admin Google has another AI tool to add to the pile. Whisk is a Google Labs image generator that lets you use an existing image as your prompt. But its output only captures the “essence” of your starter image, not recreates it with new details. So, it’s better suited to brainstorming and rapid-fire visualizations than editing … Read more
NVIDIA has just unveiled the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, the successor to its Jetson Orin Nano kit from 2022. This new compact generative AI supercomputer can fit in the palm of your hand. The developer kit includes an 8GB Jetson Orin Nano system-on-module and a reference carrier board. In terms of performance, the … Read more
Apple TV+ has renewed its hit science-fiction show Silo for two more seasons. However, the show will end at that point after telling the full story of the Hugh Howey novels on which it is based. “Excited to share that Silo will be back for a third and fourth season! We are thrilled to support … Read more
Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of fintech luminary Bob Lee. Momeni, an IT consultant and entrepreneur, could face a sentence of 16 years to life in prison. Lee, best known as the creator and founder of Cash App, was stabbed to death in San Francisco in April 2023. … Read more
Waymo will deploy its driverless cars in Japan and test its technology in another country for the first time. According to CNBC, the company will begin testing its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025 and hopes to remain in the country “for a long time.” During the vehicles’ experimental phase, which will last … Read more
I don’t really know why, but suddenly Christmas is just eight days away and the time to order gifts online is running out. So, if like me you’ve been procrastinating a bit this year (okay, every year), now’s the time to take action and buy the perfect holiday gifts. Luckily, there are great deals to … Read more
The Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses already work well as a head-mounted camera and pair of open-ear headphones, but now Meta is updating the glasses with access to live AI without the need for a wake word, live translation between several different languages, and access to Shazam to identify music. Meta first demonstrated most of these features … Read more
Although Panic has halted development on its official Playdate charging dock, one enterprising character artist has begun work with an open-source kit (via Gizmodo) that turns the device into an interactive robot pet. The Playbot is the name of Guillaume Locquin’s cute add-on, which anyone with the right know-how can build. (For those who aren’t … Read more
There’s a good chance you have a few gadgets that support wireless charging by now, whether it’s your iPhone or Android phone, wireless earbuds or smartwatch. Multi-device wireless chargers can help power them all in one place, without the need for tons of wires that clutter up your space. There are dozens of these accessories … Read more
I’ve been on a quest to replace all the LCD panels in my life with OLED. I recently replaced an old (and broken) iPad Pro with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, which is much easier on the eyes when watching late-night, trans-Atlantic movies. I’ve been using a Galaxy S for several years, and I also … Read more