Month: January 2023
L’Oréal’s Hapta is an assistive grip that keeps lipstick level while it’s being applied
In years past, L’Oréal has shown up at CES with gadgets that deliver personalized beauty products to consumers. From the Perso custom skincare dispenser to the YSL at-home lipstick maker, the company's tech lab has brought interesting gadgets to the show that have tangential inclusive benefits. But this year at…
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Peugeot previews its futuristic Inception concept EV at CES 2023
Peugeot has presented its vision for the future of electric cars at CES 2023, where it previewed its latest concept sedan called the "Inception." The car is all angles and sharp lines with panoramic glass windows that go all around its middle, paired with a glass roof. Peugeot says its…
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Teachers Are Absolutely Loving The Student Who Made A Tool That Shows If Your Essay Was Written By AI
GPTZero works by analyzing a piece of text and determining if there is a high or low indication that a bot wrote it. It looks for two hallmarks: “perplexity” and “burstiness.” “Perplexity” is how likely each word is to be suggested by a bot; a human would be more random.…
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Razer Blade 16 hands-on: a dream gaming laptop
Razer has given us a first look at the Razer Blade 16 and Razer Blade 18, which will be released in the next few months. And I will say right now: I am impressed. The Blade 18 is the biggest and most powerful Razer Blade that has ever been released,…
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Snap’s shutting down the app that put cool filters on your Zoom calls
On January 25th, Snap will be shutting down its camera app for Mac and PCs. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, you may remember it as the program that let you apply silly filters to your face while you were on Zoom or other video conference calls. It’s also,…
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The Qi2 wireless charging standard will mandate magnet strength for less slip ‘n slide
I couldn’t justify keeping Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack because it didn’t stay firmly stuck to my phone without swiveling, and I’ve seen third-party attachments that are much, much worse. Thankfully, the next version of the Qi wireless charging standard, Qi2, will mandate magnet strength, size, and dimensions in addition to…
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