Jan 05
Prince Harry Calls William His ‘Beloved Brother And Archnemesis’ In New Interview
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Duke of Sussex elaborated on the explosive quote in a new interview with “Good Morning America.”
Jan 05
Looking to snap up a 300ZX for a great price? Do you know what to look for? Here’s everything you should know before buying a Nissan 300ZX.
Jan 05
You aren’t alone if your phone has ever died while listening to music. Streaming music directly from your Apple Watch can solve this outage though.
Jan 05
EVgo is partnering up with Amazon to utilize Echo Auto and Alexa to help identify and pay for charging at thousands of EVgo charging stations in the U.S.
Jan 05
Brava's $2,000 Smart Oven Finally Comes With a Feature You'll Find on $20 Toaster Ovens
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One of the many features of the $995 Brava smart countertop oven we really liked when we reviewed it back in 2018 was a 5MP camera that live-streamed the food inside as it cooked. What we didn’t like was that that camera was the only way to actually see inside the oven to ensure food wasn’t being overcooked or burned:…
Jan 05
In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that his company, Facebook, owner and operator of the biggest social networks in the world, would change its focus from the business of two-dimensional social networking to “the metaverse” and spend $10 billion per year to get there. Since then, the journey has been rocky for…
Jan 05
Twinkly's Animated Smart Lights Will Soon Be Able to Play Christmas Movies on Your Christmas Tree
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Is there anything better than spending the holidays cozying up next to a glimmering Christmas tree while watching your favorite Christmas movies? Of course there is: it’s watching those movies on your actual tree, which will soon be possible with a new app from the creators of the Twinkly smart lights.
Jan 05
The Year Ahead in Astronomy
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Isaac Schultz covers the general sciences for Gizmodo, with a focus on astronomy and astrophysics. You can follow his coverage here, and email story ideas and tips to isaac.schultz@gizmodo.com.
Jan 05
Several years ago Amazon unveiled the controversial Sidewalk network, designed to connect outdoor smart home tech beyond your WiFi range using Amazon Ring, Echo and other devices. Now, the company has announced that Sidewalk finally has the needed “coverage and tools” ready to make the service available to third-party developers, and will be showing it offer with a number of products at CES 2023.
Sidewalk uses not just your own Ring and Echo devices, but those from your neighbors as well. The devices on display are generally of the outdoor variety that can benefit from Sidewalk as they may not have easy WiFi access. For example, a company called New Cosmos USA will show off a natural gas sensor called DeNova Detect designed to protect homes from undetected leaks. It’ll use Sidewalk to “expand coverage for their gas alarms and eliminate network connectivity costs,” according to Amazon.
Another company called Browan will feature motion detectors, door and windows sensors, a water leak detector and a CO2 detector, all of which can send alerts using Sidewalk. Deviceroy uses Sidewalk to connect solar inverters to the internet, letting customers see how their solar equipment is operating and help them optimize efficiency. And finally, Meshify‘s leak and freeze detection device can connect to the internet and alert customers of damage using a Sidewalk connection.
With its new third-party tools, Amazon is promising quick time to market and “live access to data and analytics,” to help developers track performance. However, the technology has provoked security and privacy concerns, as it uses not just your own Amazon equipment but others around you. Another issue is the Echo and Ring devices are automatically enrolled in the program, forcing you to opt out using the Amazon Alexa app.
Jan 05
ASUS’ fondness for sticking small screens on devices now extends to gamepads. As part of its many gaming hardware introductions at CES, the company has unveiled a ROG Raikiri Pro controller with a built-in, customizable OLED screen. The 1.3-inch display on the Xbox- and Windows-ready peripheral can show useful information like the charging status, microphone mute and the active profile, but you can also use it for purely cosmetic animations, images and text. No one will forget that it’s your controller, then.
This is also the first licensed Xbox controller to offer “tri-mode” connections. You can use Bluetooth, RF or USB-C. You’ll only get to use the wireless functionality with a PC (ASUS only promises Xbox support through USB), but this is still handy if you’d like flexibility in how you connect to your gaming machines. Even the audio is slightly excessive, as the Raikiri Pro includes an ESS DAC to boost audio from the 3.5mm headset jack.
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The gamepad unsurprisingly offers extensive controls. Beyond the familiar Xbox layout, you can program four rear buttons for hotkeys, sensitivity toggles and similar commands. Top buttons let you switch profiles mid-play, and trigger locks can limit the amount of travel. An app also offers control over dead zones, vibrations and other finer points.
ASUS hasn’t mentioned pricing, but you can expect the Raikiri Pro to ship sometime in the first quarter of the year. This isn’t the first controller with a display (hello, Dreamcast fans) or even the first with OLED (Hyperkin’s Xbox “Duke” revival had that). However, the technology might help it stand out in a crowded field where modular designs, wild colors and extra buttons are relatively commonplace.
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