WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.880 Warning, this episode may or may not contain a Tim Cook impression. 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:08.640 Sometimes it happens organically, but we make no promises that one will occur. 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:12.560 Viewer discretion is advised. That was a great opportunity for a Tim Cook impression. 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. 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:25.760 New AirPods and a new Apple Watch, along with old AirPods and an old Apple Watch 00:00:25.760 --> 00:00:29.520 that you might have thought was new if you aren't terminally online. 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, 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, 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. 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. 00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:03.200 The non-pro iPhone 16 start at 800 bucks and now have the customizable action button 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 00:01:10.720 --> 00:01:14.880 that's also on the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro Max. 00:01:14.880 --> 00:01:19.040 It not only serves as a proper shutter button when taking photos in landscape mode, 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 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:30.000 your finger, kind of like you would do with physical knobs on a dedicated camera, 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:33.920 evoking memories of the iPod click wheel and Apple's history 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:37.520 of brilliantly emulating familiar hardware on new tech. 00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:41.360 Sorry, that sounded sarcastic, but it was genuine. I struggle with giving earnest compliments. 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:49.520 Clicking and holding the camera control button will activate the new visual intelligence feature, 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:54.080 which will let you use a photo to search the web, prompt Siri or chat GPT, 00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:57.440 and even add an event from a poster to your calendar. 00:01:57.440 --> 00:02:02.320 It's like what Google Lens pretends to be and is actually really cool. 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. 00:02:07.920 --> 00:02:12.160 Why would I pay over a thousand bucks for the 16 Pro or Pro Max, 00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:15.520 other than to get that exclusive color that seemed like it was Poo Brown, 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. 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:25.760 Well, you don't want the regular old 18, you want the A18 Pro. 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 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, 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:43.280 but the Pros also have larger displays, studio quality mics that enable customized background 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:49.840 noise removal for video recording and upgraded cameras that support recording 4K 120 video. 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. 00:02:54.480 --> 00:02:57.760 Next up, the new AirPods 4 have an H2 chip 00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:02.160 and also an upgraded version with ANC and a wireless charging case, 00:03:02.160 --> 00:03:07.360 while the AirPods Pros have gotten upgraded hearing testing abilities that help them function 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:11.840 as clinical grade hearing aids. I don't know, sounds like boomer s*** to me. 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. 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 00:03:25.600 --> 00:03:31.120 it can detect, continuing the watch's transformation into basically the tri-quarter from Star Trek. 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:36.400 At their next event in October, Apple will reportedly unveil new iPads and Macs, 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:40.960 packed with new buttons that activate features that will definitely become available at some point 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:43.840 in the future. Press them to get an estimate on how long you have to wait. 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:49.360 You press the button and it's like, This feature will be available sometime next year. 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:52.880 There's no Tim Cook impression, but that was like almost Craig Federighi. 00:03:52.880 --> 00:03:55.920 Your friends and family can now message each other. 00:03:55.920 --> 00:03:57.760 An occasional kiss. I want... 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:05.760 Send little kisses over the internet. IFA 2024 kicked off in Berlin last Friday, 00:04:05.760 --> 00:04:12.320 and some of the tech there really put the funk in internazionale von Köstelung. 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:16.240 That's what IFA stands for, by the way, according to Jacob. And the world. 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 00:04:22.160 --> 00:04:26.800 years, although that's no guarantee of success as Concord has shown. 00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:33.440 The switch uses a proprietary protocol called LightWave to control all Nanoleaf smart lights in 00:04:33.440 --> 00:04:39.440 a room, while two configurable buttons on the SensePlus can use matter to control other devices. 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, 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:50.160 allowing the display to follow you around, like it's asking for a restraining order. 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. 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? 00:04:57.920 --> 00:05:01.760 More helpfully, the laptop can detect when it's not being used 00:05:01.760 --> 00:05:05.680 and close itself to prevent any real snoops from gaining access. 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:11.920 Oh, interesting. Meanwhile, Acer showed off a gaming laptop concept called Project Dual Play. 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:18.240 Its touchpad pops out and flips over into a controller that further separates into two 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:20.720 smaller controllers, Nintendo Switch style. 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, 00:05:27.200 --> 00:05:32.960 a handheld PC disguised as a chunky gamepad with AR glasses as a display. 00:05:32.960 --> 00:05:37.280 It evokes a cyberpunk dystopia, where the majority of the population are forced to use 00:05:37.280 --> 00:05:38.720 the younger sibling controller. 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:45.040 If you're more into home gadgets, the wireless power consortium, 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:50.000 the minds behind the Qi wireless charging standard, announced the key standard. 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:53.440 You're supposed to say it the way that other people said the other one wrongly. 00:05:53.440 --> 00:05:56.080 Apparently it's called that because it's for kitchens. 00:05:56.640 --> 00:06:04.320 Key transmitters can be baked into countertops, and deliver up to 2200 watts to 00:06:04.320 --> 00:06:09.680 compatible smart appliances. These appliances will be cordless to make them dishwasher safe, 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:12.080 and to also render them useless if you ever move. 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.400 I thought that was a genuine feature. Welcome to an older s*** of your building. 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, 00:06:20.960 --> 00:06:24.080 it'll stop spinning. Yeah, it'll never spin if you live anywhere else. 00:06:24.080 --> 00:06:29.920 Never spin again. On the even weirder side, there's the air purifier table from Switchbot, 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.960 the only company brave enough to ask the question, 00:06:32.960 --> 00:06:36.400 what if we just made an air purifier, but then we gave it a little hat? 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:42.720 So you think you got what it takes to watch the QuickBits, do you? 00:06:43.280 --> 00:06:50.240 Well, feast your peepers on this. AMD's Jack Quinn spilled some big beans this week. 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 00:06:56.240 --> 00:07:02.560 architectures, RDNA and CDNA respectively, into a unified UDNA architecture, 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:06.160 making a more accessible platform for developers, and hopefully, 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:09.360 more effectively competing with NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem. 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.760 But it seems AMD won't be competing with NVIDIA's flagship gaming GPUs, 00:07:13.760 --> 00:07:19.120 as Wynn told Tom's hardware, TeamRed is reprioritizing mid-range GPUs, 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 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 00:07:29.760 --> 00:07:34.560 $800. It's a board for the people. For the people in higher tax brackets. 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 00:07:41.200 --> 00:07:46.240 Connect event, but a render of the headset was recently released online, thanks to reliable 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:52.400 leaker, Meta. The render was originally spotted in the files of the MetaQuest client for Windows, 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 00:07:57.200 --> 00:08:03.040 and Quest 3. Likewise, third-party accessories for the 3S have already appeared on AliExpress, 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 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- 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 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, 00:08:25.200 --> 00:08:31.040 though likely at a lower rate via a royalty share model. Narrators can still choose which 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 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:41.360 narration to correct things like pronunciation mistakes and pacing. But I mean, at that point, 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:44.480 why not just record the audio yourself? It sounds like you have time. 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. 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 00:08:54.160 --> 00:08:59.040 issues. According to a report by Mark Gurman, reporting on something other than Apple? 00:08:59.040 --> 00:09:02.640 Right. What are you doing, Mark? Stay in your lane. What are you doing, buddy? 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 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:14.880 set-top box codenamed Pinewood. Sonos is also scaling back production of its Ace headphones, 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 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 00:09:25.280 --> 00:09:29.280 headphones if you forgot or were never told. Gosh, I wonder why they aren't selling. 00:09:29.280 --> 00:09:36.160 And researcher, and I guess fashion designer, Teresa Barton, is recycling old NVIDIA GT730 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 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:48.640 to finally afford an RTX 4080. Barton also offers higher-end purses fashioned out of 00:09:48.640 --> 00:09:56.480 H100 AI chips for over $65,000. These repurposed GPUs aren't functional, according to Barton, 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:02.400 they're ethically sourced from data-centered dumpsters. But the fan still works, which should 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. 00:10:07.040 --> 00:10:11.840 And we'd appreciate more airflow this Wednesday when the next episode of Tech Link drops. 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 00:10:19.920 --> 00:10:24.400 joke. That was not, please. Please come back with me.