Category: author_name|Kris Holt

Meta reveals its Orion AR smart glasses

Alongside the Quest 3S and AI updates, we got a glimpse of Meta's future at Meta Connect. After teasing the device several times in recent months, the company finally gave the world a proper look at its "full holographic" augmented reality glasses, which it's currently calling Orion. Meta is packing…

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The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist

With even Fox News and senior Republican figures admitting that Vice President Kamala Harris won Tuesday night’s presidential debate, some supporters of former president Donald Trump are desperately seeking crumbs of comfort. Cue the predictable conspiracy theories. A frequent refrain that has emerged from conservatives (but curiously, not Democrats) over…

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The Acer Nitro V 16 gaming laptop now comes in an Intel flavor

IFA is upon us, which means that along with offering us some truly ridiculous new concepts, a whole bunch of manufacturers are giving their gaming laptops iterative upgrades and introducing some fresh variants. Acer is one of the companies doing just that (though in fairness, it has some more exciting…

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NYT Connections bot uses AI to highlight each day’s top mistakes

Connections, the daily word game from The New York Times, isn’t exactly easy. In fact, the solve rate dips below 50 percent some days. To help highlight where players are going wrong, a new bot is employing AI to guess the thought process they’re using for the most common mistakes…

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The Apple iPhone 16 event is officially set for September 9: Apple Watch, AirPods and more

With Google’s Pixel 9 event in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to the industry’s next big showcase. Apple’s iPhone 16 event, arguably the biggest date on the tech world’s fall calendar, will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. And as always, rumors about the…

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Apple’s iPhone 16 event is set for September 9

With Google’s Pixel 9 event in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to the industry’s next big showcase. Apple’s iPhone 16 event, arguably the biggest date on the tech world’s fall calendar, will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. Apple is using the tagline “It’s…

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