January 3rd 2014 - The WAN Show Document

[LinusTech]

 

Topic Callouts

- Steam removes a game

- Eye tracking coming to market

- Nasa uses the oculus & kinect to control a robot arm

- 100W usb power

< News Items >

Artist proposes to his GF with a with a game

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/96964-artist-proposes-to-his-gf-with-a-whole-game/

- 86%, You could do better!

- You can go play the game in your browser

- Some people pissed about the donate button on the bottom

- http://imgur.com/a/Dk5hL

- Kinda awesome

Steelseries and Tobii to bring eye tracking to market

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/tobii-steelseries-eye-tracking-game-accessory/

- Probably need to experience it first hand before really judging it

- Might be hard to get people to dev for this because most devs are currently focusing on oculus when looking at weird peripheral support

- Integration into Oculus would be awesome

- That music…

- AMAZING for disabled gamers / normal computer users with windows 8

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/tobii-gazes-into-the-future-sees-you-navigating-windows-8-with/

TWITTER BLITZ

Samsung galaxy camera 2

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/96652-samsung-galaxy-camera-2-officially-unveiled/

- 2000mAh VS 1650mAh Battery

- Android 4.3 VS 4.1

- 1.6GHz quad core vs Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9

- both 1080p 30fps video

- 8GB + MicroSD VS 3.87GB + MicroSD

- 2GB ram VS 1GB

- both 21x optical zoom

- 23 mm Wide Angle, F2.8(W) ~ 5.9(T) VS. F=4.1~86.1mm(35mm film equivalent :23~483mm)

- both ISO Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

- Will be on display at CES

- Both have Xenon flash

- not the best camera, not a phone

New Razer headphones incoming

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/96616-razer-launches-new-headphone-series/

- Is this the new thing for web devs? You used to randomly see it around… now its everywhere

- Really need to hear them to judge properly

- Probably gonna be at CES

- Incase you somehow didn’t expect it, they look beautiful

- Adaro In-Ear Analog Earphones // 10mm Drivers, carrying case

- Adaro Stereo Analog Headphones // 40mm Drivers

- Adaro Wireless Bluetooth Headphones // 40mm Drivers, BT 4.0, 20hrs playback

- Adaro DJ Analog Headphones // 50mm Drivers, straight and coiled cables

Wii-U (possibly?) outsells Xbox One like a boss

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95820-wii-u-allegedly-outsells-xbox-one-globally-last-week/

- Who knows how accurate this is?

- Amazon doesn’t directly sell Wii-U consoles, they just fulfill orders for other stores for the top seller list doesn’t really work

- Good news for Wii-U, it sounds like Wii-U is very hard to emulate while PS4/XBONE may already be done soon

- Loads of awesome games coming for Wii-U and it already has a fairly strong title base

- Super Smash Brothers Wii-U

- Mario Kart 8 Wii-U

- Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Wii-U

- And more…

TWITTER BLITZ

Intel + Hotspot + Ces sponsors + WD Fan Night?

T-mobile CEO John Legere is a boss and plans to continue being a boss

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/96485-t-mobile-ceo-john-legere-posts-his-2014-new-years-resolutions/

- What do I have to do to get T-Mobile in canada?

- Continue to remove customer pain points

- 4G LTE, go faster, go loud

- unshackle the family from those other guys -

- make waves at CES 2014

- Give AT&T a break...or not

LinusPeopleNeedToStopBeingAudiophileJerksTips

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/94249-i-just-got-my-first-sound-card/page-6#entry1266399

- Have at it

TWITTER BLITZ

Massive iPads to challenge desktops?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/94838-will-the-large-screen-ipad-pro-be-apples-first-in-a-line-of-desktop-touch-devices/

- Ignore the picture

- No one is gonna want to hold this thing and no one is going to sit at a desk staring down so it must have some kind of stand… is this just an iMac with iOS?

- Is this aimed at homes, schools, business, or everything?

- Seems like an odd idea, but its made by apple so im sure people will eat it up

- Is this guy super depressed now? http://goo.gl/nvQ5oD

Algorithm estimates 78% chance of Sony bankruptcy

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/96776-sony-has-78-chance-to-go-bankrupt-in-two-years-says-macroaxis/

- Yeahhhhh no.

- While all else seems to be not doing so great their gaming sector is doing well, maybe they could do with some downsizing but I REALLY REALLY doubt they would go bankrupt…

- Macroaxis just runs an algo, it noticed some bad things and threw out a speculation, maybe if sony sat on their hands for 2 years this may be true… but I’m sure they are reacting in some way although this speculation may hit them on the stock market

100W bi-directional USB power

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/93485-etron-announces-ej888-usb-power-delivery-controller-enables-usb-power-delivery-from-10-watts-to-100-watts/#entry1256293

- will be at CES(Booth No. 35116 in South Hall 4)

- 10 to 100W of power (up to 20V, 5A)

- Bi-Directional power, could power a monitor or laptop, able to be renegotiated as needed

- Transfers data and power

TWITTER BLITZ

http://gamerant.com/telltale-games-game-of-thrones-tales-from-the-borderlands/

Mantle is delayed, incase you didn’t assume

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95463-amd-announces-mantle-is-delayed-%E2%80%93-bf4-patch-now-expected-in-jan-2014/

- To quote DudeWazap from the comments… they decide to delay till 2014… basically immediately before 2014?

- Seems more than likely the team is busy fixing the other many bugs with BF4 so make the launch more smooth

(last week) Battlefield 4 banned in China for content that threatens country’s national security

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/94132-battlefield-4-is-now-officially-banned-in-china/

- no downloads, no patches, no demos, no promotional materials, no news reports

- China's Ministry of Culture issued a notice prohibiting all materials related to the game in any form, including game downloads, demos, patch downloads, and news reports. Calling it a "threat to national security" and a form of "cultural aggression".

- “ZhanDi4” banned from weibo.com, but users are still trading downloads back and forth P2P using “BF4”

CES Sponsors

WD Fan Night: https://www.wdpromotion.com/wdfannight/

Haswell-E Leaked pricing

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95177-haswell-e-leaked-pricing/

- I7 5820k 6C/12T: 400 USD  

- I7 5930k 8C/16T: 600 USD

- I7 5960x 8C/16T : 1000 USD

- Pretty much expected imo

Nasa uses a kinect to control a robot

http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/30/5257612/nasa-uses-kinect-oculus-rift-to-control-robot-arm

- Awesome! sounds like nasa is waiting for Xbone kinect from computer as well!

-first comment nailed it... Virtual boxing anyone??? MS cannot bring kinect 2 to a eval gaming platform soon enough.

- looks like there is a fair amount of latency, im sure that could be fixed though

- I also found these! Head tracking for oculus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbL1EpL6M_I

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:125484

- builds an environment based on what it can see

- could help warn you of obstacles or when you’re nearing a wall - doesn’t HAVE to show everything, could be a normal game overlay with a warning system

TWITTER BLITZ

ROG G-Sync monitor

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95710-new-rog-monitor/

- PROBABLY 1080p 144hz 1ms response but i really don’t know

- Will be at CES

- Still not the G-Sync product I’m excite for...

First game to be removed from Steam libraries

http://hexus.net/gaming/news/pc/64193-order-war-first-game-erased-steam-user-libraries/

- combination of online game server shut-down by SquareEnix and the game's always online DRM requirement rendered it useless

- Despite having 18 single player missions it still had always online DRM and the servers were brought down

- Steam TOS state that you are leasing the product, you don’t own it - aka valve can do this legally

- Who’s fault is this?

- the author of the article, Mark Tyson, raises an interesting question… “what would be left in my library, if left untouched, in 10 years time. Would it contain just the DRM free Humble Bundle type games I have?”

http://steamcommunity.com/app/34670

http://store.steampowered.com/news/11428/

- Could have released 1 final update removing always on DRM?

- If i bought it on steam, personally it woulda been about $3 or less and i wouldn’t care much… thats my current experience with buying PC games… my backlog is so huge that i just wait for everything to be $3 or less and buy it then…

https://www.humblebundle.com/store

Clear DRM Free labels

[T.Vengeance]

Yes! Thank you! Love the notes!

[TheEpicCanadian]

I MISSED IIIIIIT NOOOOO!! Love you linus 

[DoubleY]

Linus, can I have a hug?

[chaozbandit]

It makes me sad when I can`t watch these live anymore because I have work during the stream hours... but oh well. That`s what the archives are for!

[iAsuno]

private.... well, I'll just wait then.

[LogicDeifying]

*sigh* I always have to go eat and miss half an hour of the WAN Show.

[ttam]

If you can't wait to watch the stream, Twitch saves past broadcasts that are VIEWABLE

 

To Watch Most Recent WAN Show >>> http://www.twitch.tv/linustech/b/492443699

[PillowSmoke]

lol that's me

[pastafingers]

@LinusTech - what kind of employees You'll be hiring? How years old they should be? Do they have to be americans or canadians only?

[Chave De Fenda]

f/2.8 is actually bigger than f/4.1, because theses numbers are fractions

[pastafingers]

f/2.8 is actually bigger than f/4.1, because theses numbers are fractions

Lower number after f/ - the more light can enter to the lens (the picture becomes brighter) and there's more DOF (depth of field).

[Safyle]

seems like fun WAN show today... well i can't watch it though due to low internet connection speed

[ViruZ_HUN]

yay my Topic came there:

 

- Haswell-e pricing

 

 

[GatorBait]

Great show!

Been watching for several months now.

I joined the forums because I found you had the most helpful, knowledgable, positive members in any tech related websites.

"LinusPeopleNeedToStopBeingAudiophileJerksTips

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/94249-i-just-got-my-first-sound-card/page-6#entry1266399

- Have at it"

I hope you nip the petty, gang up mentality in the bud! You guys have something special and Linus is absolutely correct: if you want to grow this website & community, be careful how you conduct yourselves.

I'm a physician who appreciates those with passion for tech. If I was the person posting that topic, I would quit Linus tech tips. Rude and disrespectful to someone asking a honest question about sound cards.

I work hard and won't waste time with that nonsense. Go to YouTube comments if you want that kind of vitriol.

Thanks again for the great show and awesome website / community you guys built. Hope you keep true to your welcoming nature.

[TB-303]

Enjoyed the show, I think not having a guest didn't depreciate the show at all. I think Linus mentioned having a guest every 2 weeks? That is a good idea.

 

Having the guests actually with you would definitely add more awesome, although the logistics of that might be difficult as you live in the land of lakes!

[LabRat]

complacency..............Linus, you and your side kick have to be complete morons. DRM? Do either of you remember when you purchased a game and there was no DRM? You can still play those, you can still serve those on your own server........... now I see somebody on the web that seems to praise consumers being crapped on. Why do we need DRM anyways?.......... yes, I know, you'll find a way to support that thought......

 

 Now I hear you say people are pissed at Steam and I have to laugh. How long will it be before people smarten up, enough people smarten up, before it's too late to make games the way they were? I'm all for single player only and no net needed for anything. If they want to come out with on line only i won't buy the game. It's a bad investment the way it has bcome. Every game That I purchased that needs to be connected to the web I never finished and some I barely started and just gave up. they often play awefully, and you have to jump through too many hoops. I shouldn't need software to play software.

 

  If I purchase something, regardless of EULA, I should be able to run it as i please when I please........................ why no EULA that I can so NO to and still install and play......... I don't agree with most of that crap anyways. But you are forced to say yes...................... ever try to return software that you didn't like or didn't want? you can't. Where are my rights to that. If something doesn't make me happy, like a pair of jeans, whay can't I RETURN THAT FOR A FULL REFUND IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ALLOTTED TIME?  Where is the consumer protection?  Where are my rights?, because right now I find it hard to see that I actually do...................

[Safyle]

so how bout HTC spare change winner does anyone know what happened?

[Phillyphries]

For the next show maybe invite Carey Holzman! IDK I like that guy lol

 

He's an older tech guy

[LEGEND]

I think 1 week guest the week after no guest works well, also I like the Wan show backdrop.

[pastafingers]

For the next show maybe invite Carey Holzman! IDK I like that guy lol

 

He's an older tech guy

Oh, that guy who has put a 4960-X to his friend's DAW?

[Homicidium]

Guests I would love to see on the show:

 

- Dmitry from HWC

- Dave Mitchelson from Vortez Reviews

- Steve from Newegg

[Phillyphries]

Oh, that guy who has put a 4960-X to his friend's DAW?

 

I will admit I have no idea what's supposed to go into a DAW

[pastafingers]

I will admit I have no idea what's supposed to go into a DAW

DAW means Digital Audio Workstation, which means that it's not a super fantastic gaming rig (but he's doing some gaming). I think that WORKSTATIONS (video, audio) should have 3930k or 4930k CPUs. Or 4770k, 3770k, 2600k cpus

[rentaspoon]

Can we start getting these in audio form?