Category: Computers & IT
Mark Zuckerberg says it’s ‘hard to imagine’ a future without AI glasses – but there’s bad news from the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg has been hyping up AI glasses in Meta’s latest earnings call Sales of Meta models have tripled in the last year But Meta’s metaverse company is losing a lot of money There’s no doubt the best smart glasses of today are better than they’ve ever been, but they’re yet to really go mainstream…
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7X Gen 2 Review
Verdict The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7x Gen 2 is a fantastic gaming headset for the price with impressive battery life, sound performance, and a companion app that lets you tweak sound profiles on the fly. Pros Impressive battery life Quick to charge Excellent software that lets you build individual sound profiles Cons Not hugely comfortable…
We ‘want to encourage other people in our generation to be the types of people who do not even want to have an AI friend’: Appstinence founder on the fight to help people step back from tech and recon
Gabriela Nguyen is both like many in her generation and also unlike any Gen Z I’ve met before. She grew up in Silicon Valley and had access to social media via her trusty iPod Touch when she was just 10. What followed was years of social media and technology use across a range of devices,…
Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 11 under the hood — but new stats suggest it could be too little, too late
Microsoft is making “behind-the-scenes platform changes” with Windows 11 These are efforts in preview builds to fine-tune the fundamentals of the OS At the same time, a report suggests a sizeable number of people are fleeing Windows 11 – so could this move help turn that around? Microsoft is beginning the process of making changes…
French President takes aim at ‘American platforms’ and ‘Chinese algorithms’ as France moves to ban social media for under-15s
French MPs voted to pass a social media ban for minors into law It isn’t law yet; it must first pass through France’s Senate Once enacted, under-15s would no longer be able to access social platforms French MPs just voted 116-23 in favor of a social media ban aimed at minors – in what is…
Hands on: My hands-on experience of the Asus Ascent GX10 was a radical one that is only relevant to those actively engaged in AI development
Rather than a review, this is a ‘hands-on’ in which I’ve explored what the Asus Ascent GX10 offers, providing information that might be critical to those considering purchasing one. The first important piece of information about this hardware is that this isn’t a PC, or rather, it’s not an Intel, AMD or X86-compliant platform that…
XR glasses have had one major issue — and Xreal just solved it with a free update
Xreal just launched what might possibly be its best update yet for its smart glasses, as you can now turn any 2D content into 3D. I’ve been giving it a try, and the effect is incredible, albeit still something of a work in progress at times. The XR glasses are now able to do this…
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Lenovo gaming laptops are up to $900 off right now – these are the RTX 5070, 5060, and 5050 models I’d buy personally
There’s a pretty amazing deal floating around the various editorial sites that cover gaming laptop deals right now – one that I think is probably the best I’ve seen since Black Friday. It’s a coupon code that you can currently use over at the official Lenovo Store to knock upwards of a $900 off the…
