April 11th 2014 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

News Items Will.i.am claims he developed a smartwatch

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Cuzza

Source 2: engadget.com

- Showed off his own smartwatch during a recent appearance on a British chat show called “Alan Carr: Chatty Man”

- "I started the company myself," he said. "I funded it, used my own money to develop it."

- It can apparently stream stored music via Bluetooth and make calls, access Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram without having to connect to a smartphone.

- Intel named Will.i.am its "Director of Creative Innovation" in January 2011 so he is no stragner to tech.

VESA accepts FreeSync

Source 1: pcper.com

Source 2: hardware.fr (Translated using google translate)

- According to hardware.fr (Source 2), VESA has accepted AMD’s proposal for FreeSync into an extension of the DP 1.2a standard.

- At CES 2014 AMD claimed freesync was already in development for use in mobile devices to save power.

Android TV

Source 1: techcrunch.com

Source 2: theverge.com (Use this source)

- Picture of interface in source 2

- "Android TV is an entertainment interface, not a computing platform," writes Google. "It’s all about finding and enjoying content with the least amount of friction."

- It will be "cinematic, fun, fluid, and fast."

- Android TV will feel a lot more like the current set top boxes.

- Google is calling for developers to build extremely simple TV apps for an extremely simple set-top-box interface.

- While you can dive through a collection of apps and games if you want, the goal isn’t to have a user select an app like Hulu and then browse through things to watch.

- It should never take more than three clicks or gestures to go from the homescreen to enjoying a new piece of content.

- Screenshots show Google’s own apps like Play Movies, YouTube, and Hangouts; but also third party apps like Vevo, Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, and games.

- (Discuss the future of Chromecast)

- Developers may now have to build two different interfaces, one for Chromecast and one for Android TV.

Nvidias new driver tested  - comes out short on expectations

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: TERAFLOP

Source 2: linustechtips.com OP: MetroP

Source 3: anandtech.com

Source 4: pcper.com

- New R335 driver branch, which comes roughly 2 months after the first R334 driver.

- Nvidia promoted it as a driver that will give significant performance improvements.

- Only improved performance in very specific games.

- Anandtech's tests indicated a 10% increase in performance in Bioshock: Infinite and Metro: Last Light

- SLI performance increased 10% for GRID 2, and a 76% increase for Total War: Rome II. And every SLI Has seen a slight performance increase.

- Nvidia boasts huge performance gains in (older games such as):

• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (20%)

• Sleeping Dogs(~28%)

• Alien vs. Predator (~42%)

• Total War: Rome II (~45%) Anandtech has show that Rome Total War II has only increased in SLI performance.

• Sniper Elite V2 (~46%)

- Nvidia has been focused on Mantle-enabled games for their driver performance improvements, doing what they can to improve performance within the confines of Direct3D 11. This has included Battlefield 4 and Thief so far.

- What the heck nvidia? Between this and the claims about double battery life with battery life how can I trust you?

Blackmagic URSA upgradable 4K digital film camera for $6000

Source 1: cinema5d.com

n.b.: Pictures in source 1.

- Massive 10 inch fold out on set monitor

- Large user upgradeable Super 35 global shutter 4K image sensor.

- 12G-SDI and internal dual RAW and ProRes recorders.

- Sensor and lens mount assembly can be changed.

- There are two 5” touch screens on both sides of the camera that put your settings, controls and monitoring tools at your fingertips!

- 2 professional XLR connections with 48v phantom power so you can use the audio industry’s best quality microphones.

- Pricing/Release dates (from source 1): http://puu.sh/84XaX.jpg

Thunderbolt 2 Networking and hackintosh preview

Source 1: engadget.com

- Thunderbolt 2 will allow Thunderbolt networking.

- You can pair two computers with a thunderbolt cable, with 10Gbps throughput between two machines for super fast file sharing.

- You can connect mac to PC or Mac to Mac.

- Fast file transfer is especially important for people working with 4k.

- Screenshot of transfer speed (150MB/s): http://puu.sh/84XuJ.jpg

- Linus to handle hack preview

Battery offers 30 second phone charging

Source 1: bbc.com

- Shown off at technology conference in Tel Aviv.

- A samsung S4 phone went from a dead battery to full charge in 26 seconds in the demo.

- Three years predicted till it’s a commercially viable product.

- “The bio-organic battery utilises tiny self-assembling nano-crystals that were first identified in research being done into Alzheimer's disease at Tel Aviv University 10 years ago.”

- The team has also used the nano-crystals in memory chips which could write three times faster than traditional flash memory and as a non-toxic alternative to cadmium in screens.

- The batteries are likely to be 30 to 40% more expensive to manufacture compared to traditional ones and the final product will be twice as expensive than those on the market today.

- Talk about Tesla?

Logitech announces G502

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Hawx

Source 2: kitguru.net

Source 3: gaming.logitech.com (product page)

n.b.: All features listed in Source 3.

- Suggested retail price £70GBP.

R9 295 X2 Reviews

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: TERAFLOP

Source 2.1: bit-tech.net

Source 2.2: guru3d.com

Source 2.3: eurogamer.net

Source 2.4: www.anandtech.com

Source 2.5: tomshardware.com

Source 2.6: hexus.net

Source 2.7: techpowerup.com

- “In nearly every way, the R9 295X2 is dual GPU technology done right.” - Bit-tech

- “In every situation, it simply works, and it works damn well too, as its scaling is seriously impressive.” - Bit-tech

- “A pair of overclocked and custom cooled R9 290X or GTX 780 cards would bring similar if not better performance” - Bit-tech.

- “You’ll be able to buy two for the same price as the dual-GK110-based battleship. Clearly, that comparison leaves one super-dreadnought smoldering.” - Tomshardware

- “Two (separate) 290Xs (would) set up quite the cooling conundrum, particularly if you’re trying to overclock your CPU as well. (compared to the dual GPU card)” - Tomshardware

HeartBleed Bug

Source 1: heartbleed.com

Source 2: bestvpn.com

- A serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library.

- Allows stealing the information protected, by the SSL/TLS encryption.

- SSL/TLS provides security and privacy for web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs), etc.

- Heartbleed.com was able steal from themselves the secret keys used for thier X.509 certificates, user names and passwords, instant messages, emails and business critical documents and communication.

- The bug has existed for around two years, and a successful attack would leave no trace, so it is impossible to know if a website or VPN service has been compromised.

Netflix now streaming in 4k

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Ashley

Source 2: theverge.com

- The first show to get 4k is House of Cards along with some nature documentaries.

- “Don't expect a mass rollout any time soon” - Netflix's chief product officer Neil Hunt previously told The Verge.

- Even by the end of the year the service's 4K selection will still be pretty small.

- Does it matter?

OnePlus One to use a 2.5GHz CPU w/ 3GB of RAM

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: TopWarGamer

Source 2: forums.oneplus.net

- Will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC (8974AC) clocked at 2.5 GHz.

- OnePlus One will come with 3GB of RAM.

- Full unveiling on April 23, 2014.

- “The OnePlus One will be the fastest phone on the market.” - quote from OnePlus.

- Has tentatively promised to send a sample

- Backed by Bbk - Vivo, Oppo, and now another brand… Internal competition a la Toyota/Lexus

DirectX 12 will double xbox one performance

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: TopWarGamer

Source 2: bgr.com

- A new report suggests that with DX12 the XBox One will deliver twice the performance it’s currently capable of offering.

- Will bring multi-core processing to the Xbox One.

- Will allow 1080p games, instead of just 720p.

- AMD’s Mantle claims anyone?

Seagate 6TB Drive announced

Source 1: theregister.co.uk

- 7,200rpm spin speed,

- 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6TB capacity points,

- 128MB cache,

- Encryption option with Secure Instant Erase or SED FIPS 140-2 option,

- SAS 12Gbit/s and SATA 6Gbit/s interface options.

- Built to support enterprise-class nearline workloads of up 550TB per year.

- The only competitive 6TB offering is Hitachi GST's 6TB He helium-filled spinner.

Google Details Ara Module Developers Kit 1.0

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: qwertywarrior

Source 2: nextpowerup.com

n.b.: Pictures in Source 2.

- You can power the device with one or multiple batteries, swap a depleted battery with a fresh one, without powering off the phone and charge one or more batteries in their phone from one or more charging devices.

- They should have a “smooth, flat, pebble form.”

- It will come in three form factors - Mini, Medium and Large.

Google Glass available on 15th

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: AlexGoesHigh

Source 2: theverge.com

- A limited-time offer, only available for about a day, and only US residents will be eligible to purchase the $1,500 device.

- Google will also include a free sunglass shade.

- The promotion may be announced on April 15th.

- This is an expansion of its existing Explorer program, not a full consumer release.

- Full consumer release is planned later in 2014.

- Optional poll: How much would you buy google glass for? http://strawpoll.me/1480404

[XTankSlayerX]

Time to go watch the Archive on twitch... Missed it again.

 

Thanks for reminding me.

[Unhelpful]

Holy crap it's now Saturday where I am. I missed the WAN show. And I have a paper due in 22 hours 23 minutes. CRAP.

[Morpheus]

Time to go watch the Archive on twitch... Missed it again.

 

Thanks for reminding me.

you're welcome

[PillowSmoke]

o,o

[TheNinjaNextDor]

That co-host is hot.

[MrYuriy]

Wow, finally a good looking Co-Host. Not to mention, this guy actually knew his material.

 

 

Haha, just kidding Slick! Hope you're having a good time @ PAX East, and good luck on your build contest vs Paul.

 

 

Good show, very enjoyable topics. Great job as always Linus.

[MasterJV]

Thanks for the table of content! Too lazy to watch the whole show so I just skip to the things that interest me

[JJB]

IE?!!?!?!?!!? LINUS GET CHROME!!!

[PortentousLad]

Hell yes to the 150$ more, and I don't even want to buy a smart phone in the first place. But thinking about this I just couldn't help but wonder what this might mean for electric cars! Imagen you could charge your car as fast as it would take to refuel... Mind blown!

[EpicAdom]

I don't agree with Linus's criticism of the new 337.50 driver. I am running an HP ENVY laptop with

Intel Core i5-3230m

Nvidia Geforce GT 740m

6gb RAM

1366x768 Display Resolution

I was previously running BF4 on medium-low settings to get 40-50 fps. Now I am getting the same framerate but on high settings with post processing and effects turned down to medium. Previously, when I ran BF4 on high settings with post processing and effects turned down to medium I got 30 fps. This is 30 to 45 frames per second. That's a 50% increase.

[Lynx]

I don't agree with Linus's criticism of the new 337.50 driver. I am running an HP ENVY laptop with

Intel Core i5-3230m

Nvidia Geforce GT 740m

6gb RAM

1366x768 Display Resolution

I was previously running BF4 on medium-low settings to get 40-50 fps. Now I am getting the same framerate but on high settings with post processing and effects turned down to medium. Previously, when I ran BF4 on high settings with post processing and effects turned down to medium I got 30 fps. This is 30 to 45 frames per second. That's a 50% increase.

well, different settings.

 

that's why sometimes different site report different results

this is also why i like hardocp.com reviews, with their "highest playable settings"

rather then some canned benchmark

[EpicAdom]

well, different settings.

 

that's why sometimes different site report different results

this is also why i like hardocp.com reviews, with their "highest playable settings"

rather then some canned benchmark

Tru dat

[Tygron]

I was glad he mentioned Project Ara again, I almost forgot about that. Provided I can get a processor in there that's beefy enough and the phone can easily compare to the latest models on the market, i'd love one of those. Plus the ability to repair my screen easier and all that would be nice too. Really excited to see what comes of this, hopefully really good things. I'm hoping Nvidia puts Tegra into one of the blocks. Would be awesome.

[Admire]

"He hasn't even called!!!!" Throws himself to the bed crying.

 

so cute when they miss each other.