Tag: Gear / Trends
Camera Face-Off: We Pit Smartphones From Xiaomi, Oppo, and Honor to Find a Winner
Chinese phones like the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Oppo Find X7 Ultra, and Honor Magic 6 Pro are pushing cameras to new highs with large imaging sensors. Here’s what the results are like. Source
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I Wore Meta Ray-Bans in Montreal to Test Their AI Translation Skills. It Did Not Go Well
WIRED took Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to French-speaking Canada to trial its AI smarts. Quelle catastrophe! Source
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Sonos Wants to Get Off Your Shelf and Own Audio Everywhere
CEO Patrick Spence sits down with WIRED to explain just how the company will reach beyond speakers to rule every part of your aural existence. Source
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Touch Controls on Stoves Suck. Knobs Are Way Better
Annoying, mistake-prone touch controls have become standard on induction stoves, but good old-fashioned knobs are far superior in the busy, messy kitchen. It’s high time we bring back the knob. Source
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Apple’s Photo Bug Exposes the Myth of ‘Deleted’
An Apple Photos glitch, now fixed, is a reminder that digital bits of your life will live on forever. Source
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Translation Tech Is Amazing, Except When It’s Not
We can hold surprisingly deep conversations across languages using simple apps on our phones. But even as these apps get a fresh boost from AI, they can still lead to some awkward moments. Source
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