1 00:00:00,027 --> 00:00:04,060 (shouts) CES, it's happening. So just like in previous years, 2 00:00:04,060 --> 00:00:07,100 there will be a Techlinked episode every day this week. 3 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:11,730 That's two more episodes than normal! So don't say we never give you nothing, you know? 4 00:00:11,730 --> 00:00:14,770 We give you tech news. - [Man] And that's not all! - That's not? 5 00:00:14,770 --> 00:00:17,910 Oh, that's not all. Okay. Apple has made good on its promise to ban 6 00:00:17,910 --> 00:00:22,800 the social networking app, Parler, from its app store. But in an even bigger hit to the service, 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,900 Amazon has suspended Parler from AWS. Meaning the platform is now 8 00:00:26,900 --> 00:00:32,070 without a host and is offline entirely. This past Friday, Apple said it would pull Parler 9 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:37,335 if Parler staff did not submit a plan to improve content moderation within 24 hours. 10 00:00:37,335 --> 00:00:42,330 (trills lips) But Parler refused, which makes sense, since their whole thing is like, 11 00:00:42,330 --> 00:00:45,666 unmoderated free speech and stuff, and refusing is cool! 12 00:00:45,666 --> 00:00:49,640 (laughs) Unfortunately, that policy led to a lot of Parler posts encouraging violence 13 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:55,740 and contributing to the storming of the capital last week, which in turn led Google, Apple, and Amazon to pull the app. 14 00:00:55,740 --> 00:00:59,069 Parler is now suing Amazon under a theory of antitrust 15 00:00:59,069 --> 00:01:03,180 saying that the ban reduces competition. And while some are welcoming the ban, 16 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:07,800 citing real world consequences of internet misinformation and violence mongering, 17 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,940 others are concerned that the move sets a dangerous precedent allowing just a few large corporations 18 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:17,390 to police online speech. Thankfully, we're all reasonable people 19 00:01:17,390 --> 00:01:21,510 and can recognize that both of these things can be true at the same time. Right? 20 00:01:21,510 --> 00:01:24,531 We can do that, right? - [Man] Wait, wait, what? - Yeah. 21 00:01:24,531 --> 00:01:29,080 - [Man] I think I should be mad at you. - LG showed off some interesting stuff at CES 22 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,650 including their Rollable phone! - [Man] Woo! - Not just a rollable TV. - [Man] Whoa, what? 23 00:01:32,650 --> 00:01:36,050 - That's been rumored for some time now. The company released a brief glimpse 24 00:01:36,050 --> 00:01:40,500 during a virtual CES 2021 event. And it looks like the phone is also going 25 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:43,760 to be called the LG Rollable when it hits the market. 26 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,670 Dude, is that a Rollable? You bet, buddy. (laughing) 27 00:01:48,670 --> 00:01:52,163 It should give Samsung some competition in the foldable, rollable phone space. 28 00:01:52,163 --> 00:01:56,590 I can't believe I'm saying that. But no word yet on pricing or availability. 29 00:01:56,590 --> 00:02:00,930 I mean $2,500 though, why not? LG also wants to make it a bit easier 30 00:02:00,930 --> 00:02:05,860 for you to use your next gen consoles on your TV with a new game optimizer 31 00:02:05,860 --> 00:02:09,209 rolling out with this year's modules. Models. - [Man] Same thing! 32 00:02:09,209 --> 00:02:13,500 - Which lets you quickly enable a variable refresh rate and reduce input lag from one menu. 33 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:18,470 In addition, the company's 2021 TV lineup will come with support for Google Stadia and G-Force now, 34 00:02:18,470 --> 00:02:22,910 even though the TV is run on LG's wacky web OS and not on Google TV, 35 00:02:22,910 --> 00:02:28,170 which doesn't even have Stadia yet. - [Man] Aww! (indistinct) my Stadia that I love! 36 00:02:28,170 --> 00:02:33,677 - I haven't even said the craziest part yet, which is that LG had a virtual influencer of some type 37 00:02:33,677 --> 00:02:38,600 announce some of their products and I don't know about you, but I am way more likely to buy a TV 38 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:43,373 when I hear about it from a badly voiced CGI avatar instead of a real human. 39 00:02:43,373 --> 00:02:47,650 - [Man] Oh, yeah. - Because I hate humans. I'm a misanthrope! And like many others, 40 00:02:47,650 --> 00:02:52,310 you may not have been able to get your hands on a RTX 3000 graphics cards yet. 41 00:02:52,310 --> 00:02:57,360 But instead of that, what about a laptop with one of these hard to find GPUs instead? 42 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,140 It looks like during tomorrow's NVIDIA event at CES, team green is going to announce 43 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:05,292 RTX 30 hundred mobile chips. 44 00:03:05,292 --> 00:03:08,895 And, well, unlike the current gen mobile CPU's, 45 00:03:08,895 --> 00:03:11,926 they're not supposed to be that good. 46 00:03:11,926 --> 00:03:16,210 (laughs) The rumor is they suck, as Linus talked about on WAN Show, 47 00:03:16,210 --> 00:03:19,730 you can check that out on LMG clips if you just want to see that little snippet. 48 00:03:19,730 --> 00:03:25,040 But on the bright side, the 3080 Max-Q should have even more VRAM than the desktop 3080. 49 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,458 A lot more, in fact, with 16 gigabytes being the expectation 50 00:03:28,458 --> 00:03:32,240 instead of the 10 that you would get on a discreet card. 51 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:36,630 A lot of vocal flubs there, but you get what I'm saying. There should also be resizable BAR support 52 00:03:36,630 --> 00:03:40,760 which is the same technology behind AMD's smart access memory for its Radeon lineup. 53 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,310 But no matter how good or not good these laptops may be on paper, 54 00:03:45,310 --> 00:03:49,362 they are not good at all if they're not in stock. So, come on 2021. 55 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:52,980 - [Man] Hey! - Death to all scalpers. - [Man] Be different! - Now its time for quick bits 56 00:03:52,980 --> 00:03:56,500 brought to you by Pulseway. The service that lets you spend quality time 57 00:03:56,500 --> 00:04:01,820 with all of your devices, even when you're apart. 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Oh no, that's what she said. 71 00:05:02,290 --> 00:05:07,400 (laughs) Otterbox is coming out with a new rugged shell 72 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:12,040 for X-Box controllers, as well as the clips so that you can use the control with a smartphone. 73 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,920 So now both of your expensive tech products can stay in one piece after you 74 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:20,090 throw them across the room when you lose in War Zone because of network lag. 75 00:05:20,090 --> 00:05:24,550 It won't protect the walls though. So I need a Otterbox wallpaper. 76 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:27,918 - [Man] You need to live in an Otterbox. - I'm an Otter. I would be an Otter at that point. 77 00:05:27,918 --> 00:05:31,390 (laughs) You've probably gotten contact-free food 78 00:05:31,390 --> 00:05:35,540 or package delivery at some point during the pandemic. But, alarm.com thinks that there can be 79 00:05:35,540 --> 00:05:39,147 even less interaction between your home and a strangers' body 80 00:05:39,147 --> 00:05:42,370 (laughs) with its new touchless video doorbell 81 00:05:42,370 --> 00:05:46,270 which will cause your chime to go off whenever it sees a person at the door. 82 00:05:46,270 --> 00:05:49,880 It's 200 bucks, so it isn't cheap. I mean, can you really put a price on 83 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,490 people not putting their grubby little hands all over your doorbell? - [Man] $200. 84 00:05:53,490 --> 00:05:59,010 - And Saudi Arabia thinks it has the solution to long commute times. The Nation's Crown Prince has announced a project 85 00:05:59,010 --> 00:06:02,490 simply called 'The Line', which isn't a social media app 86 00:06:02,490 --> 00:06:04,947 that people younger than you use, but is-- 87 00:06:06,010 --> 00:06:09,879 Instead, it's a hundred mile long set of zero carbon smart cities 88 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:14,300 that the country plans to house with 1 million people by the year 2030. 89 00:06:14,300 --> 00:06:18,630 Instead of roads, the cities will be connected with high-speed transit and autonomous vehicles. 90 00:06:18,630 --> 00:06:23,164 The idea is to ensure you'll never be traveling for more than 20 minutes, no matter where you're going. 91 00:06:23,164 --> 00:06:29,350 'The Line' is part of a $500 billion, you know, that oil money, project. 92 00:06:29,350 --> 00:06:32,590 So maybe they should call it 'The Credit Line' instead. 93 00:06:32,590 --> 00:06:36,760 Just kidding, they're paying in cash. So that's it for our show. Come back on Wednesday, psych! 94 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,314 Remember what I said? All day, every day, C-E-S. 95 00:06:40,314 --> 00:06:43,523 - [Man] Ah! 24/7! - C-E-S! 96 00:06:43,523 --> 00:06:46,493 - [Man] Can I join your game? - You see that S, that's negative space, South side!