Month: September 2024
How to stream using a VPN on Roku
The Roku smart TV platform is an accessible way to watch your favorite streaming content in a centralized location – either built-in to TVs, or by adding affordable dongles or set-top boxes to older televisions. One big advantage of the Roku platform is that it’s always getting free software updates…
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This AI can turn your mundane video into a special effects spectacular
Runway’s AI video creation and editing service has added the promised video-to-video revamp feature to its Gen-3 Alpha model platform. The video-to-video tool lets you submit a video and a text prompt to alter it. The changes can adjust the setting, performers, or other elements of the video to match…
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Tile’s new AirTag competitors now double as panic buttons
Tile, one of the leading makers of Bluetooth item finders, has just added a twist — its newest trackers can now send SOS alerts that notify friends, family, and possibly even emergency services. The 2024 Tile Pro, Tile Mate, Tile Slim, and Tile Sticker are the first new products since…
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One of the world’s biggest PC makers isn’t sure about mass Windows 11 devices upgrades just yet, as AI PC demand rises
With the Windows 10 end-of-life deadline now firmly on the horizon, many businesses and individuals will be potentially looking to buy new PCs and upgrade to Windows 11. But perhaps surprisingly, some major computer manufacturers aren’t so sure about releasing these new devices. Dell Technologies chairman and CEO Michael Dell…
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Chipotle’s testing an avocado-peeling robot and an automated bowl assembly line
Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels avocados” by the case before workers mash them up for guacamole in a process Chipotle is describing as using cobots (collaborative robots). The company says the robot being tested…
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watchOS 11 is out now, with new Sleep Apnea feature
Over three months after Apple introduced it at WWDC 2024, watchOS 11 is officially here. The 2024 Apple Watch update, which adds the new Vitals app, widget improvements and sleep apnea detection, is now available to install on your smartwatch. Apple’s sleep apnea detection feature, which the company highlighted in…
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