‘Hey Facebook, take a photo’: The social network’s smart glasses are here

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the social network was working on its first smart glasses, he tried to dial down the hype. The glasses, he suggested during the Facebook Connect conference in September 2020, would be just a step toward a more ambitious project. “They’re not yet augmented reality glasses,” Zuckerberg said, referring to technology that places digital …

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Google Pixel 6 shown off in new teaser ahead of fall launch

Google is showing off a video preview of its upcoming phone, the Pixel 6. In a teaser posted Thursday, Google asks the question, “What if a smartphones weren’t just smart?” Images of the phone show a two-toned back with a band near the top around the camera, a design unveiled in August. The phone is expected to come with a …

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Facebook’s smart Ray

Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories sunglasses feel almost normal at times. And, of course, utterly abnormal. And also very familiar. I’ve used products like this, off and on, for years. Welcome to Facebook’s first smart glasses.  After promising smart glasses for years, Facebook’s first glasses are disappointingly familiar. These aren’t AR glasses at all. They don’t have displays in them. Instead, they’re …

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Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max powers up gaming, streaming for $55

Amazon’s range of streaming devices just got a little larger with the unveiling of the company’s flagship player, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. Amazon says the Max is 40% more powerful than the popular $40 Fire TV Stick 4K and comes with a quad-core 1.8GHz processor. This should translate to speedier loading times and navigation than the cheaper model offers, …

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This HD projector is down to $170 today (save $100)

The budget market has long been awash with ultracheap “HD” projectors, but there’s a catch: The vast majority of these models don’t offer true 1080p resolution — they just accept an HD signal and dumb it down to a lesser resolution, which looks all the worse when you blow the image up on your wall or in your backyard. That’s why the …

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The alleged hacker behind T-Mobile’s latest cyberattack has spoken out about the August hack. The breach includes names, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers and device identification (IMEI and IMSI) numbers for subscribers, former customers and even prospective customers. The wireless carrier is reportedly facing three lawsuits that stem from the breach.  John Brinns, the 21-year-old who claims responsibility for …

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Epic Games shutting down Houseparty, its video chat app for gamers

Epic Games is shutting down its video chat service, Houseparty, the company said Thursday. Epic acquired the app back in 2019. “Since joining Epic, the Houseparty team’s social vision and core technology have already contributed to new features used by hundreds of millions of people in Fortnite and by developers around the world,” reads the announcement from Housparty’s developers. “As …

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This wireless charger stands up or folds flat and only costs $8 today

A good wireless charger won’t change your life, but it is nice to have around. Being able to drop your phone onto a charger without having to plug anything in is incredibly convenient and allows you to charge your phone even if it has recently been wet or if you’ve somehow damaged your phone. The only real downside to most …

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Olive Pro earbuds look like AirPods Pro but have bionic hearing powers

In the last couple of years there’s been a lot of talk about smart hearable devices that aren’t medically certified hearings aids but are designed to be hearing amplifiers. Last year Olive Union released a single Smart Ear earbud that helped people hear better, and now it’s following that up with a set of stereo true wireless earbuds. The Olive Pro combines …

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2022 Toyota Corolla Cross wants to be the best of both worlds

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Amazon’s cashierless checkout headed to Whole Foods, US government forms AI committee

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