Do you ever have one of those days where you wake up and look in the mirror, but
instead of your reflection, you just see a bunch of tech news because it turns
out it's not a mirror at all. It's a teleprompter. I'm having one of those
days right now. Yeah. So weird. You'll get over it. We've seen a steady stream
of leaks about the Google Pixel 4 already, but those leaks have expanded
into a full-blown whole breach. Videos, screenshots, and spec lists have all hit
the internet, revealing the phone in clearly white, just black, and not
coral, or whatever they end up calling it. I'm voting for close to coral.
Anyway, we've known for a while that the phone will have an iPhone 11 like square
camera module on the back and a substantial top bezel housing sensors
for gesture recognition and face unlock. But now we also know the phone will
boast a Snapdragon 855 processor, at least 6 gigs of RAM, a 90 Hz display,
woo, and an 8x optical camera zoom. It
also appears that both the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will have that top bezel, no
notches in sight. The Pixel 4 is expected to launch October 15th, which
is like, that's funny. We're over a month away and I think it's safe to say
that we know more about this phone than we don't know. And the crazy thing is
Google started the leaks themselves. It's It's funny. It's like it's like
realizing, well, the boat is sinking. So like, dang it. If we're going to go
down, we're going to do it on our own terms. Everyone start punching the
hole. In case you were spending some time under the old rock yesterday, Apple
unveiled their new iPhones. So, here's a super quick summary. At $6.99 US, the
iPhone 11 is the successor to the iPhone XR with a 6.1 inch liquid retina LC
liquid retina LCD display, dual rear cameras, and an extra hour of battery
life. The iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max have
5.8 in and 6.5 in super retina XDR OLED
displays, three cameras, and an extra four to 5 hours of battery life.
Compared to last year's 10S, all three iPhone 11s run on the A13 Bionic chip,
have an automatic night camera mode, and can take 4K 60 video on the front camera
in addition to slow-mo selfies, aka slow fees. What was that?
But there are some other stories that have crept under the radar. Apple Care
is now available as a subscription rather than a onetime fee. Apple
actually went off script a bit and made the Pro iPhones thicker to add more
battery life. Woo! Woo! And the new U1
chip will enable users to more easily airdrop files by pointing their iPhones
at each other. I have got to see that one for myself. That might just be the
least boring thing to come out of yesterday. It's like, you want this
picture? Bang. You got me. And in other Apple news, the
company's mysterious AR headset has seemingly been confirmed. Now, we've
seen references to a code name Garta before. It's like Sparta's less cool
like sis sister state. But now developer
Steve Trotton Smith has posted more information including screenshots of
Xcode 11 that describe apps intended to
be run on an iPhone or in a headset.
There's also descriptions of a handheld controller that could be used with the
headset which uses a system shell called Starboard.
There's even a readme file directed to Apple employees telling them how to run
Starboard apps without using the headset. So, watch out Hollow Lens.
Apples are coming for you. All six of
the people who have a hollow lens. There's more than six. You know, some of
those quits weren't very bit at all. But these ones are sort of everyone in their
dog is launching a game streaming service. And apparently EA is someone or
their dog because they're no exception. The company just launched a closed trial
of its Project Atlas
uh service with some members of the press being allowed to test it out on
phones, tablets, PCs, TVs. They say it's
okay, but there's a tiny bit of lag. Unfortunately, all streaming services
are okay right now and have some lag.
So, as usual, we're going to have to wait until Atlas enters the real world
to say anything concrete about it. But chances are the conclusion is going to
be that it's okay, but there's some lag.
The Filmic app that was shown off at Apple's event yesterday was pretty cool,
allowing user to record from multiple lenses on the same phone at once. But
Roland's new 4X Camera Maker app allows you to sync four iPhones together to
record something from multiple angles and switch between them on the fly or in
post. That seems quite a bit more pro to me. Uh maybe that should have been at
the event. Come on, Apple. It's not even
pro. Nintendo is continuing its crusade
against piracy. Good luck with that. Concerning its games and consoles, the
company has just secured a court order from the England and Wales High Court,
requiring the country's five major ISPs to restrict access to four websites
known for providing resources for hacking the switch. I'm sure the pirates
will not find a way around this roadblock.
Yeah, that's a joke. Razer has made a case for the new iPhone
11 lineup intended to help you game better. The case has a thermopen
performance layer that transfers heat away from the phone and perforations
that let heat escape gamers. The modification should help you avoid
overheating when you're poning noobs in Fortnite mobile. That is to say, if it
works at all. Um cuz like it won't
really cool your phone per se. It'll just help you avoid getting roasted in
real life. I can't say. What have you What have you What even have you written
here? Might get roasted in game. Audi showed off a concept for an off-road
vehicle with no headlights. Instead, drones would illuminate the path ahead
of a car. Okay. Are you even being serious at this point? This is real.
This is this is actual news. Periodically landing on the roof to
charge back up. And that that my
friends, once we're scraping the bottom of the barrel that hard, that's how you
know the episode's over. See you guys on Friday for more tech news. If you'll
excuse me, I'm going to go play the new Colonel Sanders Dating Simulator, which
is also real news, by the way.