▶️ YouTube brings generative AI to Shorts
📱 The first iPhone 16 reviews are out
👂🏼 Bose's latest earbuds are surprisingly affordable
🍿 Mickey 17 trailer: 2025 has its first bonkers sci-fi movie 🥽 Finally! A premium VR headset made for gamers |
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YouTube can now generate a 6-second video Short using AI |
Google is bringing more generative AI to its video streaming platform
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Among a bunch of new AI tools coming to YouTube is the ability to use a text prompt to generate a six-second YouTube Shorts video, Digital Trends reported. Announced at its Made on YouTube event in New York City on Wednesday, the new capability has been made possible by integrating Google DeepMind's Veo video generation model into YouTube Shorts. Veo can generate the clips at 1080p resolution across a wide range of cinematic themes and styles, and the text-to-video feature competes with the likes of OpenAI's Sora, Runway's Gen-3 Alpha, Adobe's Firefly, and Kuaishou Technology's Kling ... |
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Timekettle W4 Pro AI interpreter earbuds: Your personal global business assistant |
Picture this. You’re about to sit down in a huge international business meeting. There’s just one problem. Your clients don’t speak the same language as you. But also difficult, you have a small team so you won’t have anyone with you to jot down notes, look up or research various topics, and just generally provide some support. The good news is that modern technology has you covered. Timekettle is introducing its W4 Pro AI interpreter earbuds that are more than just a pair of wireless headphones — they are designed to be your next personal global assistant ... |
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The first iPhone 16 reviews are out. Here’s what people are saying
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After getting hands-on with the new devices, what are the first reviewers saying about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series?
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Just a day out from the iPhone 16 hitting stores, tech journalists and YouTubers with early access have started to share their highly anticipated reviews. Although the new devices can hardly be described as a “major” update over last year’s models, the new phones were warmly received, with the new Camera Control button, improved battery life on the Max, and new colors getting a thumbs-up. Criticisms included the lack of Apple Intelligence at launch, and the company’s decision to stick with a 60Hz refresh rate on its entry-level iPhone models. Dig into the main article for all the details ... |
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Bose's new QuietComfort Earbuds with ANC are surprisingly affordable |
Bose’s new QuietComfort Earbuds feature the company’s much-praised noise-canceling tech as well as hands-free voice control
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Bose's QuietComfort lineup of noise-canceling earbuds have traditionally been pretty expensive, so the $179 price tag on its new QuietComfort Earbuds is a pleasant surprise, Digital Trends reported. Bose says the new buds possess the "best-in-class noise cancellation" the brand is known for, along with a "high-quality listening experience," 8.5 hours of playtime on a single charge (30 hours in total), and wireless charging. They also include a feature that turns your buds into a remote shutter for your phone’s camera via voice or tap, with controls for volume and playback also available via voice. The QuietComfort Earbuds come in three colors (black, white, and lilac) and are available now from Bose’s website ... |
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Mickey 17 trailer: 2025 already has its first bonkers sci-fi movie
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Based on the Edward Ashton novel Mickey7, the new movie written and directed by Bong Joon-Ho lands in theaters in January |
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer (above) for the long-awaited sci-fi movie from Bong Joon-Ho, the man behind the massive 2019 hit Parasite, Digital Trends reported. In Mickey 17, Robert Pattinson (Tenet, The Batman) plays Mickey, who signs up to be an Expendable but then finds himself “in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job ... to die, for a living,” according to the movie’s logline. Every time Mickey pegs it, his body is regenerated, with most of his memories intact. But one day, Mickey runs into another iteration of himself. “I’m not you. I'm gonna kill you," one says to the other as they start fighting in the trailer's closing moments ... |
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The Vive Focus Vision is a premium VR headset that’s actually made for gamers |
Customers purchasing the $999 headset before October 17 will receive a free Vive Wired Streaming Kit worth $149
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HTC Vive has just launched a new VR headset called the Focus Vision that’s targeted at PC gamers, Digital Trends reported. The Vive Focus Vision is designed to quickly adjust for multiple users with quick-swap battery packs, automatic IPD adjustment, and easily replaceable face and head pads. It comes with two controllers, but eye-, hand-, and environment-tracking means you can navigate settings and some apps with only your hands. Improved passthrough 16MP cameras support high-quality stereoscopic mixed-reality experiences. The headset features a sharp 2448 x 2448 resolution, wide 120-degree field of view, and 90Hz refresh rate, marking an improvement over the specs of the Vive XR Elite ... |
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As a passionate sci-fi fan, founder Tian Li was inspired by the babel fish in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. With a goal of making the most technologically advanced products in sci-fi works the ultimate goal, he decided to tackle the communication problems people face on a daily basis. In 2016, he set out to create earbud-style translation devices, like the babel fish, to revolutionize communication in travel, work, and daily life. |
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