[ad_1] It’s time. In a tweet, Sony announced that it will be hosting a livestream tomorrow about the PlayStation 5. The broadcast will be hosted by Mark Cerny, the console’s lead system architect (he spearheaded the PlayStation 4, too) and the director of both Knack games. According to Sony, the presentation will provide “a deep […]
Category: Gadgets
San Diego police ban Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool
[ad_1] Clearview AI’s platform has raised a number of ethical concerns. Police can theoretically use photos and videos from security cameras to discover your online presence, including details you might not have realized were public. There’s also evidence to suggest some (if not many) facial recognition algorithms have gender and race biases. And that’s assuming […]
Best Buy knocked $70 off the Instant Pot Viva
[ad_1] The pressure cooker comes with 15 smart programs that let you pressure cook, slow-cook, steam, saute and more. It also has a delay start function, so you can schedule cooking. Normally, that would mean you could program meals to be ready when you get home, but since so many people are working from home […]
Oculus Quest update will make it easier to multitask
[ad_1] In a thoughtful quality of life tweak, the redesigned menu also makes it easier to access the Quest’s brightness and volume controls. As you can see from the screenshots, how much battery life the headset has left is front and center. The company is also introducing immersive overlays that allow you to access some […]
Samsung Galaxy S20 and S20+ review: Smaller is better
[ad_1] Performance The cameras are perhaps the biggest difference between the S20 Ultra and the S20 and S20+. All three phones pack the same Snapdragon 865 processor with 12GB of RAM. There is an upgraded Ultra with 16GB, but that’s kinda overkill when laptops usually come with between 8 and 16GB of RAM. As I […]
Beats’ redesigned Powerbeats earbuds have longer battery and hands-free Siri
[ad_1] The Powerbeats 3 was announced in 2016, so the Beats tethered wireless earbuds were well overdue for an upgrade. The new Powerbeats now has the same audio and design as the pricier true wireless Powerbeats Pro that debuted last year. One key difference is where the cable watch attached to the front of the […]
The Morning After: Disney released ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ early
[ad_1] He’s a little busy elsewhere at the moment.Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board of directors If you checked out of keeping up with the news a little early on Friday, you may have missed Bill Gates’ announcement. The Microsoft co-founder and Engadget reader has been increasingly focused on public health issues (like pandemics, […]
The best deals we found this week: Mario games, iPad mini and more
[ad_1] iPad mini 5 Apple’s iPad mini 5 remains on sale at Amazon and Best Buy. Now you can get a 64GB Wi-Fi iPad mini 5 for $350 at both retailers, which is roughly $50 off its normal price of $400. We gave the iPad mini 5 a score of 85 for its solid performance, […]
Nintendo prevails in lawsuit over Switch console and JoyCon design
[ad_1] The US Patent and Trademark Office filed a “termination decision document” on its database this week that explains why it ruled in Nintendo’s favor. The biggest factors seem to be Gamevice’s use of a flexible bridge to connect the pair of controllers, plus the fact that each controller has to be fitted to a […]
Looxid adapts its VR brain monitor for Oculus Rift S
[ad_1] The attachment sits just above the goggles of the Oculus Rift S, allowing the nine EEG electrodes to make contact with the user’s forehead. It looks like a natural fit — the video shows the user dodging some enemy fire in a VR game and the unit doesn’t wobble at all. The Oculus Rift […]