Thursday
Jun252026

Meta, EssilorLuxottica debuts new styles for smartglasses

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Meta Glasses have gotten a refresh through Meta's partnership with EssilorLuxottica. The smart glasses come in three frame styles, with one pair designed in collaboration with Kylie Jenner. The companies said there are 26 frame-and-lens combinations available, including support for prescription lenses.

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Saturday
Jun202026

Apple plans to raise prices due to rising chip costs

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The artificial intelligence boom is forcing Apple to raise its product prices. Tim Cook, Apple's outgoing chief executive officer, confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that price increases were "unavoidable" as surging memory chip prices and the situation around them have become "unsustainable."

Cook did not specify the timeframe of the price hikes, but the company is expected to launch its newest version of the iPhone in September. Memory chips are considered essential components of devices like smartphones, but the increased demand for AI-related infrastructure and products has driven their prices higher. This effect is compounded by the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. 

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Wednesday
Jun172026

Apple said to be developing camera-equipped AirPods for 2027

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Apple is reportedly planning to add cameras to AirPods slated for release in late 2027, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported, citing people familiar with the tech company's plans. These cameras aren't intended for taking photos or recording videos. Instead, they are meant to serve as AI sensors, offering Siri visual context of your environment and allowing the assistant to answer your queries, like what to make for dinner based on the ingredients you have out. These camera-equipped AirPods are expected to look similar to the AirPods Pro, with the report noting that the device will have external lights to indicate when data is sent to the cloud for processing.

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Wednesday
Jun172026

DJI Osmo Pocket 4P debuts with dual cameras

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DJI takes on Insta360 outside of the courtroom with the launch of its dual camera-equipped Osmo Pocket 4P. The pocket gimbal camera debuted in China, with its standard kit retailing for CNY 3,799 (around CA$794).

It features a 1-inch main sensor with LOFIC technology, an equivalent focal length of 20mm, and an f/2.0 aperture. This camera is paired with a telephoto shooter with a 1/1.28-inch sensor, a 60mm equivalent focal length, and an f/1.8 aperture. The telephoto camera also has 3x native optical zoom and up to a 12x digital zoom.

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