1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,680 Whatever it ends up being called, it seems highly likely that we'll get a new edition 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:09,120 of the Nintendo Switch sometime in 2021. The dockable handheld is still wildly popular, 3 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:13,760 but it hasn't gotten a real update since it launched back in 2017. Unless you count the 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:18,240 TV and compatible Switch late. So naturally, there are some features that gamers have long 5 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:24,880 been pining for. A big one is 4K support in docked mode. Even back in 2017, it was a little puzzling 6 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:30,560 that a brand new console didn't support 4K at all. And today, with even inexpensive TVs supporting 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,760 4K, it's nearly certain that a new Switch will render games at a handheld friendly resolution, 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:41,440 then scale the output to 4K using NVIDIA's impressive deep learning super sampling technology. 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,120 That's a mouthful. Additionally, it sounds like the upgraded Switch will feature an OLED display 10 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:51,200 similar to what you've seen on mid to high end smartphones for better color accuracy 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,400 and clearer gaming on the go. This last one is purely speculative, but hopefully a sturdier 12 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:00,480 redesign of the Joy-Con controllers in the works as well. Far too many Switch owners have 13 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,960 reported issues with the Joy-Con drift. Our second entry is one that could help keep your 14 00:01:04,960 --> 00:01:09,760 new Switch and other expensive electronics safe when you're out of the house. Officially called the 15 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,440 Always Home Cam, Ring's camera equipped mini drone is designed for use indoors rather than 16 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:20,560 outside like most other drones. The idea is that you set paths for it to follow and the drone 17 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,520 will regularly patrol your home with no input from the user. The drone is designed to be 18 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,840 intentionally audible so that in the event someone breaks into your home, the noise will serve as a 19 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:34,800 deterrent if your home alarm already hasn't been triggered. Which all sounds pretty neat, 20 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:42,160 but what does it cost? In dollars, $249. Not bad. In your privacy, well, if Ring's parent company 21 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:46,640 Amazon is already listening to everything you say, what difference does it make if they can see it 22 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:52,160 Here's something I want to see though. Samsung is a familiar name in high-quality TVs, 23 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:57,280 but their ink country rival LG has been a step ahead in recent years thanks to their use of OLED 24 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:03,280 panels on their top-tier models. Samsung is ready to strike back, however, with MicroLED, 25 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:08,400 an all-new type of panel that delivers OLED-level inky blacks with better brightness and without 26 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:14,720 the downsides. You see, the O in OLED stands for organic, and these organic materials can degrade 27 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:20,160 over time, putting your fancy new TV at risk of image burning. This is particularly problematic 28 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:25,040 for people who often play games with static display elements like health bars or speedometers. 29 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:30,000 MicroLED will still lose some brightness over time, but theoretically it should offer superior 30 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:36,240 longevity. The bad news, however, is the steep early adopter tax. Currently, MicroLEDs are very 31 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:41,600 complex and expensive to produce, meaning you can expect prices to be from the high five figures 32 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:47,920 all the way to around 150 grand, depending on size. Oof, I really hope Linus doesn't hear about 33 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:53,360 these. Thankfully, our next product will be far less expensive, assuming the scalpers don't get 34 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:58,320 to it. Intel is finally getting close to a large-scale release of their first discrete 35 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:04,880 graphics product for gamers, the Xe HPG GPU. According to leaks, we can expect performance 36 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:12,080 comparable to a GeForce RTX 3060 or a Radeon RX 6700 XT, which would have Intel competing in the 37 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:17,520 enthusiast segment of the market for the first time ever. Now, before you get too excited though, 38 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:23,040 it looks like this year's Xe HPG parts will be restricted to laptops, with desktop versions 39 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:28,560 showing up sometime in 2022. An interesting side note is that while Intel has its own chip-making 40 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:35,040 fabs, TeamBlue is reportedly using contract chip maker TSMC to fabricate these new products. That 41 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:40,000 means they're stuck in the same manufacturing queue as competitors AMD and NVIDIA, which might 42 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:44,560 explain the slow timing for the rollout. Finally, we've got another entry from Intel, 43 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:49,520 Alder Lake processors. By this point, you're probably burnt out of all the lake variations of 44 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:54,800 Intel CPUs that seem to offer only modest performance gains, except when they don't, 45 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,640 but Alder Lake is fundamentally different in a few ways. Alder Lake is a hybrid CPU that incorporates 46 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:06,480 both high performance cores and power saving cores on the same CPU package. This is similar to what 47 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,240 we've seen in ARM chips for a number of years now, and it's a big part of the reason that your 48 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,240 smartphone can save battery when you're browsing the web, but kick it up into high gear when you're 49 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,400 touching up your selfies or playing a game. This kind of efficiency improvement is mostly geared 50 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:23,600 towards helping laptop users, but what this will help the rest of you is that Intel is finally 51 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:28,880 moving to their many times delayed 10 nanometer process on their desktop. Additionally, Intel 52 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:34,080 will be using its new Super Fin Transistors, a variation on standard FinFET that allows for 53 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,480 better power flow and faster performance, so hopefully the gains will be larger than we've 54 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:44,400 seen in recent years. And Alder Lake should also feature support for DDR5 and PCI Express 5.0, 55 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,840 so it could be an interesting platform if you're looking to get ahead of the curve with the rest 56 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:52,080 of your system. Of course, that's not all the new tech coming out this year. We didn't even mention 57 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,480 hot upcoming mobile devices like the Pixel 6, so if there's something you're looking forward to 58 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:01,280 that we missed, let us know down in the comments below. Thanks for watching. Like, dislike, 59 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:04,800 check out our other videos, and comment with video suggestions below. And always, 60 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,800 don't forget to subscribe and follow.