Mixed reality headsets have gotten their fair share of hype this year, with Apple finally revealing its plans for the Vision Pro and Meta keynoting its new, genuinely impressive Meta Quest 3. But over the past few years, the cofounders at mixed reality company Spatial.io noticed a disturbing trend. In …
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Meta just launched its first ad-free option for Facebook and Instagram. The update is in response to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, passed in 2018. Subscriptions for the ad-free experience are only available to users located in the EU as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. In …
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The humble battery has been powering our gadgets for decades. Remote controls, toys, cameras, flashlights, clocks, keyboards, mice, game controllers, and many other devices require batteries. Having a few AA or AAA batteries in the house is always a good idea, but the single-use disposable alkaline batteries you’re probably thinking …
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If you're shopping for indoor or outdoor security cameras, video doorbells, or a mix of all three to cover your property, finding a system you can trust is tougher than it should be. Between security scandals, shoddy software, expensive subscriptions, and laggy feeds, you'll struggle to find a bulletproof security …
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Food is my love language. Sure, it's necessary for survival, but it's also a way to bond with your loved ones and show someone you're thinking about them. Some of my favorite memories involve holiday feasts, but I also love sitting down for a warm, feel-good meal with my cats …
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In case you hadn't heard, Cyberpunk 2077 is good now. The much-maligned game, which was notoriously bug-ridden at launch, has had a renaissance since it received an overhaul and its first and only story expansion in September. Now, the act of dashing through the gorgeous and hyper-violent streets of Night …
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OpenAI recently announced multiple new features for ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools during its recent developer conference. The upcoming launch of a creator tool for chatbots, called GPTs (short for generative pretrained transformers), and a new model for ChatGPT, called GPT-4 Turbo, are two of the most important announcements …
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For years, I've had recurring problems using smart home devices on Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem. A string of security cameras and video doorbells, most notably the Logitech Circle View Doorbell, would work fine for periods, but they'd inexplicably fail to record video or would randomly disconnect from the network. I chalked …
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My progress toward a truly “smart” home has been painfully slow. I’m sick of unreliable voice commands, flaky smart switches, and poorly designed apps. Where’s the seamless experience that was promised? As my wife often points out, if it’s not easier than flicking the regular old switch or drawing the …
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Despite plenty of misgivings, artificial intelligence—and in particular, generative AI that produces text and images from prompts—continues to be pushed into the hardware and software we use every day. Microsoft has been active in the space, adding AI chatbot capabilities to its Bing search engine earlier this year, and it's …
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