WEBVTT 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:06.800 - Aah! So it's tech news you want? Well, my isolation beard and I are happy to oblige, 00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.090 aren't you Francis? Microsoft has taken the wraps off of a plethora 00:00:11.090 --> 00:00:15.830 of new surface devices. The Surface Book 3 uses the same basic hardware 00:00:15.830 --> 00:00:19.350 as the Surface Book 2 with a 13 and 15 inch version. 00:00:19.350 --> 00:00:26.950 But it's now powered by Intel 10th Gen CPUs and NVIDIA 16 series GPUs and starts at 15.99. 00:00:26.950 --> 00:00:30.370 The Surface Go 2 also shares the original's basic design 00:00:30.370 --> 00:00:33.580 but has a 10.5 inch screen with thinner bezels 00:00:33.580 --> 00:00:37.330 replacing the original 10 inch one. It's also got brand spanking new, 00:00:37.330 --> 00:00:44.120 blazing fast, Pentium Gold and Core m3 processor options starting at just 3.99. 00:00:44.120 --> 00:00:49.500 But weirdly the products that might just be the most exciting are the new Surface Headphones 2 00:00:49.500 --> 00:00:54.260 and Surface Earbuds. The headphones now come in matte black 00:00:54.260 --> 00:00:58.140 with improved battery life and Bluetooth 5.0 for 250 bucks. 00:00:58.140 --> 00:01:02.370 While the Earbuds go for 1.99 with 24 hours of battery life 00:01:02.370 --> 00:01:07.410 and fancy new touch controls. You can even advance PowerPoint slides with them. 00:01:07.410 --> 00:01:10.940 Get excited gamers! Facebook is busy working on a new version 00:01:10.940 --> 00:01:14.360 of the wildly popular Oculus Quest VR Headset. 00:01:14.360 --> 00:01:19.230 Multiple iterations of the product are in development but some key targets for it's design 00:01:19.230 --> 00:01:22.773 reportedly include a smaller form factor. Yes! 00:01:22.773 --> 00:01:28.430 Faster refresh rate, double yes! And new controllers, nah, the controllers were all right. 00:01:28.430 --> 00:01:32.340 Rather than a straight up sequel, this headset might be a supplementary entry 00:01:32.340 --> 00:01:36.450 into the company's VR lineup, something like a Quest S. 00:01:36.450 --> 00:01:39.980 Oculus was originally planning on releasing the device this year, 00:01:39.980 --> 00:01:45.120 but it looks like the impact of COVID-19, may delay its launch to 2021. 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:49.270 The original Oculus Quest has been selling out virtually every time it gets restocked. 00:01:49.270 --> 00:01:53.610 So this new headset can't come soon enough. Although there is no guarantee 00:01:53.610 --> 00:01:56.710 that it will make me look any cooler when I'm playing Beat Saber, 00:01:56.710 --> 00:02:01.480 to anyone who's watching in the real world. In other Facebook news, the company is taking another swing 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:06.930 at providing basic internet to the developing world. The Discover app will provide users with free 00:02:06.930 --> 00:02:12.140 low bandwidth data to load website text while avoiding more resource intensive elements 00:02:12.140 --> 00:02:16.530 like video and audio. The app is launching it's first trial in Peru 00:02:16.530 --> 00:02:20.560 with further expansion planned in Thailand, the Philippines and Iraq. 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:24.770 Facebook tried something similar to this in its Free Basics program in India 00:02:24.770 --> 00:02:29.950 before the country banned it in 2016 for violating its net neutrality rules. 00:02:29.950 --> 00:02:34.040 Maybe Facebook can convince these other countries that it just wants to provide free internet 00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.050 out of the goodness of its heart and not because it feeds on people's data 00:02:38.050 --> 00:02:42.880 like Sarlacc feeds on Boba Fett. 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So that it will be at the top, 00:03:40.830 --> 00:03:44.530 when you're playing games in landscape mode and you wanna like stream or whatever. 00:03:44.530 --> 00:03:48.290 The rear camera module is also in the middle of its back, 00:03:48.290 --> 00:03:53.810 for some reason and it looks weird, and for that reason I want it, 00:03:53.810 --> 00:03:59.130 actually I don't but look cool. Volvo says it's building cars with built-in LIDAR sensors 00:03:59.130 --> 00:04:02.340 for mass production. Thanks to its partner company Luminar, 00:04:02.340 --> 00:04:05.740 which can produce LIDAR modules for less than a thousand bucks. 00:04:05.740 --> 00:04:09.470 They normally cost around 70,000, which is why they haven't been plumped 00:04:09.470 --> 00:04:13.990 into every consumer vehicle up until this point. Is Volvo about to overtake Tesla 00:04:13.990 --> 00:04:18.460 in self-driving capability? I guess Elon has been too busy coming up with confusing 00:04:18.460 --> 00:04:23.150 baby names to address this threat. But he'll get back to it soon enough. 00:04:23.150 --> 00:04:28.352 Valorant's annoying anti-cheat program, Vanguard, has been bricking some player's mice and keyboards. 00:04:28.352 --> 00:04:32.120 (exclaims) more good news. If reports on Reddit are anything to go by, 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:37.830 it appears that Vanguard is using its kernel-level access to disable mouse and keyboard control software, 00:04:37.830 --> 00:04:42.860 because it thinks those apps are for cheating. Which I guess is fair enough. 00:04:42.860 --> 00:04:47.020 But what's also fair, is me just deciding not to play Valorant anymore. 00:04:47.020 --> 00:04:51.000 Checkmate. And Microsoft is basically begging to be hacked. 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:56.220 No, but really. The company has launched a Bug Bounty Program, inviting hackers to break into the company's 00:04:56.220 --> 00:05:03.410 custom Linux OS called Azure Sphere. Discovery of a dangerous exploit could net you $100,000. 00:05:03.410 --> 00:05:10.130 It's kinda like the hacky equivalent of Morpheus doing that, like a, you know, by beckon thing. 00:05:10.130 --> 00:05:14.840 And finally NASA is working with Tom Cruise of all people, in an effort to shoot a movie on board 00:05:14.840 --> 00:05:18.070 The International Space Station. The first time a fictional film 00:05:18.070 --> 00:05:21.090 would actually be shot in space. Actually, that makes perfect sense, 00:05:21.090 --> 00:05:25.550 'cause he's just kind of crazy enough to do it. I don't know if there's even an idea for the movie yet. 00:05:25.550 --> 00:05:29.810 It might just be Tom Cruise flying around the ISS, yelling about how he does his own stunts, 00:05:29.810 --> 00:05:33.300 but (laughs) I'd pay to see that, wouldn't you? 00:05:33.300 --> 00:05:37.563 All right that's enough tech news for today. Come back on Friday for more tech news. 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:43.140 For now Francis and I need to get back to our daily nap and snuggle session. 00:05:43.140 --> 00:05:45.040 That was tiring, wasn't it little guy?