Hardware

Apple is planning to release its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in March, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The tech giant was reportedly planning to release the headset in January, but is still preparing distribution plans and conducting final device testing. When Apple unveiled the $3

Great news for anyone who's ever been told to log off and touch grass! Whether you're a natural green thumb or not, it's easier than ever to grow plants inside. Don't know when to water your plants? There's an app for that. Need a constant stream of fresh basil for all your pest

Apple today announced it’s giving iPhone 14 users one more free year of its satellite-based Emergency SOS features. When the company initially announced the safety service, iPhone 14 customers received two free years. Apple didn't extend the free period for iPhone 15 users, who have until

For years, any time someone asked which brand of headphones they should buy for a flight, the answer was a simple one syllable: Bose. The company's QuietComfort line had long been synonymous with drowning out plane noise on long flights. But over the last several years, the question has become

A few hours after this morning's big unveil, Humane opened its doors to a handful of press. Located in a nondescript building in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, the office is home to the startup's hardware design teams. An office next door houses Humane's product engineers, while

When Pico launched its Oculus Quest challenger in China last year, it did so with great optimism. Light (295 grams) and affordable ($420), the virtual reality headset released by the ByteDance-owned manufacturer was expected to drive adoption in a market inaccessible to Meta. The odds were against

It's here. After months of hype, leaks and reveals, Humane has officially revealed the Ai Pin. The small device magnetically attaches to its wearer's lapel, collecting data via an on-board camera. It's powered by a Qualcomm chip and leverages AI. Humane believes that one day it could re

While refurbished device marketplaces like Back Market have raised substantial amounts in funding (Back Market reached a $5.7B valuation last year after a D round) and Raylo in the UK provides leases for electronics (it’s raised raised $180.6M from the likes of Octopus Ventures and Channel 4

French health tech brand Withings has been around the block and some. These days it offers a range of fitness wearables and monitors. It was also an early mover in smart scales and is continuing to push the envelope here — with Body Scan, its current flagship scale (or “connected health

Apple is relatively fresh off its annual iPhone refresh, having just released the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro in September. The hardware updates for this generation are solid and meaningful, but also iterative — meaning the iPhone from this year is very similar, in most meaningful ways, to the iPhon

If you've been waiting on a new 27-inch to upgrade your desktop setup, maybe consider the new 24-inch iMac or a Mac Studio instead. Despite reports to the contrary, Apple this morning said it won’t be releasing a larger screen all-in-one desktop. The company is positioning the 24-inch M3

A fun knock-on effect of this job is having to constantly switch between machines. The best way to test a product is integrating it into your daily routine as much as possible. This time out, that meant replacing the Mac Studio and 27-inch Studio Display with the new 24-inch iMac. It's been an

"">[A version of this piece first appeared in technewss's robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google's DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. The researchers involve

Boox has a confusingly wide array of devices to choose from, but the latest make a good case for themselves as powerful, compact alternatives to Kindle and Kobo. The delightfully small Poke 5, even smaller Palma, mid-range Page and larger, color Tab Mini C are all worth your consideration if you