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Oura Ring 4 isn’t an Apple Watch replacement, but that’s not the point
<p>Oura didn’t invent the smart ring category. It did, however, make all that came before it effectively obsolete. The category dates back more than a decade; TechCrunch wrote about an NFC ring in 2013. The Motiv Ring is of far more recent vintage, but it ultimately struggled to find the right use case before being […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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Apple might release a $2,000 Vision headset next year
<p>Apple’s Vision Pro hasn’t exactly reshaped the market, but the company isn’t giving up on headsets that combine the digital and real worlds. A new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s next big mixed reality release could come as early as next year, with the launch of a Vision headset costing around $2,000 […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Never mind the Switch 2, Nintendo launches a $100 sleep-tracking alarm clock
<p>That Nintendo gadget that showed up on the Federal Communications Commission’s site last month is sadly not the Switch 2. While the gaming giant confirmed in May that a Switch successor is, indeed, in the works, fans are going to have to settle for Alarmo. The $100 motion controlled alarm clock brings sounds from titles […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 9, 20241 min read
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Roli Airwave system uses AI and hand tracking to teach piano
<p>Learning an instrument is difficult for most people. That’s doubly the case when attempting to learn on your own. It’s the reason so many of us have dusty guitars and keyboards jammed up in our attic rafters amid the croquet mallets and badminton birdies of days past. The latest product from London-based Roli offers a […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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Roli Airwave system uses AI and hand tracking to teach piano
<p>Learning an instrument is difficult for most people. That’s doubly the case when attempting to learn on your own. It’s the reason so many of us have dusty guitars and keyboards jammed up in our attic rafters amid the croquet mallets and badminton birdies of days past. The latest product from London-based Roli offers a […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 8, 20242 min read
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5 ‘dumbphones’ that can still run WhatsApp
<p>With the luddite revival in full-swing, here are five dumbphones that can still run WhatsApp — and a few others.</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 5, 20245 min read
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Oura Ring 4 debuts slimmer design, additional sizes, and improved sensing starting at $349
<p>The Oura Ring 4 is up for preorder starting Thursday and starts shipping October 15. Users get one month of membership to its software offering for free. </p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Oura Ring 4 debuts slimmer design, additional sizes, and improved sensing starting at $349
<p>The Oura Ring 4 is up for preorder starting Thursday and starts shipping October 15. Users get one month of membership to its software offering for free. </p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Ray-Ban Meta + facial recognition = Terminator vision for doxxing
<p>Any piece of popular consumer electronics will eventually be hacked, often to prove a point.</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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Ray-Ban Meta + facial recognition = Terminator vision for doxxing
<p>Any piece of popular consumer electronics will eventually be hacked, often to prove a point.</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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Google adds a multi-functional quick insert key and new AI features to Chromebook Plus
<p>Google is announcing new Chromebook models today with Samsung and Lenovo. With Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook Plus model in particular, the company is also introducing a new multifunctional quick insert key. But Google doesn’t want to leave existing Chromebook users behind as it added new AI-powered features for existing devices. The quick insert key, which also […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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Lapsi is rebooting the stethoscope as a health tracking data platform
<p>The consumerization of medtech marches on: Amsterdam-based startup Lapsi Health has just clinched FDA approval for its first clinical support tool, a digital stethoscope. The U.S. medical devices regulator, the Food & Drug Administration, has cleared it as a Class IIA (medium risk) medical device. The startup’s debut sensing gadget is called Keikku, which means […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 30, 20247 min read
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Lapsi is rebooting the stethoscope as a health tracking data platform
<p>The consumerization of medtech marches on: Amsterdam-based startup Lapsi Health has just clinched FDA approval for its first clinical support tool, a digital stethoscope. The U.S. medical devices regulator, the Food & Drug Administration, has cleared it as a Class IIA (medium risk) medical device. The startup’s debut sensing gadget is called Keikku, which means […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 30, 20247 min read
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Bigger, mostly better
<p>The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is back, bigger and better than before, with a thinner design and excellent tri-camera system.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Bigger, mostly better
<p>The Pixel 9 Pro Fold is back, bigger and better than before, with a thinner design and excellent tri-camera system.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Meta has rebuilt Instagram and Facebook for its Quest headsets
<p>At its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has rebuilt its social apps for mixed reality. “We’ve got all new Instagram and Facebook experiences to bring your feeds and your Reels with you into mixed reality,” Zuckerberg said. “A really nice interface so you can lean back […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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Meta has rebuilt Instagram and Facebook for its Quest headsets
<p>At its annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company has rebuilt its social apps for mixed reality. “We’ve got all new Instagram and Facebook experiences to bring your feeds and your Reels with you into mixed reality,” Zuckerberg said. “A really nice interface so you can lean back […]</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20241 min read
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Meta discontinues Quest 2 and Quest Pro
<p>With the budget Quest 3S now up for preorder, Meta will no longer sell the Quest 2 and Quest Pro once back stock is deleted.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Meta discontinues Quest 2 and Quest Pro
<p>With the budget Quest 3S now up for preorder, Meta will no longer sell the Quest 2 and Quest Pro once back stock is deleted.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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The beloved Rodecaster board gets a video production counterpart
<p>The Rodecaster Video is up for preorder starting today. It ships October 10.</p>
Rahul Patil
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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