Weekly Tech Rant: Episode 119

Episode 119: It’s time for the CES2023 round up, Apple VR/AR headset delays, xrOS eats resources and Gurman backtracks on Apple Mac Pro release

Welcome back to the WTR as Karl and Jay discuss the latest tech news, gadgets, games, & films!

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This week we covered:

• News
  • The tech that went too far at CES 2023
  • Retail PCIe Gen 5 SSDs finally break cover at CES 2023
  • Razer’s new soundbar is tracking my head in the name of better audio
  • Samsung gives 5K Studio Display competition, somehow includes 4K webcam unlike Apple
  • Samsung makes Mini LED even bigger with the Odyssey Neo G9
  • A first look at Withings’ toilet bowl urine analyzer
  • Lenovo Yoga Book 9i hands-on: A huge leap for dual-screen laptops
  • The Aroma Shooter
  • Skyted noise-cancelling Mask
• Rumours
  • Gurman: Apple AR/VR headset to be announced in the spring, before WWDC
  • Report: ‘xrOS’ for AR/VR headset takes priority over iOS 17 features, augmented reality Apple Store experience coming soon
  • Gurman: New Apple Silicon Mac Pro will look identical to current model, lacks expandable RAM

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