1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,080 2022 is here and there's plenty of tech we're looking forward to this year. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,680 Kicking things off, let's talk about new TV technology. 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:11,920 Some interesting new panel types are going to be making their way to store shelves over the 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:17,600 course of the year, and one of the big ones we saw make its debut at CES was Quantum Dot OLED. 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:24,080 Now, most consumers are used to thinking of Quantum Dot displays and OLED displays as entirely 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:31,200 separate from each other, but QD OLED combines the best underlying principles of both panel types. 7 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:37,120 A QD OLED has individual pixels that produce their own light, just like a traditional OLED, 8 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,280 but it also incorporates green and red Quantum Dots. 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:48,080 This means that each OLED sub-pixel only emits blue light, and that light can be selectively 10 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,840 combined with the Quantum Dots to create any color the display needs. 11 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,840 With a significantly wider color gamut than regular OLEDs. 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,320 The result is a screen that has the perfect deep blacks of a typical OLED, 13 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:05,920 but can also get a lot brighter than previous OLEDs for better HDR and clearer viewing in bright rooms. 14 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:11,200 Lower manufacturing complexity and energy usage may make Quantum Dot OLED a relatively 15 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:17,920 affordable option in the years to come, though if you want one soon, beware the early adopter tax! 16 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:25,680 If you want to know more about how these new displays work, we're going to have an upcoming Techquickie episode with more details about QD OLED and other new panel types. 17 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:31,440 But for now, look for Sony and Samsung to bring these TVs to market before the end of 2022, 18 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,280 assuming there aren't too many supply chain issues. Let's move on to something from Meta. 19 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:42,080 Love them or hate them. Their upcoming Project Cambria headset looks like it'll be pretty dang cool. 20 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,920 It will actually be able to track the movements of your eyes and face, 21 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,440 which will allow apps to translate these movements onto your avatar so that 22 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,800 interacting with others in VR is going to be more natural. 23 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:57,920 Not only that, but eye tracking should also improve the headset's overall performance. 24 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:03,280 Because by tracking where you're looking, the headset can render only that part of the virtual 25 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:08,080 space in high resolution and use a lower resolution for the parts of the space in your 26 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,720 already blurry peripheral vision. And if you want to bring the real world into your VR experience, 27 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,200 Cambria has color camera pass-through, an improvement on the black and white pass-through 28 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:22,000 we saw on the Quest 2. This could allow the headset to serve as an augmented reality device, 29 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:26,080 where objects are placed onto an image of the real world around you. 30 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:30,800 Now, we don't have pricing yet, but Zuck himself noted that these new features would 31 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,840 put Cambria at the high end of the price spectrum. 32 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,840 Oculus Quest Pro has been floated as a possible final name for the product, 33 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:44,640 but we don't know that for sure. What we do know is Meta's getting serious about getting it to the market by the end of 2022. 34 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:50,240 Next up, we've got something for all you gearheads out there. We're talking about the Ford F-150 Lightning Pickup, 35 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,400 and no, we don't think they stole that nickname from MSI's line of high-end graphics cards. 36 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,560 The lightning is notable for being America's first all-electric pickup truck from one of the 37 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:04,800 big legacy automakers. Even though it doesn't use any gas, it looks like it's going to be no slouch since it starts 38 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:10,720 with a base horsepower of 426 and delivers 775 pound-feet of torque, 39 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:16,320 so it should be able to provide enough muscle to tow an RV, a U-Haul, or your mobile gaming den. 40 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,040 Ford also says its standard battery should keep the lightning on the road for about 230 miles, 41 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,720 though you can splurge for a larger battery, which will give you around an extra 70 miles 42 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:30,720 for longer journeys. And of course, you get that all-important frunk to add on to the space that's already in the 43 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:36,320 truck's bed. The lightning will start at just under $40,000 and will look to have the electric truck market 44 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:41,040 mostly to itself for a while, since Tesla's cyber truck is indefinitely delayed, 45 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:45,920 and GMC and Chevy aren't expected to bring competitors to the market until 2024. 46 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:51,520 But if you don't have 40 grand lying around, that's no problem. Let's wrap up with something that's a little more on the budget-friendly side, 47 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:58,400 the newest revision of the Nano II charger from Anker. It provides 100 watts of power, and thanks to its use of gallium nitride rather than 48 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,000 traditional silicon, it's smaller than other chargers with the same capacity. 49 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,480 It supports USB power delivery 3.0 PPS, so the fast charging will work with a fairly 50 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,480 wide variety of devices, including laptops, so it could come in handy if you've lost your 51 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:16,480 notebook's stock power brick. Do be advised, it can only charge one device at top speed at a time, despite having three ports, 52 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:21,520 so don't expect to quickly power up a whole fleet of laptops with it, but it's still pretty 53 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:28,240 impressive given its diminutive size. The Nano 200 watt hits the market in March for a hefty but not unreasonable 79 bucks. 54 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:33,840 What kind of tech are you guys looking forward to this year? Let us know down in the comments, and whatever you've got your eye on, 55 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:37,520 here's hoping we aren't dealing with an infuriating labyrinth where chip shortages and 56 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:42,400 scalpers are hiding behind every turn. Thanks for watching, like or dislike depending how you felt, 57 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,560 check out our other videos and leave a comment if you have a suggestion for a future as fast as possible.