- The tech news calls, will you answer?
Hello?
Fine, I'll do it myself.
Full reviews are finally up
for Valve Steam Deck gaming handheld.
The device Valve Boss, Gabe Newell says,
is to PC gaming as the iPhone was to smartphones
when they first launched.
I love a good analogy.
Going with that one,
other recent handheld PCs like the GPD Win
or Aya Neo are like what?
The Palm and Blackberry? - It checks out.
- Linus and Jake said in the full LTT review that
while the software needs some polish,
overall it works great.
Stupendous, it's super exciting.
While Gamers Nexus and Digital Foundry
also posted deep dives on performance.
So, check those guys out if you wanna live vicariously
because you're not gonna find any steam decks
in stock for awhile.
You can't, they're too cheap dammit.
Hey, at least Valve dropped a trailer
for a surprise all new portal game,
which of course is just a bite sized,
stationary experience called "Aperture Desk Job"
and not "Portal 3" - Aw!
- because Valve exists
in a pocket dimension where threes don't exist.
- [Jensen] You need to find the portal to get there
and then- - Use your momentum
to hop in the driver's seat.
- [Jensen] You've played the game.
- Russia, the country currently led
by unhinged dictator resembling his own penis,
Vladimir Putin, we're going there, hey?
Has partially blocked its citizen's access
to Facebook after...
I thought they loved Facebook?
After accusing the platform of censoring
four Russian media outlets.
MENA says it refused Russia's request
to stop using independent fact checkers
to label potential misinformation posted by those outlets
which Russia didn't like.
The irony being of course,
that Russia's government has made censoring
its own citizens' speech about as ubiquitous
as vodka in the country.
In mother country.
Mark, are we not best friends anymore?
The incident has analysts considering
the impact Russia's invasion on Ukraine
may have on platforms and projects shared with the West,
such as the international space station
which depends on thrust supported
by Russian operated modules.
I read that as mules for a second.
They're very good on plow.
The chief of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin,
made some concerning comments on Twitter
about the prospect of what would happen
if America broke off ties?
But no official statements have been made,
and the guy is a bit of a hot head,
especially before he's had his special coffee.
- [Jensen] It is special.
- The war in Ukraine is also expected
to affect our old friend the chip shortage,
making semiconductors involves lasers, guys,
which involves neon.
And it turns out the U.S. gets 90%
of its neon gas supply from Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine are also major providers
of a number of other commodities, including energy, wheat,
the bread basket of Europe, and metals like iron, copper,
and palladium, which is also critical to chip baking.
So, since electronics are going to be quite expensive
for a while, it's probably better to use your money
to donate to organizations providing aid
to Ukrainians like the Red Cross and Global Giving.
We are taking a side here.
There's also some links
in the description with ways that you can help,
especially because you've already tweeted, Putin bad.
- Yeah. - So, that part's done.
- Check that off. - What's the next step?
Riley, what time is it.
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- Nvidia has reportedly been hit by a cyber attack
that took part of its operations offline for two days.
The hack is raising questions
about possible Russian involvement given the timing.
But as of now, the identity
of the perpetrators remains unclear.
We should also remain open to the idea that Nvidia tried
to download that mining limiter unlocker
that was actually just malware.
It can happen to anyone,
I could totally see Jensen falling for that.
- [Jensen] I really bought that performance.
Do you guys think this would work?
- 10% off leather jackets.
Hey, remember Faraday Future,
that electric vehicle company that was supposed
to take on Tesla big time
and then almost went bankrupt multiple times
and then eventually got acquired?
They actually made a car.
- Hey! - The FF91 made its debut
at an event on Wednesday
and will formally begin production in Q3 2022.
That's this year, baby.
They think.
I mean it is this year,
but they think they'll make the car this year.
Could happen.
- [Jensen] It's the future.
- Sometime in the future.
If the Pixel 6 wasn't quite your jam
and you were waiting to see the Pixel 7,
behold renders of the phone and its pro version
have hit the web.
And well, they look almost exactly like the Pixel 6
which sucks because I didn't like that belt on it.
- [Jensen] Well you got a belt.
- Not much is known about the phone
except that it will have a belt
and it will release this fall and almost no one will buy it.
How dare you? - No, it's true.
- You put that last part in? - It's true.
- They don't have a lot of market share,
but they have a lot of mind share.
- [Jensen] That's true.
- You know? - I love them.
- I think of about them all the time.
And in Metaverse news, a new segment on this show
that's recurring, the design and specs
of the Magic Leap 2 AR headset have leaked showing a device
with increased field of view, resolution, more sensors
and what might be, might be the same SOC used
in the Steam Deck.
- [Jensen] Oh.
- But if you want your Metaverse life
to feel a bit more real, HTC just announced
it was partnering with Holoride
to enable in-ride experiences
through its by Vive Flow headset.
So, you can scare pedestrians with your bug face.
- Yeah. - Or-
- It's a look, - I don't know what it is.
- [Jensen] Big buttons determine the bug eyes.
- Oh, the bug face.
Okay. - Yeah, bug face.
- Seems like everybody's down with the Metaverse, right?
But, not Gabe Newell.
He told "PC Gamer" that "Most people talking
about the Metaverse have absolutely no idea
what they're talking about."
And have never heard of MMOs,
saying he has coffee with the terms creator,
"Snow Crash" author, Neal Stephenson,
who regularly relates Metaverse stories
that are driving him crazy.
He just can't.
He must be pissed about Twitter now.
I'm sure he just has to hang out with Zuck
in his personal space station and he'll change his mind.
- [Jensen] It's good.
It's a virtual.
- You have answered the call to the tech news.
So come back on Monday for more,
but for now rest, regain your strength.
You've earned it, love ya.