1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,520 Linus has always wanted to write one of these, so 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:09,800 ha, now I have to read what he puts on the prompter, which is uh fibbity 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:14,000 wibbity floppity schmoopity buckaroo buns. It's time for the tech news. If 4 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:17,960 you've never heard of The Wall, well, ha, okay, zoomer. Just kidding. I'm 5 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:22,960 actually talking about Samsung's updated version of their The Wall micro LED TV. 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:28,280 It's a giant display made of multiple seamless panels studded with micro LEDs, 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:32,800 which offer up to the deep blacks of OLED without the risk of burning. it's a 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,880 modular design, it can be configured into any number of shapes and sizes, a 9 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:42,840 feature Samsung is leveraging by increasing the maximum size to a 10 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:44,200 staggering 292 in at 8K resolution. As 11 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:48,880 long as you've got the million or so dollars it would cost to buy and power 12 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:54,760 64 of the modular panels that consume 150 watts each. Closer to the realm of 13 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:57,720 attainability is the new 75-in 4K micro LED display that they unveiled this 14 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:02,760 year. Not because you'll be able to afford it when they finally announce pricing or anything like that, but 15 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:07,360 rather because its stunning 58 pixel per inch density means that Samsung's 16 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:10,280 ability to tightly pack in micro LEDs 17 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:14,320 has improved by nearly 4x since they first showed off The Wall. And as new 18 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:18,200 things improve, well, prices tend to fall for the old stuff, right? Just like 19 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:22,880 they have been for OLED. Prices have been falling for the last few years at 20 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:25,560 luxury sizes like 65 and 77 in, 21 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:30,600 but LG and Sony both just announced that we can also expect a new smaller size in 22 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:35,520 their 2020 lineup. Exact pricing hasn't been given, but at just 48 in, the new 23 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:40,200 LG CX and Sony A9 models are expected to be priced significantly lower than their 24 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:43,760 55-in family members, while also offering the inky blacks, impressive 25 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:47,920 pixel response times, and accurate colors that OLEDs are first known for. 26 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:51,640 Man, you can basically use this thing as a computer monitor as long as your desk 27 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:55,000 is deep enough. Facebook is in the news again, and this time they're altering 28 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:59,560 their policy regarding deepfakes just in time for the 2020 US election race to 29 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:04,880 really start heating up. According to their manipulated media policy, parody 30 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:09,720 and satirical content is okay, but any video content meeting the following 31 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:14,000 criteria will be removed. If it's a synthesized product of AI or machine 32 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:18,400 learning techniques that appears authentic, or if it's been edited in a 33 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:21,880 way that would likely mislead the average person to believe that the 34 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:25,680 subject said words that they didn't actually say. Well, that's a start, but 35 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:30,560 I say they haven't gone far enough. Did you know that just under half of all 36 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:33,880 people are below-average? What about them? I've got something for 37 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:37,280 them. A heaping helping of the quick bits brought to you by Seasonic. Your 38 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:41,080 PSU is the heart of your system, so why not get a good one? Seasonic is a leader 39 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:44,400 in the category offering efficient PSUs and outstanding performance. 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It's got all the IO, the 48 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:19,480 CPU goes on it, and it connects the rest of the components together, so it's a 49 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:23,680 motherboard. The difference is that you don't need to screw it into your case, 50 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:27,000 and when it's time to upgrade, you just rip your old one out and plonk in a new 51 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:32,040 one. Well, that's kind of cool. Good thing they're based on pricey mobile 52 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:35,400 processors, or building PCs would be too simple and I'd be out of a job. I don't 53 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,400 get that at all, but all right. With everyone else focused on peppering their 54 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:43,320 phones with as many cameras as they physically can, OnePlus is on a secret 55 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:48,280 mission to remove them all. The OnePlus Concept One is an aptly named concept 56 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:52,280 device that uses electrochemical glass, the kind you might see on fancy sunroofs 57 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:57,200 and energy-efficient Windows, to dim the light coming into the rear cameras under 58 00:03:54,960 --> 00:04:00,880 overly bright conditions or even hide them outright when they're not in use. 59 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:05,680 Combined with the pop-up selfie camera, this means no visible lenses whatsoever. 60 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:09,320 Take that, Big Brother. I need a heckler to say I can still hear you, though. 61 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:13,200 Take that, Big Brother. I can still hear you, though. Oh, you. 62 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:17,400 Well, they tried. Intel ended up revealing more than they intended in a 63 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:21,799 reply on Twitter in late December. Performance engineer Frank Ober offered 64 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:28,160 to provide a developer with a upcoming Optane SSD, boasting that it's PCI Gen 4 65 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:32,600 capable, suggesting that Intel is very close to shipping their next-generation 66 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:36,600 3D XPoint memory. One small problem. What motherboard do you expect him to 67 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:40,560 use, Frank? Intel undoubtedly has unreleased PCI Gen 4 hardware in their 68 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:44,160 own Labs, but ironically, to get the most out of this new speed bump, Intel's 69 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:49,040 customers in the data center will be forced to go Team Red. 70 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:52,800 Little bit awkward. And finally, Sony has unveiled the logo for the 71 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:56,920 PlayStation 5. Thank you, Sony. You're so generous. Inspired by Microsoft's 72 00:04:54,600 --> 00:05:00,320 ongoing descent into branding madness over the last couple of decades and the 73 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:05,000 constant mockery they received, over at Sony figured they'd take the safe path 74 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:09,240 and keep it simple, so it's a PS4 logo with a five taped over top of it, 75 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:12,560 basically. Unfortunately, Sony appeared to have underestimated the gaming 76 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:17,120 community's deep-rooted passion for trash talk, so the memes are coming hard 77 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:20,360 and heavy. Some of these are great. Thank you, guys. You brightened my day. 78 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:24,240 Keep it up. Just like TechLinked brightens your day every day, or at 79 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:27,240 least uh this week it does. Normally, it's just three days of the week, but 80 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:32,320 hey, how much brightness do you need? This is at least 1,000 nits. See you 81 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,320 tomorrow, nerds.