1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:04,830 - Welcome back to TechLinked, filmed right here in Canada, where it's generally safe most of the time, 2 00:00:04,830 --> 00:00:08,640 1812 was a bit of a rough one. - [Man] Oh yeah, that was, I remember. 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:13,650 - I've been holding doors open for people ever since. Washington, DC is having a bit of a rough one, 4 00:00:13,650 --> 00:00:16,670 to say the least. Protesters in support of President Trump stormed 5 00:00:16,670 --> 00:00:20,930 the Capitol Building this morning in an attempt to stop the counting of Electoral College votes. 6 00:00:20,930 --> 00:00:24,750 In response, social media giants, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch 7 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:28,900 have scrambled to try and moderate posts and live streams on their respective platforms. 8 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:32,830 Twitter labeled some of Trump's tweets with a warning that they tend to be replied to, retweeted, 9 00:00:32,830 --> 00:00:36,560 or liked, due to a risk of violence. While a YouTube spokesperson told TheBurg 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:41,540 that moderation teams are working quickly to remove videos and streams that appear to incite violence 11 00:00:41,540 --> 00:00:45,900 or feature graphic footage. Of course, that's what YouTube normally does for videos 12 00:00:45,900 --> 00:00:50,460 that violate their guidelines, so it's not strange. What is strange is people smashing Windows 13 00:00:50,460 --> 00:00:53,943 and breaking into the Senate Chamber, that's less common. 14 00:00:53,943 --> 00:00:57,110 - [Man] It doesn't happen often. - Not in a First World country. 15 00:00:57,110 --> 00:01:01,950 Hey, let's go to some less dreary news, shall we? Like the fact that PC components in the US 16 00:01:01,950 --> 00:01:05,292 are about to get more expensive? - [Man] Yay! - [James] What is this? 17 00:01:05,292 --> 00:01:10,700 - [Man] Wait, hold on a second. - Many American companies had agreements that shielded them from a series of tariffs placed 18 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:14,970 on a butt-ton of Chinese products by the Trump administration, back in 2018. 19 00:01:14,970 --> 00:01:20,110 Those agreements have now expired, meaning that companies like a ASUS, Gigabyte, PNY, ZOTAC, 20 00:01:20,110 --> 00:01:23,410 and more, have now more money, 21 00:01:23,410 --> 00:01:28,650 taxes, they have to pay to import GPU's and other PC components from China. 22 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:32,900 Consumers can expect prices increases of 80 to $200 23 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:36,070 over MSRP- - [Man] Oh, man. - For mid to high-end parts. 24 00:01:36,070 --> 00:01:39,450 Although it's unclear how I'm supposed to feel about this, 25 00:01:39,450 --> 00:01:43,590 given that graphics cards are basically mythological at this point, you know? 26 00:01:43,590 --> 00:01:47,272 - [Man] You ever seen one? - How am I supposed to afford elf dust? 27 00:01:47,272 --> 00:01:50,700 And CES is coming up next week. But as usual, some tech companies 28 00:01:50,700 --> 00:01:55,710 just can't hold their tech news in, and they do something that would lead a lesser man 29 00:01:55,710 --> 00:01:59,393 to make a vulgar joke. But this is a family show- - [Man] Don't do it, James. 30 00:01:59,393 --> 00:02:05,150 - And we are greater men. - [Man] Pervert. Samsung announced, it too, has mini-LED TVs on the way 31 00:02:05,150 --> 00:02:09,057 to take on LG's QNED models, or I like to say, Q-NED. 32 00:02:09,057 --> 00:02:13,150 - [Man] You the man. - Ned's like, "Where do I line up?" 33 00:02:13,150 --> 00:02:18,970 But more importantly, you can plug in a webcam so your TV can count your pushups and judge your form. 34 00:02:18,970 --> 00:02:22,550 That sounds really- - [Man] Oh. - Really fun. - [Man] Exercising. 35 00:02:22,550 --> 00:02:26,946 - But OLEDs aren't dead yet, in fact, they'll be coming to as many as 10 Samsung laptops. 36 00:02:26,946 --> 00:02:33,440 - [Man] Woo. - Dell announced the world's first 40 inch, 4K, ultra wide monitor with a resolution of 5120 by 2160, 37 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:39,095 as well as other monitors that seem more normal, except that they have a dedicated Microsoft Teams button. 38 00:02:39,095 --> 00:02:42,430 (man laughs) The truly weird stuff is yet to come from CS, 39 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:47,050 like LG made a Dyson vacuum that empties its dirt into a charging cradle, 40 00:02:47,050 --> 00:02:50,100 but you still have to take the dirt out. Pfft. 41 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:53,550 That's more done than weird, I'm waiting for this year's cat pillow. 42 00:02:53,550 --> 00:02:57,080 - [Man] I ordered 20. - Now it's time for the quick bits, brought to you by Vessi Footwear. 43 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,470 They're known for making shoes that are light, comfortable, and most importantly, waterproof, 44 00:03:00,470 --> 00:03:05,421 allowing you to walk into almost any terrain while keeping your feet as dry as the vacuum of space. 45 00:03:05,421 --> 00:03:09,980 Ah, check out the new weekend shoe, it's great for dressing you up or dressing you down. 46 00:03:09,980 --> 00:03:13,960 And in fact, some of us are wearing them right now and throwing them at yours truly. 47 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:18,590 Even though it's not technically the weekend yet, you can grab yourself a pair and use our offer code, 48 00:03:18,590 --> 00:03:22,030 TechLinked, to get 25 real dollars off each pair 49 00:03:22,030 --> 00:03:25,060 at vessi.com/techlinked. Quick bits, 50 00:03:25,060 --> 00:03:28,190 now? - [Man] Yeah. - In this economy? (man laughs) 51 00:03:28,190 --> 00:03:33,250 Fellow PC gamers, we are now legally required to stop making fun of people who game on iPads, 52 00:03:33,250 --> 00:03:36,450 because even they, now, can use a mouse and keyboard to game. 53 00:03:36,450 --> 00:03:40,980 - [Man] Hey! Pascal's Wager, a Dark Souls type game, has added the new future, making the iPad 54 00:03:40,980 --> 00:03:44,370 into even more of a computer than it was already. 55 00:03:44,370 --> 00:03:49,790 I'm sorry, look, you can still dunk on people who are playing in cross play lobbies with a controller, 56 00:03:49,790 --> 00:03:53,310 but don't look down on them, they know not what they do. - [Man] They're the little people. 57 00:03:53,310 --> 00:03:58,420 - Facebook has issued an ultimatum to WhatsApp users in the form of updated terms of service, 58 00:03:58,420 --> 00:04:02,130 which basically say, let us collect your data or stop using the app. 59 00:04:02,130 --> 00:04:08,010 This is kind of like what every app is, I guess? WhatsApp's early claim to fame was encrypted messaging, 60 00:04:08,010 --> 00:04:12,980 but it's kind of pointless if Facebook still gets to see it. If you still want to use an encrypted messaging app, 61 00:04:12,980 --> 00:04:17,654 Signal is a thing, and if you're surprised, well, stay away from the casino. 62 00:04:17,654 --> 00:04:21,110 - [Man] Or the gambling club. - It looks like Nintendo is prepared to chuck 63 00:04:21,110 --> 00:04:26,260 the Nintendo 3DS into the recycling bin, as the company silently removed 250 games 64 00:04:26,260 --> 00:04:31,370 from the DSI and 3DS eShops. They also announced plans to remove Netflix functionality 65 00:04:31,370 --> 00:04:34,420 on the 3DS and the Wii U. - [Man] No! 66 00:04:34,420 --> 00:04:37,960 - No, daggone, Nintendo, don't you care about your users? 67 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,990 What other small internet connected device am I supposed to use to watch my movie shows? 68 00:04:42,990 --> 00:04:48,400 - [Man] On my Apple Watch? - Argh. Research from OpenAI has unveiled DALL-E, 69 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:52,930 a system that can generate images from text inputs. You can literally tell it to show you anything, 70 00:04:52,930 --> 00:04:57,930 from a cat wearing sunglasses to a baby daikon radish in a tutu, walking a dog, 71 00:04:57,930 --> 00:05:01,400 and it's a cute dog. - [Man] Is that it? Sure, some of those images are whack, 72 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:06,423 but this AI was just born, it's younger than me and I can't draw for crap. 73 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:14,370 And speaking of AI, Boston Dynamics robots have gotten a little too cool for school, dancing like it's no problem. 74 00:05:14,370 --> 00:05:18,010 I mean, I'm here with my dad moves. So joint researchers from China and Scotland 75 00:05:18,010 --> 00:05:23,400 have created an algorithm that lets their own dog-like robots learn to walk on its own. 76 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,730 They tested it by knocking it over, slapping it with sticks, and tripping it, 77 00:05:27,730 --> 00:05:30,860 and I learned to get up from even the most rude encounters. 78 00:05:30,860 --> 00:05:34,920 But don't be fooled, it knows who's the boss. - [Man] For now. 79 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,690 - Play dead, or all dead ya. - [Man] Oh. 80 00:05:38,690 --> 00:05:41,820 - And I'm not the boss of time, so this episode has to come to an end. 81 00:05:41,820 --> 00:05:45,440 Come back on Friday for more tech new, and stay inside folks. 82 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,106 - [Man] For multiple reasons. - Yikes.