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Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription (sponsored): https://go.nebula.tv/tfc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► This video ◄◄◄ This week a Thinkpad leak shows the red trackpoint gone, the Nintendo Switch 2 leaked completely as well, down to the motherboard and Nvidia chip, and a Volkswagen data leak revealed data about 800 000+ cars. Episode 231 This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-the-end-of-a-thinkpad-era ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Release monitor ◄◄◄ ASUS monitor (ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM): https://rog.asus.com/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-swift-oled-pg27ucdm/ MSI monitor: https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MPG-272URX-QD-OLED Samsung Monitors: https://news.samsung.com/global/samsungs-new-2025-monitors-bring-ai-capabilities-gaming-performance-and-enhanced-productivity-to-ces HDMI 2.2: https://videocardz.com/newz/hdmi-2-2-confirmed-to-launch-at-ces-2025 LG laptops: https://www.lgnewsroom.com/2024/12/lgs-hybrid-ai-gram-laptops-offer-the-best-of-both-worlds-with-on-device-and-cloud-ai-services/ Incase/Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard: https://www.incase.com/products/compact-ergonomic-keyboard ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄ https://patreon.com/techaltar Social media: https://mas.to/@techaltar https://threads.net/@techaltar https://bsky.app/profile/techaltar.bsky.social https://instagram.com/TechAltar https://discord.gg/npKQebe ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄ Writing & Research: Tristan Rayner Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski Stock assets: Getty Images, AP Archive 0:00 Intro 0:24 Thinkpad Trackpoint gone 1:42 Nintendo Switch 2 leak 3:08 VW data leak 5:01 Release Monitor 6:18 The Brief
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