1 00:00:00,098 --> 00:00:03,800 - Oh, (squeak). Oh, (squeak). Aw, dang it. There's no script on the prompter. 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,800 What the (squeak) are we going to do? Oh, nevermind. 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,132 It's there. We're fine. - [James] (beep) amateur. - Whoa. 4 00:00:10,132 --> 00:00:14,900 I wasn't actually using swear words, James. I don't do that (beep). Microsoft has updated the built-in web browser 5 00:00:14,900 --> 00:00:18,180 on all Xbox consoles to the latest Chromium-based 6 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:21,360 version of Edge, meaning you'll be able to use it to do 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:26,600 basically anything you can do with a browser, including playing games from Cloud gaming services 8 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,990 that aren't Xbox Game Pass. - [James] Yo dog, we put a console in your console. 9 00:00:30,990 --> 00:00:35,870 You can game while you game! - Literally, that's what it is. Like Google Stadia even, provided that 10 00:00:35,870 --> 00:00:38,950 something anyone wants to do, ever. - [James] It's not. 11 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:42,550 - Look, if you're a real Stadia fan, they're out there. We know you guys are out there 12 00:00:42,550 --> 00:00:45,820 and you are entitled to love that gaming service, but we're also entitled to 13 00:00:45,820 --> 00:00:48,870 make it our Toby from The Office. 14 00:00:48,870 --> 00:00:52,310 Unfortunately, NVIDIA blocks GeForce NOW from running on Edge, 15 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:56,240 which might be only because Edge is on Xbox, but you should even be able to stream 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:01,100 Steam games from your PC using the browser version of Parsec or talk to friends 17 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:04,380 with the browser version of Discord with full keyboard and mouse support. 18 00:01:04,380 --> 00:01:07,940 James, I don't know if you're aware, but this isn't an Xbox anymore. 19 00:01:07,940 --> 00:01:11,122 - [James] It's an X-lifestyle. It's about what's in here. (glimmering) 20 00:01:11,122 --> 00:01:14,970 E.U. will soon be voting on a proposal for legislation that would force nearly all 21 00:01:14,970 --> 00:01:19,360 consumer electronics to include a USB-C port for charging. 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,676 Europe has been flirting with the idea for some time, - [James] Bonjour! 23 00:01:22,676 --> 00:01:26,530 (laughs) - But with the amount of dolphins being strangled by charging cords recently, 24 00:01:26,530 --> 00:01:30,121 they decided enough is enough. - [James] I know a... 25 00:01:30,121 --> 00:01:33,710 - What? - Obviously Apple isn't a fan of this directive, 26 00:01:33,710 --> 00:01:37,110 telling the press they're concerned it will stifle innovation, 27 00:01:37,110 --> 00:01:41,580 which Apple was just going to do after nine years of putting USB 2.0 lightning connectors 28 00:01:41,580 --> 00:01:45,110 on iPhone. They were so close! Now Apple may be forced to just build 29 00:01:45,110 --> 00:01:48,480 a port-less iPhone that only uses MagSafe for charging. 30 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:53,060 Thanks to an exception in the proposal for devices that don't use wired charging at all. 31 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:57,980 And we know this is possible because it was recently discovered that the Apple Watch's magnetic connector can 32 00:01:57,980 --> 00:02:02,187 also transfer data in addition to power. This is also silly because Apple already uses 33 00:02:02,187 --> 00:02:07,140 USB-C on iPads and MacBooks. But back OS is basically a wasteland of malware. 34 00:02:07,140 --> 00:02:10,870 They said it themselves. So that's probably, you know just, you don't want a USB-C. 35 00:02:10,870 --> 00:02:14,880 And the Chinese government has made it's hatred of cryptocurrency official 36 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,120 The country's central bank announced that virtual currency related 37 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:22,210 business activities are illegal because they, quote, seriously endanger 38 00:02:22,210 --> 00:02:25,700 the safety of people's assets. But I'm not sure if that translation is correct. 39 00:02:25,700 --> 00:02:30,490 Can we run that through again? Ah, ah, yes, it was actually endanger the CCP's ability 40 00:02:30,490 --> 00:02:33,602 to control all financial transactions. There we go. 41 00:02:33,602 --> 00:02:37,680 - [James] Xi Xin-Zing! (laughing) This move is the latest in China's crackdown on 42 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:43,220 cryptocurrencies, which has seen it ban trading crypto in 2019 and outlaw crypto mining 43 00:02:43,220 --> 00:02:46,920 in many provinces a few months ago. Obviously Bitcoin and other prominent 44 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:51,710 cryptocurrencies dropped in value in response to the news. Although the damage doesn't seem too bad, 45 00:02:51,710 --> 00:02:55,140 so don't worry, crypto heads, China isn't going to steal all your NFTs 46 00:02:55,140 --> 00:02:59,540 because everyone else already has them. You can just down... You don't own anything. 47 00:02:59,540 --> 00:03:02,990 - [James] You don't own it! - Hey, is my shirt getting darker? 48 00:03:02,990 --> 00:03:07,080 Now it's time for Quick Bits brought to you by Vessi, maker of footwear that's lightweight, 49 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:13,410 easy to pack, comfortable, waterproof, and most importantly, currently on my feet right now. 50 00:03:13,410 --> 00:03:17,910 Well, not now. Vessis keep your feet cool in summer and warm in winter 51 00:03:17,910 --> 00:03:22,460 thanks to a magic material called Dyma-tex. 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There was a Nintendo Direct live stream yesterday 58 00:03:44,970 --> 00:03:49,190 and alongside the usual quirky announcements, like a post-apocalyptic Kirby game, 59 00:03:49,190 --> 00:03:52,240 a new Bayonetta and a separate Direct 60 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,850 just for Super Smash Bros happening in a couple of weeks, we also learned about a new expansion pass 61 00:03:56,850 --> 00:04:02,150 for the Switch Online Service featuring N64 and Sega Genesis games. 62 00:04:02,150 --> 00:04:06,850 There's also new wireless versions of the N64 and Genesis controllers, which I know are dumb. 63 00:04:06,850 --> 00:04:10,610 I know they're dumb. I know, I want them. Also, there's going to be an animated 64 00:04:10,610 --> 00:04:15,010 Mario movie starting Chris Pratt as Mario. So I didn't even write a joke about that 65 00:04:15,010 --> 00:04:18,280 because it's like, life is a parody of itself here. 66 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:21,993 Charlie Day is Lui... Jack Black will be good as Bowser. - [James] Yeah! 67 00:04:21,993 --> 00:04:25,070 - Whoa, it's so crazy here in the Mushroom Kingdom! 68 00:04:25,070 --> 00:04:29,630 Epic Games has announced their Easy Anti-Cheat technology now supports Linux and 69 00:04:29,630 --> 00:04:34,220 the Wine and Proton compatibility layers Meaning the Penguin-based operating system 70 00:04:34,220 --> 00:04:37,292 is about to become a much better platform for multiplayer gaming. 71 00:04:37,292 --> 00:04:40,490 - [James] Steam Deck! Steam Deck! - It also means Valve Steam Deck, 72 00:04:40,490 --> 00:04:43,870 which runs on a Linux-based OS can use EAC, 73 00:04:43,870 --> 00:04:47,360 even though the Epic Games Store is a competitor to Steam. - [James] Deck Deck Deck! 74 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,773 - You see what can happen when there's no lightning connectors involved? Huh? 75 00:04:50,773 --> 00:04:56,230 Apple get rid of it. Twitter has officially rolled out Bitcoin tipping globally allowsing 76 00:04:56,230 --> 00:04:59,510 Allowsing? - [James] Even in China? - (laughs) Except there, except not in China. 77 00:04:59,510 --> 00:05:04,050 It allows users to send each other cash through apps like, Venmo, Cash App and others. 78 00:05:04,050 --> 00:05:07,260 Twitter isn't even taking a cut of tips exchanged between users 79 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:10,760 because I guess they're fine not making money as long as people keep using their platform 80 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,860 to do things like convince themselves that they've canceled Chris Pratt. 81 00:05:13,860 --> 00:05:19,290 - [James] I think Jack Dorsey just wants the price of Bitcoin to go up. - Google's Pixel 6 phones and maybe foldables are 82 00:05:19,290 --> 00:05:23,000 going to be announced soon, which means the leaks are flowing heavier. 83 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,860 The latest one comes from HDA, XDA developers detailing what might be 84 00:05:27,860 --> 00:05:31,870 the phone's camera specs and features. One of which is Magic Eraser, 85 00:05:31,870 --> 00:05:35,602 a previously canceled feature that Google already showed off a couple years ago. 86 00:05:35,602 --> 00:05:39,440 - [James] Not woke enough? - No they didn't have the tensor chip. We don't even know what's in there. 87 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:43,870 It could be some little tiny robots. And a recent article from The Verge details 88 00:05:43,870 --> 00:05:46,940 accounts from college professors, You're going to like this, James, 89 00:05:46,940 --> 00:05:53,570 who are discovering that new post-secondary students don't know about file systems on their computers. 90 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:58,310 As in students would be asked to retrieve a file from a certain folder and unable to do so, 91 00:05:58,310 --> 00:06:01,950 because they're not sure what a file even is. 92 00:06:01,950 --> 00:06:06,260 Now this is largely because mobile devices make it unnecessary to deal with actual file systems. 93 00:06:06,260 --> 00:06:10,510 And I did put this in here as a joke to make fun of Gen Z-ers, but now I just feel old. 94 00:06:10,510 --> 00:06:14,810 Better end this episode before we all die, then, so come back on Wednesday for more tech news. 95 00:06:14,810 --> 00:06:19,015 You're gonna have to go to your Z-drive and map a new pathway to do that, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. 96 00:06:19,015 --> 00:06:21,277 - [James] And you're gonna be a pile of dust! - That's (shuttering).