Consumer Tech

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9 dumbphones to help curb your screen addiction

While smartphones keep getting more powerful, the growing dumbphone phenomenon is subverting expectations.

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What will it take for smart glasses to replace smartphones?

Smart glasses that combine personal computing, AI, and augmented reality could be the next life-changing consumer tech device. Here’s how.

Kristin Houser

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Video Games

How one streamer learned to play video games with only her mind

Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into game commands, turning her mind into a video game controller.

Kevin Dickinson

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Apps

Arc Search aims to revolutionize browsing, AI, and search, all at once

Searching isn’t what it used to be, and chatbots can be clunky — will the Browser Company's Arc Search app replace both?

Robert Chapman-Smith

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Inventions

10 must-see technologies from CES 2024

From super-hyped AI assistants to apps that translate babies’ cries, CES 2024 has given us a glimpse at the tech of tomorrow, today.

Kristin Houser

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Big Tech

6 tech trends at CES 2024 that are shaping the future

From AI to health and the metaverse, these tech trends promise to change our lives long after the excitement of the newest TV wears off.

Kevin Dickinson

An iphone is shown with a green circle indicating it is charging.

Batteries

Should you charge your phone overnight? Will “overcharging” make it explode?

Does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your phone battery? An expert answers this and other common battery questions.

Ritesh Chugh

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Series| Hard Reset Podcast

Hard Reset Podcast: Leather | Episode #7

37:09

There’s a new leather substitute, but instead of being made from flimsy plastic, it’s derived from mushrooms.

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Big Tech

Apple Vision Pro wasn’t the only major announcement at WWDC23

On Day 1 of WWDC23, Apple announced three new Macs, several new operating systems, and the world’s most powerful personal computer chip.

Kristin Houser

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Computer Science

New tech creates liquid buttons on touchscreens

Carnegie Mellon researchers want to return a sense of touch to touchscreens.

B. David Zarley

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Insiders say Apple is building an “AI health coach”

Tech giant Apple is developing an app with an AI health coach to help you live a healthier lifestyle, according to a Bloomberg report.

Kristin Houser

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Is this secretive device the “iPhone killer”?

Thanks to a leaked video from a TED presentation, we now have our first glimpse at secretive startup Humane’s wearable tech.

Kristin Houser

Engineering

New smart glasses use sonar to read your lips

New glasses use sonar sensing technology and AI to allow users to control devices via silent, mouthed commands.

B. David Zarley

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