WEBVTT 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:06.320 Did you think I was kidding when I said I'd see you again tomorrow? When the 00:00:03.960 --> 00:00:11.720 dealer offers more tech news, I always say hit. AMD showed up to CES this year 00:00:09.040 --> 00:00:17.200 and chose violence against itself. The company announced the Ryzen 7 9850 X3D, 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:21.040 the new fastest gaming CPU, which is kind of awkward because the CPU is 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:26.560 taking that illustrious title from the 9800 X3D, which is also an AMD chip. The 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:31.920 company claims about 7% uplift in performance over the already fast 9800 00:00:28.720 --> 00:00:34.120 X3D. Very meh. And it's pretty much meh 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:39.520 across the entire road map this year. But hey, FPS is actually FPS. Any port 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:44.280 in a storm. Laptops did not get left out. AMD refreshed their laptop CPU 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:47.960 lineup with the Ryzen AI 400 series, including business-focused silicon 00:00:46.040 --> 00:00:52.040 that's supposed to make spreadsheet crunching enterprise class, which I 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:56.360 think means your boss won't yell at you for using Teams on 25 separate Chrome 00:00:54.200 --> 00:01:01.040 tabs. Of course, it wouldn't be CES without AI being duct taped onto 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:05.080 everything. AMD unveiled the Ryzen AI Halo for developers, a mini PC designed 00:01:03.360 --> 00:01:09.840 specifically for AI development jam-packed with their latest Ryzen AI 00:01:07.680 --> 00:01:14.920 Max Plus CPUs to compete against NVIDIA's DGX Spark. They also released 00:01:12.160 --> 00:01:19.600 the Ryzen AI P100 series, an embedded processor range made specifically for 00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:24.920 physical AI. Because if there's one takeaway from CES 2026, it's that even 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:28.640 your fridge will have an LLM by Q3. Great. I've I've always wanted a fridge 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:33.080 that can hallucinate. Stupid sexy fridge. Intel's CES spotlight has been 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:37.640 on its Core Ultra Series 3 chips, codenamed Panther Lake. Wow. Why did you 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:42.400 guys write that in there? The first major PC processors built on 00:01:39.800 --> 00:01:46.320 Intel's new 18A process node, aimed at boosting AI, graphics, and general 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:51.360 performance along with efficiency in laptops and handhelds. Panther Lake's 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:54.320 top SKUs pack up to 16 CPU cores and 12 00:01:51.360 --> 00:01:59.560 XE3 GPU cores, with Intel claiming up to 60% better multi-threaded performance 00:01:56.760 --> 00:02:03.680 and battery life that can push around 27 hours in certain scenarios, all while 00:02:01.640 --> 00:02:09.520 underscoring Intel's pushback toward being full-stack in-house silicon maker. 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:11.880 But James, what about the gaming, James? 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:15.200 Tell us about the gaming. All right, all right, calm down. 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:21.280 Unfortunately, Intel didn't show off the rumored Arc B770 GPUs at CES, but they 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:23.280 did unveil XeSS 3, the newest version of 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:27.000 their upscaler that supports multi-frame generation. On top of that, they 00:02:24.600 --> 00:02:31.680 unveiled the new Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics found in the 00:02:28.760 --> 00:02:36.320 higher-end X7 and X9 chips, a major upgrade on past iGPUs. Intel's claiming 00:02:34.600 --> 00:02:43.240 strong gaming performance here, about 73% faster on average than AMD's Radeon 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:43.240 890M in early demos, 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:50.960 and performance sometimes even rivaling discrete laptop GPUs. Plus, it's going 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:54.240 to use the aforementioned XeSS 3, so the sky's the limit for this little guy. 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:59.320 We're really rooting for him. Apparently, Intel's working on hardware-specific variants of their 00:02:57.160 --> 00:03:03.720 chips for handhelds, which had some outlets claiming that Intel murdered AMD 00:03:01.320 --> 00:03:07.120 with its Arc B390 mobile graphics. It's so crazy that Intel has transformed from 00:03:05.560 --> 00:03:10.080 the superpowered villain into the scrappy underdog I find myself rooting 00:03:08.760 --> 00:03:16.000 for. They're like the Piccolo of the tech world. They're probably raising NVIDIA's son, Gohan. Speaking of NVIDIA, 00:03:13.960 --> 00:03:21.880 they mostly doubled down on software and display tech, showing off big DLSS 4.5 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:27.000 upgrades and unveiling G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitors. DLSS 4.5 is the next 00:03:25.040 --> 00:03:30.640 evolution of NVIDIA's AI upscaling and frame gen tech, rolling out a sharper 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:36.000 second-gen transformer model with cleaner edges and less ghosting. Plus, a 00:03:32.960 --> 00:03:38.080 new dynamic 6X frame generation mode 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:44.720 designed to push busting refresh rates like 240 Hz at 4K. Full 6X frame gen is 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:49.200 coming later this spring on RTX 50 series cards, while the improved super 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:54.480 resolution is already landing on all RTX GPUs via a new driver update. NVIDIA 00:03:52.280 --> 00:03:58.760 says over 250 games and apps support DLSS frame generation right now. Over in 00:03:56.720 --> 00:04:02.680 monitor land, NVIDIA's G-Sync Pulsar displays are launching around tomorrow, 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:06.040 packing variable refresh rate plus innovative backlight strobes and 00:04:04.320 --> 00:04:09.600 adaptive brightness tech to drastically cut motion blur and give clarity 00:04:07.760 --> 00:04:13.480 equivalent to that of a monitor with four times its base refresh rate. You 00:04:11.520 --> 00:04:18.239 got it? G-Sync Pulsar is debuting with partners like Acer, AOC, Asus, and MSI. 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:23.320 And if you want to meet this episode's partner, watch this. 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Other laptop highlights include Samsung's Galaxy Book 6 series, which 00:05:36.200 --> 00:05:42.400 they claim has an up to 30-hour battery life, Acer's Swift Edge with a giant 00:05:40.440 --> 00:05:46.720 haptic trackpad, and Schenker's semi-modular Panther Lake Element 16 00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:50.240 that's made to be easy to upgrade and keep for the long haul. Oh god, 00:05:48.400 --> 00:05:55.480 FRAMEWORK, LOOK OUT! THEY'RE COMING for you! LEGO is also modular, and they showed up 00:05:53.240 --> 00:06:00.720 to CES this year to show off their new LEGO Smart Play system, a platform that 00:05:58.280 --> 00:06:04.680 packs serious tech into regular old LEGO bricks. At the center is a 00:06:01.960 --> 00:06:10.280 standard-looking 2x4 smart brick hiding a tiny custom 4.1 mm ASIC, complete with 00:06:07.840 --> 00:06:14.440 sensors, RGB LEDs, a speaker, wireless radios, and inductive charging. Using 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:19.200 magnetic smart tags and a low-latency BrickNet mesh, builds can react to 00:06:16.960 --> 00:06:23.040 movement and interaction in real time with synthesized sound effects. The best 00:06:21.320 --> 00:06:26.760 part? The whole thing runs without needing a connection to a cloud server, 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:30.400 and it gets its firmware updates via a companion app. They specifically didn't 00:06:28.960 --> 00:06:33.920 want AI. They leave that to the fridges. Amazon 00:06:32.280 --> 00:06:38.560 rocked up to CES with a snazzy new trailer from Ring. Literally, a trailer. 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:43.280 A literal trailer. A Ring mobile security trailer. It's a solar-powered 00:06:41.040 --> 00:06:47.840 LTE-equipped surveillance system with six cameras attached to it that allows 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:51.520 for full 360° coverage basically anywhere you want to park it. Alongside 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:55.720 that, they also rolled out new Elite multi-camera systems, a Sidewalk 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:59.560 connected car alarm, and a lot of smart sensors, all conveniently stitched 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:02.720 together by Amazon Sidewalk. All in all, it seems like most of this would be 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:06.280 genuinely useful, as long as you're cool with your neighborhood being one big 00:07:04.320 --> 00:07:10.560 mesh network for Amazon and Ring that you are automatically opted into. 00:07:11.760 --> 00:07:17.720 Remember the Chaos Communication Congress? Well, another hacker torched a 00:07:15.400 --> 00:07:22.360 white supremacist dating site, literally described as Tinder for Nazis, live on 00:07:20.280 --> 00:07:25.960 stage at that same event while dressed as the Pink Ranger. Using an AI chatbot 00:07:24.760 --> 00:07:30.880 trained to flirt using {quote} traditional values, the hacker known as 00:07:28.280 --> 00:07:35.720 Martha Root lured users into chatting, harvested data, then ran a Python script 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:39.560 to delete WhiteDate and other related platforms in real time. The audience 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:45.240 cheered as the servers vanished to the shadow realm. Yeah. Get this LLM in my 00:07:42.200 --> 00:07:47.720 fridge. And CES 2026 has had a wild mix 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:51.360 of health tech. For example, C2's longevity mirror that scans your face 00:07:49.920 --> 00:07:55.880 and gives a quick snapshot of your health outlook. Mirror, mirror on the 00:07:53.520 --> 00:07:59.680 wall, should I give 911 a call? We also got Lexy's autofocus smart glasses that 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:03.800 automatically change their prescription, alongside Allergen Alerts' Pocket Mini 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:07.640 Lab that tests food for things like gluten and common allergens in minutes, 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:10.840 so you can eat out more safely. I've been looking for an excuse to eat out 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:14.640 more safely. For the diabetics, there's Abbott's Libre Sense app that predicts 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:19.520 how foods will affect your glucose in real time. Still, the best health tech 00:08:16.760 --> 00:08:23.960 at CES has got to be Moore's taint band-aid, which aims to track sexual 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:27.800 performance and sensations with a small wearable, turning intimate data into 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:32.640 app-based feedback. Probably not the only feedback you're getting fed. 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:36.479 You know what I'm saying? Sex. And you should plant your taint back in your 00:08:34.280 --> 00:08:39.240 chair tomorrow for even more CES coverage. I have to go have a 00:08:37.800 --> 00:08:42.520 conversation with the Quick Bits about some of their frankly frightening recent 00:08:40.919 --> 00:08:45.800 behaviors. We get it, you wanted to go to Vegas, but you got to grow up 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:50.120 eventually, you know? Running away, smelling Riley's underwear. Come on, 00:08:47.520 --> 00:08:50.120 guys.