Hardware

DJI takes another crack at palm-sized drones, and this one is $199

In 2017, DJI introduced the Spark. With a palm-sized body, gesture control and a sub-$500 price point, the system was firmly targeted at social media. It was, in essence, a selfie-drone. The little quadcopter built up a fanbase, though apparently not one large enough to justify its own continued existence. DJI quietly discontinued the device […]

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reMarkable’s Paper Pro adds color, light and more but keeps the focus on ‘focus’

The new Paper Pro tablet from reMarkable moves the company’s vision of combining PC with paper closer to reality, adding color and capability while keeping the philosophy of focus intact. The Norwegian company has been something of an unlikely success story. In a day and age where more and more functionality is crammed into our

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Android’s latest update improves text-to-speech, Circle to Search, earthquake alerts and more

Android introduced five updates on Tuesday as part of its latest release of the mobile operating system. Available for smartphones, tablets, and Wear OS watches, the new features include audio descriptions of images, text-to-speech technology for web pages in Chrome, and the ability to look up songs with “Circle to Search,” among other things.  Initially

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Meta now allows preteens to explore Horizon Worlds with parent’s permission

Meta is now letting preteens with parent-managed accounts explore different experiences in its online virtual reality (VR) platform, Horizon Worlds, with certain restrictions in place. The company announced that parents will soon be able to approve age-appropriate worlds they’d like their preteens (aged 10 to 12) to experience, including hanging out in The Space Station,

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Markforged adds metal printing to its industrial 3D printer

Markforged on Tuesday announced that it has added metal printing capabilities to its FX10 machine. Through the new FX10 Metal Kit, the industrial additive manufacturing machine is capable of printing with metal filaments, including a new stainless steel offering. The system launched at the end of last year, with the ability to print composites. That

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Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9 with ‘Glowtime’ invite 

Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as previous reports had claimed that the event would take place on September 10. Apple is using the tagline “It’s Glowtime” for the event, which will

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Peloton adds $95 activation fee for used equipment

In a shareholder letter released Thursday, Peloton outlined its ongoing strategy to regain its financial footing. It highlights the implementation of a new one-time “used equipment fee” of $95 USD / $126 CAD. The move is an effort to squeeze additional revenue from second-hand products, over concerns that cheaper, slightly used bikes, treadmills and rowers

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This new accessible Xbox nunchuck controller has 3D-printable joystick parts

Microsoft demonstrated its leadership in accessible gaming hardware again on Wednesday with the announcement of a new one-handed joystick controller for Xbox and PC. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick works with the company’s already robust accessibility hardware stack, and even includes support for custom 3D-printed parts. The Adaptive series of devices and controllers has been around

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