But $1,900 is a hell of a lot for a phone with no telephoto camera.
One small step for phones, one giant leap for foldables.
That’s the premise of OverpAId, a satirical website proclaiming that AI is a more effective cost-cutting tool for replacing CEOs than other human employees. It’s a fun read that jabs at how the technology is impacting real workplaces and economics, and can’t be held accountable for making catastrophic decisions.
In what seems very much like a desperate attempt to save face after failing to convince the world that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a bad film, Elon Musk says that Grok Imagine will generate a “historically-accurate” adaptation of Homer’s epic poem. One can only imagine what “historically-accurate” means here.
We’ll be live shortly after the event ends, talking phones and watches and foldables and flippables and AI and everything else Samsung has to share today. Come hang, bring thoughts and questions, tell us whether wide fold or tall fold is the way. See you there!
By leveraging data sourced from a Galaxy smartphone, smartwatch, or smart ring, the new Samsung Health Assistant can help users better understand their health while also providing guidance and recommendations on how they can improve it through “meaningful changes in their lifestyle.” The assistant is now in beta for eligible users in the US.
So far it’s mostly teasing novel ways of slicing pizza, but presumably it’ll all make sense soon.
The actor has expressed regret over the flat positioning of his hand in the La La Land poster over the years. Maybe he’s joking, but Lionsgate has now corrected it anyway, unveiling a tweaked design for the movie’s 10th anniversary that’s replacing the previous version “across every platform in the world.”
The 10-inch Touch Display 2 is available for $80, joining the existing 7-inch and 5-inch variants of Raspberry Pi’s refreshed display lineup. It has a pixel resolution of 1200×1920, support for ten-finger touch, and draws power from its host device , but it’s only compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 and Compute Modules.
Company announces clever modular or replaceable hardware; company uses proprietary tech for the purpose; the hardware becomes obsolete when replacements dry up. Let’s hope Glorious’ hot-swappable headphone batteries don’t suffer the same fate.
bennyfactor:
if these batteries could be the exact same shape as either one of the skinnier sony infolithiums, or one of the long-running pager / dumbphone battery formats, so that there would be a definite aftermarket of batteries for it, it’d be perfect. My concern with something like this is if you don’t buy like 3 spare batteries at the same time you get the headphones, you won’t be able to find any for sale a few years later.
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The first new Prelude in 25 years has a hybrid powertrain and simulated shifting. But don’t let that deter you.
It’s early days for Content Seal, but the standard isn’t off to a good start.
The ESPN, National Geographic, and Pixar divisions are among the most impacted according to Deadline, making this the second round of cuts this year since Josh D’Amaro took over the Disney CEO role in March. That Pixar blow comes despite Toy Story 5 earning almost $1 billion so far.
I’m no fan of the feature creep invading power banks but I can still appreciate these adorable portable batteries from Orico, available in both 5000mAh ($37.99) and 10,000mAh ($45.99) capacities.
