The WAN Show - Kids Don't Play Enough Computer Games! - October 2, 2015

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00:04:55 Kids are moving away from PC to mobile devices for gaming

00:15:00 Google event: Nexus 5X and 6P

00:24:45 Chromecast Audio

00:27:20 Yelp for people

00:35:55 Sponsor: Lynda.com

00:37:23 Sponsor: Squarespace

00:38:50 Sponsor: TunnelBear

00:40:40 New DDoS attack using smartphones mostly from China

00:42:05 T-Mobile data breach

00:44:33 By 2050, Human/Robot sex will be more common than Human/Human sex

00:50:00 Tesla unveils Model X

00:54:23 iFixit banned from App Store for Apple TV teardown.

00:56:03 AdBlock introduces acceptable ads program

00:57:55 Symetium: The no compromise smartphone

01:06:16 Amazon removes Apple TV and Chromecast from their site

01:08:42 YouTube to prepare premium subscription this October

01:10:22 Oculus VR will cost more than $350 (here's why)

 

Main News Topics

PC is no longer the number 1 gaming platform for children

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/457036-pc-is-no-longer OP: Bouzoo

Source 2: npd.com/kids-move-away-from-home-computers…

• “Kids and Gaming 2015” report from NPD Group

• mobile gaming is now use most for gaming among kids aged 2-17 (63%)

• 45% of kids aged 2-17 are gaming on a home computer, down 22% since 2013

• most pronounced decline within that group is within kids aged 2-5

• consoles also saw a decrease, though not to the same magnitude

• portable consoles remain popular among the 9-11 age group (41% of kids that age)

• entry point to gaming is now seen as mobile, whereas it had been PC in past years

• “may be related to a change in the behavior of parents that are likely utilizing mobile devices for tasks that were once reserved for computers.”

• their findings are actually quite interesting due to the fact that the number of kids engaging in mobile gaming is not significantly higher than it was in 2013, but their time spent gaming on these devices is much higher

• average time spent per week is 6 hours

• physical games continue to command the highest average spend ($27)

• amount of money spent on digital games was $13, rising by an average of $5

• age and gender do not affect the 2:1 ratio of physical:digital game spending

• males are more likely to spend the most, $54 on average, with female gamers spending an average of $36

• 20% indicated they are spending more on games and microtransactions than they were a year ago

• dollars spent on physical console games is roughly three times that of any other device

• - hand me down phones and mimicking parents likely huge factors

Google Sep 29th Event: Nexus 5X/6P, New Chromecast, Pixel C Chromebook and Android 6.0

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458418-google-29th-event OP: jesper101996

Source 2: http://www.androidcentral.com/follow-our-google-event-liveblog

• Nexus 5X specs

  • 5.2” IPS LCD, 1920x1080, Corning Gorilla Glas 3

  • Snapdragon 808, 2GB DDR3 RAM

  • Stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Google Now on Tap

  • 16GB and 32GB versions available (non-expandable)

  • 12.3MP dual-LED flash camera, 2160p video capture, 5MP selfie camera

  • Fingerprint sensor on the back

  • USB Type C, Android Pay, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2

  • stereo speakers on the front and 3 microphones

  • 2,700mAh battery

  • black white, and blue

  • ships late october

  • 16GB is $379, 32GB is $429

 

• Nexus 6P

  • 5.7” Samsung WQHD AMOLED display, 2560x1440, Gorilla Glass 4

  • screen takes up 74% of the device

  • Snapdragon 810 v2.1, 3GB DDR4 RAM

  • stock Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Google Now on Tap

  • 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB storage (non-expandable)

  • 12.3MP camera with dual-LED flash, 2160p video capture (30fps), 5MP selfie cam, f/2.0 aperture

  • fingerprint sensor on back

  • USB Type-C, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 4.2

  • stereo speakers on front

  • 3450mAh battery

  • silver, black, white, and gold

  • ships late October

  • 32GB is $499, 64GB is $549, 128GB is $649

  • both available for pre-order now in the US, UK< Ireland, and Japan at the Google Store and major carriers/retailers

 

• Android has 1.4 billion active devices, Google Play has over 1 billion active users

• Android pay working with various shopping and banking apps

 

• Android 6.0 new features

  • faster access to voice activation

  • charging speed indicator (estimate of how quickly a phone will charge)

  • new window animations

  • improved heads-up notifications

  • faster scrolling and search

  • on-device predictive app launching (learns your patterns and places apps you’re more likely to use in that time of day)

  • run-time permissions

  • less bloatware for Nexus lineup

  • Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), and Nexus 9 will get Android 6.0 next week

 

• 5X and 6P come with 90 day free subscription to Google Play Music

• all Nexus pre-orders include $50 play credit

• “Nexus Protect” provides 2 years of protection for mechanical failure and accidental damage

• you send it back to them, they provide you with a loaner phone

• both will be available on Project Fi

 

• Google Play for families coming later this year

• Google Play Music Family Plan will be $14.99 per month for up to 6 people

• separate playlists for each account

 

• Chromecast

  • Showtime is bringing all of its content to Chromecast

  • SlingTV support will be available

  • NBA, NHL, other partners coming this fall

  • new entertainment family apps

  • Chromecast has a new look with black, “lemonade,” coral, yellow, and red for colors

  • integrated HDMI cable

  • 5GHz W-Fi and new Wi-Fi antenna system

  • priced at $35, available in 17 countries

  • Chromecast Audio

• http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/10/01/chromecast-audio-review-you-can-just-throw-away-all-those-crappy-bluetooth-dongles-now/

• • brings Audio streaming to an existing home speaker

  • plug into your speakers and you can stream directly

  • supports multi-room

  • Chromecast app has been redesigned

  • new app discovery system, can search across apps to find your favorite shows and movies

  • “Watch’s on” shows content from Google Play, YouTube, your own content and more

  • shows everything supported by Chromecast

  • Spotify now supported on Chromecast and Chromecast Audio

 

• New Pixel C Chromebook

  • “C” for convertible

  • 10.2 inches, 2560x1800

  • tablet inductively charges the keyboard from the tablet

  • powered by Nvidia Tegra X1 and 3GB of RAM

  • far-field voice input and 4 microphones to pick up noise

  • $499 for the tablet, $199 for the keyboard, $599 for 64GB variant

‘Yelp for people’ app will let you ‘rate’ real-life human beings

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/459498-yelp-for-people

Source 2: ew.com/peepele-app

• coming in November

• will be able to “review” friends, coworkers, romantic partners, etc.

• you do NOT have to sign in to the app to be rated

• one- to five-star rating scale

• co-founders Julia Cordray and Nicole McCullough insist the app exists to promote positive feeling

• “not a bullying platform”

• “As two empathetic female entrepreneurs in the tech space, we want to spread love and positivity.”

• in order to rate someone, you need to join the app through Facebook using your real name and be at least 21 years old

• to review someone else who is not on the app, you create a profile for them with their cell phone number

• they receive a text notification that they have been added to Peeple, but they will not have an option to remove their profile from the app

• if you don’t create a profile but others are rating you, only positive reviews will be posted

• once you register, negative reviews can be posted, but only 48 hours after being written so you have a chance to dispute them

• “People do so much research when they buy a car… why not do the same kind of research on other aspects of your life?” - founder

New DDos attack uses smartphone browsers to flood site with 4.5bn requests

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458380-new-ddos OP: jos

Source 2: zdnet.com/new-ddos-attack-uses…

• suspected that a mobile advertising network has been used to DDoS a site with hundreds of thousands of smartphone browsers

• CloudFlare stated that one customer site was hit by 4.5 billion page requests over a few hours

• most from smartphone browsres on Chinese IPs

• Marek Majkowski of CloudFlare says that browser-based “Layer 7” flood attacks have been viewed as a theoretical threat for several years

• hadn’t become a reality until now due to difficulties in efficiently distributing malicious JavaScript

• the browser attack peaked at over 275,000 HTTP requests per second, 80% from mobile devices, 98% from a Chinese IP

• mobile versions of Safari, Chrome, Xiomi’s MIUI browser, and Tencent’s QQBroswer all used

T-Mobile customers exposed in major Experian data breach

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/459906-t-mobile OP: SirNumbers

Source 2: theverge.com/t-mobile-credit-check-data…

• Experian is one of the three major reporting bureaus in the United States

• breach revealed names, addresses, social security numbers

• 15 million Americans affected

• anyone who filed a credit check between September 1, 2013 and September 16, 2015 is affected

• unclear how many other companies were involved in the breach, but no banking or credit card information appears to have leaked

• social security numbers were being stored in ecrypted files, but that encryption may have been compromised

• Experian is in the process of contacting affected customers

• will offer 2 years of credit monitoring services to anyone affected

• “We are working with Experian to take productive steps for all of these consumers as quickly as possible,” T-Mobile CEO John Legere

• Experian holds credit data on hundreds of millions of Americans

• common target for scammers

 

By 2050, human-on-robot sex could be more common than human-on-human sex

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458783-by-2050 OP: jos

Source 2: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11898241/By-2050

• speculated by futurologist Dr. Ian Pearson

• report was released in partnership with Bondara, one of the UK’s leading sex toy shops

• refers to the fact that vibrators (robotic sex toys) have been used for around a century, and that virtual reality porn is about to become mainstream

• speculates that

  • by 2030, most people will have some form of virtual sex as casually as they browse porn today

  • by 2035 the majority of people will own sex toys that interact with VR sex

  • some forms of robot sex will appear in high-income, wealthy households as soon as 2025

  • robot sex to overtake human-human in 2050

  • leisure spending could grow by a factor of 5, sex market in 20 years could be 3 times bigger than today and 7 times bigger by 2050

  • UK sex toy market will account for over 1 billion pounds of spending

• claims that over a quarter of current internet searches are related to porn (does not specify what “related” entails)

• extrapolates that this means those searches will “almost certainly” be used for sex in the future

• sex toy market has been growing by 6% every year (does not specify for how many years)

• Dr. Pearson believes that, like porn, once many people begin using sex robots it will become normalised

• “A lot of people will still have reservations about sex with robots at first but gradually as they get used to them, as the AI and mechanical behaviour and their feel improves, and they start to become friends with strong emotional bonds, that squeamishness will gradually evaporate.”

• “While some people will enthusiastically embrace relationship-free robot sex as soon as they can afford one, as early as 2025, it won’t have much chance of overtaking sex with humans overall until 2050.”

Tesla unveils the Tesla Model X

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458520-tesla-model OP: SmittyShmee

Source 2: http://www.teslamotors.com/modelx

Source 3: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458891-teslas-new-model-x

• “safest, fastest, and most capable sport utility vehicle in history”

• shares DNA with the top-of-the-line Model S P90D

• standard with all-wheel drive and a 90kWh battery providing 250 miles of range

• performance and standard models available (P90D and 90D)

• 7 seats

• zero to sixty in as little as 3.2 seconds!! same as a Koenigsegg CCX 4.7 V8 Supercharged (806 brake horsepower, 2 seater supercar)

• top speed is limited to 155 mph

• has the same “ludicrous mode” as the model S “D” variants

• falcon-wing doors that have been seen since the beginning allow the doors to open with as little as 12 inches on either side

• can tow up to 5,000 pounds

• New “bioweapon defense mode” button that incorporates the air filter (which is 10 times larger than a normal car’s air filter) that is designed to keep you safe in any situation when the air quality is questionable

• “When the car is operating at max capability we can’t even detect any viruses or bacteria or spores. It’s like zero that come through. If there’s every like an apocalyptic scenario or some kind… hypothetically… you just press the bioweapon defense button… this is a real button… Yeah, we’re trying to be a leader in apocalyptic defense scenarios.” - Musk during his presentation at the Model X unveil

• air quality in the car is “on the levels of a hospital room”

• Tesla claims the Model X is 300 times better at filtering bacteria, 500 times better at filtering allergens, 700 times better at filtering smog, and 800 times better at filtering viruses than other cars on the market

• the 90D starts at US$132,000 and the P90D starts at US$142,000

Ifixit banned from appstore and developer access for Apple TV teardown

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/459325-ifixit-banned OP: pit5000

Source 2: 9to5mac.com/ifixit-app-pulled-apple-tv…

• teardown

• after the teardown was published, Apple informed iFixit that they had violated the developer agreement, and their developer account which they used to obtain the device had been revoked

• since the iFixit app on the App Store was tied to that developer account, the app’s listing was removed with that app

• iFixit knew Apple could potentially take issue with the teardown, but decided it was important to do it anyway

• the team behind the app says they have no plans to re-release it at this time, and in some ways Apple may have done them a favor

• focusing on optimizing their website for mobile rather than upgrading apps

Adblock extension begins whitelisting ‘acceptable ads’

Source 1: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2988838/software-web/adblock

Source 2: http://uk.businessinsider.com/adblock-gets-sold-acceptable-ads-2015-10

• adopted Eyeo’s (owner of Adblock Plus) acceptable ads whitelist

• decides which ads are acceptable to be placed on a whitelist

• simultaneously, AdBlock has been sold to an unnamed company

• move came about due to Eyeo distancing itself from management of the acceptable ads program

• Eyeo had previously caused controversy by accepting payment from some whitelisted ad companies - it seems this is no longer the case

• Eyeo insists that payment does not influence inclusion on the list, but to make that relationship more transparent, they are handing management of the whitelist to an independent board in the new year

• communications manager for Eyeo says they are not the buyer of AdBlock

Samsung will pay your phone bill until 2016 if you buy a new Galaxy phone

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/456690-samsung OP: TopWargamer

Source 2: http://www.droid-life.com/2015/09/26/buy-a-galaxy-and-samsung

Source 3: http://promo.samsungpromotions.com/nopayments/

• upgrading to a Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, or Note 5 through an installment plan on T-Mobile US, Sprint, Verizon, or US Cellular

• get 3 months of free service from Samsung

• AT&T is not included - not specified why

• also offering a special bonus of a $100 Google Play credit for those who currently own an iPhone and are thinking about making the switch to a Samsung device

 

Rapid Fire

Symetium: The no-compromise Smartphone PC

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458557 OP: Canadian pig

Source 2: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/symetium-the-no-compromis

Source 3: http://symetium.com/

• “phone that focuses on functionality and design”

• Snapdragon 820, 6GB of RAM, 64/128/256 GB of storage

• 5” OLED 1080p screen, 24MP rear camera and 5MP front camera

• 4000 mAh battery

• dual front-facing speakers, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and USB Type C

• heavily skinned version of Android 6.0 Marshmallow called Sysmetium

• funding goal on IndieGoGo of 1.25 million USD, so far they have raised $50,861 in 3 days (111 contributors)

Laser Razor from Skarp

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458383-laser-razor-from-skarp/ OP: jos

Source 2: http://mashable.com/2015/09/28/skarp-razor-kickstarter/#ErUnSZJYgmqM

Source 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skarp/the-skarp-laser-razor-21st

• replacing blades with lasers

• uses a light wavelength that can cut any color of hair

• doesn’t emit UV, power of laser is too low to cause damage

• doesn’t enter the skin or cause complications that can happen from traditional laser hair removal

• can be used with water, but not necessary

• laser has a life of 50,000 hours and is powered by a AAA battery

• founder has been in the laser hair & skin treatment industry for 30 years

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Amazon banning sales of Apple TV and Chromecast

Source 1: http://www.wired.com/2015/10/amazon-apple-tv-chromecast/

• quietly informed marketplace sellers that as of October 29 they will no longer sell Google Chromecast or Apple TV

• currently the second- and fourth-best-selling streaming boxes on its digital shelves

• Amazon spokesperson: “Over the last three years, Prime Video has become an important part of Prime. It’s important that the streaming media players we sell interact well with Prime Video in order to avoid customer confusion.”

• did not mention the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick as the main contributing factors

• “For all that Amazon is dressing this up as providing the best customer experience, it certainly looks like an anti-competitive move, and goes against Amazon’s reputation as the ‘everything store,'” says Jackdaw Research CEO Jan Dawson

YouTube to potentially announce its subscription service in October

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/456758-youtube-subscription OP: Thefireofwar11

Source 2: recode.net/youtube-is-prepping-its-subscription…

• industry sources say “they’ve been told” to expect a launch near the end of October

• content owners have been told through a blast email that they have to agree to new terms by Oct 22 or their “videos will no longer be available for public display or monetization in the United States”

• last Spring execs said they were aiming for a mid-Summer 2015 launch

• possible the launch date could keep slipping, even beyond 2015

• speculated that YouTube also intends to bundle YouTube Music Key with their ad-free video service

• industry sources say Google has told them it intends to charge $10 a month for the combined offering, though that is tough to understand as the music service was said to cost $10 on its own

 

Oculus VR will cost ‘more than $350’

Source 1: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/460238-oculus-rift-will-cost OP: drwiggles

Source 2: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-oculus-rift-will-cost-more

Source 3: http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-founder-palmer-luckey

• Creator Palmer Luckey has confirmed that it will cost “more than $350”

• States reason is that it has much more tech than the DK1 and DK2 days

• Said he wants the headset to be the best it can be--even if this means it will carry a premium price tag

• Wants to set an example for all VR headsets

PC Recommended Specs:

• GTX 970 / AMD 290 or greater

• Intel i5 - 4590

• 8GB+ RAM

• Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output

• 2x USB 3.0 ports required (required)

• Windows 7 SP1 or newer (required)

[Agent181]

thanks linus

[Syntaxvgm]

question- did you paint that mic? And what mic is it?

And way to link the wrong show, your newest show isn't even uploaded.

[Guest Philosophy]

Old WAN Show? 

[Guest]

Isn't that last week's WAN Show?

[LinusTech]

question- did you paint that mic?

And way to link the wrong show, your newest show isn't even uploaded.

 

 

No it's an Editor's Keys SL600.

 

And thanks. Fixed. It's late and I'm tired

[Syntaxvgm]

No it's an Editor's Keys SL600.

 

And thanks. Fixed. It's late and I'm tired

Ohh nice. Didn't know there were colored mic grills like that. Followup question- did you buy it because it was the right mic for the job, or the orangest mic for the job?

[thorpj]

No it's an Editor's Keys SL600.

 

And thanks. Fixed. It's late and I'm tired

Thanks! Wan Show time

[LinusTech]

Ohh nice. Didn't know there were colored mic grills like that. Followup question- did you buy it because it was the right mic for the job, or the orangest mic for the job?

 

They provided a sample back when I did the review. I decided to use it for the show because it sounds pretty damn good, it's orange, and I happen to have a compatible arm mount for it.

[ThinkWithPortals]

@LinusTech @Slick Another great show, thanks guys

[ozziestig]

@LinusTech Loves to dance.

https://i.imgur.com/RDIHLsK.gifv

[Sharif]

@Slick @LinusTech 

Even the intro shows.Linus should be on the right and Luke on the left 

[Rune]

Aw...you didn't keep the super deep voice intro error.

[Jaybelz]

Can we PLEASE get rid of the water mark over Luke's head??? I can't stop staring at it.

There's no reason to have a water mark AND a lower third.

[7850OC]

Crystal   s lol  :lol:

[darklord6661]

The Biohazard filtration system for the Tesla X... Instantly thought it was more for questionable air quality in the car... Perhaps after curry night

[darklord6661]

And yeah, the set looks great :-)

[itsdeonLOL]

I always listen to the WAN Show Podcast on SoundCloud while I'm working or multitasking stuff.

[hk29]

Can we PLEASE get rid of the water mark over Luke's head??? I can't stop staring at it.

There's no reason to have a water mark AND a lower third.

no move it to the middle of lukes face

[Guest]

I'm an audiophile and the Tesla Model X is not good looking.

[Gruntld]

Fun Show.

I just realised that I now feel like my weekend is not complete until I've seen the WAN Show.

About midday Saturday, local time, I pop on to you tube just to see if it's uploaded yet.

It's 1:15:00(ish) of my weekend well spent.

 

Is it likely to expand to a 5 person panel?

If so, Linus, you'll have to give the boys some more air-time experience.

Though I imagine the panel experience would be a bit like herding cats.

lol

[SwedishHaxMafia]

Ugh, Linus' definition of over priced is just wrong. Just because a product doesn't have a competitor with the same specs for less money, doesn't mean that the product is not overpriced. The Razer Blade, Surface Pro 4, and any Apple product are all overpriced because they cost way more than the hardware on the inside.

[lamine0uali]

Linus, your side of the background is dark, you shouldn't be wearing ddark colors