Kerry Wan/ZDNETAt the Meta Connect event earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg showed off a host of new features on the company’s flagship Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The new Ecovacs Deebot N30 Omni is available for $800 thanks to a $200 off introductory offer This mid-range robot vacuum and mop features auto-emptying, mop washing and drying, and strong suction, which we were able to confirm during testing The downside is that the Deebot N30 Omni doesn’t boast the […] More
Meta While Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset<!–> is without a doubt the best you can buy, with prices starting at a whopping $3,499 it’s anything but affordable. This has allowed companies such as Meta, owner and operator of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, to make a grab for the more budget end of the market. […] More
Home Depot/ZDNETA smart door sounds like a sight to behold, and it is. Just last year, Home Depot made headlines for featuring the Masonite M-PWR, a $5,000 smart door with lights, sensors, a smart lock, and a smart doorbell built-in. The M-PWR was discontinued less than a year later, but Home Depot just announced an alternative is hitting store shelves next week, and it’s cheaper than you might expect. The new Feather Rivers smart glass door is powered by Hubspace, Home Depot’s smart home automation system that works with over 150 affordable smart home devices at the store. The door is available in full lite for $999, half lite at $899, and craftsman style at $799 — a far cry from $5,000.Also: I found the best AirTags for Android users, and they’re very accurateThe glass insert is the fiberglass door’s smartest feature. It can change from an opaque finish to clear glass with the tap of a button on the door or your phone’s Hubspace app. This approach is perfect for a door that lets in light during the day but that you’d prefer to have shaded at night for privacy. More
Screenshot by David Gewirtz/ZDNETMark Zuckerberg took the stage at Meta Connect 2024 and came out strong in the categories of VR/AR and AI. There’s a lot of mixing of these technologies, particularly in the Meta glasses line discussed elsewhere on ZDNET. Also: Everything announced at Meta Connect 2024: $299 Quest 3S, Orion AR glasses, and moreIn this article, though, we’ll dig into several powerful and impressive announcements related to the company’s AI efforts. More
Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images I’ve lost count of how many web browsers I’ve tested and used over the years. From text-based to the weird and wonderful, I’ve tried them all. Knowing how many web browsers are available, it never ceases to amaze me that some languish in the shadows of obscurity, even those that are superior […] More
Cerise HUA/Getty Images Back in my early days of Linux, the terminal was a necessity. Now, the GUIs are so advanced, user-friendly, and powerful, that you could go your entire Linux career and never touch a terminal window. Also: Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next ‘King of Linux’ But when you […] More
natatravel/Getty Images When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 in 2021, its new, stringent hardware compatibility test included checking for the presence of a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) — specifically, one that meets the TPM 2.0 standard. Also: How to upgrade your ‘incompatible’ Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 So, what is a TPM, and why does […] More
