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A new Android app called Nearby Glasses claims to warn people when camera‑equipped smart glasses are nearby. The open-source app was created by Yves Jeanrenaud, a Swiss sociologist and hobbyist developer, as a small act of resistance against wearable surveillance. Nearby Glasses scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) broadcasts and …

A leaked video has revealed that Meta’s upcoming smart glasses, which are expected to debut at the company’s Meta Connect event this week, will consist of yet another collaboration with the Ray-Ban brand. The unlisted clip, which was shared via Meta’s YouTube channel and has since been removed, shows the …

If your doorbell still just rings and does nothing else, it might be time for a glow-up. This Ring Doorbell 2-pack doesn’t just chime, it lets you talk to delivery drivers, screen uninvited guests, and record all the weird things that happen outside your door. Right now, the bundle is …

If you’ve ever wished you had video proof of the weird stuff people do on the road, this dash cam has you covered. The Nextbase 622GW records in sharp 4K and is now down to $295.96, giving you 22% off the regular price. It’s loaded with smart features and designed …

Few things test your patience like trying to stream a show and getting hit with endless buffering—or worse, needing five different remotes just to find one episode. With Amazon’s Early Spring Sale already rolling out, this Toshiba 43-inch V35 Fire TV is a solid fix: it’s got built-in Fire TV …

Semiconductor giant Samsung has applied for a patent for a high-tech face mask that is likely the most advanced ever conceived. The company calls it an “electronic mask” in its patent filing, as it uses embedded chips to help clean incoming air while also communicating with a mobile app. Though …

(Photo: Jian-Cheng Lai, Bao Research Group/Stanford University)Chronic wounds are an under-acknowledged medical concern. At any given time, more than 600,000 Americans are thought to experience physiologically-stunted wounds that won’t heal. Chronic wounds aren’t just inconvenient and painful; they also rack up individual healthcare costs and prevent people from engaging in …

Most smart homes are still surprisingly dumb, but there’s a new technology that could change that. The Matter standard, a collaboration between more than 300 companies, was finalized last month, and now the first devices are ready to make Matter a reality. The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) that oversees Matter …

(Photo: Jan Antonin Kolar/Unsplash)When it comes to smart assistants and data privacy, it appears Amazon’s Alexa is your worst bet. A new analysis conducted by Reviews.org has revealed that out of the smart assistants you could have on your phone or in your home, Alexa collects the most user data—including …

  When AMD announced its Ryzen 5000 CPUs, it introduced a feature it dubbed Smart Access Memory, known more generally across the industry as Resizable BAR. Resizable BAR allows a CPU to access more than 256MB of GPU memory at any given time. The feature can boost game performance on …