More from Tuesday’s top tech news: CES kicks off 2023 with a bang
I know, total shocker, especially after The Game Awards. Users also voted for Elden Ring to win “Best Game You Suck At,” which I’d agree with; I only beat it by farming runes.
Other notable winners: Hitman 3 for “VR Game of the Year,” Stray (the cat game) for “Most Innovative Gameplay,” and God of War (which released on PC in January 2022) for “Outstanding Story-Rich Game.” You can see the full list here.
The Korea Fair Trade Commission dinged the automaker after taking issue with Tesla’s wording on how far its cars can drive on a charge — apparently, the regulator wanted the company to be clearer that electric vehicles’ range takes a significant hit in the cold, according to Electrek.
The company has now added a disclaimer to its site saying “displayed drivable distance may vary depending on external factors such as speed, weather conditions, and road conditions.”
You will be forgiven if you forgot broadcast TV exists, but it does! I watched so much Fire Country this weekend on it. But broadcast TV also kind of sucks, and ATSC 3.0, the next generation of the standard, is supposed to fix that.
Except only a handful of stations across the country currently support ATSC 3.0, and that’s unlikely to change soon. Yet it isn’t stopping companies from showing off what ATSC 3.0 can do, like broadcast OTA TV to a car via 5G. Too bad most of the stuff we watch is on subscription-based streaming services.
Nvidia is adding an eye contact feature to its RTX Broadcast app later this month.
The beta feature will automatically change the position of your eyes, so it looks like you’re looking directly at your camera. It looks ideal for content creators or anyone in a meeting reading a script or notes to a camera. The updated RTX Broadcast app will be available for all RTX GPUs in January.
Nvidia is expected to announce its RTX 4070 Ti today, the rebranded version of its “unlaunched” 12GB 4080.
The announcement is rumored to be part of Nvidia’s CES 2023 live event today, which will also include updates on accelerated computing and artificial intelligence. You can tune into Nvidia’s live stream at 11AM ET / 8AM PT in the YouTube stream below.
Google’s attempt at a folding phone might be one of the longest running device rumors at this point, as we’ve heard reports about it for years.
Now a new report indicates that it is planned for a fall launch this year, a little later than the Google I/O timeline previously reported.
Of course, Google could very well announce it at I/O in May or June and then formally launch it in the fall — that’s exactly what happened with the Pixel 7 / 7 Pro and Pixel Watch in 2022.
Either way, we’re ready for some folding phone competition for Samsung here in the US.
Block was well-known in recent years for his exploits as a precision car driver, as well as being a co-founder of DC Shoes, and recently produced this Elektrikhana series showcasing his custom electric Audi S1 Hoonitron.
He was 55 years old and is survived by his wife, Lucy, and 16-year-old daughter, Lia, who has been following in his footsteps as a young racing star.
The traditional holiday slowdown is over, as it’s a new year and, of course, a new CES.
LG and Samsung aren’t waiting for the show floor to open to kick off their announcements of new screens in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but I’m more curious about the new smart home and automotive tech that will be on display.
