Author: Zach_Wilson
Oakley Meta Vanguard are the smart glasses athletes might actually want
When Meta announced its first pair of Oakley-branded sunglasses, the HSTN frames, earlier this year, it called them “performance AI” glasses even though they only came with modest upgrades compared with Meta’s Ray-Ban lineup. But the new Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses, which were just unveiled at Connect, are much more…
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The new Oakley Meta glasses are what athletes actually want
When the Oakley Meta HSTN arrived earlier this year, it wasn’t what I thought Oakley-branded smart glasses would be. Sure, they had Oakley’s famous PRIZM lenses, but where was the wraparound design? Where were the athlete-focused features like stronger water and sweat resistance? Confusingly, it felt like the HSTN glasses…
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Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses have twice the battery life
Meta has announced a new generation of its Ray-Ban smart glasses, featuring significantly improved battery life and the ability to record 3K video, which brings them up to par with the Oakley HSTN smart glasses. The new glasses, technically called the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2, are available to order today…
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ChatGPT will guess if you’re a teen and start acting like a chaperone
ChatGPT will begin estimating users’ ages based on conversation patterns Those identified as teens will be shunted to a filtered, teen-specific experience Parents will have new tools to link accounts, set usage limits, and receive alerts about their teens’ mental state OpenAI is making ChatGPT act like a bouncer at…
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Ambrosia Sky is an essay on death masquerading as a sci-fi cleaning sim
Dalia is a death cleaner. Death cleaning, as we know it, is the process of sanitizing and tidying the spaces where people take their final breaths, sometimes long after their bodies have begun to decompose. It’s a job here on Earth in the year 2025, but Dalia’s version of death…
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De’Longhi Dedica Duo vs De’Longhi Dedica Style – which is the right entry-level espresso machine for you?
If you’re shopping for an entry-level espresso machine, the De’Longhi Dedica Style (also called the EC685) and the Dedica Duo (aka the EC890) both deserve a place on your shortlist. These machines are affordable and easy to use, but well-made and solid-feeling in a way that belies their modest price…
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