GPT-5.1 was released by OpenAI today, and the first thing you notice is the tone. Not the voice on your phone, which will be accessible soon, but how it speaks. Say goodbye to those inflexible, textbook responses that made conversing with it feel like talking to a friendly but awkward acquaintance. In its place, you get someone who sounds more like an intelligent buddy, remembering what you said five minutes ago and genuinely asking about your day.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses contain cameras and speakers that project sounds directly into your ears. Even Realities takes a different approach. Their new G2 smartglasses, which go on sale today for $599, do not have any of these extras. There is no camera, thus no awkward recordings. There are no speakers, so talks remain private. Instead, a vivid green display appears in front of one eye, bringing information straight into your vision without turning your face into a billboard.
Yi Yang, an assistant professor at Tsinghua University, had barely touched down in San Francisco from a long flight when his phone started blowing up with alerts. A massive star – all 22 million light years away in the galaxy NGC 3621 – was going out in a blaze of glory at the end. What we now know as SN 2024ggi started lighting up on April the 10th, 2024. Within a few hours, Yang was on the phone to the European Southern Observatory, begging them to get a look at it. And by the next day, the ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile is swinging round to get a glimpse of the distant supernova explosion.
Indoor / outdoor security cameras often leave you with a tough decision – go high and you’ll miss out on what’s happening right by the house, or go low and everything beyond the driveway is out of view. Tapo just threw up its hands and decided to give people the best of both worlds – the HybridCam Duo C246D, priced at $49.99 after redeeming the on-page coupon (was $69.99), offers both views at once from a single sleek dome.
Apple has finally released a long awaited feature: Digital ID, a way to carry proof of your identity on your iPhone or Apple Watch starting today. If you have a US passport you can create this digital version in the Wallet app and show it at TSA checkpoints in over 250 airports for domestic travel.
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MIT just changed the game for brain disorders, and the project is called Circulatronics Researchers there created devices so small they can fit on a blood cell, injected them with a simple arm shot and let the body transport them to the brain. Best of all, there are no drills, scalpels or week long hospital stays, required.
Nintendo just released the first official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie during a brief Direct on November 12, 2025. Fans have been waiting more than two years since the Super Mario Bros. Movie broke box office records, and this sequel promises to deliver the cosmic adventure they’ve been dreaming for. It’s being directed by Aaron Horvath as well as Michael Jelenic, and will be released in theaters in the United States on April 3, 2026.
Sony has officially unveiled its first gaming monitor bearing the PlayStation logo, and its main promise is fairly simple: transform any old desk into a true PS5 station. This 27-inch screen has a very basic specification: 2560 x 1440 resolution and an IPS display to keep the colors looking sharp even when seen from the side. Not quite cutting-edge, but Sony has been generous with the thoughtful PlayStation features they’ve included.
Manchi, a company unknown to most hardware enthusiasts, just launched a Kickstarter for something called the UltraBar X. At first glance it looks like a skinny touchscreen someone stretched out and placed in front of a keyboard. Measure it though and the core piece is 199mm long, 50.4mm wide and 59.6mm tall – narrow enough to sit on any desk without taking up real estate from your mouse pad.
