Month: May 2024
Hisense is launching a $999 CanvasTV as a cheaper rival to Samsung’s Frame
Hisense is launching the CanvasTV, a matte television designed to display artwork and photos, letting it blend in with the rest of your decor when not in use. If it sounds similar to The Frame by Samsung, that’s because it is — but the difference is that the CanvasTV’s starting…
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Rabbit R1 review: A $199 AI toy that fails at almost everything
I hate the Rabbit R1. It's yet another sign that standalone AI gadgets, like the Humane AI Pin, are fundamentally useless devices meant to attract hype and VC funding without benefitting users at all. It's like trying to build a skyscraper on quicksand: Today's AI models are great for parlor…
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Brane X Speaker: Compact Size, Home Theater Sound
This compact but mighty speaker lets you bring the thrills of a real subwoofer virtually anywhere. Source
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How LED Face Masks and Red Light Therapy Work to Reverse Wrinkles (2024)
Red and blue light therapy can help reduce wrinkles and acne. I spoke to a dermatologist and donned a few masks to test their efficacy. Source
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Instagram introduces new interactive stickers for Stories
Instagram announced a handful of new features to Stories, including new interactive ways to share music, photos, and videos. The most intriguing new feature is called Reveal and, when applied, blurs the contents of a story post. The only way viewers can see the post is by DMing the person…
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FBI and CISA tell devs to crack down on security issues before releasing
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), published a new joint security alert earlier this week, urging software developers to keep path traversal in mind when developing software products. Path traversal is a software vulnerability also known as directory traversal, or directory…
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