Tag: author_name|Steve Dent
Apple’s iOS 26 requires kids to get parental permission to text new numbers
As part of new updates to its parental controls announced at WWDC 25, Apple has introduced a new feature that requires kids to get permission to text new numbers. That's among other new child safety settings including more granular age-based app ratings that will be introduced to the new iOS…
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Qualcomm says its new AR1+ Gen 1 chip can handle AI directly on smart glasses
Qualcomm's has launched its latest processor for smart glasses, and though it's a modest upgrade over the previous chip, it has a new trick. The Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 can run AI directly on devices with no need for a smartphone or cloud connection, allowing users to go out or…
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Fujifilm GFX100RF review: A powerful and fun camera that’s far from perfect
After watching its fixed-lens X100 VI camera do stratospheric sales numbers, Fujifilm decided to build a bigger and badder version that could go up against Leica’s full-frame Q3. The result is the $4,899 GFX100RF, the first-ever 100-megapixel medium format compact camera. The GFX100RF has some novel features, like a crop…
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Fujifilm’s X Half is an $850 digital camera with an analog film aesthetic
Fujifilm has already released one unusual camera this year in the GFX100 RF medium format compact, but it’s latest model may be the most offbeat yet. The $850 X Half is an 18-megapixel digital compact camera, but it uses half of a 1-inch sensor to shoot 3:4 vertical photos. To…
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Sony’s flagship WH-1000XM6 headphones arrive with updated sound and more robust ANC
Following a series of leaks, Sony’s much anticipated WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones have officially arrived. The new model has to follow the WH-1000XM5 that was among the best-sounding we’ve ever tested. To that end, Sony has updated them in nearly every way, from sound to noise cancellation to call quality. The…
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Panasonic’s S1 II is its most powerful creator camera yet
After dropping a rare photography-oriented camera recently with the S1R II, Panasonic is going back to its creator roots. The company just unveiled the S1 II, a 24-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera with a partially-stacked sensor (like the Nikon Z6 III) that can capture 6K ProRes RAW video internally with minimal…
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