John Siracusa

and if you don't want to like run literally run windows on it you can run steam os which is just linux that runs windows games that is a compatibility layer whatever we'll see how this works for them i know the steam deck is very popular but uh not as popular as the switch 2 i imagine but yeah it could be like you know so this is something we kind of accept in the realm of games that you play while sitting in a chair that there's pc gaming and then there's console gaming uh

and if you don't want to like run literally run windows on it you can run steam os which is just linux that runs windows games that is a compatibility layer whatever we'll see how this works for them i know the steam deck is very popular but uh not as popular as the switch 2 i imagine but yeah it could be like you know so this is something we kind of accept in the realm of games that you play while sitting in a chair that there's pc gaming and then there's console gaming uh

And there's sort of a rivalry there, but it's like, oh, well, console gaming, there's a handful of consoles, fewer as time goes on, it seems. But PCs, there's a million PCs. You can build your own gaming PC. You can buy a gaming PC for money. We can get any old PC. And this is trying to make that happen.

And there's sort of a rivalry there, but it's like, oh, well, console gaming, there's a handful of consoles, fewer as time goes on, it seems. But PCs, there's a million PCs. You can build your own gaming PC. You can buy a gaming PC for money. We can get any old PC. And this is trying to make that happen.

in the world of handheld as well, because historically, it's like, well, handheld, there's no equivalent. Handheld, you get it from one of the console makers, or that's it.

in the world of handheld as well, because historically, it's like, well, handheld, there's no equivalent. Handheld, you get it from one of the console makers, or that's it.

Like, there's no handheld PC, but now they're like, oh, well, you can get a Switch, or maybe that weird PlayStation thing that just remote plays to your PlayStation 4 or 5, or you can get any one of these umpteen handheld gaming PCs. The twist here is that if Valve has its way, they'll be running Linux instead of Windows, but they'll still be running quote-unquote Windows games.

Like, there's no handheld PC, but now they're like, oh, well, you can get a Switch, or maybe that weird PlayStation thing that just remote plays to your PlayStation 4 or 5, or you can get any one of these umpteen handheld gaming PCs. The twist here is that if Valve has its way, they'll be running Linux instead of Windows, but they'll still be running quote-unquote Windows games.

So, as usual, everything in the PC world is a little bit of a mess, but also kind of exciting.

So, as usual, everything in the PC world is a little bit of a mess, but also kind of exciting.

very good uh apparently ryan london is out to troll you can you tell me more about this so excited uh someone had sent me something they talked to i think i mentioned on the show they talked to ryan london back in december through customer service and they and the customer service person said oh i know you want one of our leather cases that has the little sapphire button for the camera control we're totally going to make that should be ready by mid-december that didn't happen right but here we are in mid-january and lo and bear at the end of january

very good uh apparently ryan london is out to troll you can you tell me more about this so excited uh someone had sent me something they talked to i think i mentioned on the show they talked to ryan london back in december through customer service and they and the customer service person said oh i know you want one of our leather cases that has the little sapphire button for the camera control we're totally going to make that should be ready by mid-december that didn't happen right but here we are in mid-january and lo and bear at the end of january

And lo and behold, the Ryan London website has a big banner on the top. It's like, hey, here it is. Leather cases with a sapphire button for the camera control. New, new, click through, buy one now. And I did exactly that.

And lo and behold, the Ryan London website has a big banner on the top. It's like, hey, here it is. Leather cases with a sapphire button for the camera control. New, new, click through, buy one now. And I did exactly that.

And I clicked through and bought so quickly that I didn't realize until I saw the receipt screen that what they're selling with the sapphire camera control button is their variant of the leather case that has a metal ring around the cameras. And I do not like that. So I had to cancel that order. I'm like, well, I'll just cancel that order and I'll go buy the right one.

And I clicked through and bought so quickly that I didn't realize until I saw the receipt screen that what they're selling with the sapphire camera control button is their variant of the leather case that has a metal ring around the cameras. And I do not like that. So I had to cancel that order. I'm like, well, I'll just cancel that order and I'll go buy the right one.

It's very easy to get confused on the website. Some of the pictures look very similar, but no, I don't want them with the metal ring. I want the one that just has smooth leather, smooth leather lump around the cameras. It looks the same as the bull strap one and the 17 other manufacturers that sell the same case under different brand names.

It's very easy to get confused on the website. Some of the pictures look very similar, but no, I don't want them with the metal ring. I want the one that just has smooth leather, smooth leather lump around the cameras. It looks the same as the bull strap one and the 17 other manufacturers that sell the same case under different brand names.

But unfortunately, Ryan London is not selling the one with the leather lump and the sapphire thing. The only one that has a sapphire button is the one with the metal ring around it right now. I'm sad, and they are teasing me. I was so excited for a moment, and then I wasn't. Well, first of all, I'm glad somebody is, you know, they're not just going to say, well, we'll wait until the iPhone 17.

But unfortunately, Ryan London is not selling the one with the leather lump and the sapphire thing. The only one that has a sapphire button is the one with the metal ring around it right now. I'm sad, and they are teasing me. I was so excited for a moment, and then I wasn't. Well, first of all, I'm glad somebody is, you know, they're not just going to say, well, we'll wait until the iPhone 17.