Tag: Technology & Electronics
Someone made a ‘camera’ that can shoot at two billion frames per second
Brian Haidet, a scientist creating videos on YouTube under the handle AlphaPhoenix, showed off a camera in a new video that can capture footage of a laser pointer at the speed of light. The camera is an update on a previous design that could capture footage at one billion frames…
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Apple MacBook Pro M5 14-inch review: A huge graphics upgrade for creators and gamers
There was no massive event announcing the M5 MacBook Pro, not even a short promotional video for social media. Instead, Apple dumped all of its new M5 devices on us with a few press releases, a clear sign that there’s not much to celebrate this year. But while the new…
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Aura just announced an incredibly thin color e-ink photo frame
Aura just announced the Ink, a 13-inch color e-ink photo frame. The company says it’s the “thinnest e-paper frame available” that is “designed to join a gallery wall or stand alone.” Aura isn’t kidding here. This thing is just 0.6-inches thick. One of the primary pain points of traditional digital…
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iPad Pro M5 review: Speed boost
Apple is back with the latest version of the iPad Pro, and like the iPad Air earlier this year the surface-level changes are minimal. Like that iPad Air, there’s a new chip on board here. It’s the M5, which was also added to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and Vision Pro.…
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iOS 26.1 Beta 4 lets you make Liquid Glass frosted
If you're not a big fan of the, well, glass in iOS 26's Liquid Glass interface, Apple has apparently heard you. The latest iOS 26.1 Beta 4 has a new toggle that lets you apply a "tinted" setting to boost the opacity of elements and add contrast, making them stand…
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The Morning After: Amazon broke the internet (for a bit)
A decent-sized chunk of the internet stopped working after a fairly massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage. This included Venmo, Snapchat, Canva and Fortnite — even Amazon’s own products went on the fritz. Your humble narrator’s Ring Chimes started turning their night lights on and off entirely at random, with…
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