Summary
Overview
Linus and Luke discuss their recent experience at The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon where a demo of Lenovo's rollable laptop dramatically failed on live TV. They cover tech news including NVIDIA's potential to resurrect old GPUs, Intel's B580 availability, the death (and not-death) of the RTX 5070 Ti, and various AI developments. The discussion touches on topics ranging from farming simulator communities to Canada's tariff changes on Chinese EVs, with personal anecdotes and technical insights throughout.
The Tonight Show Demo Failure
Linus recounts the mortifying experience of a Lenovo rollable laptop demonstration failing during his appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The laptop was running hot in his backpack and likely hit a thermal failsafe, preventing it from expanding on stage. Despite practicing extensively, the demo failed at the crucial moment, though Jimmy and the production team salvaged the segment with humor. The laptop worked perfectly before and after the taping, suggesting overheating was the culprit.
- Lenovo's rollable laptop (Legion Pro Rollable Concept) failed to expand during the live taping
- The laptop was running in Linus's backpack to be ready instantly, likely causing thermal issues
- After cooling down backstage, the laptop worked perfectly again
- The Tonight Show team and Jimmy Fallon improvised to save the segment with performance jokes
- Linus had planned to have Jimmy press the expansion hotkey with the LTT screwdriver
" I was mortified. Like, it's an unscripted show, which means that everyone's kind of, you know, working off the cuff a little bit. But obviously, when you're doing a tech demo, you need to kind of practice what you want to say a little bit. "
" I just... And you can see it. one of the top upvoted comments on the YouTube upload is Linus just booked it. "
" I was like, oh my God, I just want this to work. In the back room while we're watching, the first camera angle didn't properly really show the keyboard. So I thought you had defaulted to like Windows key arrows and was like panicking in the back room like, function key, it's function key. "
Behind the Scenes at The Tonight Show
Luke and Linus discuss the impressive production quality and professionalism of The Tonight Show, noting how the crew handles tight timelines and complex stage setups. They praise the thoughtful game design that ensures segments run exactly the right length, and highlight Jimmy Fallon's personal involvement in editing decisions. The experience gave them new appreciation for traditional television production, even as the medium struggles with changing viewership habits.
- The Tonight Show's lighting grid and production infrastructure is incredibly sophisticated
- Jimmy Fallon personally reviews edits and considers YouTube-specific versions
- Games are designed with fixed timers to ensure consistent segment lengths
- Edited versions for TV and social media were completed and published within hours
- The production team was extremely professional and accommodating throughout
" one of the things that you can't really hate them for and i think they actually do maybe not industry leading but certainly top tier like like s tier job of is supporting their products for a long time after they go end of sales "
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