Microsoft made a Mac Mini… - May 25, 2022

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ARMED AND PRETTY HARMLESS

Microsoft’s Arm-powered Mac Mini: Project Volterra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yICVNta8jMU

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/project-volterra-microsoft-announces-windows-11-on-arm-developer-kit-with-qualcomm-soc

https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/267523/build-2022-project-volterra-is-a-new-arm-powered-mini-pc-for-developers

stackable https://www.notebookcheck.net/Microsoft-Project-Volterra-Stackable-mini-PC-introduced-with-what-could-be-the-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8cx-Gen3.621980.0.html

Windows support for Arm-based AI chips https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/24/microsoft-brings-support-for-arm-based-ai-chips-to-windows/

TO SUB OR NOT TO SUB

Xbox Game Pass Burnout?

https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-subscriber-numbers-2022-xbox-series-x-s-1848963643

what about indie games https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/xbox-game-pass-may-highlights/

RATIO https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1528811594859282438

Good for devs https://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale/status/1529055548104122369

But what about industry?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-xbox-exec-says-hes-scared-of-game-passs-potential-impact/

https://youtu.be/t0mPbwOnzR4

IMAGEN HEAP

Google has their own AI text-to-image generation system, Imagen

https://www.engadget.com/google-imagen-text-to-image-ai-unprecedented-photorealism-144205123.html

https://imagen.research.google/

https://thenextweb.com/news/google-takes-on-openai-with-flashy-text-to-image-generator

Wholesome images only, please

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/05/25/1052695/dark-secret-cute-ai-animal-images-dalle-openai-imagen-google/

QUICK BITS

MORE HERTZ CAN’T HERT

ASUS ROG Swift 500Hz monitor

https://www.anandtech.com/show/17409/computex-2022-asus-announces-rog-swift-500-hz-gsync-gaming-monitor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC7mT7QqOAA

https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/asus/161255-asus-rog-swift-is-world-s-first-500hz-g-sync-gaming-display

ZOOM IN. ENHANCE

Motorola 200MP camera phone

https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_is_launching_a_200mp_camera_phone_in_july_-news-54390.php

https://www.xda-developers.com/motorolas-200mp-camera-phone-is-officially-launching-in-july/

and Razr 3 https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/1529155575979855872

BEAMIN THE DATA UP

First PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD – 13,000MB/sec reads, 12,000MB/sec writes

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1433113-apacer-zadak-announce-worlds-first-pcie-gen-5-m2-ssd-13000mbsec-reads-and-12000mbsec-writes/

https://www.techpowerup.com/295187/apacer-zadak-announce-worlds-first-pcie-gen-5-m-2-ssd

WE ALREADY HAVE AN XBOX AT HOME. THE XBOX:

MSI makes a mini-PC that looks like an Xbox One S

https://www.pcgamer.com/this-compact-msi-pc-looks-like-an-xbox-one-s/

https://www.msi.com/Desktop/MAG-Trident-S-5M#:~:text=THE%20WINNER%20OF%20THE%20RED%20DOT%202022

Xbox One S https://www.amazon.ca/Xbox-One-1TB-Console-Discontinued/dp/B089M5L82M

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF SENIOR BFFS?

New York State testing robot distribution program for seniors

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23140936/ny-state-distribute-home-robot-companions-nysofa-elliq

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/13/elliq-robot-companion-seniors

https://youtu.be/1gQJ6zc11N4?t=32