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Preorder SPECS, Snap’s First Ever AR Glasses
Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, has opened preorders for its first consumer augmented reality glasses, called SPECS, with shipping expected in the United States, United Kingdom and France in the autumn of 2026. The preorder price is $2,195, which includes a $200 refundable deposit to secure a reservation. The launch marks Snap’s move into…
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You can snap up a Lego Hubble set before the real one burns up in the atmosphere
Lego has unveiled a new 1,252-piece Icons set that pays tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing enthusiasts to build their own model of the famous observatory. The set goes on sale on 1 August priced at $140, offering fans a way to commemorate the telescope that has been in orbit since 1990 and is…
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The PocketMage resurrects the PDA with an e-paper screen
Personal digital assistants such as the once-iconic Palm Pilot largely disappeared with the rise of the smartphone, but a small maker called Talisman Design is attempting to revive the category. The company is crowdfunding a clamshell device called the PocketMage on Crowd Supply, pairing a tactile keyboard with both e-paper and OLED displays to offer…
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Sony’s RX10 V superzoom finally arrives with a new design and 4K 120p video
Sony has unveiled the RX10 V, a superzoom compact camera that succeeds the nine-year-old RX10 IV, pairing a 24-600mm optical zoom lens with a 20.1-megapixel 1-inch stacked sensor. The launch matters because it revives a long-dormant premium bridge camera with a modernised design, faster shooting, AI-driven autofocus and substantially upgraded video, though its $2,300 price…
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Dell 14S Review: Higher Price, Better Quality
WIRED has reviewed the Dell 14S, a new mid-tier laptop that slots below the Dell XPS 14 and succeeds the Dell 14 Plus, awarding it 7 out of 10. Arriving in a period of unusually newsworthy laptop pricing, the 14S aims to blend premium build quality and features with a slightly lower cost, though the…
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Google turns old phones into cloud servers
Google and researchers at the University of California San Diego have unveiled a project called “phone cluster computing”, which repurposes retired smartphones as low-carbon cloud servers rather than discarding them as electronic waste. The scheme matters because the AI boom is driving soaring demand for computing power, chips, electricity and cooling, while billions of phones…
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Best Microsoft Surface Laptop (2026): Which Model to Buy or Avoid
With pricing in flux and new models available, here’s which Surface Laptop and Surface Pro to buy.
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Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time
Meta might be the next company to make an always-on AI wearable. The company is working on prototype “super sensing” always-aware smart glasses that could continuously record audio and snap photos “every few seconds,” according to the Financial Times. The wearer could then ask Meta AI about the captured audio and images. However, the images…
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Valve Steam Machine review: This would’ve been perfect five years ago
Engadget has published its review of Valve’s newly released Steam Machine, a living-room games console-cum-PC, awarding it 6.5 out of 10. Reviewer Jessica Conditt concludes that while the concept is appealing, the hardware is too expensive and underpowered to justify its $1,049 starting price, arguing it would have been an excellent product had it launched…