Month: January 2023
How Often Should You Update Your Profile Photos?
Depending on who you are, this can be much more complicated than “whenever I feel like it.” Source
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New Apple AR/VR headset leak hints at a launch date – and it’s in 2023
Audio player loading… For years, Apple has been rumored to be working on a headset combining augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) – sometimes called mixed reality (MR) – and the latest prediction we have about the device is that it’s coming later this year. Seasoned industry analyst Ming-Chi…
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Disney’s Magical Companion debuts at CES with some help from Amazon
Alexa’s got some company. I met Disney’s new voice assistant at CES this week, and it’s pretty cute. Called “Disney’s Magical Companion,” the disembodied voice is born from fairy dust and lives inside Amazon’s Echo smart speakers and displays. Its purpose is to call up various characters — including Disney,…
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The Verge’s best of CES 2023
Another Consumer Electronics Show has come and (almost) gone, and The Verge was there to capture all of the biggest announcements, names, and gadgets shown this year in Las Vegas. As always, CES is an opportunity for companies to demonstrate how they envision the future of tech, and we wanted…
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The first smart deadbolt capable of wireless charging is coming this year
The first wirelessly powered smart deadbolt is launching later this year — but you’ll have to wait for the wireless power. The Alfred DB2S is the first DIY-installable smart lock that can charge via infrared power transmission, and Alfred says it’ll be available for $299 at The Home Depot, Lowe’s,…
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TweetDeck.com is down, but TweetDeck still works
I ran into a bit of a surprise when I tried to log into TweetDeck today: it didn’t work. When I started typing the word “tweetdeck” into my URL bar, my browser suggested the rest of the URL, tweetdeck.com, like I’m used to. But after I hit the Enter key,…
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