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VR glasses that weigh about as much as a deck of cards, an AI assistant for your keychain and new Ray-Bans. Here's what Mark Zuckerberg unveiled at Meta Connect.
Meta's new virtual reality glasses take a big step toward being something an average person might be willing to wear, ditching much of the bulk as well as the need for handheld controllers. Why it matters: Unlike Meta's Ray-Bans, its VR devices have struggled to break out of their gamer niche and into the mainstream. Yes, but: In order to slim down the size, the new Meta VR glasses require a wired "puck" that can be held or clipped onto a belt. It contains much of the device's computing horsepower, including its processor, battery and storage. Zoom in: I spent about half an hour on Tuesday getting to use a prototype of the new specs, which are controlled through a combination of eye-tracking, hand gestures and voice commands. - Magnetic…
Meta's new virtual reality glasses take a big step toward being something an average person might be willing to wear, ditching much of the bulk as well as the need for handheld controllers. Why it matters: Unlike Meta's Ray-Bans, its VR devices have struggled to break out of their gamer niche and into the mainstream. Yes, but: In order to slim down the size, the new Meta VR glasses require a wired "puck" that can be held or clipped onto a belt. It contains much of the device's computing horsepower, including its processor, battery and storage. Zoom in: I spent about half an hour on Tuesday getting to use a prototype of the new specs, which are controlled through a combination of eye-tracking, hand gestures and voice commands. - Magnetic…Open
The long-promised personal AI assistant is finally arriving, with a suddenly crowded field of agents offering to run pieces of your everyday life. Why it matters: For years, tech's "personal assistants" were little more than voice-controlled search boxes. Rapid advances in AI are finally giving them the memory, judgment and autonomy to act on our behalf. Catch up fast: Chatbots answer questions. AI agents can actually do things — shopping, making calls, booking tickets, managing calendars and navigating the web. - The model first took off in coding and other professional work. Now it's spilling into the far more intimate terrain of everyday life. The intrigue: OpenAI is expected to enter the market soon after hiring the creator of…
The long-promised personal AI assistant is finally arriving, with a suddenly crowded field of agents offering to run pieces of your everyday life. Why it matters: For years, tech's "personal assistants" were little more than voice-controlled search boxes. Rapid advances in AI are finally giving them the memory, judgment and autonomy to act on our behalf. Catch up fast: Chatbots answer questions. AI agents can actually do things — shopping, making calls, booking tickets, managing calendars and navigating the web. - The model first took off in coding and other professional work. Now it's spilling into the far more intimate terrain of everyday life. The intrigue: OpenAI is expected to enter the market soon after hiring the creator of…Open
Apple's iPhone 18 officially hit stores nationwide on Friday. Matt Swider with The Shortcut joins LiveNOW's Anna Marsick with what you need to know. Earlier this month, Apple announced the release of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max phones, as well as a revamped version of Siri called Siri AI. Siri AI acts as a personal chatbot for users. The new models also feature a long battery life – 45 hours of video playback for the Pro Max – and faster charging. The camera offers what Apple called "cinematic effects" from regular video captured on the phone, as well as new options for manual controls and "smart focus tracking," which lets users focus on a single moving subject, such as a kid during a soccer game. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at…
‘draws on personal context understanding’
Apple just unveiled its new Apple Watch lineup for 2026, including the latest Apple Watch Series and Apple Watch Ultra. We got hands-on with the new watches to see what’s changed, from the new features and updates to the overall design. Here’s our first look at Apple’s newest smartwatches. ----------------- When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. https://ncls1.com/irk?s=769621&o=sxjd55&subid=cnn.com&bkd=apple.com&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-watch%2Fapple-watch&arid=091026applewatchseries12 ------------------------- Check out more of our Apple 2026 coverage: https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/electronics/apple-watch-series-12-hands-on…
Ex-Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan and a former NSA engineer Alex Wright have teamed up on a subscription app that blocks AI from tracking you on your phone. “You go to a website; there’s some type of tracker cookie in there. You go to the next website, and they start to build a profile on you,” Wright says. Adds Ryan: “What the app does is it just blocks that from happening.” #AI #Tech Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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Apple just unveiled its 2026 lineup, including the iPhone Duo, its first-ever foldable iPhone, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4 and AirPods 5. We got hands-on with all of the new products to see what’s actually changed and what’s worth paying attention to. Here’s our first look at the iPhone Duo. ----------------- When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. https://ncls1.com/irk?s=769621&o=sxjd55&subid=cnn.com&bkd=apple.com&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-iphone%2Fiphone-duo&arid=0909iphoneduo ------------------------- Check out more of our Apple 2026 coverage: https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/electronics/iphone-duo-hands-on Check out our other…
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.