WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.520 Linus has always wanted to write one of these, so 00:00:03.080 --> 00:00:09.800 ha, now I have to read what he puts on the prompter, which is uh fibbity 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:14.000 wibbity floppity schmoopity buckaroo buns. It's time for the tech news. If 00:00:12.040 --> 00:00:17.960 you've never heard of The Wall, well, ha, okay, zoomer. Just kidding. I'm 00:00:16.120 --> 00:00:22.960 actually talking about Samsung's updated version of their The Wall micro LED TV. 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:28.280 It's a giant display made of multiple seamless panels studded with micro LEDs, 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 00:00:31.080 --> 00:00:36.880 modular design, it can be configured into any number of shapes and sizes, a 00:00:35.240 --> 00:00:42.840 feature Samsung is leveraging by increasing the maximum size to a 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:44.200 staggering 292 in at 8K resolution. As 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 00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:54.760 64 of the modular panels that consume 150 watts each. Closer to the realm of 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.720 attainability is the new 75-in 4K micro LED display that they unveiled this 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 00:01:00.160 --> 00:01:07.360 rather because its stunning 58 pixel per inch density means that Samsung's 00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:10.280 ability to tightly pack in micro LEDs 00:01:07.360 --> 00:01:14.320 has improved by nearly 4x since they first showed off The Wall. And as new 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:18.200 things improve, well, prices tend to fall for the old stuff, right? Just like 00:01:16.480 --> 00:01:22.880 they have been for OLED. Prices have been falling for the last few years at 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:25.560 luxury sizes like 65 and 77 in, 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 00:01:28.240 --> 00:01:35.520 their 2020 lineup. Exact pricing hasn't been given, but at just 48 in, the new 00:01:32.800 --> 00:01:40.200 LG CX and Sony A9 models are expected to be priced significantly lower than their 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:43.760 55-in family members, while also offering the inky blacks, impressive 00:01:42.080 --> 00:01:47.920 pixel response times, and accurate colors that OLEDs are first known for. 00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:51.640 Man, you can basically use this thing as a computer monitor as long as your desk 00:01:49.800 --> 00:01:55.000 is deep enough. Facebook is in the news again, and this time they're altering 00:01:53.240 --> 00:01:59.560 their policy regarding deepfakes just in time for the 2020 US election race to 00:01:57.880 --> 00:02:04.880 really start heating up. According to their manipulated media policy, parody 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:09.720 and satirical content is okay, but any video content meeting the following 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:14.000 criteria will be removed. If it's a synthesized product of AI or machine 00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:18.400 learning techniques that appears authentic, or if it's been edited in a 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:21.880 way that would likely mislead the average person to believe that the 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:25.680 subject said words that they didn't actually say. Well, that's a start, but 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 00:02:27.760 --> 00:02:33.880 people are below-average? What about them? 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Just like a normal gaming PC, you can choose 00:03:05.600 --> 00:03:11.480 your own case, memory, storage, power supply, and graphics card, and then the 00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:16.040 compute element is kind of like a motherboard. It's got all the IO, the 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 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:23.680 motherboard. The difference is that you don't need to screw it into your case, 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 00:03:25.480 --> 00:03:32.040 one. Well, that's kind of cool. Good thing they're based on pricey mobile 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 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:38.400 get that at all, but all right. With everyone else focused on peppering their 00:03:36.920 --> 00:03:43.320 phones with as many cameras as they physically can, OnePlus is on a secret 00:03:40.600 --> 00:03:48.280 mission to remove them all. The OnePlus Concept One is an aptly named concept 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:52.280 device that uses electrochemical glass, the kind you might see on fancy sunroofs 00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:57.200 and energy-efficient Windows, to dim the light coming into the rear cameras under 00:03:54.960 --> 00:04:00.880 overly bright conditions or even hide them outright when they're not in use. 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:05.680 Combined with the pop-up selfie camera, this means no visible lenses whatsoever. 00:04:03.760 --> 00:04:09.320 Take that, Big Brother. I need a heckler to say I can still hear you, though. 00:04:07.440 --> 00:04:13.200 Take that, Big Brother. I can still hear you, though. Oh, you. 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:17.400 Well, they tried. Intel ended up revealing more than they intended in a 00:04:15.480 --> 00:04:21.799 reply on Twitter in late December. Performance engineer Frank Ober offered 00:04:19.400 --> 00:04:28.160 to provide a developer with a upcoming Optane SSD, boasting that it's PCI Gen 4 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:32.600 capable, suggesting that Intel is very close to shipping their next-generation 00:04:29.960 --> 00:04:36.600 3D XPoint memory. One small problem. What motherboard do you expect him to 00:04:34.400 --> 00:04:40.560 use, Frank? Intel undoubtedly has unreleased PCI Gen 4 hardware in their 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:44.160 own Labs, but ironically, to get the most out of this new speed bump, Intel's 00:04:42.400 --> 00:04:49.040 customers in the data center will be forced to go Team Red. 00:04:46.760 --> 00:04:52.800 Little bit awkward. And finally, Sony has unveiled the logo for the 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:56.920 PlayStation 5. Thank you, Sony. You're so generous. Inspired by Microsoft's 00:04:54.600 --> 00:05:00.320 ongoing descent into branding madness over the last couple of decades and the 00:04:58.760 --> 00:05:05.000 constant mockery they received, over at Sony figured they'd take the safe path 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, 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:12.560 basically. Unfortunately, Sony appeared to have underestimated the gaming 00:05:10.680 --> 00:05:17.120 community's deep-rooted passion for trash talk, so the memes are coming hard 00:05:15.400 --> 00:05:20.360 and heavy. Some of these are great. Thank you, guys. You brightened my day. 00:05:18.960 --> 00:05:24.240 Keep it up. Just like TechLinked brightens your day every day, or at 00:05:22.200 --> 00:05:27.240 least uh this week it does. Normally, it's just three days of the week, but 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:32.320 hey, how much brightness do you need? This is at least 1,000 nits. See you 00:05:28.880 --> 00:05:32.320 tomorrow, nerds.