Tag: author_name|Sam Rutherford
Ray-Ban Meta hands-on: Techy sunglasses you might actually want to wear
I haven’t posted on Instagram in more than two years and I often find social media to be a bit of a chore. But after checking out its second-gen high-tech sunglasses announced today at Connect, officially called the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, it feels like Meta has transformed this line…
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses hands-on: Techy sunglasses you might actually want to wear
I haven’t posted on Instagram in more than two years and I often find social media to be a bit of a chore. But after checking out its second-gen high-tech sunglasses announced today at Connect, officially called the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, it feels like Meta has transformed this line…
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Qualcomm announces two new Snapdragon chips for next-gen headsets and smart glasses
Developed in collaboration with Meta, on Wednesday Qualcomm announced two new Snapdragon chips designed to power the upcoming wave of next-gen headsets and smart glasses. The Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 is the more powerful of the two boasting 2.5 times better GPU performance compared to the last generation and up…
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Meta Quest 3 hands-on: A proper successor to the most popular VR headset
Last year Meta caught a bit of backlash when it released the Quest Pro. It was too expensive, it had a number of features people didn’t really want, and there just weren’t enough apps that fully utilized its hardware. But today at Connect, Meta is announcing the follow-up to the…
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HP’s $5,000 Spectre Fold might be the best flexible-screen laptop yet
Back in 2020, Lenovo released the first laptop with a flexible display. And then last year, ASUS added its touch to the category with the Zenbook 17 Fold OLED. Now HP is giving things a go with the Spectre Fold and, after checking out one of just three pre-production samples…
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Apple’s switch to USB-C on the iPhone 15 brings more cable confusion
This week Apple introduced the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro lines which include the long-awaited switch from the company’s proprietary Lightning Connector to USB-C. And while the move may have been motivated more by EU regulations than a desire to increase usability, having all the major smartphone makers finally…
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