WEBVTT 00:00:00.098 --> 00:00:03.800 - Oh, (squeak). Oh, (squeak). Aw, dang it. There's no script on the prompter. 00:00:03.800 --> 00:00:06.800 What the (squeak) are we going to do? Oh, nevermind. 00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:10.132 It's there. We're fine. - [James] (beep) amateur. - Whoa. 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 00:00:14.900 --> 00:00:18.180 on all Xbox consoles to the latest Chromium-based 00:00:18.180 --> 00:00:21.360 version of Edge, meaning you'll be able to use it to do 00:00:21.360 --> 00:00:26.600 basically anything you can do with a browser, including playing games from Cloud gaming services 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:30.990 that aren't Xbox Game Pass. - [James] Yo dog, we put a console in your console. 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 00:00:35.870 --> 00:00:38.950 something anyone wants to do, ever. - [James] It's not. 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 00:00:42.550 --> 00:00:45.820 and you are entitled to love that gaming service, but we're also entitled to 00:00:45.820 --> 00:00:48.870 make it our Toby from The Office. 00:00:48.870 --> 00:00:52.310 Unfortunately, NVIDIA blocks GeForce NOW from running on Edge, 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 00:00:56.240 --> 00:01:01.100 Steam games from your PC using the browser version of Parsec or talk to friends 00:01:01.100 --> 00:01:04.380 with the browser version of Discord with full keyboard and mouse support. 00:01:04.380 --> 00:01:07.940 James, I don't know if you're aware, but this isn't an Xbox anymore. 00:01:07.940 --> 00:01:11.122 - [James] It's an X-lifestyle. It's about what's in here. (glimmering) 00:01:11.122 --> 00:01:14.970 E.U. will soon be voting on a proposal for legislation that would force nearly all 00:01:14.970 --> 00:01:19.360 consumer electronics to include a USB-C port for charging. 00:01:19.360 --> 00:01:22.676 Europe has been flirting with the idea for some time, - [James] Bonjour! 00:01:22.676 --> 00:01:26.530 (laughs) - But with the amount of dolphins being strangled by charging cords recently, 00:01:26.530 --> 00:01:30.121 they decided enough is enough. - [James] I know a... 00:01:30.121 --> 00:01:33.710 - What? - Obviously Apple isn't a fan of this directive, 00:01:33.710 --> 00:01:37.110 telling the press they're concerned it will stifle innovation, 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 00:01:41.580 --> 00:01:45.110 on iPhone. They were so close! Now Apple may be forced to just build 00:01:45.110 --> 00:01:48.480 a port-less iPhone that only uses MagSafe for charging. 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. 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 00:01:57.980 --> 00:02:02.187 also transfer data in addition to power. This is also silly because Apple already uses 00:02:02.187 --> 00:02:07.140 USB-C on iPads and MacBooks. But back OS is basically a wasteland of malware. 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. 00:02:10.870 --> 00:02:14.880 And the Chinese government has made it's hatred of cryptocurrency official 00:02:14.880 --> 00:02:18.120 The country's central bank announced that virtual currency related 00:02:18.120 --> 00:02:22.210 business activities are illegal because they, quote, seriously endanger 00:02:22.210 --> 00:02:25.700 the safety of people's assets. But I'm not sure if that translation is correct. 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 00:02:30.490 --> 00:02:33.602 to control all financial transactions. There we go. 00:02:33.602 --> 00:02:37.680 - [James] Xi Xin-Zing! (laughing) This move is the latest in China's crackdown on 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:43.220 cryptocurrencies, which has seen it ban trading crypto in 2019 and outlaw crypto mining 00:02:43.220 --> 00:02:46.920 in many provinces a few months ago. Obviously Bitcoin and other prominent 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, 00:02:51.710 --> 00:02:55.140 so don't worry, crypto heads, China isn't going to steal all your NFTs 00:02:55.140 --> 00:02:59.540 because everyone else already has them. You can just down... You don't own anything. 00:02:59.540 --> 00:03:02.990 - [James] You don't own it! - Hey, is my shirt getting darker? 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, 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:13.410 easy to pack, comfortable, waterproof, and most importantly, currently on my feet right now. 00:03:13.410 --> 00:03:17.910 Well, not now. Vessis keep your feet cool in summer and warm in winter 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 00:03:44.970 --> 00:03:49.190 and alongside the usual quirky announcements, like a post-apocalyptic Kirby game, 00:03:49.190 --> 00:03:52.240 a new Bayonetta and a separate Direct 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 00:03:56.850 --> 00:04:02.150 for the Switch Online Service featuring N64 and Sega Genesis games. 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. 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 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 00:04:15.010 --> 00:04:18.280 because it's like, life is a parody of itself here. 00:04:18.280 --> 00:04:21.993 Charlie Day is Lui... Jack Black will be good as Bowser. - [James] Yeah! 00:04:21.993 --> 00:04:25.070 - Whoa, it's so crazy here in the Mushroom Kingdom! 00:04:25.070 --> 00:04:29.630 Epic Games has announced their Easy Anti-Cheat technology now supports Linux and 00:04:29.630 --> 00:04:34.220 the Wine and Proton compatibility layers Meaning the Penguin-based operating system 00:04:34.220 --> 00:04:37.292 is about to become a much better platform for multiplayer gaming. 00:04:37.292 --> 00:04:40.490 - [James] Steam Deck! Steam Deck! - It also means Valve Steam Deck, 00:04:40.490 --> 00:04:43.870 which runs on a Linux-based OS can use EAC, 00:04:43.870 --> 00:04:47.360 even though the Epic Games Store is a competitor to Steam. - [James] Deck Deck Deck! 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:50.773 - You see what can happen when there's no lightning connectors involved? Huh? 00:04:50.773 --> 00:04:56.230 Apple get rid of it. Twitter has officially rolled out Bitcoin tipping globally allowsing 00:04:56.230 --> 00:04:59.510 Allowsing? - [James] Even in China? - (laughs) Except there, except not in China. 00:04:59.510 --> 00:05:04.050 It allows users to send each other cash through apps like, Venmo, Cash App and others. 00:05:04.050 --> 00:05:07.260 Twitter isn't even taking a cut of tips exchanged between users 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 00:05:10.760 --> 00:05:13.860 to do things like convince themselves that they've canceled Chris Pratt. 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 00:05:19.290 --> 00:05:23.000 going to be announced soon, which means the leaks are flowing heavier. 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:27.860 The latest one comes from HDA, XDA developers detailing what might be 00:05:27.860 --> 00:05:31.870 the phone's camera specs and features. One of which is Magic Eraser, 00:05:31.870 --> 00:05:35.602 a previously canceled feature that Google already showed off a couple years ago. 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. 00:05:39.440 --> 00:05:43.870 It could be some little tiny robots. And a recent article from The Verge details 00:05:43.870 --> 00:05:46.940 accounts from college professors, You're going to like this, James, 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. 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, 00:05:58.310 --> 00:06:01.950 because they're not sure what a file even is. 00:06:01.950 --> 00:06:06.260 Now this is largely because mobile devices make it unnecessary to deal with actual file systems. 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. 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. 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. 00:06:19.015 --> 00:06:21.277 - [James] And you're gonna be a pile of dust! - That's (shuttering).