Flush With Cash From OpenAI, Opal Is Making an AI-Powered Audio Gadget
…customer and fan of Opal's original C1 webcam, so much so that his team visited Opal's offices in 2022 to ask whether OpenAI's Whisper voice transcription model could run…
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SimpliSafe: The Ikea of Home Security Systems
…Smart smoke alarms (including SimpliSafe’s model) typically use only photoelectric sensors, which are designed to detect only smoky, smoldering fires. Alternatively, hardwired “dumb” smoke alarms typically include both photoelectric and ionization…
Leica Brings Summicron Optical Clarity to Cine Play 1 Projector
…Smartphone owners can also sidestep the remote and use the VIDAA app on their phones instead. As for picture settings, the filmmaker picture mode was the most impressive in my tests. Streaming…
Here’s the Smart Lock for Every Door in Your Home
…August Wi-Fi Smart Lock for $200: I haven't tested a model from August in a few years, but with Yale and August now both owned by Fortune Brands (previously they…
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The 70-Person AI Image Startup Taking on Silicon Valley's Giants
…to power features in products like smart glasses and robots, sources tell WIRED. Building in the Black Forest Blattmann and his cofounders, Robin Rombach and Patrick Esser, made a name for themselves…
Attention, Amazon Haters: Walmart Is Also Doing a Big Sale Right Now
…There’s also ANC and transparency modes for both road safety and gym sanity, wireless charging, IP57 durability, full-on bass-forward audio quality, and built-in heart rate monitoring. Apple AirPods…
Get Ready for More Brain-Scanning Consumer Gadgets
…Neurable is hardware-agnostic; Alcaide says it can be embedded in headphones, smart glasses, hats, or helmets. “There's a whole landscape of technology that touches your head that's yet to…
It’s Still Overpriced, but Apple’s iPhone 17e Is a Better Entry-Level iPhone
…Other upgrades in this model include Ceramic Shield 2, Apple's proprietary glass mixture that makes the display more durable. It's what's available in pricier iPhone models , so it's…
I Tested Garmin Watches for a Decade While Hiking, Biking, and Climbing. Here's What You Should Buy
While other smartwatches and fitness trackers now tout features like sleep tracking, blood oxygen measurements, and fall detection, these have been quietly and unobtrusively on Garmin watches for years. For almost a…
Samsung Bets Big On Art With Its New OLED and Frame TVs
…Each of the three models will get features like Dolby Atmos support, enhanced dialog through Samsung's Object Tracking Sound+ system, and smarts via Samsung's Vision AI Companion, designed to allow…