Meta unveils an Orion prototype, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, a wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors
they could put the iPhone on notice Peter Kafka / Business Insider : I tried out Meta's Orion computer glasses. I'd buy them in a heartbeat — if they were actually for sale. Jon Keegan / Sherwood News...
Meta launches Instagram's text-based Threads app on the App Store and Google Play in 100+ countries; users log in via Instagram and can follow the same accounts
As Twitter has become even less-filtered … Michael Muchmore / PCMag : Hands On With Instagram Threads: Does Meta's Twitter Killer Deliver? John Palmer / Cryptopolitan : Meta's Threads Promises Decentr...
Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin's Telly opens a waitlist to give away 500K 55-inch 4K HDR TVs, which have a second screen for constantly showing ads, in 2023
but there's a massive catch Cesar Cadenas / TechRadar : This free TV has a second screen for extra ads - and it could be a privacy nightmare Axios : Axios Pro: Media Deals Kyle Funk / Techaeris : Want...
Mercedes plans to charge $1,200 per year for “Acceleration Increase” in its EVs; Volkswagen, Toyota, and GM have all trialed similar subscription-based features
for an extra $1,200 per year Adrianna Nine / ExtremeTech : Mercedes to Charge $1,200 Per Year for EV ‘Acceleration Increase’ Chris Morris / Fortune : Mercedes wants to charge you $1,200 per year for f...
A Reddit user details a decommissioned Netflix cache server with 64GB of memory and 262TB of storage; such servers are often embedded within major ISP networks
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Roku raises its revenue share for ad-supported streaming channels from 40% to 45% and forces linear channels to use its ad insertion technology and CDN services
Hello! Welcome back to another edition of Lab Weekly. Mike Shields / Next in Marketing : Why is Facebook sitting out CTV? Tweets: @richlightshed : the power of being an Operating System #tvOSwars htt...
Google unveils Stadia, a game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs that lets users “instantly” play games, coming in 2019 with 4K HDR support at 60FPS
For 20 years, Google has worked … Brad Sams / Thurrott : Phil Spencer on Stadia: Google Went Big Today, We Will Go Big at E3 Kris Holt / Engadget : Leaked memo promises major Xbox streaming news at E3...
Sources: Comcast aims to ship a home hub with a voice-enabled remote next year for broadband-only subs that aggregates streaming apps like Netflix, Amazon Prime
Comcast is developing a box for broadband-only subscribers that will aggregate certain streaming apps & be a command center for smart devices in the home: http://www.cnbc.com/... http://twitter.com/.....
Chevrolet offers customers with OnStar Wi-Fi an unlimited 4G LTE data plan via AT&T for $20 per month
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Chevrolet offers customers with OnStar Wi-Fi an unlimited 4G LTE data plan via AT&T for $20 per month
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