Got to CES. Brought a camera (X1D II and their new 35-75 zoom that I’m pumped about). So this begins my thread of dope tech spotted at CES and my impressions of it!
Also yes there will be videos 🤓
LG set up a massive wall of OLED TVs with a video playing across all of them and all I can think is DAMN that must have taken forever to render
Samsung's 49" Odyssey G9 monitor looks insane from both the front and the back. But it is 5K, so if you're tryna dual monitor game without the bezel in the middle.....
What's in Sony's booth? They made a CAR. Hot take: It's one of the best looking electric cars out there. Porsche and Tesla lines everywhere.
Quad motors. 200kwh battery. 0-60 in 4.6s.
But it's just a demo of Sony tech. Too bad it'll probably never be sold.
Found the Canon 1DX MKIII!
This is the new "best" DSLR for video and the most powerful Canon ever but still fascinating
5.5K 60fps full frame RAW... but with no autofocus (Canon says none of the RAW modes support autofocus because that took too much processing power)
First time seeing the new electric Mustang Mach-E in person. It honestly looks more traditional and tame in person than any photos or videos. If they do actually ship on time next year for $45K it'll be a good start
This Rivian R1T though... most compelling feature set of a new electric vehicle for sure. Cannot wait for them to actually ship this year (Auto focus episode, maybe?)
A functioning piano made entirely from OnePlus 7Ts
Forgot my SD card at the hotel 😭
Next person that finds me at CES (Central Hall rn) and can loan me an SD card wins 1000 internet points, saves this thread and gets at least a selfie out of it 🤓
In record time, @HectorTrejo has saved the day! The CES thread lives on!
Rematched the Omron ping pong robot! This year it’s more “emotionally intelligent” and won’t beat you as bad when the AI detects you’re unhappy. I clearly got really mad so it let me have this point 😅
Most TV bezels are pretty thin, but Samsung's 8K TV wins the "thinnest bezels I've ever seen" award and I'm loving it.
I saw not one but TWO different TVs at different booths that rotate in sync with a smartphone. This one is Samsung's "Sera"
I can't believe this is a trend... but I have seen mountains of vertical video being captured everywhere so I guess I shouldn't be surprised
Here we can see a Royole tree. With leaves made of the screens of all the Flexpais they didn't sell 😭
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The rumors are true - SORA, OpenAI's AI video generator, is launching for the public today...
I've been using it for about a week now, and have reviewed it:
THE BELOW VIDEO IS 100% AI GENERATED
I've learned a lot testing this, here are some new learnings. Thread 🧵
This video has a bunch of garbled text, the telltale signs of AI generated videos. But the cutaways, the moving text ticker, the news-style shots... those were all things SORA decided to do on its own, and those news anchors looked very... real
It's still a prodcut though, with pros and cons - and one of the cons is physics is still hard. Without an "understanding" of the objects in the video, the model is still prone to "hallucinations" in the form of movements that don't make sense, and lack of object permanence. Here's a few examples
I recently got to visit some Apple labs where they durability test new iPhones before they come out, and learned a few things (🧵THREAD)
#1: Have you actually seen how they water test phones for IP ratings? (video)
#2: There's an entire room of machines for water and ingress testing
Level 1: A drip tray simulating rain, no real pressure. IPX4
Level 2: A sustained, low-pressure jet spray from any angle. IPX5
Level 3: High pressure spray from a literal firehose. IPX6
Level 4: Locking the phone underwater + added pressure to simulate depth for an extended time. IPX8
#3: Apparently Apple has also bought and programmed and industrial robot to be their own drop test machine - to simulate hundreds of different drop angles onto different materials
Then they hit it with some ultra bright lights and a high speed camera to watch them back in incredibly slow motion. You can literally see the titanium frame wobble on ground impact
I got a rare opportunity to ask OpenAI's video generation model Sora for some videos this week! I had 3 prompts. Here's the videos with my prompts and what I learned 🧵
Prompt 1: A medium sized friendly looking dog walks through an industrial parking lot. The environment is foggy and cloudy. Shot on 35mm film, vivid colors.
Prompt 2: A timelapse closeup of a 3D printer printing a small red cube in an office with dim lighting.
The MKBHD Smartphone Awards 2023! (SPOILER) Thread
Full video:
Best Big Phone: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
✅ Huge Flagship display
✅ Huge Quad camera array
✅ 5000mAh battery
Somehow still has room for a stylus
Software multitasking features you could ever need
Runner-ups: OnePlus Open
Honorable mentions: Oppo Find X6 Pro, Asus ROG Phone 7
Best Compact Phone: Asus Zenfone 10
Not even close. This is the only true flagship with an under 6-inch display. Awesome performance. Physics-defying battery life. Surprisingly good cameras. Added wireless charging. A truly rare breed
Alright so yesterday Apple revealed that yesterday's event was shot on the iPhone (15 Pro/Pro Max)
They've also now published some BTS, and as expected there's a LOT of gear alongside that iPhone... but there's still a lot to learn here. Here's my biggest takeaways (Thread)
The fact they're able to swap out an iPhone is part a compliment to the iPhone, but also a huge compliment to the production itself
They use a lot of gear for every keynote video - For this one, they just replaced the usual cameras with the iPhone + BlackMagic Camera app
There are 3 main factors to achieving the Apple keynote "look" ... stabilization, set design and lighting
YouTube has had its problems over the years, but then you look around at Twitter, Instagram, FB, Google+ etc and realize it's been one of the most stable, consistent platforms for creators for the better part of a decade
The ez take on Susan leaving is "Yay the source of all our problems is gone" but if we're honest the CEO of YouTube (often unfairly) becomes the scapegoat for literally everything that goes wrong at the company, no matter what actually happens
(this won't change for the new CEO)
The truth is YouTube will continue to grow and change and have problems and fix problems... and will probably continue to be the most stable, reasonable place to exist as a creator, as long as they keep listening to creators like they have