Author: The Tech Guy
New accessory for Luna Ultra synchronizes the camera with the user’s head movementPOV Head Tracker simplifies shooting hands-free first-person footageIt costs $69.99 / £67.99 / AU$115.99Do you ever shoot first-person-view (FPV) video content? Well, Insta360 has a new accessory that’s designed to simplify the whole experience: the POV Head Tracker. And it might just tempt you to switch to the Luna Ultra.The coin-sized 0.2oz / 6.4g device connects to the Luna Ultra compact vlogging camera over Bluetooth and, once paired, it synchronizes the camera with your head movement in real time, for what Insta360 says is “immersive POV footage”.It’s designed…
The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations the high-tech sector has so far faced as fears rise over the risks the rapidly advancing technology poses to people, politics and prosperity. Brussels aims to track the use of AI models for violations of its new regulations, like the publishing of sexually explicit material, fake photos and videos, and cyber threats to public infrastructure. When the bloc’s AI Act comes into force on Sunday, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers…
Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full moon rises as the Sun sets, Earth’s shadow also rises in the twilight scene, a diffuse gray band extending above the mountainous southeastern horizon. Above Earth’s shadow band is the pinkish antitwilight arch. That subtly tinted band of backscattered sunlight is more widely known as the Belt of Venus. But as it shares the…
Looking for the best movies to stream this weekend on HBO Max? You have landed in the right place. Max holds a treasure trove of hidden gems that deserve a spot on your watchlist. This week we have a dark comedy, a heartfelt drama, and an unforgettable Studio Ghibli masterpiece. So, grab your favorite snacks and dive into these three fantastic films currently streaming on Max. We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best free movies, and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video. Sorry,…
There was a famous infomercial in the late 1990s in the U.S. about the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie. The pitchman would talk about how you could load up the cooking machine with food and then “set it and forget it.” That motto and principle have been used in tech for years, as devices want to make it easy on the users. They don’t want them to worry about making adjustments by making the factory settings good enough for most people. Unfortunately, for consumers, sometimes this isn’t the best thing. In fact, anybody who has adjusted the settings of their computer, headphones,…
It seems like Motorola is now getting ready to enter the Ultra smartwatch fray, competing directly with the likes of Apple and Samsung. Today some renders showing what’s purported to be the upcoming Motorola Watch Ultra have leaked. As you can see, it has a circular screen, a large rotating crown at 10 o’clock with the Motorola logo on it, and a button at four o’clock. The printed text on the watch’s rear confirms its 50m water resistance, IP68 dust and water resistance, as well as its 46mm stainless steel case, and the presence of GPS and LTE on board.…
Google this week confirmed that this year’s surge in Chrome vulnerabilities has been driven by the use of AI. The increase in Chrome bugs started in April and has continued throughout July, with the latest browser release containing 370 security fixes and bringing the total number of bugs patched this year to over 1,800. Google patched 1,072 security defects with the Chrome 149 and 150 releases, “surpassing the total number of security bugs fixed across the prior 23 milestones combined.” This was the result of using an agent harness that leverages Gemini to identify security flaws across Chrome’s codebase with…
Age-related vision loss affects millions of people, and so far, there has been no way to reverse the damage. A newly approved retinal implant could change that by allowing some people with severe vision loss to regain functional sight.More than five million people worldwide suffer from geographic atrophy, the late stage of the progressive eye condition dry age-related macular degeneration. The disease destroys the photoreceptors at the center of the retina, known as the macula, which is responsible for the sharp central vision required to read or recognize faces.In the US, treatment options are limited to two drugs that can…
WhatsApp is apparently aware of the fact that a lot of its users are facing a problem with clutter in their main chat list, especially due to having a lot of separate threads with messages from large businesses like banks or airlines. So, according to a new report, WhatsApp is now testing what it thinks is a solution to this problem. Messages from large businesses will automatically be moved into a new “Offers & Updates” folder after a set number of hours have passed since they were received. WhatsApp is testing different durations for this feature, up to 24 hours.…
TL;DR Google appears to be preparing to move Nest Hub Sleep Sensing from Google Fit to Google Health. New Google Home app strings explain how the Nest Hub will share sleep and sound-event data with Google Health. The change isn’t live yet, but it fits Google’s broader transition away from Google Fit. Google has spent much of this year herding its various fitness services into the new Google Health app, but the second-generation Nest Hub’s Sleep Sensing feature is still tied to the outgoing Google Fit. That looks set to change in the near future. Which Google smart home device…