You can already buy cases for the iPad Air 6, but the tablet might lack a rumored change

You can already buy cases for the iPad Air 6, but the tablet might lack a rumored change

Apple hasn’t even announced the iPad Air 6 yet, but that hasn’t stopped an accessory maker launching cases for the rumored slate, as ESR has done exactly that. Several cases from the company (spotted by 9to5Mac) have been listed on Amazon.com, and they reveal some possible details in the process. For one thing, the tablet … Read more

Apple Vision Pro Customer Interest Dying Down at Some Retail Stores

Apple Vision Pro Customer Interest Dying Down at Some Retail Stores

Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s $3,500 spatial computing device, appears to be following a pattern familiar to the AR/VR headset industry – initial enthusiasm giving way to a significant dip in sustained interest and usage. Since its debut in the U.S. in February 2024, excitement for the ‌Apple Vision Pro‌ has noticeably cooled, according to Bloomberg‘s … Read more

Withings ScanWatch Nova review: analog looks with exceptional digital brains

Withings ScanWatch Nova review: analog looks with exceptional digital brains

Withings ScanWatch Nova: Two-minute review Smartwatches have become ubiquitous in society. Certainly spearheaded by the arrival of the Apple Watch, you now can’t go anywhere without seeing a digital display on someone’s wrist. It could be argued that until we had the smartwatch, we didn’t know we needed it and we were perfectly content with … Read more

Samsung launches new Smart Monitor M5, M7, M8 in South Korea

Samsung launches new Smart Monitor M5, M7, M8 in South Korea

A few months ago, Samsung unveiled its new monitor lineup for 2024. Some of those monitors have now been launched in Samsung’s home country, South Korea. Consumers can now buy the Smart Monitor series models in the country. The Smart Monitor M5 (M50D), M7 (M70D), and M8 (M80D) are now available through Kakao, Naver, and … Read more

This gadget promises to increase productivity inside your vehicle by converting ICE screens into displays — and even includes Samsung DeX compatibility for free

This gadget promises to increase productivity inside your vehicle by converting ICE screens into displays — and even includes Samsung DeX compatibility for free

Mayton Motion has developed a wireless adapter that transforms a car’s navigation screen into a functional laptop-like display. Users can access a range of new features by connecting the device via the car’s USB port. AutoPro X is powered by Android Auto/Samsung DeX (it only works with Samsung Galaxy models that support DeX) and offers … Read more

Ebook vs paper: which reading medium is better for the environment?

Ebook vs paper: which reading medium is better for the environment?

Blame it on the digital age or on the Covid lockdown years, but the way we read has changed. We’re increasingly consuming books digitally, with several of us adopting ereaders instead of buying printed books. This change in behavior could be considered better for the planet – after all, no trees are getting destroyed to … Read more

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, April 22 (game #50)

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Monday, April 22 (game #50)

It’s time for your Monday instalment of NYT Strands, the word game that challenges you to solve a kind of leveled-up wordsearch. Today’s puzzle is not too bad, in my experience, but if you need hints to help you then scroll down and you’ll find a selection. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is … Read more

Circle to Search could soon get new features on Google and Samsung phones

Circle to Search could soon get new features on Google and Samsung phones

We’ve been enjoying being able to play around with the AI-powered Circle to Search feature since it arrived – first on the Samsung Galaxy S24 and Google Pixel 8 phones – and it seems it could be getting some new capabilities in the near future. According to well-known tipster @AssembleDebug (via PiunikaWeb), hidden snippets lurking … Read more

AMD teams up with Arm to unveil AI chip family that does preprocessing, inference and postprocessing on one silicon — but you will have to wait more than 12 months to get actual products

AMD teams up with Arm to unveil AI chip family that does preprocessing, inference and postprocessing on one silicon — but you will have to wait more than 12 months to get actual products

AMD is introducing two new adaptive SoCs – Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for AI-driven embedded systems, and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 for classic embedded systems. Multi-chip solutions typically come with significant overheads but single hardware architecture isn’t fully optimized for all three AI phases – preprocessing, AI inference, and postprocessing.  To tackle … Read more