Get a Babbel lifetime language subscription at a big discount right now. StackSocial Learning a new language can be daunting. But right now, you can buy a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning from Stack Social that lets you choose from 14 languages and access more than 10,000 hours of online language education for $150 — […] More
Solos/ZDNETUntil today, if you wanted to a pair of smart glasses that can both put an AI voice assistant in your ears and be able to process visual information, you’d have — realistically — only one option: the Ray-Ban Metas.Also: Forget the Ray-Ban Metas: Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses are the wearables I’ve been waiting forBut competition is a wonderful thing, and smart eyewear brand Solos is releasing today its pair of multimodal smart glasses: the AirGo Vision. Much like previous versions of Solos AirGo glasses, there’s a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant baked into the system, allowing you ask questions and communicate hands-free. With the AirGo Vision model, the addition of camera sensors in the side frames allows the glasses to process visual information for more context and environmental-based queries. For example, you can ask the Solos to identify people, objects, activities, and text, according to the company. Theoretically, the glasses can help translate text in a foreign language. Users can also tell the glasses to capture photos. More
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new PC or Mac is a major purchase. Buying a high-quality device that’s built to perform well and last for years can easily cost you $1,500 or more. How much more? Well, Microsoft’s most expensive business laptop costs roughly $3,000, and a fully loaded MacBook Pro tops out at […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Boox Note Air4 C is a color ePaper tablet for notes and reading, available for $500. The tablet’s display is crisp and paper-like, and the included pen is accurate and pressure-sensitve, making it easy to create highly detailed sketches. The Note Air4 C isn’t cheap, at $500, and the included […] More
Jason Hiner/ZDNETApple recently unveiled new AirPods, and while you might be considering buying the brand’s latest headphones, you shouldn’t forget about the sweet, sweet discounts that activate on earlier models once Apple releases new hardware — especially if you’re looking for a great holiday gift.The AirPods Pro (2nd generation) More
Andrei Haurylau/Getty Images Lately, it seems like each day brings a new security threat or data leak. According to cybersecurity company Check Point, Q3 of 2024 alone logged a 75% increase in cyberattacks over Q3 of 2023, with the research noting that organizations in education and research were targeted most — 3,828 per week. Many actors […] More
Jason Hiner/ZDNETI’ve been waiting to test the promised wide and ultra-wide screen monitor features of Apple’s VisionOS 2.2 since the Vision Pro first shipped almost a year ago. When the Release Candidate became available, I rushed to install it on my head-mounted headache generator.In this article, I’ll be exploring VisionOS’s Mac virtual display capabilities, testing the standard display, wide display, and ultrawide display variants, and comparing them to my current physical widescreen setup. This new capability could be a game-changer for the Vision Pro. Also: How to get your Apple devices ready for the last big OS update of 2024I have no real idea how I’m going to demonstrate this to you. VisionOS is limited when it comes to screenshots and video captures, and trying to demonstrate an ultra-wide screen monitor in a tiny little screenshot window seems like a fool’s errand. So you’ll have to let me paint a picture of this experience primarily through words. The few screenshots I’m going to show you, as usual for the Vision Pro, don’t do justice to the experience. And with that, let’s dig in. Table stakes I decided to treat this test like a monitor review. I am a bit of a monster about my monitors because they are so key to my productivity. The configuration of my current “main machine” is a 38-inch LG 38WR85QC-W More
MicroStockHub/Getty Images It feels like every time I read the news, someone has Google in their crosshairs.😖 The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up the company, potentially splitting its search engine from Android, Chrome, and Google Play services. My mother didn’t raise a snitch, but if I were Google, my defense would be…. […] More
