Month: August 2024
Fellas, the wait is over – the “first ever” hair dryer for men has arrived
London-based haircare brand Heist has launched a hair dryer that’s specifically for men. In fact, according to the email that landed in my inbox this morning, it’s the first-ever hair dryer for men. Embarrassingly, I hadn’t realized you guys had been drip-drying for all these years, so I will be…
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AI a turn-off? Tech customers are apparently already getting bored of smart devices — and it could be hitting sales
Consumers are becoming actively put off by the mention of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when purchasing, especially with high-risk products, new research has claimed. A Washington State University study published in the Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management surveyed over 1,000 US adults to assess the link between AI disclosure and…
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A pivotal online hub for ROM hacks goes news-only after two decades
ROMhacking.net, a longtime stalwart of the online classic gaming world mostly turned the lights off on Saturday. Nightcrawler, who created and runs ROMhacking, announced that the site, which has hosted community-made alterations for classic games, has stopped taking submissions and will only post news going forward. Nightcrawler said the site’s…
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EcoFlow’s Power Hat is a floppy, phone-charging solar panel for your noggin
EcoFlow’s new Power Hat must be the dorkiest piece of headgear I’ve ever heard of — and I think I love it? It’s a wide-brimmed floppy-ish sun hat full of solar cells that you can charge your phone with. EcoFlow says it can charge a 4,000mAh smartphone to capacity “in…
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What to read this weekend: Existential sci-fi, a repair manual for the climate crisis, EC Comics resurrected
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Toward Eternity does not waste any time in getting to the drama. The novel by Anton Hur begins in the not-so-far-off future, and opens with a moment of crisis: a patient in a nanotherapy…
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Meta could show AI voiced by celebrities like Judi Dench next month
Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina are among multiple “actors and influencers” whose voices could become part of Meta’s AI offering, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The company is apparently working to wrap up deals quickly so it can develop and show off the new voices at its Meta Connect conference…
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