Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Redecorate with AI

7 min
Jan 23, 20263 months ago
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Summary

Kim Komando discusses how AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini can help visualize home decorating changes before making purchases. The episode also features a caller asking about Google's 'Nano Banana' photo editing feature and how to use AI editing tools in Google Photos.

Insights
  • AI visualization tools are becoming practical consumer applications for reducing purchase risk in home decoration
  • Google's AI photo editing features are being marketed with playful branding to make advanced technology more approachable
  • Consumer adoption of AI tools is happening through familiar interfaces like photo apps and chatbots
  • AI-powered 'try before you buy' experiences are emerging as a solution to reduce returns and buyer's remorse
  • Voice-activated AI editing requests are becoming standard features in consumer photo applications
Trends
AI-powered visualization for retail and home improvement decisionsIntegration of AI editing tools into mainstream consumer photo applicationsVoice-activated AI requests becoming standard in mobile appsGamification and playful branding of AI features to increase user adoptionAI tools reducing friction in consumer purchasing decisions
Quotes
"AI can visualize your home makeover before you spend a dime."
Kim Komando
"Upload a photo of your room to ChatGPT, Gemini or your favorite chatbot. Say, show me this room with navy blue walls."
Kim Komando
"No more guessing, no more returns. Just the ultimate try before you buy."
Kim Komando
"Did you ever think we'd be talking about, like, you know, so here on the show, let's talk about the Nano Banana."
Kim Komando
Full Transcript
5 Speakers
Speaker A

Hi, Kim Commando here. Well, first up we have your digital life hack.

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Speaker B

And after that I'm going to play.

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Speaker A

A call for my weekend national radio show. So how are you thinking about jazzing up that room? Maybe a pop of color on a wall? A new couch? Don't lock yourself into a bad choice. AI can help. I'm Kim Commando. For the current my free five star newsletter read daily by almost a million folks. Sign up now@getkim.com AI can visualize your home makeover before you spend a dime. Here's how. Upload a photo of your room to ChatGPT, Gemini or your favorite chatbot. Say, show me this room with navy blue walls. Or replace my old recliner with a modern sectional. AI generates an image of your actual space. With those changes applied, you see the vibe before you buy. Want to go further? Find a couch you love. Upload both photos of the couch and your room to the chatbot and say, show me exactly how this couch would look in my living room.

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Speaker B

It should.

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Speaker A

It drops it right in. Scale, color, everything. No more guessing, no more returns. Just the ultimate try before you buy. Now more than ever, you need to be tech ahead. And that's why you need my free newsletter. Just sign up right now@getkim.com Next up, a call for my weekend show, the Kim Commando Show. Enjoy. One of the best kept secrets to looking and feeling amazing collagen. You see, as we get older, our body slows down collagen production, leading to wrinkles, thinning hair, achy joints, and brittle nails. But you can fight back naturally. Naturally. With high quality collagen from Native Path, you're giving your body the essential building blocks to support smoother skin, stronger nails, shinier hair, and even healthier joints. Some studies suggest collagen supplements may also support bone health. It's not about turning back time. It's about feeling your best at any age. If you want to glow from the inside out, add Native Path collagen to your routine. Your future self will thank you. Now Kim Commando listeners get 45% off with free shipping and a free gift Bundle. Go to getnativepath. That's getnativepath.com Kim don't miss out on this deal. Go to getnativepath.com Kim right now.

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Speaker C

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2:06

Speaker B

William in Houston, Texas. Hey there, William.

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Speaker D

Hey, Kim and Andrew. Oh my gosh, here we are. It's been so I have never talked to you before, and it's such a pleasure to be able to reach out and talk to you finally. I've been a huge fan of yours. Oh, my gosh. Since the early 2000s. And back then I was a member of the, you know, community you had there. But I. Gosh, I'm so nervous right now.

2:17

Speaker A

Don't get nervous. It's just. William, William, William, stop. It's just me and you and Andrew and 6 million other people. That's it.

2:39

Speaker D

I need a joke. We need. I need. I need a dad. I need one year joke.

2:49

Speaker E

Break the ice.

2:53

Speaker D

That's gonna break. That's gonna break the ice here.

2:55

Speaker A

Well, I.

2:57

Speaker B

All I see is that you want to talk about Nano Banana. That should be a joke.

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Speaker D

Nano Banana. This. I. I learned I was taking some photos and I noticed this little room when I had to reset my phone. Unfortunately, it. I was in RCS mode and I learned, okay, well, this little banana thing was at the bottom of the picture, and I clicked on it, and it gave me all kinds of options to whatever I wanted to change it to. And I clicked on, like, an 80s era of a picture of my wife during Christmas here. And it just. It was just hilarious how it turned out. And my question is, how do I go back to pictures and videos that I've already made and utilize that feature? I don't seem to know how to do that. It seems like it's always, like, in real time when I send a text and. Okay, that's where the banana. Nano Banana shows up.

3:02

Speaker B

Did you ever think we'd be talking about, like, you know, so here on the show, let's talk about the Nano Banana.

3:49

Speaker A

It's tough.

3:53

Speaker E

It's tough as a grown adult to try and have a serious conversation and throw in the term Nano Banana Bananas.

3:54

Speaker A

Yeah. Where.

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Speaker B

Where are they? But see, but the thing of the marketing, I mean, right.

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Speaker A

Yeah.

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Speaker E

Banana mascot.

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Speaker B

So what you do is you open Google Photos on your phone, and then any photo that you want to edit, you tap edit. And then look for help me edit. And then that's when you can say, make this look like an 80s rock star or turn this into a renaissance portrait, or make me look like I'm ripped and solid with a 12 pack.

4:05

Speaker E

Now, I haven't used nanobanana yet. Does it actually use my image? Because when you use chat, they don't use you.

4:28

Speaker A

No, no.

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Speaker B

Inside Google Photos because you're in your own Google Photos.

4:36

Speaker A

Okay.

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Speaker B

So you can go ahead and do that. The other thing you can do is the ask button that has that little sparkle icon. And then you can just tap it and you can you speak your request and then you can. I think what you should do, William, is that you should take a picture of yourself. And I, I have a feeling that you're like one of these buff guys, you know, broad shoulders, little waist, 12 pack that that penny just bounces off, right? Or that quarter, whatever it is. And if you're not, you take a picture of yourself and you tell Nano Banana, give me a 12 pack.

4:39

Speaker A

Okay?

5:15

Speaker E

It's probably just going to be a 12 pack of Budweiser in his hand.

5:16

Speaker B

No, no, I mean, think about this. You put that like in like your high school reunion page and say, I don't know how you guys are doing, but look at me.

5:21

Speaker E

Well, wait till you show up and you're four 45 pounds heavier in those 12 pack. Is a no pack.

5:29

Speaker B

There is that. Just wear big clothes.

5:36

Speaker A

Biggest.

5:37

Speaker E

Don't show up at all.

5:38

Speaker B

Exactly.

5:39

Speaker A

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5:41

Speaker B

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5:52

Speaker A

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