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Jason Hiner/ZDNETApple is reportedly cooking up a series of new AR headsets and smart glasses to attract more customers and better compete against the likes of Meta. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that the company is working on at least four new devices to serve as cheaper and friendlier alternatives to its expensive Vision Pro.Also: Stop your smart TV’s spying: How to turn off ACR on every TV modelThough the Vision Pro made a splash in the headset market early this year, the product is saddled with several drawbacks. At $3,500 to start, the device is much too expensive for the average consumer. It’s also too heavy to lug around and hot to the touch. For those reasons, it seems likely to remain a niche product and unlikely to drive much profit Apple’s way.At the same time, Meta has been scoring goals with its Ray-Ban smart glasses. Though less ambitious than the Vision Pro, the Ray-Ban glasses are simpler, lighter, and cheaper. In September, the company revealed a prototype of its first true augmented reality glasses. Dubbed Orion, this product also promises to be lighter and cheaper than Apple’s Vision Pro. More

NurPhoto/Getty Images If you’re a Prime Video subscriber, you’ll soon have additional streaming options. Amazon announced<!–> that, later this month, Apple TV+ will be available as an add-on to existing Prime subscriptions. For $9.99 a month, you can get Apple shows like The Morning Show, Pachinko, Shrinking, Loot, and Palm Royale, plus exclusive MLB and MLS […] More

oxygen/Getty Images It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Adobe announced Generative Fill at Adobe Max 2023, the company’s annual creative conference. Generative Fill, along with its cousins Generative Expand and Generate Image, has become such an integral part of my Photoshop process that it feels like I’ve been using all three forever.  […] More

A screenshot taken by a video generated using the Firefly Video Model.  Adobe Even though image generators may already seem like an innovative, advanced application of artificial intelligence (AI), companies have set their sights on the next forefront: AI video generation. Today, Adobe has become the first major company to make its AI video generator available to […] More

ZDNETSummer is over, and we have officially entered the holiday shopping season with some of the biggest deal events of the year. Walmart’s holiday shopping event is in full-wing and the best part is that Walmart allows you to shop for deals without a pricey membership. All you have to do is visit the site and start shopping.Another major perk of the sale is that if you prefer in-person shopping, you can do so at Walmart and still take advantage of the sales though today, Sunday. These Walmart deals span every tech item you can think of and lots more, making this the perfect opportunity to purchase something you have been eyeing or get a head start on your holiday shopping.The first 12 hours of this deal event were open to Walmart+ members More