- [Host] CES 2024, or the
Consumer Electronic Show 2024, is going down in Las Vegas, Nevada. And it's not just boring
tech announcements. We got some stuff for gamers too. Here's some cool tech announcements that are somewhat gaming-related. Some stuff you might find interesting. We got 10 or so things, so let's get started off with number 10. Samsung has teased a
new 3D gaming monitor. Now I know a lot of you
guys probably remember that quick 3D craze, where
3D was back in movies, and consumer television companies were trying to push 3D
technology with your home TVs with 3D glasses and everything. No, this is different. They're essentially going
Nintendo 3DS style here, with an actual regular old 2D monitor that projects 3D images to you. This is an early concept, so don't take this as an
immediate announcement that you're gonna be able to buy soon. But this essentially uses
artificial intelligence and eye tracking technology to properly render images
in real time to your eyes that will give a 3D effect. Apparently it's like the Nintendo 3DS was, it's different tech, but apparently it feels
just as unnerving at first, but you get used to it and
it's actually pretty cool. The monitor has two built-in
cameras that track your eye and head movement. And while it's cool for
3D gaming, technically, it could also kind of be used for VR. That's what Samsung is saying. And even though it's early, this thing is pretty interesting. It's got us intrigued. It's
the first piece of 3D tech. It could end up being
one of those rare breeds of 3D technology that
actually makes sense, because the greatest
thing here is of course that you don't have to wear 3D glasses. Ideally, it will just work. According to GameSpot, Samsung is claiming that
the monitor is compatible with Steam VR and that Samsung
is working with publishers and developers to kind of work
on some 3D content for games. We don't know too much about that yet, but according to Samsung, we're gonna hear more about this thing towards the later half of 2024. And I'm really curious
to see what the deal is. Next, over at number nine,
Govee, the smart lights company, has made a new announcement that some people were
really looking forward to. So a lot of people like
to use smart lights or smart bulbs behind their television or their monitor to kind of replicate or show what's going on on-screen. The idea of course, in
a really simple example, is like a big red-orange
explosion going off on-screen, will have big red
glowing orange LED lights behind your TV, or monitor. This has been a thing for a while and Govee had kind of pioneered things with a pass-through box that
actually read the HDMI signal so it really accurately knew
what colors were on screen and how it could work lights into that. But now they're announcing
the Govee Sync Box Two, that essentially addresses
some of the issues, some of the shortcomings with
that pass-through type box because this is HDMI 2.1, which means you basically
can still do everything through this pass-through. You can now get 8K
resolution if you need that. I don't really know anybody that does, but you can also get 4K 120 Hertz. Of course there's a lot more to this box, like you gotta buy all the
lights and all that stuff, and deal with setting it up. But it's a pretty cool experience. And what's nice with this
new, it's the AI Sync Box Two, is that now the experience
has less compromises for the hardcore visual
gaming PC enthusiast. Next over at number eight, the peripheral company,
Targus, announced a new mouse, which might not sound like
the most exciting thing in the world, but this one
did make a big deal at CES. It was one of the few mice
announcements, really. It's not necessarily
a gaming mouse per se, but I would technically
probably use it for gaming. It looks pretty good. But this is the ErgoFlip EcoSmart mouse. Now it's made of sustainable materials. It's eco-friendly, less e-waste, whatever you wanna call it. But part of that is because it can convert from left
hand use to right hand use. Targus apparently has a
special patent for this, or a patent pending for this, that essentially doubles
the capability of a mouse, depending on who's buying
it, who's using it. It does support up to 4,000
DPI for gaming performance and it just seems like
a well-rounded mouse. I mean, really well-rounded
because it's ambidextrous. You could use it with
one hand, or the other. It's also made up of 85%
post-consumer recycled plastic. And I actually really like
the speckled look of it, but that's just personal taste. People are really picky with
their gaming setup of course, and with their mouse,
either for play or for work. So I'm curious to see if this thing is actually gonna catch on, but yeah, it's something to keep
an eye on, for sure. Next, over at number seven, we gotta talk about the
big hardware manufacturers and their of course, yearly announcements. First with AMD, they
announced the RYZEN 7 8700G. This is a desktop processor
that AMD is saying, it has the fastest integrated
graphics accelerator available on the market. They also announced some lower end chips, depending on like what people need, the amount of power they need. But they also announced a
new GPU, a new RDNA3 GPU, the Radeon RX 7600 XT. 32 CUs, 16 gigabytes of memory, and of course, all the fancy
features under the hood and in software that you
get from a high-end AMD GPU. They also announced a new Zen 3 products, but the biggest thing for
gamers is probably this 7600 XT. We're expecting this card to be available in the United States
at the end of January, for the price of about $329, nestling it right in a good competitive middle ground market. Next, over at number six, we
have announcements from NVIDIA. Of course, the newest upgrades
to the 40 Series cards. They're going Super. We have the NVIDIA 4080 Super, the 4070 Ti Super, and the 4070 Super. These are improvements
on the previous chips, with more and faster memory
bandwidth, CUDA cores, and when these cards go to market, they will replace last year's version. And like AMD, with NVIDIA, you get all of NVIDIA's
bells and whistles, and we should be starting
to see these roll out towards the end of January. The founder's edition card looks cool, but I actually say MSI
did a really good job with the design this time around, where they kept it pretty low-key. Anyway, speaking of NVIDIA,
moving on over to number five, we have the RTX Remix app. This has been a thing for a while, but now we know that it is
releasing in Beta January 22nd. That release date is significant because a lot of people
have been waiting for this. This has been teased as a tool
that can enhance older games. It's for modders, it's definitely for people
who are technologically savvy. But this set of tools
will allow good modders to easily add DLSS, ray tracing, stuff like that, to older games. We've already, months ago, seen it teased, in stuff like Portal, Half-Life Two, and the potential here is pretty awesome. RTX remasters have been making
a splash for a while now, and essentially this is putting
more of that creativity, more of that power in modders' hands. It's probably gonna be significant. You're probably gonna see
a lot of videos go viral once people are starting to
apply ray tracing to old games because it's easier now, apparently. And like I said, now that Beta is getting
released January 22nd. Next over at number four, it wouldn't be a CES without
some laptop refreshes. The significant thing that caught our eye in the gaming world is actually from HP. HP has a gaming brand line called Omen. And they've announced
the HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop. They are billing this
as the world's lightest and coolest 14-inch gaming laptop. It has an IMAX enhanced
2.8K, 120 Hertz OLED screen. Supports variable refresh rate, HDR, all that stuff you want. It keeps cool through
vapor chamber cooling, but it's like a proprietary
design, apparently. And you can get up to an
RTX 4070 laptop GPU in this. And according to HP, it's
available to order now. We'll see how this goes. Of course, some of the
tech YouTubers out there are probably gonna beat
the hell outta this thing, and I'm curious to see how that goes. Next over at number three, we have a NUC, or an N-U-C, from ASUS. R-O-G, or Republic of Gamers, or ROG, whatever you wanna call
ASUS' gaming thing. This NUC, or Next Unit of Compute, is a super small
all-in-one complete system. NUCs are known to be like
all ultraportable desktop, bare-bones, PC-type things. But this of course is a
gaming one, so of course, it includes up to an
Intel Core Ultra Nine, up to an RTX 4070 crammed in this thing. It can support multiple 4K display outlets and the chassis design
is just really cool. This thing is obviously
super compact and small. I love small form factor builds, but NUCs really take it to the next level. But this design is apparently tool-less, meaning you can access
and open anything you want pretty easily. NUC gaming is definitely
like a niche thing. I've seen a lot of people use
real actual homegrown NUCs, or even Apple Mac Minis to do stuff, but in the gaming world, you
don't really see it too much. I'm excited to see how ASUS
markets or really approaches, or pushes this thing, because they have been experimenting with a lot of cool devices lately. Next over at number two. Speaking of cool devices lately, handheld gaming peripherals
have been the thing. From the Steam Deck to the Lenovo Legion to the ASUS ROG Ally, well, MSI is getting into the business now with the MSI Claw. This is a handheld gaming peripheral, a handheld gaming thing,
a Steam Deck-like, a Steam Deck competitor,
whatever you wanna call it. It's got a pretty simple
design you'd expect. It's got a seven-inch screen, but the thing they're really touting here is a 53 watt-hour battery, which they're saying is
like the biggest in class. Like this is what's keeping
it really competitive, and the fact that it has Intel chips. It's got 127 Hertz IPS, apparently it's gonna support
variable refresh rates, 16 gigs of RAM, a bunch of storage, and the Intel processor to them
is going to play AAA games, no problem. It's coming in the first half of the year and it's gonna range from $700 to $800, depending on your storage and your specs. The handheld PC gaming deck thing is becoming more and more competitive. This market's getting pretty filled. I'm curious to see how
MSI holds out in it. Now down at number one, we have Razer. Of course, Razer always announces, or shows off some weird,
cool, crazy concept at CES. And this year, of course
they didn't slack. They showed off this HD
haptics gaming cushion. Yes, this is Razer's Project Esther, and this is a Razer
cushion that's in the works that will go onto your gaming chair and give you more immersion. HD haptics mean it's a lot
more precise and accurate and can really simulate
some feelings, I guess? But only in your butt and your back. If you're into that type of thing, I guess this is another one of Razer's proof of concept things where
it's not technically announced or for sale or really like
a mainstream product yet. It's them just kind of testing the waters. They've done this with
goofier things in the past. This one actually seems a
bit more realistic, I think, for people who obviously
really like going for as much immersion as possible. Especially if you have a great setup, a beautiful screen headset
or loud gaming speakers, and then now your chair
is gonna start rumbling. Maybe you can really feel those
gunshots in your butthole. Sorry, did I go too far? I don't know. Hey man, Razer's doing it for me. Those are 10 big gaming things. But one other little thing
that was announced as a bonus was during Sony's presentation. Sony, who is publishing the
"Zelda" movie with Nintendo. This was announced in 2023. They acknowledged it again. They said it's a live-action
adventure fantasy. And that's it. - The adaptation of Nintendo's
"The Legend of Zelda." This live-action film will
deliver an amazing tale of adventure and discovery. - [Host] They acknowledged it, so I guess that means it
definitely still does exist, but that's all we really got. It was gaming, so we mentioned it. But that's really it. Everything from CES 2024, kind of in a gaming world
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