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I tested the most advanced haptic VR vest and gloves — it made petting a cat feel too real?
The growing VR/AR show, Augmented World Expo 2025 (AWE), features several products and parts hinting at the future of mixed reality and virtual reality headsets and glasses. But one company arrived with products you can try now: bHaptics. The company makes haptic VR gaming accessories for some of the best VR headsets, including a vest that is meant to help…
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ChatGPT Voice just got more human — and it now translates in real time
Just days after I tested Gemini Live vs. ChatGPT Advanced Voice in a 5-round voice-off, OpenAI unveils a major upgrade to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode — and it’s one of the clearest signs yet that talking to an AI assistant might soon feel as natural as chatting with a friend. For paid users, the upgrade brings noticeably more fluid, expressive…
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Who needs real things when everything can be a hologram? – Computerworld
Apple Vision Pro also enables the replacement of a big-screen 4K TV, a very large computer monitor, a ping-pong table, a whiteboard, board games, and other objects. The $3499 price of an Apple Vision Pro is far less than the price of buying all these physical objects, yet most consumers have not felt the high-tech headset is worth the money.…
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How AI agents are being deployed in the real world
The integration of AI agents into real-world applications is rapidly advancing, particularly in the security field, where the sheer volume of threats, with eight billion records compromised in 2023 alone, necessitates more autonomous solutions. These agents, empowered by agentic AI principles where AI’s ability to independently handle tasks is reportedly doubling every seven months, offer hugely transformative benefits. They enhance…
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Nvidia’s RTX 5050 is real? Gaming laptop listings show off new GPU with shocking price tag
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 is set to launch just in time for Computex 2025, but there may be another GPU in the cards, as leaked gaming laptop listings have shown RTX 5050 graphics cards. The first laptops with an RTX 5050 laptop GPU have popped up at UK retailer Laptops Direct, including in a Lenovo Legion 5 and a Lenovo LOQ…
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The Real History of Mother’s Day Is Surprisingly Dark
Mother’s Day is supposed to be wholesome and sort of boring: some flowers, a Hallmark card, maybe doing some chores around the house for once. But the American version of Mother’s Day wasn’t born in a garden. It was forged in the smoke and death of the Civil War, shaped by radical women, and became a battleground between profit and…
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Android 16 redesign revealed in massive leak — how real is it?
A new version of Android could be ready for Google I/O 2025 in less than a month — or sooner if Google’s planning to show off Android 16 at the May 13 edition of The Android Show happening a week before the developer conference. But based on Android 16 betas, the look of that release is pretty much set in…
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Are Those Delivery Messages You Get Scams or Actually Real?
According to cybersecurity expert Joseph Steinberg, these scams aren’t new and persist because they work. “They’re great scams from the perspective of the scammer,” Steinberg says. “There are two things going on in the scammer’s favor. If I send out enough emails, especially during holiday time, I am essentially guaranteed that somebody who’s getting it is going to have just…
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Microsoft is about to launch Recall for real this time
Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows Insiders, according to a blog post published Thursday. This new rollout could indicate that Microsoft is finally getting close to launching Recall more widely. Microsoft originally intended to launch…
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How to Talk to a Real Human at the IRS
Whether you’re filling a prescription, rebooking a flight, or asking a question about your taxes, it seems like the first line of defense between you and any sort of real human helper is a never-ending string of automated prompts. But not all questions can be answered by a computer—especially when it comes to your taxes. The IRS expects more than…
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