:22cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a massive leak of about 16 billion user names and passwords
02:29across services like Apple Google Facebook Microsoft and more while those using strong unique passwords and two
02:37factor authentication are safer mixed credential across sites could spell trouble experts urge everyone
02:45to review and update login habits immediately
02:54in a boost for frequent highway commuters the Indian government is rolling out a fast tag based annual pass at
03:003000 rupees valid from the 15th of August for one year or 200 toll trips whichever
03:07comes first designed for private vehicles only this pass promises smoother prepaid travel on national
03:14highways reducing expenses and wait times at toll plazas
03:25the godfather of AI Jeffrey Hinton has warned that as AI grows jobs in software and white collar fields
03:32will be highly vulnerable he considers that roles requiring physical skill like plumbing are safer
03:38for now since robots and AI struggle with hands-on work Hinton advises preparing for change by learning
03:45trades where human dexterity and problem solving matter most this sentiment is echoed by many tech leaders
03:53that AI may take over some human tasks in the future
04:05so guys i am here at T3IGI where i am headed to Vietnam but the best part about this trip is
04:11i have a travel buddy with me now the special bit about this travel buddy is that it will help me plan the
04:18entire trip give me a good itinerary because i don't know about the place and also help me explore around
04:23the city another brilliant part about this one is it can also be your travel buddy who am i talking about here
04:30let me show you
04:38while there are many tourist spots all over Vietnam most of my work for the week is here in Ho Chi Minh City
05:01but since it's work i haven't planned a lot about what i will be exploring here
05:09that's where i need a little help
05:17all right i'm standing here at a very busy traffic heavy street in Ho Chi Minh City
05:23i'm near the Vincom Center a famous shopping district by the way but the thing is i have
05:28my dinner reservations at around 9 pm it's almost 6 pm right now and i have time to kill so what am i
05:35going to do i am going to use my ai travel companion to help me create an itinerary for three hours so
05:42that i can do whatever it recommends me right so let's do that ai's help to help me explore the city a
05:50little more
05:51say hello to my travel companion ai for my three hour itinerary i'm taking the help of chat gpt
06:01since i have already said that i am exploring areas near vincom center the ai makes sure that
06:07i get recommendations for exploring nearby places since the ai suggests it's a good spot for shopping
06:13i thought why not go exploring to the mall
06:20okay i'm sure that a lot of people face this difficulty whenever they are going out shopping to
06:25a foreign nation the language sometimes when they have plotted details
06:29isn't in english and which is where people have difficulty but what you can do here and this is
06:34where ai comes into play you can actually point your camera so i have this image over here it analyzes
06:40you see this text icon you tap it and it can automatically sense the text i click on translate
06:49and it will and it should give me a translation of what the product details are see and it can
06:56help you identify the details about the product and then you can make a smarter choice when you're
07:00buying something online i think this is where ai just changes the game whenever you're going shopping
07:06online or offline with most devices the smartphone uses on-device ai for translating languages this is
07:16as simple as clicking a picture while i'm using a flagship phone like the galaxy s25 edge even mid-range
07:22devices in india offer this ai feature i'm sure a lot of the people have this problem whenever they're
07:37traveling to another country it's very difficult to understand the language especially when there's
07:43food items on the menu in different languages i'm in vietnam and most of the items on my menu
07:50are in vietnamese so what do i do i pull out my phone this is the oneplus 13s which also has by
07:56the way gemini compatibility i open gemini and in the gemini live mode i open the camera and then point
08:04the camera and just talk to gemini hey gemini what items are there on the menu can you tell me
08:09there are a few items on the menu can you help me pick chicken on this menu
08:27sure i see two chicken options on the menu
08:30do either of those sound good which item number is it
08:40the chicken dishes are items 16 and 22 16 and 22 okay all right okay this is helpful
08:48you know exploring is not always about menu cards and sign boards it's also about trying to figure
09:00out what is going around the city i spoke to a couple of locals and they said there is a famous
09:05statue by the way near the bay area which you should check out now i don't know what this statue
09:11is what the emphasis is which is why i will use apple intelligence on my iphone 16 to basically have a
09:17look and understand why this statue is relevant so this is the iphone 16 i activate apple intelligence
09:27i just click the picture here and then ask chat gpt what this is so what is this
09:37and it will give me a detailed explanation of what this statue is and why is it relevant the history
09:42behind it and that's basically exactly how you can explore different monuments different places
09:48around the city just point your camera shoot and ask chat gpt ai how and what it is and why is it there
09:55and i think this is a good way for you to explore the city and try to figure out you know what's new
10:02what's different about this place it's always good to explore new places and ai can help you do that as
10:09well while i was lucky i could find locals who could speak english and help with directions
10:15you won't always be that lucky and that's where technology can come to the rescue
10:28one of the biggest problems that people face when they're traveling to another country is
10:33the local language you do not know the language and it's difficult for you to communicate with people
10:37but with ai that problem can be solved i have with me the s25 edge which by the way has a live
10:45interpreter you can actually do all the translations right there on the device you don't need the internet
10:50but the thing is i am here in ho chi minh city i do not know the place i want to explore a little
10:55so i asked my friend here mr t who will help us navigate this place mr t can't speak english he
11:03speaks vietnamese and i don't speak vietnamese i speak english so the live interpreter will help us so
11:09let me just first turn it on and you know get the translations going so uh okay hi mr t
11:22i want to explore ho chi minh city and want to know all the tourist places can you help me
11:28and recommend some places where i can go
11:33khám phá thành phố hồ chí minh và muốn biết tất cả các điện điểm du lịch
11:37bạn có thể giúp tôi và giới thiệu một số điện điểm tôi có thể đến không
11:41được chứ nếu bạn đến thăm thành phố hồ chí minh thì tôi có thể giới thiệu bạn một vài điểm
11:49khu chợ
11:51well if you visit ho chi minh city i can recommend a few points
11:56okay he says he can recommend a few points yeah
11:59nếu bạn muốn mua sắm thì tôi thay giới thiệu bạn ngôi chợ bến thành
12:02ngôi chợ lớn và lâu đời ở thành phố hồ chí minh
12:07yes well if you want to shop i can recommend benthan market which is a large and old market in ho chi minh
12:16that's great this is live translation so i want to get there but do you think i should rent a scooty
12:22or i can take a cab or a bus
12:27bản dịch của tôi nên tôi muốn đến đó nhưng bạn nghĩ tôi nên thay một chiếc xe đầy gà hay đi taxi hoặc xe buýt
12:34ờ tôi nghĩ là bạn có thể đi bộ đến ngôi chợ không xa rồi khoảng hơn một cây số
12:38là
12:41ạ tui can speak in
12:43yeah i think you can walk to the market not far away for more than one kilometer
12:49so mr t is saying basically like and walk to the market i don't need to take a scooty or a bus but
12:53this is the magic of ai live translations this is such a big gap in language that we have right
13:00now but ai is bridging that gap and that is something that you can use on your devices as
13:05well thank you mr t thank you so much and uh how do you say thank you uh uh cam um
13:13cam on cam on cam on so we'll say cam on to mr t but i hope this sort of tool is something that even
13:20you would be able to use on your galaxy and even your apple devices and i think it's a great feature
13:25to have on your device remember to download offline language packs before you travel
13:32else these live translation features won't work on your phone
13:35so these are some of the ways where ai can really help you explore a city be it vietnam be it any
13:44european nation you just have to point your camera and shoot and let ai do all of the magic and remember
13:50most of the ai features are available not only on flagships but also on some of the mid-range
13:55devices and you can go and explore some of these ai settings and let us know how you have been able
14:00to experience ai and explore the city and the world around you so this is an important segment
14:06because uh we are doing this one because one of the viewers sent us a query about a phone that he
14:12is looking to buy under the 50 000 category now this is really the hot deals movement a lot of the
14:18companies are launching their top phones under 50 000 rupees so in this segment we wanted to tell
14:23you which phones you should consider if you're looking for an option under 50 000 rupees and i'm
14:29telling you there's some options here which are just too hot to too hot to handle let's check them out
14:51let's start with the combat flagship phone the oneplus 13s it backs top-tier performance thanks to its
14:57snapdragon 8 elite chipset what that means is fast loading smooth apps and no lag even when you open
15:09lots of applications or play heavy mobile games the 6.3 inch amoled screen refreshes quickly and looks
15:16vibrant so scrolling feels buttery smooth and texts are crisp it houses a large 5850 mAh battery which easily
15:25lasts a full day photos are sharp thanks to its clear dual camera setup while the selfie camera does a
15:31great job in everyday lighting a solid all-round performer that's also compact
15:46the galaxy a 56 leans into everyday reliability and a long future-proof life with its super amoled
15:536.7 inch display videos photos and even texts pop out with great colors and brightness which is great
16:01for people who even watch movies on their phones it's powered by an exynos chip that handles social apps
16:07multitasking and light games smoothly its key advantage is six years of software and security updates
16:14meaning you won't feel left behind in a couple of years the 5000 mAh battery keeps you going through a busy day
16:21and with fast charge you can get a quick refill when needed the cameras are dependable making this a
16:27great choice for a stress-free long-term smartphone experience
16:37if you're surprised to see an iphone on this list don't be the iphone 16e dips into that flagship level
16:45with speed and smooth user experience and with exchange and discounts it can be yours for under
16:5050 000 rupees it runs on apple's powerful a18 chipset which translates into slick performance fast response
16:59smart apps and excellent gaming the 6.1 inch oled display is sharp and bright ideal for watching content
17:07or browsing outdoors the 48 megapixel camera on the rear delivers detailed photos and handles low light
17:13shots well the best part is that you get apple's ecosystem seamless photo sync effortless messaging
17:22and regular updates for years if speed and stamina are high on your list the aiku neo 10 is a surprise
17:37powerhouse below 50 000 rupees its snapdragon 8s gen 4 processor is nearly flagship level so you can treat
17:44it like a gaming console in your pockets
17:47the high refresh 1.5k display makes scrolling and gaming unbelievably fluid
18:00its standout feature a massive 7000 mAh battery and 120 watt fast charging
18:07basically you can juice up from nearly 0 to 100 in less than 30 minutes
18:11in daily use you will breeze through work social apps gaming and media without any worries
18:26and finally for those who love photos and a clean easy to use android experience the pixel line a is hard
18:33to beat google's tensor g4 chip is optimized for photo processing meaning your photos look impressive
18:41with great colors steady shots and strong low light performance and all of this without fiddling with
18:47the settings the 6.3 inch oled display gives you bright sharp visuals for youtube or instagram
18:58the 5100 mAh battery is decent for a day's work plus with wireless charging it adds a touch of convenience
19:06you're covered with instant android updates and seven years of support so it stays current for half a decade
19:13rare in this price range so if you would like us to recommend phones in any other price range
19:19do write to us and we'll share our top picks
19:28so 21st of june is when the world celebrates international yoga day this ancient gift that india
19:35has given to the world for health and well-being but the thing is as yoga has evolved so has the tech
19:43around it just like fitness a lot of the tech is being incorporated into yoga so to celebrate
19:49international yoga day let me show you the kind of tech we are adding to yoga and how it's helping people
19:57get a better healthier life let's start with the smart yoga mat it's not your regular mat anymore
20:10take the yogify smart yoga mat for example this mat has built-in sensors that track your posture
20:17and movements while you practice it connects to an app via bluetooth and gives real-time feedback like
20:29if your warrior pause is a little off it'll gently guide you to correct it
20:42great for beginners who don't have a personal trainer but still want the real-time guidance
20:47at home
21:17next up smart yoga wear yes your yoga pants can now talk to your phone
21:23there are companies out there who are making yoga pants which come with sensors stitched right into
21:29the fabric the sensor detects how your body moves and vibrates gently at points that need correction
21:36like if your back isn't aligned in a forward bend
21:46it's like getting a gentle nudge from a yoga instructor without anyone in the room getting them in india could
21:53be tough but it's certainly a way forward in the innovative apparel space
22:14now let's take it one step further with augmented reality and virtual reality
22:20imagine putting on a vr headset and finding yourself in a calm forest practicing yoga with a virtual
22:27instructor guiding your every move there are apps like trip and platforms like metaquests guided yoga
22:34experiences which are helping people feel immersed and focused no matter where they are
22:40with ar your phone's camera can even overlay visuals to guide your posture and breathing making it more
22:48interactive and fun so no need for going to an instructor you can meet them in the virtual world
22:57and if you don't want to spend a lot and want to keep it simple
23:01there's plenty of free apps and websites that offer structured yoga programs
23:09daily yoga yoga for beginners down dog and fit on are great places to start they have beginner
23:16friendly routines soothing voice instructions and even calming background music even on youtube you can find
23:24such apps that's it for this week's episode hopefully you enjoyed it remember if you're using ai use it
23:35responsibly and hope you find our suggestions that we give on the show helpful you can always write
23:40your suggestions to us on the id that we have given and i will be back with a brand new episode
23:45next week right here so uh this is cyrus signing off
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