A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game. This Summer Soulslike Keeps Looking Better And Better For Roku, the time in which the TV is on but users aren’t doing anything is valuable. The … Read more
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo Remember the PlayStation Portal? Its big claim to fame is being a remote player-only device for using your PS5 over Wi-Fi. However, any phone or PC can also act as your PlayStation remote player without much fuss. You’ll first need to enable it on the PlayStation to set up remote … Read more
Photo: Jose Luis Gonzalez (Reuters) For many, hearing the name Foxconn immediately brings to mind iPhone production. It’s true, the Taiwanese company is a major producer of Apple’s smartphones and other products. But it also makes something companies like Nvidia, Amazon, and more are in high demand of: AI-related hardware. And Big Tech companies in … Read more
Screenshot: TikTok / Gizmodo Congressman Jeff Jackson’s latest TikTok video starts simply: “I apologize.” Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that could ultimately ban TikTok from the US. For many, it turned Jackson into enemy number one. The North Carolina Democrat spent the last year amassing 2.3 million followers on TikTok, leveraging … Read more
An aging Roanoke Valley hotel has closed for renovations. The former Airport Plaza Hotel will reemerge later this year as a budget-priced establishment called Spark under the Hilton umbrella, according to Kalyan Hospitality of Glen Allen. Kalyan’s project manager Cedric Johnson said he immediately closed the establishment upon its purchase in October. Two of its … Read more
Image: Microsoft In 2010, Microsoft shut down Xbox Live servers for the original Xbox. That meant the online components of titles like Phantasy Star Online, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and Halo 2 were completely unavailable to play. While not everybody in 2024 still has access to an original Xbox and is mourning the inability to … Read more
Apple has added another artificial intelligence firm to its portfolio as it furthers its push forward with AI technology. How AI is changing videoconferencing | What’s Next for Zoom? The iPhone and Macbook maker acquired DarwinAI, a Waterloo, Ontario-based AI startup earlier this year, with dozens of employees joining Apple’s AI division, Bloomberg reported. The … Read more
A medical team at Cromwell Hospital in London strapped on the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro during two spinal surgeries. Doctor’s are calling the device a “game-changing” tool, beefing up Apple’s claims that the headset has a future as a medical device. Apple’s Vision Pro Seems Powerful, But Who Is It For? | Future Tech Doctors … Read more
Undersea cables in the Red Sea have been damaged, causing “significant” disruption to global telecommunications networks, according to reports. Though it wasn’t immediately clear how the cables were marred, Yemeni government officials warned that Houthi rebels may target the submarine cables, according to CNN, which has forced internet providers to divert as much as 25% … Read more
Mobile World Congress 2024, the world’s biggest mobile trade show, had a lot of future-looking tech on display. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Artificial intelligence took center stage, but there was also plenty of experimentation with different types of screens and first looks at some devices from some of the world’s biggest tech firms. Motorola showed … Read more