1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,920 Pfft, did you think I was kidding when I said I'd see you again tomorrow? 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,440 When the dealer offers more tech news, I always say hit. 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:11,760 AMD showed up to CES this year and chose violence against itself. 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:17,520 The company announced the Ryzen 7 9850X3D, the new fastest gaming CPU, which is kind 5 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:22,960 of awkward because the CPU is taking that illustrious title from the 9800X3D, which 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:29,800 is also an AMD chip. The company claims about 7% uplift in performance over the already fast 9800X3D. 7 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:34,320 Meh, and it's pretty much meh across the entire roadmap this year. 8 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,720 But hey, FPS is actually FPS. Any port in a storm. 9 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,920 Laptops did not get left out, AMD refreshed their laptop CPU lineup with the Ryzen AI 10 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:48,680 400 series, including business focused silicon that's supposed to make spreadsheet crunching 11 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:54,200 enterprise class. Which I think means your boss won't yell at you for using teams on 25 separate Chrome 12 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:59,440 tabs. Of course, it wouldn't be CES without AI being duct taped onto everything. 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:05,040 AMD unveiled the Ryzen AI Halo for developers, a mini PC designed specifically for AI development 14 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:11,680 jam packed with their latest Ryzen AI Max Plus CPUs to compete against Envyas DGX Spark. 15 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:16,480 They also released the Ryzen AI P100 series, an embedded processor range made specifically 16 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:23,320 for physical AI. Because if there's one takeaway from CES 2026, it's that even your fridge will have 17 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:28,040 an LLM by Q3. Great, I've always wanted a fridge that can hallucinate. 18 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:34,960 Stupid sexy fridge. Intel's CES spotlight has been on its core Ultra Series 3 chips, codenamed Panther Lake. 19 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:43,480 Wow, why'd you guys write that in there? The first major PC processors built on Intel's new 18A process node, aimed at boosting AI, 20 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,520 graphics, and general performance along with efficiency in laptops and handhelds. 21 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:54,040 Panther Lake's top SKUs pack up to 16 CPU cores and 12 XE3 GPU cores, with Intel claiming 22 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:59,920 up to 60% better multi-threaded performance and battery life that can push around 27 hours 23 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:05,120 in certain scenarios, all while underscoring Intel's push back toward being full-stacked 24 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:11,480 in-house silicon maker. But James, what about the gaming, tell us about the gaming. 25 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:18,560 Alright, calm down. Unfortunately, Intel didn't show off the rumored Arc B770 GPUs at CES, but they did unveil 26 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:24,100 XE-SS3, the newest version of their upscaler that supports multi-frame generation. 27 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:28,720 On top of that, they unveiled the new Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics, founded the 28 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:34,240 higher-end X7 and X9 chips, a major upgrade on past-i GPUs. 29 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,840 Intel is claiming strong gaming performance here, about 73% faster on average than AMD's 30 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:45,160 Radeon 890M in early demos, and performance sometimes even rivaling discrete laptop GPUs. 31 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:50,000 Plus, it's going to use the aforementioned XE-SS3, so the sky's the limit for this little 32 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:56,280 guy. We're really rooting for them. Apparently, Intel is working on hardware-specific variants of their chips for handhelds, which 33 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,920 had some outlets claiming that Intel murdered AMD with its Arc B390 mobile graphics. 34 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:05,040 It's so crazy that Intel has transformed from the super-powered villain into the scrappy 35 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,560 underdog I find myself rooting for, they're like the piccolo of the tech world. 36 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:14,680 They're probably raising NVIDIA's son, Gohan. Speaking of NVIDIA, they mostly doubled down on software and display tech, showing off 37 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:20,640 big DLSS 4.5 upgrades and unveiling G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitors. 38 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:25,840 DLSS 4.5 is the next evolution of NVIDIA's AI upscaling and Framegen tech, rolling out 39 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,000 a sharper 2nd gen transformer model with cleaner edges and less ghosting. 40 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:35,560 Plus, a new dynamic 6X Framegeneration mode designed to push busted and refreshed rates 41 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:43,640 like 240Hz at 4K. Full 6X Framegen is coming later this spring on RTX 50 series cards, while the improved 42 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:49,480 super resolution is already landing on all RTX GPUs via a new driver update. 43 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:54,040 NVIDIA says over 250 games and apps support DLSS Framegeneration right now. 44 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:58,880 Over in Monitorland, NVIDIA's G-Sync Pulsar displays are launching around tomorrow, packing 45 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:03,480 variable refresh rate plus innovative backlight strobes and adaptive brightness tech to drastically 46 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:08,080 cut motion blur and give clarity equivalent to that of a monitor with four times its base 47 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:15,080 refresh rate. You got it? Pulsar is debuting with partners like Acer, AOC, ASUS, and MSI, and if you want to meet 48 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,120 this episode's partner, watch this. I think the quick bits are up to something. 49 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,400 I caught them trying to sneak into Riley's luggage. They're so quirky. 50 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:26,520 They just love them. Laptops. It wouldn't be CES without oodles of laptop announcements. 51 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:29,600 Some are powerful, some are innovative, and some are just a little wacky. 52 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,000 For example, ASUS has teamed up with Kojima Productions on the limited edition ROG Flow 53 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:40,160 Z13KJP. It's decked out with Death Stranding themed art, but probably won't help you bottle your 54 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,160 pee. That's a Death Stranding thing. Other laptop highlights include Samsung's Galaxy Book 6 series, which they claim has 55 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:51,640 an up to 30 hour battery life, Acer's Swift Edge with a giant haptic trackpad, and Shenker's 56 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:56,560 semi-modular Panther Lake Element 16 that's made to be easy to upgrade and keep for the 57 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,560 long haul. Oh god! Framework! 58 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:07,400 Look out! They're coming for ya! And they showed up to CES this year to show off their new LEGO smart play system, a platform 59 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,640 that packs serious tech into regular old LEGO bricks. 60 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:17,040 At the center is a standard looking 2x4 smart brick hiding a tiny custom 4.1mm ASIC, complete 61 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:21,680 with sensors, RGB LEDs, a speaker, wireless radios, and inductive charging. 62 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:26,920 Using magnetic smart tags and a low latency brick net mesh, builds can react to movement 63 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,400 and interaction in real time with synthesized sound effects. 64 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,320 The whole thing runs without needing a connection to a cloud server, and it gets its firmware 65 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:39,800 updates via a companion app. They specifically didn't want AI. 66 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,760 They leave that to the fridges. Amazon rocked up to CES with a snazzy new trailer from Ring. 67 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:49,040 Literally, a trailer. A literal trailer. A Ring mobile security trailer. 68 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:54,160 It's a solar powered LTE equipped surveillance system with 6 cameras attached to it that 69 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,440 allows for full 360 degree coverage basically anywhere you want to park it. 70 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,120 Alongside that, they also rolled out new, elite multi-camera systems, a sidewalk connected 71 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:08,640 car alarm, and a lot of smart sensors. All conveniently stitched together by Amazon Sidewalk. 72 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:12,040 All in all, it seems like most of this would be genuinely useful, as long as you're cool 73 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,920 with your neighborhood being one big mesh network for Amazon and Ring that you are automatically 74 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:17,920 opted into. 75 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:27,960 Remember the Chaos Communication Congress? Well another hacker torched a white supremacist dating site, literally described as Tinder 76 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:33,160 for Nazis, live on stage at that same event while dressed as the Pink Ranger. 77 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:37,360 Using an AI chatbot trained to flirt using quote, traditional values, the hacker known 78 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:42,760 as Marth Rarout lured users into chatting, harvested data, then ran a Python script to 79 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,520 delete white date and other related platforms in real time. 80 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,640 The audience cheered as the servers vanished to this shadow realm. 81 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:55,800 Get this LLM in my fridge. And CES 2026 has had a wild mix of health tech. 82 00:06:55,800 --> 00:07:00,720 For example, C2's longevity mirror that scans your face and gives a quick snapshot of your 83 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:05,040 health outlook. Mirror, mirror, on the wall, should I give 911 a call? 84 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:09,800 We also got XT's autofocus smart glass that automatically changed their prescription, alongside 85 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,640 Allogen Alert's pocket mini lab that tests food for things like gluten and common allergens 86 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:19,160 in minutes so you can eat out more safely. I've been looking for an excuse to eat out more safely. 87 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:23,400 For the Diabetics, there's Avid's Libra Assist app that predicts how foods will affect your 88 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:30,600 glucose in real time. Still, the best health tech at CES has got to be Moore's Taint Band-Aid, which aims to 89 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:35,480 track sexual performance and sensations with a small wearable, turning intimate data into 90 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,520 app-based feedback. Probably not the only back getting fed. 91 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:46,400 You know what I'm saying? Sex. And you should plant your taint back in your chair tomorrow for even more CES coverage. 92 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,960 I have to go have a conversation with the Quick Bits about some of their frankly frightening 93 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,520 recent behaviors. We get it, you wanted to go to Vegas, but you gotta grow up eventually, you know? 94 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,020 Running away? Smelling Riley's underwear? Come on, guys.