Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece
Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece

The first wave of RGB LED TVs are fighting for their spot in the TV hierarchy. They need to outperform OLED TVs in brightness and color (because they’ll never match OLED’s contrast), and they need to outperform regular LED TVs in everything (because their price is so much higher). It’s now time for Sony to […]

Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app
Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app

After a flood of complaints about the Google Health app that just replaced Fitbit, Google has responded with a list of changes that will roll out starting this week. Google is addressing some of the biggest complaints users had, like the Today dashboard that can only show users’ chosen health metrics in the top half […]

Germany and Spain push back on Brussels’ plans to ban Huawei gear bloc-wide
Germany and Spain push back on Brussels’ plans to ban Huawei gear bloc-wide

Berlin and Madrid are resisting the European Commission’s push for binding legislation on Huawei and ZTE, citing Beijing-retaliation risk and the cost of AI-infrastructure build-out. Germany and Spain are leading opposition inside the European Council …

This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama
This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama

Since moving to South Carolina’s Lowcountry, I’ve been spellbound by the myriad of beautiful birds that share the coast with us – ospreys raising their babies in towering nests beside the road to my daughter’s school, roseate spoonbills wading in the marsh on my morning walks, eagles circling over my son’s tennis matches, and a […]

YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them
YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them

In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it’s relocating AI disclosures on Shorts and long-form videos to make them easier to spot and will start automatically identifying and labeling AI-generated content on the platform. For […]

Xreal’s budget AR glasses feature anti-shake tech and swappable frames
Xreal’s budget AR glasses feature anti-shake tech and swappable frames

Augmented reality wearables provider Xreal has launched a new “X By Xreal” (XBX) subbrand, with its first customizable, lightweight smart glasses coming to the US in July. The new a01 AR glasses will be available starting at $299, featuring a “highly stable anti-shake mode” and interchangeable front frames. While the a01 lacks the degrees-of-freedom (DoF) […]

Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone arrives with overclocked Snapdragon chip
Redmagic’s liquid-cooled gaming phone arrives with overclocked Snapdragon chip

Nubia has announced the international launch of the Redmagic 11S Pro, its new flagship Android gaming phone. It’s not a significant change from the 11 Pro, which launched internationally last November, but has been upgraded to the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Leading Version. Otherwise things look similar. There’s a large 7,500mAh battery, fast […]

The new Razr Ultra isn’t your average phone — for better and worse
The new Razr Ultra isn’t your average phone — for better and worse

I had one ask for friends, colleagues, the lady checking me in for a meeting at a large software company’s headquarters, and everyone else who stopped to admire the phone I’ve been carrying around. “Pet it.” The Razr Ultra is not your average phone. I got the orient blue color option to test, which has […]

The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times

How newsrooms should use AI – or if they should at all – has been a recurrent debate within the media industry over the last several years. Increasingly, these rules are being hammered out at the bargaining table between unions and publishers. Right now, employees at The New York Times are gearing up for a […]

Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead

The Fitbit app is no more. Along with the launch of the new Fitbit Air (which you can expect a full review of once we’ve spent more time with it), Google has officially replaced it with Google Health, as previously announced, and many of the responses we’ve seen so far are full of confusion, frustration, […]