Along with the launch of Meta’s new Meta AI assistant and Llama 3 model, the company announced a new software update for its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses (review). The firmware added video calling capabilities and new generative AI features which were first previewed last year. The update will initially be available in the USA and Canada before rolling out to other markets.
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Anyone looking for mixed reality or augmented headsets will find the Apple Vision Pro difficult to ignore. The VR/MR headset is technically impressive, but demand could be lower than Apple had hoped. Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo now reports that Apple may have drastically reduced production.
Besides Oura, Ultrahuman is among the very few major brands that compete in smart ring wearable segment. Today, it has announced that it is expanding its manufacturing facility in the USA that will see the first smart rings ever produced in the country.
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If you’re one of those tied within Samsung’s Galaxy or Android ecosystem and are looking to upgrade to the latest Galaxy Watch, then there’s great news. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 Classic is now on sale on Amazon, which has the 47 mm GPS model’s price reduced by $150 (37 percent), dropping it to $249.
The I/O 2024 is set to kick off on May 14 where Google is eagerly anticipated to debut the heavily leaked Pixel 8a and provide more details about Android 15. But apart from the mid-ranger smartphone, Google could have another hardware surprise in store after a mysterious smartwatch has been spotted.
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If you’ve been eyeing Apple’s Watch Series 9 but won’t like splurging on its premium price, now is a great time to reconsider one. Amazon has currently listed the GPS Apple Watch Series 9 in 41 mm case size back at $329, saving you $70 (18 percent) off the usual price.
In 2017, during a visit to Rio de Janeiro, I discovered a standalone “view-master” device at a flea market. These gadgets are made to hold a small image that you can see by looking through a lens. The gadget I picked up featured an image of a person standing next to a console television—the ones that looked like pieces of furniture. Since televisions became popular in Brazil in the 1950s, and the TV in the picture looks like one that was sold between 1950 and 1970, I believe the photo in the view-master was probably taken during this time.
Google announced Android’s answer to the Apple AirTag almost a year ago. Now, all pieces are falling into place as the first compatible devices were announced, including Chipolo’s Point family of item trackers.
The One UI Watch 5 software update introduced last year delivered a wide range of new functions to the Samsung Galaxy smartwatches. These include Universal Gestures which also ensure greater accessibility. In this guide, we tell you how to activate this and use the different gestures.
Apart from the flagship Galaxy Watch 7 smartwatch series that is said to be consisted of three models, Samsung has been rumored to launch an even cheaper Galaxy Watch in 2024. It was first believed that this will be a refresh version of the base Galaxy Watch 4, but now a report indicates this could be dubbed as the first-ever FE branded Galaxy Watch.