-What are we even doing anymore? https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-maps-will-rename-gulf-of-mexico-to-gulf-of-america-but-only-for-us-users-043726929.html

-Blu Ray was dead for a minute: https://www.howtogeek.com/sony-hasnt-stopped-making-blu-ray-discs/

-Samsung Galaxy Phones: https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/galaxy-unpacked/?srsltid=AfmBOop-udGp2qNWvrLjGQD0NYDIifdUTZCIFN-JhsAsOiDNG4DYuAIq

-DeepSeek proves AI is a commodity:

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/01/27/nvidia-deepseek-haircut

https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/27/142255/deepseek-rattles-wall-street-with-claims-of-cheaper-ai-breakthroughs?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Tesla redesigned the Model Y:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/23/24350768/tesla-model-y-2025-redesign-us-north-america-europe-march

-The Pebble is Back baby!

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/google-open-sources-the-pebble-smartwatchs-software-and-its-creator-is-making-a-new-model-220526568.html

-iOS 18.3 has AI enabled by default:

Apple Intelligence is enabled by default in iOS 18.3

-Project StarGate

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/01/trump-announces-500b

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-Thin excuse for no PC version: https://www.ign.com/articles/developer-behind-ps5-exclusive-dinosaur-horror-game-says-no-to-pc-because-it-doesnt-want-modders-creating-vulgar-versions-of-the-main-character

-Diminishing returns with dual ccd X3D chips: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-9-9950x3d-dual-ccd-3d-v-cache

-Nvidia has been running a supercomputer 24/7 for 6 years: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/turns-out-theres-a-big-supercomputer-at-nvidia-running-24-7-365-days-a-year-improving-dlss-and-its-been-doing-that-for-six-years/

-Sony cancelling online projects: 

https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report

https://www.eurogamer.net/looks-like-horizons-unannounced-mmo-has-been-quietly-cancelled

-Don’t call it a come back: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/havok-whose-software-is-famed-for-its-use-in-half-life-2-and-elder-scrolls-just-showed-off-its-updated-physics-engine-in-first-youtube-trailer-in-over-ten-years/

-THE FREAKING NINTENDO SWITCH 2 REVEAL

https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/449283/switch-2-announced-2025-release-date-price

-If this doesn’t grind your gears… nothing will.

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/102692/elon-musk-confirms-he-cheated-to-become-top-player-in-path-of-exile-2-and-diablo-iv/index.html

-Are you good with $100 games as a standard?

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/as-some-analysts-hope-gta-6-will-normalize-usd100-games-one-baldurs-gate-3-dev-points-out-that-prices-havent-risen-with-inflation

-DJI relaxes no fly zones: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/14/24343928/dji-no-more-geofencing-no-fly-zone

-Holy Silk Road Batman: https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/donald-trump-pardons-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-010206263.html

-CMF Buds Pro 2 review

-Intel isn’t killing off it’s GPUs, yet:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337345/intel-discrete-gpu-ces-2025

-Email Research: Honey. Fascinating video and investigation

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/23/24328268/honey-coupon-code-browser-extension-scam-influencers-affiliate-marketing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4yL3YTwWk

-TikTok stares down the ban.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/19/nx-s1-5267568/tiktok-back-online

-Cheat death!

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250115-cryonics-the-start-up-that-wants-to-freeze-you-in-suspended-animation 

-Retrotink 4kCE: https://www.retrotink.com/post/holiday-2024-special-introducing-the-retrotink-4k-ce-and-more

-Razer Chair: https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/razers-heating-and-cooling-gaming-chair-from-ces-2025

-Govee stuff at CES was way cool: https://us.govee.com/pages/ces2025?srsltid=AfmBOorF5OnhJI0hyuPPEwPfuvjQ19TgegNKkeXPm9lZWiCg8qTJPok7

-Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers movies coming. Yay?

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337875/sony-playstation-horizon-zero-dawn-helldivers-2-ghosts-of-tsushima-movie-tv-show

-AMD Z2 chips announced:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337300/amd-ryzen-z2-z2-extreme-z2-go

-9900x3d and 9950x3d announced:

https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24336229/amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d-specs-release-date-ces-2025

-Half Life 3 is coming! I want to believe!

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/valves-steam-page-currently-lists-a-second-mystery-game-alongside-deadlock-sending-half-life-3-theorists-into-another-frenzy-of-speculation/

-New tech from Nvidia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLxVskv2zs0

Mega Geometry

Neural Materials

Neural Faces

-New Mario Bros speedrunning record!

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/we-are-now-0-3-seconds-off-of-absolute-perfection-says-super-mario-speedrunner-as-he-sets-new-world-record

-New Wall Charger: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Cuktech-launches-a-new-2-in-1-power-bank-with-67W-fast-charging-support.946803.0.html

-Come on Baseus, really?: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24334476/baseus-enercore-wall-charger-retractable-usb-c-primetrip-vr2-car-automotive

-Elon really has no concept of money: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-says-boring-company-170017930.html

-Couple of other cool things at CES: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/all-the-cool-gadgets-that-made-me-sad-i-didnt-go-to-ces-2025/

-New HDMI Standard:

https://www.polygon.com/news/504218/hdmi-2-2-specification-cable-gaming

-Humans process information at only 10 bits/s

https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/12/27/2042226/why-do-we-live-at-10bitss?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

-Rest of CES

-DJI Flip is yet another awesome DJI drone:

https://www.theverge.com/24343321/dji-flip-drone-price-release-date

-Recycle your plastic bottles into 3D printer filament

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/all-in-one-machine-recycles-plastic-bottles-into-3d-printer-filament-petfusion-2-0-launches-on-kickstarter

We are at CES 2025 in Las Vegas! This was recorded after walking the show floor all day and it a bit of a stream of consciousness episode about what we saw there. Its got both the things we liked and disliked.ai

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