WEBVTT 00:00:00.027 --> 00:00:04.060 (shouts) CES, it's happening. So just like in previous years, 00:00:04.060 --> 00:00:07.100 there will be a Techlinked episode every day this week. 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? 00:00:11.730 --> 00:00:14.770 We give you tech news. - [Man] And that's not all! - That's not? 00:00:14.770 --> 00:00:17.910 Oh, that's not all. Okay. Apple has made good on its promise to ban 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, 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:26.900 Amazon has suspended Parler from AWS. Meaning the platform is now 00:00:26.900 --> 00:00:32.070 without a host and is offline entirely. This past Friday, Apple said it would pull Parler 00:00:32.070 --> 00:00:37.335 if Parler staff did not submit a plan to improve content moderation within 24 hours. 00:00:37.335 --> 00:00:42.330 (trills lips) But Parler refused, which makes sense, since their whole thing is like, 00:00:42.330 --> 00:00:45.666 unmoderated free speech and stuff, and refusing is cool! 00:00:45.666 --> 00:00:49.640 (laughs) Unfortunately, that policy led to a lot of Parler posts encouraging violence 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. 00:00:55.740 --> 00:00:59.069 Parler is now suing Amazon under a theory of antitrust 00:00:59.069 --> 00:01:03.180 saying that the ban reduces competition. And while some are welcoming the ban, 00:01:03.180 --> 00:01:07.800 citing real world consequences of internet misinformation and violence mongering, 00:01:07.800 --> 00:01:12.940 others are concerned that the move sets a dangerous precedent allowing just a few large corporations 00:01:12.940 --> 00:01:17.390 to police online speech. Thankfully, we're all reasonable people 00:01:17.390 --> 00:01:21.510 and can recognize that both of these things can be true at the same time. Right? 00:01:21.510 --> 00:01:24.531 We can do that, right? - [Man] Wait, wait, what? - Yeah. 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 00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:32.650 including their Rollable phone! - [Man] Woo! - Not just a rollable TV. - [Man] Whoa, what? 00:01:32.650 --> 00:01:36.050 - That's been rumored for some time now. The company released a brief glimpse 00:01:36.050 --> 00:01:40.500 during a virtual CES 2021 event. And it looks like the phone is also going 00:01:40.500 --> 00:01:43.760 to be called the LG Rollable when it hits the market. 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.670 Dude, is that a Rollable? You bet, buddy. (laughing) 00:01:48.670 --> 00:01:52.163 It should give Samsung some competition in the foldable, rollable phone space. 00:01:52.163 --> 00:01:56.590 I can't believe I'm saying that. But no word yet on pricing or availability. 00:01:56.590 --> 00:02:00.930 I mean $2,500 though, why not? LG also wants to make it a bit easier 00:02:00.930 --> 00:02:05.860 for you to use your next gen consoles on your TV with a new game optimizer 00:02:05.860 --> 00:02:09.209 rolling out with this year's modules. Models. - [Man] Same thing! 00:02:09.209 --> 00:02:13.500 - Which lets you quickly enable a variable refresh rate and reduce input lag from one menu. 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, 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, 00:02:22.910 --> 00:02:28.170 which doesn't even have Stadia yet. - [Man] Aww! (indistinct) my Stadia that I love! 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 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 00:02:38.600 --> 00:02:43.373 when I hear about it from a badly voiced CGI avatar instead of a real human. 00:02:43.373 --> 00:02:47.650 - [Man] Oh, yeah. - Because I hate humans. I'm a misanthrope! And like many others, 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. 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? 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:01.140 It looks like during tomorrow's NVIDIA event at CES, team green is going to announce 00:03:01.140 --> 00:03:05.292 RTX 30 hundred mobile chips. 00:03:05.292 --> 00:03:08.895 And, well, unlike the current gen mobile CPU's, 00:03:08.895 --> 00:03:11.926 they're not supposed to be that good. 00:03:11.926 --> 00:03:16.210 (laughs) The rumor is they suck, as Linus talked about on WAN Show, 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. 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. 00:03:25.040 --> 00:03:28.458 A lot more, in fact, with 16 gigabytes being the expectation 00:03:28.458 --> 00:03:32.240 instead of the 10 that you would get on a discreet card. 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 00:03:36.630 --> 00:03:40.760 which is the same technology behind AMD's smart access memory for its Radeon lineup. 00:03:40.760 --> 00:03:45.310 But no matter how good or not good these laptops may be on paper, 00:03:45.310 --> 00:03:49.362 they are not good at all if they're not in stock. So, come on 2021. 00:03:49.362 --> 00:03:52.980 - [Man] Hey! - Death to all scalpers. - [Man] Be different! - Now its time for quick bits 00:03:52.980 --> 00:03:56.500 brought to you by Pulseway. The service that lets you spend quality time 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. 00:05:02.290 --> 00:05:07.400 (laughs) Otterbox is coming out with a new rugged shell 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. 00:05:12.040 --> 00:05:15.920 So now both of your expensive tech products can stay in one piece after you 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:20.090 throw them across the room when you lose in War Zone because of network lag. 00:05:20.090 --> 00:05:24.550 It won't protect the walls though. So I need a Otterbox wallpaper. 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. 00:05:27.918 --> 00:05:31.390 (laughs) You've probably gotten contact-free food 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 00:05:35.540 --> 00:05:39.147 even less interaction between your home and a strangers' body 00:05:39.147 --> 00:05:42.370 (laughs) with its new touchless video doorbell 00:05:42.370 --> 00:05:46.270 which will cause your chime to go off whenever it sees a person at the door. 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 00:05:49.880 --> 00:05:53.490 people not putting their grubby little hands all over your doorbell? - [Man] $200. 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 00:05:59.010 --> 00:06:02.490 simply called 'The Line', which isn't a social media app 00:06:02.490 --> 00:06:04.947 that people younger than you use, but is-- 00:06:06.010 --> 00:06:09.879 Instead, it's a hundred mile long set of zero carbon smart cities 00:06:09.879 --> 00:06:14.300 that the country plans to house with 1 million people by the year 2030. 00:06:14.300 --> 00:06:18.630 Instead of roads, the cities will be connected with high-speed transit and autonomous vehicles. 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. 00:06:23.164 --> 00:06:29.350 'The Line' is part of a $500 billion, you know, that oil money, project. 00:06:29.350 --> 00:06:32.590 So maybe they should call it 'The Credit Line' instead. 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! 00:06:36.760 --> 00:06:40.314 Remember what I said? All day, every day, C-E-S. 00:06:40.314 --> 00:06:43.523 - [Man] Ah! 24/7! - C-E-S! 00:06:43.523 --> 00:06:46.493 - [Man] Can I join your game? - You see that S, that's negative space, South side!