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Unlike Google Glass, These New AR Glasses Unveiled at I/O Might Actually Be Practical

Following reports that Google has been developing AR glassesthe company indeed announced a prototype pair of glasses at this year’s Google I/O conference. Google’s focus with these glasses appears to be helpful features such as language translation. Google acquired smart glasses maker North in 2020and its work with Google Glass pioneered smart eyewear nearly a […]

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6 reasons to quit Chrome and switch to Vivaldi

Download the Vivaldi browser. Right now. And in the few, painless seconds that downloading and setting up Vivaldi entails, let us convince you why? doing so will enhance your browsing experience. Running a secondary browser is one of the easiest, most impactful decisions you can make on your computer. why? Because you don’t actually have […]

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Microsoft looking at ways to “validate” Xbox discs for disc-drive-free consoles

Enlarge / Xbox Series S, as placed next to an Xbox Series X. While Microsoft’s Xbox Series S gives a lot of gaming horsepower for its price, one thing it doesn’t provide is a disc drive to access any of the physical Xbox games you might own. Microsoft seems interested in working around this problem, […]

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A Pixel Watch Is Really Happening, and Fitbit Loyalists Might Really Like It

Google announced its long-awaited Pixel Watch on Wednesday, furthering the tech giant’s expansion into hardware. The company teased its first smartwatch during its Google I/O conference but plans to reveal more details closer to the device’s fall launch. The watch has a domed circular design, runs on Google’s Wear OS smartwatch software and includes some […]

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Health Connect syncs between Fitbit, Samsung Fit, and more

On Android, there are dozens of fitness apps you can use to track your steps, goals, and exercises throughout the day. Google’s new Health Connect app promises to sync fitness data from various Android apps including Fitbit, Samsung Fit, and more. In recent years, Google and Samsung have been closely collaborating on projects related to […]

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Alan Wake Remastered Is Heading To Switch This Fall

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on Youtube In an announcement that was expected ages ago following the appearance of an age rating, Alan Wake Remastered is confirmed to be heading to Switch this Autumn / Fall as an eShop-only release. Previously released on PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S, the pleasing news is that it’ll be […]

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Android Auto is almost ready for split screen mode as streaming video apps come to Automotive

While most of the big announcements from Google I/O 2022 came yesterday during the keynote or in sessions shortly after, day two still has a couple of exciting product-specific reveals. During a session dedicated to Android for cars, several substantial changes were announced that will make the in-car experience more convenient and enjoyable. Perhaps the […]

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Teenage Engineering Makes the Op-1 a ‘Hundred Times’ Better

Teenage Engineering has recently been in the spotlight for helping Panic create its Playdate handheld, but the company is best known for its brilliant OP-1 portable synth and sequencer. It’s been a beloved electronic instrument for musicians for 11 years now, so instead of completely reinventing it, the company has instead given it some major […]

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Android 13 Beta 2 brings some bad changes to Google’s redesigned media player

What is this, a playback bar for ants? Alongside the barrage of hardware announcements made at Google I/O, the company also released Android 13 Beta 2 for Pixels and third-party devices alike. It’s a pretty subtle upgrade over last month’s first beta, but there are a handful of tweaks and bug fixes worth noting. On […]

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Android Auto is getting a major UI update

After all the big hardware and software announcements during the I/O 2022 keynote presentation, today Google is sharing some updates for cars with Android Auto and vehicles with infotainment systems based on Android Automotive. Detailed as part of Google’s “What’s New with Android for Cars” session, the most important upcoming change is a refreshed UI […]