Author: Zach_Wilson
The Apple Vision Pro’s Killer App Is … Kitchen Timers
It’s meant to be the best mixed reality gear yet, so why are we again grading it on how well it helps us cook pasta? Source
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Arm’s former unofficial tech futurologist joins obscure startup that wants to solve AI’s sustainability problem — by developing computers that consume almost no power
Artificial Intelligence systems, particularly those involving machine learning and deep learning, require a huge amount of energy, due to the computational intensity of the tasks they perform. These processes require powerful hardware, which in turn consume a lot of electricity. Microsoft is even considering powering its data centers with nuclear…
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Google Bard could soon become Gemini, and appear inside more apps
The AI chatbot Google Bard is one of the fastest evolving apps in the Google collection at the moment – and it looks as though its branding is about to evolve too, with Google set to rename it as Gemini. This comes from developer Dylan Roussel (via Engadget), who has…
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Samsung and Cisco partner to deliver a 5K teleconferencing monster display — 105-inch QPD-5K has a 21:9 aspect ratio but won’t come cheap
Samsung has taken to the stage at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 event in Barcelona to showcase how its SmartThings platform will bolster its business-focused displays and deliver “the future of business connectivity”. This includes an expansion of the South Korean giant’s partnership with Cisco, unveiling a new 105-inch,…
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We’ve got $10 10K HDMI video cables already on sale — so where are these cheap 8K monitors?
I can confess that I have been a huge cheerleader for 8K resolution on desktop monitors for years. After all, why not? The geometric progression of resolution that saw the number of pixels – and the average size of screens – increase over the past decade from full HD to…
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iFixit pulls the Vision Pro apart, exposing its connectors, screens, and fans
Disconnecting those Buff Lightning connectors for the battery cable and strap arms is pretty easy, requiring only a SIM eject tool. After that, the disassembly is pretty standard for Apple hardware: heat gun, prying, screws everywhere, brackets, and connectors. The details of the EyeSight feature that shows a rendered version…
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