Let’s get this straight: the Vive Focus Vision isn’t a competitor to the Meta Quest 3 or the recently released Quest 3S. At $999, how could it be? Instead, it’s another foray for HTC Vive into the high-end VR market, an audience it has cultivated since the launch of the first Vive headset in 2016.… Read More: A premium VR headset with average performance »
Lots of people tried to use OpenAI’s DALL-E image generator during the election season, but the company said it was able to prevent them from using it as a tool to create deepfakes. OpenAI said in a new report that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to create images with President Biden, President-elect Trump, Vice… Read More: ChatGPT rejected 250,000 election deepfake requests »
2024 has been a tough year for Sonos. The company’s potentially triumphant entry into the crowded headphone market was dashed by a disastrous app redesign. Because of the poor software update, the company decided to delay products that were ready to ship to give itself more time to get back on track. Consumer trust eroded,… Read More: Sonos Arc Ultra review New tech powers a big audio… »
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has suspended the production of advanced AI chips for Chinese companies, according to the Financial Times. The Taiwanese semiconductor chip maker has reportedly informed its customers in China that it will stop producing AI chips for them, specifically models of 7 nanometers and smaller, starting this Monday. If a Chinese… Read More: TSMC will reportedly stop making advanced AI chips »
Japanese automaker Nissan is set to make massive cuts to its workforce. Reuters reports that the company is planning some major cuts to its operations, including 9,000 jobs and 20 percent of global manufacturing capacity. The cuts won’t just affect employees working on the assembly line. Nissan Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida is taking a… Read More: Nissan is laying off 9,000 workers and giving its CEO… »
If you want your home cleaned with a robot that does minimal work for you, Wellbots has a deal for you. The iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max Robot + AutoWash Dock has a weird name, but it has a ton of great features. This machine vacuums, mops, cleans up messes on its own, refills its… Read More: Early Black Friday deals include up to $425 off Roomba… »
This is a computer?!” My daughter couldn’t believe her eyes when I unboxed the new Mac mini. It measures five inches by five inches and is just two inches high. The Mac mini is a cute box that looks like an oversized Apple TV. But even more impressive is that it’s a lot faster than… Read More: Apple Mac mini review (M4 Pro, 2024) Shockingly small »
Apple has been forced to ditch the Lightning port and switch to USB-C for charging across all of its products. But there’s another way to charge the batteries of recent iPhones, thanks to MagSafe. The company recently launched a new, more powerful MagSafe charger that’s seen its price drop during a Black Friday deal. It’s… Read More: Apple’s latest MagSafe charger drops to $25 in an early »
In Engadget’s Slack room, our pets top the list of things we talk about — right behind work-related tech stuff, crazy current events, video games, and food. We’ve bought a lot of high- and low-tech stuff to keep our furry friends fed, occupied, safe, and happy, and we’ve rounded up the best of what we’ve… Read More: The 9 best gadgets for your pets »
The November update for Google Pixel devices running Android 15 is now rolling out. This batch doesn’t include exciting new features like the AI-powered theft protection in the October update, but it does have bug fixes and the latest security patches to make things better. The new software includes fixes for known intermittent issues like… Read More: Google’s November Pixel update is rolling out »