The WEIRDEST Tech at CES 2024

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Timestamps:
0:00 Gettin' REAL weird with it
0:11 Rabbit R1 is SLAYING
1:56 Weird concept cars
3:33 Samsung’s ball on wheels
4:16 Robot pet nanny
4:45 “Piano” for dogs
5:27 AI music for anxious dogs
6:15 AI flap locks out cats with mice
7:07 Seasonic
7:40 QUICK BITS(?) INTRO
7:47 “Multi-sensory showering experience”
8:49 AI binoculars identify birds
9:26 PalmPlug glove for stroke therapy
9:57 Robot gives 25 minute manicures
10:32 Robot can pee blood
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[@drlemon7729]

Of course an AI company would think a watermark removal demo is a good idea

[@Floyd1138]

Your profile picture is copyright.

[@lucassilvas1]

@@Floyd1138 he's not making money from it

[@TullaRask]

@@Floyd1138 You don't know how he got it ;)

[@StuffJason437]

Chinese A.I company ....demo watermark removal ...

[@neolordie]

​@@StuffJason437be it Chinese or not, it's the same, ai is stealing

[@igotlost]

CES every year is literally free content glitch for Linus Media Group

[@frostebyte]

I was crying at the last story 😂

[@josephgood2704]

Isn't it a content glitch for every tech channel? CES is, 'Pick which youtuber's opinion you want on said advertising showcase'..

[@jayfulf]

Such is the nature of news for all outlets

[@L33tSkE3t]

Yeah, it’s like that for pretty much all tech outlets right now.

[@xen2297]

Do you guys mean ‘glut’. I think you mean content glut. Words mean things guys

[@vandarkholme4745]

A e waste gadget with just 1 app, a pet for your pet, a reskinned, overpriced toddler piano for your dog, a cat door that stops cat from catting, a 600$ light strip for your shower, and chatbots in absolutely everything. We truly live in a cyberpunk dystopia.

[@bilateralrope8643]

I've heard of people building their own catflaps that stop cats bringing mice in for years. None of them used AI.

[@Matt-ty3hr]

No no no, the R1 is genuinious! You simply give it access to all your accounts and then forget about it in three weeks. Props to the creators, they're really onto something.

[@JesseFlannery]

Not cool to talk a bunch of shit on this channel then have Linus build up shit on the main…

[@AltonV]

@@bilateralrope8643 I've only seen one make their own catflap that stops cats from bringing in mice and that used ai.

[@CyanRooper]

In 2077 what makes someone a criminal?

[@zimbu_]

Finally I can pay for a non-vacuuming robot vacuum to roam my house so it can scan how big my place is and the number of chairs and tables so I can be shown the optimal IKEA Skitmöbel ads.

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

A big weakness to ai is connectivity. If something is connected to the internet scum companies cannot resist stealing your private information.

[@iluvpandas2755]

lol

[@iknowdawae893]

im actually starting to feel depressed by the amount of AI shoved into things that dont. need. it.

[@alexcsirkovics603]

likewise

[@TheDragShot]

AI is the latest buzzword. Expect to see it slapped on top of everything for a handful of years, until the next big buzzword arrives.

[@emperorthylord]

"Ai sEnSoRy ShOwEr"

[@bbbbbbb51]

This is what happens when people create a new thing with the starting goal of profit instead of solving a problem or helping a task.

[@DuBstep115]

The robot that can pee blood was the only good invention out of this list

[@gyorokpeter]

I would like to see a video about not the current but past CES products that were hyped when they were announced. Did the companies fail, did they survive but cancel the product, did the product get released but was a bomb, did it it sell OK but remain irrelevant, or did it become mainstream (and we forgot it came out of CES)?

[@Retinaplays]

same

[@GSBarlev]

Coffeezilla had a video series on "Ridiculous crowd-funding gizmos: where are they now?" that was super enlightening. IIRC it was sponsored by a maker of limited-run novelty collectibles based on some of the more outlandish concepts.

[@gatling216]

That medical robot thingy is both horrifying and potentially lifesaving. I've trained on some disturbingly realistic dummies in my time (who doesn't want to practice CPR on a dummy with an avulsed testicle, amirite?), but there's a huge difference between a static dummy that can't tell you what's going on and working on a living, breathing thing that's in real pain. Every little bit that helps narrow the gap between training and reality makes a huge difference.

[@Gatorade69]

What's an avulsed testicle ?

[@olsirmonkey]

@@Gatorade69 not something you wanna search up... so to save your that horror, think of stress ball thats been squeezed so hard it explodes and ruptures, unleashing its inards and turning into a raggard hide. now imagine that happening to your balls -_-

[@GSBarlev]

Is there an IgNobel equivalent for CES? Because I very much appreciate the devices like this (and the palm controls for stroke victims) that _look or sound_ ridiculous until you actually realize how impactful these devices or concepts really are.

[@Mr.Morden]

There are dummies used for medical imaging education as well. It teaches how to position the patient and how to direct the machine.

[@jaymzx0]

@@olsirmonkey I think I would have had a better time searching for it :(

[@Hygix_]

Everyone using AI instead of admitting its just an algorithm is pissing me off

[@bilateralrope8643]

There is a key difference. With an algorithm, they have people who should know exactly how it works. People who can correct it when it gets something wrong. With AI, they just throw training data at it and don't know how the trained AI produces its results.

[@NitroDS]

​@@bilateralrope8643 you cant convince me any of these programs are intelligent in any way. generative algorythms are not intelligent.

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

I mean, Multi-modal Ai is here, so of course, tech companies are switching to that. But, for the sake of your hurt feelings and when it gets here, I'll call AGI an algorithm just for you.

[@NitroDS]

@@smittyvanjagermanjenson182 my hurt feelings? talk about an inflated ego lmao

[@GSBarlev]

Take it from someone who lived through the re-branding of logistic regressions as "Machine Learning:" you gotta learn to just tune it out.

[@JAK_EDITS.]

“For only $800, you can have a para-social-relationship with your pet” 💀😂😂

[@bartz0rt928]

I really love that everyone who looks at that manicure thing immediately goes "hey that looks like the torture machine from Dune!"

[@Marbeary]

I never laugh so hard with all the weird tech shown. Now I want a whole Linus video for all of this tech and actually test all of them especially the Pet tech.

[@privacyvalued4134]

Only if Linus is holding a fake dead mouse in his mouth as he tries to fit through the cat door.

[@Onyxle]

Getting texts from a little ball every ten minutes might be the worst concept I’ve ever heard of

[@zimbu_]

It's not just a little ball that sends useless, unblockable spam to your phone. It's also a non-vacuuming robot vacuum that gathers doghair inside its wheels so you can try to pull it out.

[@Deadly_Laser]

​@@zimbu_it's also going to be helplessly spinning on its side within ten minutes in a room with a dog in it, look at that wheelbase...

[@LordOfReb3ls]

Petition to get Linus to install the grossly extravagant bathroom tech in his house so that we can then later on the video shame his frivolous spending and new status among the bourgeoisie

[@pryvisee]

I can see this a road Linus will go down honestly lol. Like we will see the top 1%er tech installed into Linus’ house. .. while becoming a 1%er with the videos he makes about it, and marketing. 🤯

[@DibakarBarua_mattbusbyway]

This was the most unhinged and insane 17 mins I’ve spent on anything this week and I struggled to breath at one point omg 😂

[@aj120]

That AI music one didn't even draw their own image, its AI generated lol

[@Red_Sutter]

Stolen drawings to advertise paying for stolen music lol

[@fabianlaibin6956]

What's with AI Tech company trying to teach their AI to do crime as the first example they do

[@willynebula6193]

When fishing you need good bait. They caught you! Any publicity is good publicity. They even got you to comment about it.

[@fabianlaibin6956]

@@willynebula6193Yeah okay they did but generally speaking, the AI doing crime thing seems to be going around

[@willynebula6193]

@fabianlaibin6956 Yeah, 100% who knows where we will end up tho. Hopefully good things will come from Ai, but im doubtful.

[@Onyxle]

The AI music is going to reprogram my dog

[@piman13_71]

Ya it's just to preform a software update on your dog as the previous update method (using the rear smupdate port) proved unreliable for indoor only severance good boi's

[@Pebbyz]

Your dog is now a sleeper agent, sorry

[@johnberkers434]

The Dune Gom Jabbar references were spot on. When the Manicure device was shown on screen, that's exactly where my mind went.

[@gautierc78]

Mocking the manucure Gom Jabbar box through subtle reference « Fear is the mind killer ! » I love it - give that man a raise !!

[@izakshuvo8434]

I think the rabbit team is selling these for a loss because they need training data to train their next model/device which will actually be profitable and they are banking on the fact that AI models will be able to run locally at that point.

[@KonohasYeIlowFlash]

I don’t know why people are losing their minds over this device. I think it’ll have functionality to a limited number of services. It doesn’t interact with your phone at all-it’s reliant on partnerships. That being said, the design and idea are cool, but I think it’ll execute poorly.

[@neolordie]

​@@KonohasYeIlowFlasha bit ironic that the demo is about stealing content init

[@GreatTaiwan]

What lose this so probably an FOSS LLM that they got from hugging face they then run inference on a vector store so it returns predetermined set of answers that another normal app with bunch api-endpoint or if statements get them and “do the action” Nothing is new here

[@GreatTaiwan]

I built something like this when ChatGPT was announced Also an open source version that gained mainstream 9+ months ago did the same thing but it’s way over powered than his

[@GSBarlev]

This thing is a glorified *macro recorder.* A full bi-directional transformer is *so overkill* to the use-case that _if the company is smart_ there's no actual "AI" in this device.

[@GlorifiedGremlin]

Im actually interested in the personal assistant. I want a Jarvis so bad man. If I can have a local AI on a hardware device that I can indefinitely teach to do things, I'd definitely pay $200 for that. IF its local and doesn't communicate any data to the company

[@darksidegryphon5393]

But you know it's gonna talk to the "mothership", so to speak.

[@gonzalogamez6035]

One of the funniest LTT videos ever that’s doesn’t involve dropping anything or anyone getting electrocuted

[@NITE_PINE]

😂 Thanks for the surgery dummy bit at the end. That was hilarious 🤣

[@PropaneWP]

What could possibly go wrong with a dog sitting robot shaped like a big tennis ball.

[@samueljbooth9124]

Lots of vets have some form of talk radio left on at night when they have stay over pets . This helps them no think about background noises as it creates an average background, drone of voice noise which helps them relax.

[@CodyTheAI]

I will die on this hill. Mr. Bucket is the epitome of AI robotic technology.

[@resetreboot]

And even if it ever gets to work, if the company goes belly up, you have another piece of e-waste that you can't use anymore nor repurpose.

[@39zack]

Don`t come and say BoardJames did NOT warn us!

[@Arrynek01]

"upgraded" into hydrogen, as in "burned." They burn gas to make hydrogen. Also... If you've never dealt with machinery that needs hydrogen, you have no frame of reference for how finicky it is. That stuff leaks through solid materials...

[@Aereto]

And weakens metals exposed to hydrogen.

[@ishanjalan]

Loved the Dune reference at the end. Thanks Riley

[@FedeHippo]

The cat flap could be quite useful! I kept track of how much prey my three cats brought into the house inn 2023: 82 mice, 18 birds and 4 rats. I would really like to lower that number

[@privacyvalued4134]

Cats are smarter than you think. They'll figure out ways to defeat that door flap.

[@18earendil]

We recognize the one invention made by someone who either has a cat or knows people with a cat.

[@Chipsaru]

Cats should not be allowed to outdoors. They will be healthier and live longer, there will be no dead mice and no parasites on your cats.

[@Eagle3302PL]

Then don't let your cats outdoors where they wreak havoc on the local wildlife and ecosystem just for your entertainment.

[@Red_Sutter]

Lock on the cat door is cheaper than spending $3000 on some smart device thing

[@Risseii]

Another brilliant tech linked episode! It’s sad that the R1 is just basically doing what an app on phones in the next 2-3 years would be able to do. Makes me think there won’t be a large market for it

[@sihamhamda47]

It's basically a more modern version of the existing PDA (personal digital assistant) devices with a bunch of AI stuff

[@soularrafi]

I genuinely think if the device was advertised as an accessibility device for blind people, etc it would make more sense

[@st33ldi9ital]

He goes over why that won't happen.. especially 2 to 3 years... because android and ios won't allow a single app to interact with all apps... The problem with phones is the security and isolation or separation between apps. You can't have an automation/ai app on your phone that can control or interact with all apps.

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

​@@soularrafithen you have the issue of it having to speak, making it unusable in public. Either everyone is able to hear what they're doing, or they have to wear headphones which is dangerous. Even with an audio passthrough

[@hockeymikey]

@@st33ldi9ital Android already has that, because I use it already.

[@Banzai8th]

That's a very relatable situation about the anxiety. I believe in you! Therapy and medication are never a bad thing, and no one should feel bad about using them.

[@davidb6564]

When Jacob was spinning he should have turned into Wonder Woman! 😂

[@rikedias]

That Ballie robot from Samsung looks just like the robot from Flubber, the one with Robin Williams! Same color and obvious inspiration.

[@DJDrewDub]

There are so many "what did I miss" videos out there. This one is good.

This was the most dystopian episode of TechLinked i've ever watched

[@UltimatePerfection]

2:30 Oh boy, Hindenburg 2 here we go!

[@juanyeizi2895]

Man, I would swear Riley was speaking, but right before the speedy sancks he turned into a Super Jakov, I think they're the same person. I've never seen them in the same place together, tho 😮

[@hp4985]

I don't know what I was expecting but I was hoping to see more tech that could help with more important issues. The hydrogen cars and the robo patient are great tho

[@xDMG15x]

That was the first sponsor transition i’ve ever enjoyed. Nice work lads.

[@duser]

I love how the random button on my "lowfi beats for my dog to chill out to" now has AI.

[@8lives873]

Those camera binoculars are sick as hell

[@MaxtalksGames]

9:25 really excited for BirdLinked, with my favourite section Quick Birbs

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

I LOVE the DUNE reference on that manicure box, b/c I had the EXACT SAME THOUGHT when I saw it! LOL

[@TdrSld]

"Too Be Fair" - the cat door with the no other things in its mouth is kind of a life saver. Believe me, you have not known fear till you wake up and your cat has gifted you with a live Rattle Snake in your kitchen. God that was a fun day lol.

[@Zero_Gravitas]

6:22 I swear some dude on slashdot did this like, 15 years ago with off the shelf image recognition. His cat eventually figured out he could drop the dead thing, mug for the camera to unlock the door, then pick it up and walk in.

[@Truth0Evil]

What an absolute piece of brilliance! KZbin should have a super-like feature, so I can show my appreciation for cool transitions to sponsor segments and a hysterical script.

[@shasterdhari]

Ahaha I like the Dune reference with the poison needle 😂

[@maxymtaras2464]

"I only get 14 hours of sleep a day" 😹

[@pryvisee]

Wow this video had me in stitches throughout. This script/improv was hilarious, great work! The “turn me off! Turn me off!” 😂

[@itsROMPERS...]

The binoculars take photos, but make you focus on a bird for 5 seconds before it can identify it. Why can't it just snap a photo and work from that? Tech is a mystery, especially with birds.

[@haminator55]

I'd assume it needs about 5 seconds of video to be able to recognise it, most practical computer vision stuff I've seen worked with video rather than photos

[@masteryule]

Ooo that quick bit spin transition was Clean!

[@Primalmoon]

I immediately thought of the Gom Jabar when I saw the manicure robot at 9:57. I was not disappointed.

[@djdavis1420]

Loving the quickbits transitions!

[@FlameForgedSoul]

Looking forward to the aftermarket home defense package mods for Ballie.

[@notenoughmonkeys]

Medical-X should also release Elon-X, only difference is it bleeds money instead.

[@StretchDattass]

And it claims to be "a free speach absolutist" while simultaneously banning anyone who doesn't support Israel in their current attempt at gen0cide from training on him.

[@keno101]

Nice dune reference. "Fear is the mind killer," is immediately what I thought of when I saw the manicure machine.

[@mightylink65]

Everyone who has a dog knows their dog will destroy those robots in 5 minutes. This has to be the worst marketing I've ever seen that can't possibly have had any focus group testing.

[@AdrianduPlessis95]

6:53: lol, my dumb cat flap is also right 90% of the time😂 it’s the 2% when the cat brings a rat that I’m worried about

[@username9774]

The cat door actually seems like a good idea

[@mr.sowhat3796]

A barrel of laughs! thank you so much!

[@y9naranjasazules]

it would be really interesting to use a Rabbit R1 besides my flight instruments while paragliding, like a handheld r2d2

[@Foodgloriousfoodish]

Rabbit R1 will be an app after they realise none of us need to carry 2 hardware products that do the same thing.

[@alien9279]

Those ai binoculars are actually cool and a good use of the tech. Even if it makes mistakes at first it'll get better. If they can make it take pictures at the same time? I can see that taking off

[@skorpysk]

Is there anywhere like footage of everything i wanna check it out and tbh i don't care if i have to sit through 4 hour video or read a 200 page document

[@Wonback]

Just wait until the Rabbit CEO finds out about Smartphones, he's gonna lose his mind

[@LordHotcakes]

I don’t know why, but this episode in particular had me absolutely LOL’ing

[@joeldawsey]

I can't wait to see what wacky new AI thing they come up with next! That was great! Thanks Riley!

[@GreatTaiwan]

LAM is basically LLM but generate strings that another app read and do the action

[@CustomComputing]

Omg the palm plug “ your version of a hacker hasn’t been updated since the 80s” 😅

[@Baker_Boi]

I remember the prototype for the cat door that stops mice. The guy presented it at a Ted talk and it worked surprisingly well. I think he coded it in python too. It looks nowhere near as nice as it it in the video, but it worked. Cool to see it as an actual product. Definitely useful for some people

[@shoontz]

That Quickbits trasition totally cracked me up. Respect.

[@Paulkjoss]

Riley and side kick in fine form - this is how you do entertainment 😂… As long as Riley and his side kick aren’t just AI - then its an atrocity and stop laughing 😮

[@hovant6666]

"Here are some things our company would like people to purchase" [some of the most invasive and surveillance appliances possible]

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Im so jaded at this point I don't even care. I have 2 alexa, a quest 3, a Samsung flagship phone, a Samsung TV (that is aware when my phone points at it). Literally nothing has changed and that will be the case when I have a robot in the future.

[@Sundayinthelife]

👏 absolutely hilarious episode. Thank you.

[@vampjoseph]

the nimble reminds me of that box in Dune that Timothy Chalamet had to stick his hand into

[@Scio_]

I love how almost everyone has been describing the iGomJabbar the same way!

[@k9man163]

"If you love birds but can't be bothered to learn their names" is fucking GOLD. Thank you fake jacob.

[@norkshit]

i preorder an r1. im excited!

[@bearaspra661]

Hilariously good writing in this episode!!🙌 😂

[@nickw3255]

I totally thought of Dune the second I saw that thing. Then the reference made it so much better

[@tmarritt]

Does anyone know what buts are quick bits appart from the announcement usually? Like if they didn't announce it would you even know?

[@MrBoubource]

Just so you know, methane turns into hydrogen whith CO2 as a byproduct, so you might aswell use gas if your hydrogen is produced this way.

[@gettuffstudios]

I almost spit my breakfast laughing at the "Turn me off" part 😂😂😂😂

[@MichaelMark666]

wow, those were some quick bits!

[@KimboKG14]

tom scott, matt patt, linus forgetting the segway to the sponsor and now quick bits aren't quick bits anymore!??!!!?!?!?!?!?! I'm scared

[@c0pyimitati0n]

5:32 i had a dog (who passed away around Christmas 2023) who had the most severe anxiety I've ever seen. We got him WAY too young at around 4 weeks old because he wad heading to the pound. But if we left him alone, or with anyone other than my wife and me, he would cry the entire time. Doesn't matter if it was 30 minutes or 6 hours, he wouldn't stop crying. He would shake like crazy as well. Even medication didn't help the poor guy. Not sure a robit would do much of anything.

[@kaylamcmiller3848]

lol I would come home with robot pieces everywhere😂

[@pandajfry]

So if I'm low on fuel but just had taco bell, i could get a little further. Will there be an adapter or do i have to make a direct deposit?

[@mattcy6591]

But can rabbit navigate the website to find the REAL download link for that one file you need?

[@REOsama]

This episode looks different, like you guys are actually enjoying yourselves for once!

[@waffle911]

Honda 0 Series concept reminds me of the 70's Dome Zero concept car.

[@acidrazor]

Love the transition to quickbits

[@charliekealoha]

What the Quizat Haderach is that box?! Hahaha good reference use!

[@daniellord9066]

The Dune reference got it lmao, well played sir

[@Batyalas]

CES 2024, the event where they combine dogs and AI. What a weird world we live in.

[@LawAndBedlum]

4:33 How does it pick up the ball when the dog returns it?

[@ranja5962]

",,,but without the eyes that look like they've seen things" 🤣🤣🤣

[@AChanceOfReign]

Honestly, looking forward to some of these tech stuff in the future.

[@jayman94fly]

I too like having a bunch of mice sitting outside my door to step on XD

[@calebsmith254]

This episode is wild. Riley held his laughter like a boss the entire time but, CES is different. 😂 Tech you don't need for $600 or more. HAHAHAHA