1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,880 Warning, this episode may or may not contain a Tim Cook impression. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:08,640 Sometimes it happens organically, but we make no promises that one will occur. 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,560 Viewer discretion is advised. That was a great opportunity for a Tim Cook impression. 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:20,640 Buy your mom an impression. At their It's Glowtime event this morning, Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 lineup. 5 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,760 New AirPods and a new Apple Watch, along with old AirPods and an old Apple Watch 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,520 that you might have thought was new if you aren't terminally online. 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:35,680 Thankfully, we are. So here's the lowdown. Apple kind of flattened out the iPhone lineup this time around, 8 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:43,440 bringing the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus two chip generations up from the A16 Bionic to the A18, 9 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:52,240 which means these new non-pro iPhones will have Apple Intelligence in beta in the US next month. 10 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:56,960 A lot of that kind of tomorrow energy going on at this event, but we'll get into that. 11 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:03,200 The non-pro iPhone 16 start at 800 bucks and now have the customizable action button 12 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:10,720 introduced with last year's 15 Pros, as well as an all new camera control clickable slider button 13 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,880 that's also on the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Max. 14 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:19,040 It not only serves as a proper shutter button when taking photos in landscape mode, 15 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:25,840 it can be lightly pressed to bring up additional UIs for fine focusing or changing modes by sliding 16 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,000 your finger, kind of like you would do with physical knobs on a dedicated camera, 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,920 evoking memories of the iPod click wheel and Apple's history 18 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,520 of brilliantly emulating familiar hardware on new tech. 19 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,360 Sorry, that sounded sarcastic, but it was genuine. I struggle with giving earnest compliments. 20 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:49,520 Clicking and holding the camera control button will activate the new visual intelligence feature, 21 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:54,080 which will let you use a photo to search the web, prompt Siri or chat GPT, 22 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,440 and even add an event from a poster to your calendar. 23 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:02,320 It's like what Google Lens pretends to be and is actually really cool. 24 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:07,920 I'm sorry, I just, I don't, I don't know how. So wait, all the iPhone 16s sound pretty similar right now. 25 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:12,160 Why would I pay over a thousand bucks for the 16 Pro or Pro Max, 26 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,520 other than to get that exclusive color that seemed like it was Poo Brown, 27 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:21,360 but is actually called Desert Titanium and doesn't actually look like Poo to everyone's surprise. 28 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,760 Well, you don't want the regular old 18, you want the A18 Pro. 29 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:31,360 It's got a bunch of upgrades that will let the 16 Pros run Apple intelligence 15% faster 30 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:37,680 than on the iPhone 15 Pro. Not that we would know at this point, it hasn't come out yet, 31 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:43,280 but the Pros also have larger displays, studio quality mics that enable customized background 32 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:49,840 noise removal for video recording and upgraded cameras that support recording 4K 120 video. 33 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:54,480 Hey, if it's good enough for the weekend to film a music video with, it's good enough for me. 34 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,760 Next up, the new AirPods 4 have an H2 chip 35 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:02,160 and also an upgraded version with ANC and a wireless charging case, 36 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:07,360 while the AirPods Pros have gotten upgraded hearing testing abilities that help them function 37 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,840 as clinical grade hearing aids. I don't know, sounds like boomer s*** to me. 38 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:18,880 Apple also showed off the new Apple Watch Series 10 with a bigger display and the thinnest design ever. 39 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:25,600 It now can run the translate app directly on watch and adds sleep apnea to the list of conditions 40 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:31,120 it can detect, continuing the watch's transformation into basically the tri-quarter from Star Trek. 41 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:36,400 At their next event in October, Apple will reportedly unveil new iPads and Macs, 42 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,960 packed with new buttons that activate features that will definitely become available at some point 43 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,840 in the future. Press them to get an estimate on how long you have to wait. 44 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,360 You press the button and it's like, This feature will be available sometime next year. 45 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,880 There's no Tim Cook impression, but that was like almost Craig Federighi. 46 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,920 Your friends and family can now message each other. 47 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,760 An occasional kiss. I want... 48 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:05,760 Send little kisses over the internet. IFA 2024 kicked off in Berlin last Friday, 49 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:12,320 and some of the tech there really put the funk in internazionale von Köstelung. 50 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,240 That's what IFA stands for, by the way, according to Jacob. And the world. 51 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:22,160 Nanoleaf showed off its SensePlus battery-powered smart switch that it's been working on for eight 52 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:26,800 years, although that's no guarantee of success as Concord has shown. 53 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:33,440 The switch uses a proprietary protocol called LightWave to control all Nanoleaf smart lights in 54 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:39,440 a room, while two configurable buttons on the SensePlus can use matter to control other devices. 55 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:46,000 Then there's Lenovo's Auto Twist AI PC concept, which has a motorized 360 degree hinge, 56 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,160 allowing the display to follow you around, like it's asking for a restraining order. 57 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,280 I know you said you're done using me first off, but actually I have something to talk to you about. 58 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:57,920 You like close the window and then like walk away and it's like, is that it? 59 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,760 More helpfully, the laptop can detect when it's not being used 60 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,680 and close itself to prevent any real snoops from gaining access. 61 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:11,920 Oh, interesting. Meanwhile, Acer showed off a gaming laptop concept called Project Dual Play. 62 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:18,240 Its touchpad pops out and flips over into a controller that further separates into two 63 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,720 smaller controllers, Nintendo Switch style. 64 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:27,200 Wow, but if you're into gaming products that actually exist, there's the Techno Pocket Go, 65 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:32,960 a handheld PC disguised as a chunky gamepad with AR glasses as a display. 66 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:37,280 It evokes a cyberpunk dystopia, where the majority of the population are forced to use 67 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:38,720 the younger sibling controller. 68 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,040 If you're more into home gadgets, the wireless power consortium, 69 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:50,000 the minds behind the Qi wireless charging standard, announced the key standard. 70 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,440 You're supposed to say it the way that other people said the other one wrongly. 71 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,080 Apparently it's called that because it's for kitchens. 72 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:04,320 Key transmitters can be baked into countertops, and deliver up to 2200 watts to 73 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:09,680 compatible smart appliances. These appliances will be cordless to make them dishwasher safe, 74 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,080 and to also render them useless if you ever move. 75 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,400 I thought that was a genuine feature. Welcome to an older s*** of your building. 76 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:20,960 We don't have countertops like that. There is a benefit, though, if you accidentally knock over a blender or something, 77 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:24,080 it'll stop spinning. Yeah, it'll never spin if you live anywhere else. 78 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:29,920 Never spin again. On the even weirder side, there's the air purifier table from Switchbot, 79 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,960 the only company brave enough to ask the question, 80 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,400 what if we just made an air purifier, but then we gave it a little hat? 81 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,720 So you think you got what it takes to watch the QuickBits, do you? 82 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:50,240 Well, feast your peepers on this. AMD's Jack Quinn spilled some big beans this week. 83 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:56,240 In a statement at IFA, Wynn said AMD will be integrating their consumer and data center GPU 84 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:02,560 architectures, RDNA and CDNA respectively, into a unified UDNA architecture, 85 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,160 making a more accessible platform for developers, and hopefully, 86 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,360 more effectively competing with NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem. 87 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:13,760 But it seems AMD won't be competing with NVIDIA's flagship gaming GPUs, 88 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:19,120 as Wynn told Tom's hardware, TeamRed is reprioritizing mid-range GPUs, 89 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,680 saying, quote, I don't want AMD to be the company that only people who can afford porches and 90 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:29,760 Ferraris can buy, and that's why their high-end X870E motherboards reportedly won't cost more than 91 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,560 $800. It's a board for the people. For the people in higher tax brackets. 92 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:41,200 Meta's rumored budget headset, the MetaQuest 3S, is expected to launch on September 25th at Meta's 93 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:46,240 Connect event, but a render of the headset was recently released online, thanks to reliable 94 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:52,400 leaker, Meta. The render was originally spotted in the files of the MetaQuest client for Windows, 95 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:57,200 and posted to Reddit, and it seems to show a design that combines elements of the Quest 2 96 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:03,040 and Quest 3. Likewise, third-party accessories for the 3S have already appeared on AliExpress, 97 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:08,960 including apparently real photos of the headset. I don't know, though. This could still all be 98 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,720 just a prank. What if we're all in the metaverse already? I mean, we just don't- 99 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:19,200 Amazon's Audible has started to invite certain US audiobook narrators to train AIs on their own 100 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:25,200 voices. Narrators who opt in will be compensated for any audiobook that makes use of their AI voice, 101 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:31,040 though likely at a lower rate via a royalty share model. Narrators can still choose which 102 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:36,320 productions get to use their AI voice model, and will be able to use built-in tools to edit the AI 103 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:41,360 narration to correct things like pronunciation mistakes and pacing. But I mean, at that point, 104 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,480 why not just record the audio yourself? It sounds like you have time. 105 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,320 Well, let me just edit this AI version of me to see if it's any better. 106 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:54,160 Oh, what was this delivery? What is this guy, an idiot? Sonos is still suffering from its software 107 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:59,040 issues. According to a report by Mark Gurman, reporting on something other than Apple? 108 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:02,640 Right. What are you doing, Mark? Stay in your lane. What are you doing, buddy? 109 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:08,000 The company's app troubles have caused it to delay the launch of two products, one of which is a 110 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:14,880 set-top box codenamed Pinewood. Sonos is also scaling back production of its Ace headphones, 111 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:19,280 as they haven't exactly been flying off the shelves. Do you want to buy headphones that 112 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:25,280 will break in a couple months? For no reason? Worth a shot. Oh yeah, by the way, Sonos makes 113 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,280 headphones if you forgot or were never told. Gosh, I wonder why they aren't selling. 114 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:36,160 And researcher, and I guess fashion designer, Teresa Barton, is recycling old NVIDIA GT730 115 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:43,120 graphics cards into purses that cost $1,024 exactly, which is one way to make enough money 116 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:48,640 to finally afford an RTX 4080. Barton also offers higher-end purses fashioned out of 117 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:56,480 H100 AI chips for over $65,000. These repurposed GPUs aren't functional, according to Barton, 118 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:02,400 they're ethically sourced from data-centered dumpsters. But the fan still works, which should 119 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:07,040 mean your wallet and keys get excellent airflow. I could use that better in my pants, really. 120 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,840 And we'd appreciate more airflow this Wednesday when the next episode of Tech Link drops. 121 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:19,920 So come on back, if you're a fan. I'm sorry, oh god, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make that 122 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:24,400 joke. That was not, please. Please come back with me.