WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:06.240 Oh my goodness. My first time hosting with a Techlink shirt. Nick, can people 00:00:04.319 --> 00:00:09.040 buy these or what? Yeah, they can. And if you're in Europe, we have cheaper 00:00:07.520 --> 00:00:16.400 shipping now. Cheaper shipping for Europeans. Oh, we love those guys. Get 00:00:12.599 --> 00:00:18.640 one. NVIDIA has stubbornly refused to 00:00:16.400 --> 00:00:24.080 change the name of their GTX 16 series and instead went and released another 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:26.960 card in the lineup. Disgusting. But it 00:00:24.080 --> 00:00:31.359 turns out the GTX 1660 isn't disgusting. It's actually a pretty decent mid-range 00:00:28.560 --> 00:00:34.880 card for 220 bucks. NVIDIA isn't releasing a reference version of the 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:39.520 card, but there are a broad range of models from EVGA, MSI, you know, the 00:00:37.440 --> 00:00:44.000 usual suspects. Most of the reviews seem to be saying it's a decent successor to 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 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:53.199 optimal performance and power efficiency for its price range. And that to me is 00:00:51.120 --> 00:00:57.360 disgusting. We need to hold NVIDIA accountable for this travesty. 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. 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:06.240 Valve Steam Link game streaming service has been around for a few years and it's 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:10.680 amassed enough experience points to evolve to Steam Link anywhere. It's 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:16.240 higher form. You guys get this is a Pokemon. Steam Link Anywhere will let 00:01:13.119 --> 00:01:18.479 you stream Steam games or as I call it 00:01:16.240 --> 00:01:23.360 stream because if you put Steam together and Steam and Stream together it's 00:01:20.600 --> 00:01:27.280 stream. So, you can stream from a PC to almost any device that has an internet 00:01:25.119 --> 00:01:31.520 connection except iOS devices because Apple doesn't like you. Previously, you 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:35.040 were only able to stream from device to device on the same network. Now, you can 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:39.600 play games on a computer at someone else's house or on your work PC. Just 00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:44.159 make sure your cubicle walls are high. And you can stream to Android using the 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 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 00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:56.240 just as the Epic Game Store was accused of pilfering its users Steam profile 00:01:54.399 --> 00:02:01.040 information. So, it's a plus one for Valve in the Battle of the Game Stores. 00:01:58.880 --> 00:02:05.920 You going to stream games on the bus, Nick? I mean, if they had good games 00:02:03.439 --> 00:02:09.039 like Apex Legends and Fortnite, I might. I don't think that's going to work. 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:15.599 You're going to play a competitive FPS on a streaming connection? Yeah. Come 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:17.920 on, Nick. Good gravy. Where's James? And 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:22.000 yesterday, Elon Musk took the wraps off Tesla's fourth mass-produced vehicle, 00:02:19.920 --> 00:02:25.440 the Model Y, at a short event in Hawthorne, California. It's actually 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 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:33.440 of the Model 3, and we're not going to 00:02:30.640 --> 00:02:37.840 pre-order it, right? I already did. You're the worst. A 300-mi long range 00:02:36.000 --> 00:02:43.360 version will start production in fall 2020 and retail for 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:46.560 $47,000, while the 230 mi Model Y will 00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:48.640 cost 37,000 and come out in spring 2021. 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 00:02:50.800 --> 00:02:57.840 Elon Musk remarked during the event that he'll be able to basically do anything 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.640 by the end of this year, just with software upgrades. So, who knows? Maybe 00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:06.800 the roof will turn into a convertible or something. We'll have to see. Haha. The 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:10.800 reveal of the Model Y completes Elon Musk's middle schooler ambition of 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 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:19.599 pride, Elon. Very cool. Good job. Nice 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:23.200 one. Now, if only he wouldn't tank the stock every time he tried to smoke 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:26.800 marijuana. Yeah. No, that doesn't help. Stop with the tweets. Now, it's time for 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:30.560 Quick Bits brought to you by Apple has had a rough time recently with Qualcomm, 00:03:28.640 --> 00:03:34.879 who got some models of iPhones banned from sale in Germany and China. Well, a 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:40.720 US federal judge just ruled that Qualcomm owes Apple nearly 1 billion in 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:44.560 patent royalty rebates. So, that's got to be nice for them to hear until they 00:03:42.480 --> 00:03:48.239 hear that Spotify is filing an antirust complaint against them in the EU and 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:53.440 that they actually have to pay Qualcomm 31 million for violating their 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:57.360 patents. Apple and Qualcomm, the couple that love to hate each other. Why do you 00:03:55.360 --> 00:04:02.400 guys just make out and get it over with? Huh? Microsoft continues its streak of 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:07.040 big moves with the announcement of Xbox Live on iOS and Android. The service 00:04:05.519 --> 00:04:11.000 will actually be part of a family of tools and services called Microsoft 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:15.519 Games Stack, which includes Xbox Live, DirectX, Azure Cloud Servers, and more. 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:19.120 The company will talk more about their multiplatform plans at GDC next week, 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:23.800 where we'll probably also hear more about Project XCloud streaming, and 00:04:21.359 --> 00:04:28.440 maybe Xbox Game Pass on multiple devices. Dang, Microsoft. I hope you're 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:32.560 not just building our hopes up for nothing. I hope you wouldn't do us like 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:37.680 that. Oh, you think ray tracing only works on NVIDIA RTX graphics cards? 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:41.600 Wrong. Let me show you something. Krytek published a video of their new real-time 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:47.199 graphics demo featuring ray trace reflections and it's running on an AMD 00:04:43.919 --> 00:04:48.720 RX Vega 56. It's probably not an 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:53.120 indication that we'll see games with ray tracing running on the average person's 00:04:50.479 --> 00:04:57.040 GPU anytime soon, but it's cool. Google has released the developer beta for the 00:04:54.720 --> 00:05:00.160 next version of Android codeen named Q. It brings with it greater privacy 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:04.560 options and support for foldable devices, but also has a desktop mode, 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:07.759 sort of like Samsung's Dex feature. If you've got a Pixel device, you can 00:05:06.400 --> 00:05:12.080 download it, although I wouldn't recommend doing that on your main phone. 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 00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:22.000 parked their cars in the long-term lot at France's Leon Exuper airport this 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:27.520 week. That's probably not how you say it, are in for a futuristic treat. Robot 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:31.759 valet that will take your car to a long-term lot during your trip and 00:05:29.520 --> 00:05:36.400 retrieve it for you when you return. The robots are made by Stanley Robotics and 00:05:33.840 --> 00:05:40.479 will also be tested at London's Gatwick Airport later this year. Normally, I'd 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:43.759 feel weird about a robot taking my car, but these guys have little faces on the 00:05:42.240 --> 00:05:47.919 front, which makes me feel like a character from Thomas the Train Engine 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 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:55.039 thing I'd feel weird about is continuing this episode any further. So, I'm going 00:05:53.199 --> 00:05:59.199 to end it right now. Thanks for watching, guys. Subscribe to TechLink if 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 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:05.840 you get to this point? Are you just trying to waste You're just trying to 00:06:04.479 --> 00:06:08.000 waste time in your day? It doesn't make any 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:12.960 sense. Wow. Unexpected.