Month: December 2023
Aqara’s presence sensor can tell when you’re sleeping
The innovative Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 that debuted at CES 2023 is getting three significant new features that could make it more useful and more effective as a smart home sensor. Sleep Monitoring Mode, AI Person Detection, and People Counting are all coming to the Wi-Fi sensor, which is one…
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The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting AI-powered visual search features
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are about to get some powerful upgrades thanks to improvements to the social network’s AI assistant. The company is finally adding support for real-time information to the onboard assistant, and it’s starting to test new “multimodal” capabilities that allow it to answer questions based on…
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FTC warns QR codes can steal money and install malware
When you scan a QR code, how sure are you that you know exactly where it will take you and what it will do? QR codes have become a convenient part of everyday life, and most of us will see at least one every day. But scammers are abusing their…
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Forget OLED TVs – I review projectors and these 5 holiday deals are serious upgrades
Screen sizes of the best TVs get bigger every year. If you think I’m exaggerating, it’s now possible to buy an OLED TV as large as 97 inches, though a screen that size will run you up to $30,000. Price is a big reason I’m a fan of projectors, which…
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This year’s best TV gets $1,000 slashed off price at Samsung’s holiday sale
The gorgeous Samsung S90C OLED was crowned TechRadar’s best TV of 2023, and it’s getting a price cut at Samsung’s holiday event. For a limited time, you can get Samsung’s 65-inch S90C OLED TV on sale for $1,599 (was $2,599) – that’s a whopping $1,000 discount and the lowest price…
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iOS 17.3’s Stolen Device Protection will make life harder for iPhone thieves
Apple is adding a new iPhone feature called Stolen Device Protection that limits what thieves can do with a stolen phone and passcode. Created following a report earlier this year by the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern, the opt-in feature is included in the iOS 17.3 beta, now available for…
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