1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,240 Oh my goodness. My first time hosting with a Techlink shirt. Nick, can people 2 00:00:04,319 --> 00:00:09,040 buy these or what? Yeah, they can. And if you're in Europe, we have cheaper 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:16,400 shipping now. Cheaper shipping for Europeans. Oh, we love those guys. Get 4 00:00:12,599 --> 00:00:18,640 one. NVIDIA has stubbornly refused to 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:24,080 change the name of their GTX 16 series and instead went and released another 6 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,960 card in the lineup. Disgusting. But it 7 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:31,359 turns out the GTX 1660 isn't disgusting. It's actually a pretty decent mid-range 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:34,880 card for 220 bucks. NVIDIA isn't releasing a reference version of the 9 00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:39,520 card, but there are a broad range of models from EVGA, MSI, you know, the 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:44,000 usual suspects. Most of the reviews seem to be saying it's a decent successor to 11 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:47,840 the 6 gig version of the GTX 1060. In fact, almost everyone is saying it's got 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:53,199 optimal performance and power efficiency for its price range. And that to me is 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:57,360 disgusting. We need to hold NVIDIA accountable for this travesty. 14 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:02,719 I'm almost getting used to it and I don't want to be used to the 16 series. 15 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:06,240 Valve Steam Link game streaming service has been around for a few years and it's 16 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:10,680 amassed enough experience points to evolve to Steam Link anywhere. It's 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:16,240 higher form. You guys get this is a Pokemon. Steam Link Anywhere will let 18 00:01:13,119 --> 00:01:18,479 you stream Steam games or as I call it 19 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:23,360 stream because if you put Steam together and Steam and Stream together it's 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:27,280 stream. So, you can stream from a PC to almost any device that has an internet 21 00:01:25,119 --> 00:01:31,520 connection except iOS devices because Apple doesn't like you. Previously, you 22 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:35,040 were only able to stream from device to device on the same network. Now, you can 23 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:39,600 play games on a computer at someone else's house or on your work PC. Just 24 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:44,159 make sure your cubicle walls are high. And you can stream to Android using the 25 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:47,439 Steam Link app on Wi-Fi or data. So, just make sure you got an unlimited data 26 00:01:45,759 --> 00:01:52,079 plan and a good signal or you're going to have a a bad time. The news comes 27 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:56,240 just as the Epic Game Store was accused of pilfering its users Steam profile 28 00:01:54,399 --> 00:02:01,040 information. So, it's a plus one for Valve in the Battle of the Game Stores. 29 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:05,920 You going to stream games on the bus, Nick? I mean, if they had good games 30 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:09,039 like Apex Legends and Fortnite, I might. I don't think that's going to work. 31 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:15,599 You're going to play a competitive FPS on a streaming connection? Yeah. Come 32 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:17,920 on, Nick. Good gravy. Where's James? And 33 00:02:15,599 --> 00:02:22,000 yesterday, Elon Musk took the wraps off Tesla's fourth mass-produced vehicle, 34 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:25,440 the Model Y, at a short event in Hawthorne, California. It's actually 35 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:30,640 just a prototype for now, but the idea is that it's sort of like a SUV version 36 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:33,440 of the Model 3, and we're not going to 37 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:37,840 pre-order it, right? I already did. You're the worst. A 300-mi long range 38 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:43,360 version will start production in fall 2020 and retail for 39 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:46,560 $47,000, while the 230 mi Model Y will 40 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:48,640 cost 37,000 and come out in spring 2021. 41 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:53,360 It's got a panoramic glass roof like the company's other SUV, the Model X. But 42 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:57,840 Elon Musk remarked during the event that he'll be able to basically do anything 43 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:02,640 by the end of this year, just with software upgrades. So, who knows? Maybe 44 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:06,800 the roof will turn into a convertible or something. We'll have to see. Haha. The 45 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:10,800 reveal of the Model Y completes Elon Musk's middle schooler ambition of 46 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:17,680 having the names of his cars spell out sexy with a three. We all share in your 47 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:19,599 pride, Elon. Very cool. Good job. Nice 48 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:23,200 one. Now, if only he wouldn't tank the stock every time he tried to smoke 49 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:26,800 marijuana. Yeah. No, that doesn't help. Stop with the tweets. Now, it's time for 50 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:30,560 Quick Bits brought to you by Apple has had a rough time recently with Qualcomm, 51 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:34,879 who got some models of iPhones banned from sale in Germany and China. Well, a 52 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:40,720 US federal judge just ruled that Qualcomm owes Apple nearly 1 billion in 53 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:44,560 patent royalty rebates. So, that's got to be nice for them to hear until they 54 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:48,239 hear that Spotify is filing an antirust complaint against them in the EU and 55 00:03:46,319 --> 00:03:53,440 that they actually have to pay Qualcomm 31 million for violating their 56 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:57,360 patents. Apple and Qualcomm, the couple that love to hate each other. Why do you 57 00:03:55,360 --> 00:04:02,400 guys just make out and get it over with? Huh? Microsoft continues its streak of 58 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:07,040 big moves with the announcement of Xbox Live on iOS and Android. The service 59 00:04:05,519 --> 00:04:11,000 will actually be part of a family of tools and services called Microsoft 60 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:15,519 Games Stack, which includes Xbox Live, DirectX, Azure Cloud Servers, and more. 61 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:19,120 The company will talk more about their multiplatform plans at GDC next week, 62 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:23,800 where we'll probably also hear more about Project XCloud streaming, and 63 00:04:21,359 --> 00:04:28,440 maybe Xbox Game Pass on multiple devices. Dang, Microsoft. I hope you're 64 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:32,560 not just building our hopes up for nothing. I hope you wouldn't do us like 65 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:37,680 that. Oh, you think ray tracing only works on NVIDIA RTX graphics cards? 66 00:04:35,199 --> 00:04:41,600 Wrong. Let me show you something. Krytek published a video of their new real-time 67 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:47,199 graphics demo featuring ray trace reflections and it's running on an AMD 68 00:04:43,919 --> 00:04:48,720 RX Vega 56. It's probably not an 69 00:04:47,199 --> 00:04:53,120 indication that we'll see games with ray tracing running on the average person's 70 00:04:50,479 --> 00:04:57,040 GPU anytime soon, but it's cool. Google has released the developer beta for the 71 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:00,160 next version of Android codeen named Q. It brings with it greater privacy 72 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:04,560 options and support for foldable devices, but also has a desktop mode, 73 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:07,759 sort of like Samsung's Dex feature. If you've got a Pixel device, you can 74 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:12,080 download it, although I wouldn't recommend doing that on your main phone. 75 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:16,160 It's a beta. And also, we don't know what Q stands for yet. And passengers 76 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:22,000 parked their cars in the long-term lot at France's Leon Exuper airport this 77 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:27,520 week. That's probably not how you say it, are in for a futuristic treat. Robot 78 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:31,759 valet that will take your car to a long-term lot during your trip and 79 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:36,400 retrieve it for you when you return. The robots are made by Stanley Robotics and 80 00:05:33,840 --> 00:05:40,479 will also be tested at London's Gatwick Airport later this year. Normally, I'd 81 00:05:38,639 --> 00:05:43,759 feel weird about a robot taking my car, but these guys have little faces on the 82 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:47,919 front, which makes me feel like a character from Thomas the Train Engine 83 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:51,600 is taking my car away, and that doesn't make me feel weird at all. The only 84 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:55,039 thing I'd feel weird about is continuing this episode any further. So, I'm going 85 00:05:53,199 --> 00:05:59,199 to end it right now. Thanks for watching, guys. Subscribe to TechLink if 86 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:02,720 you like or want tech news. And if you don't, I've said this before, how did 87 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:05,840 you get to this point? Are you just trying to waste You're just trying to 88 00:06:04,479 --> 00:06:08,000 waste time in your day? It doesn't make any 89 00:06:08,199 --> 00:06:12,960 sense. Wow. Unexpected.