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Ricoh’s GR IV launches in September for a much steeper price than its predecessor
20 Aug

Ricoh’s GR IV launches in September for a much steeper price than its predecessor

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The stealthy and no-frills camera is back. Ricoh is launching its GR IV compact camera in mid-September for $1,499.95, accompanied by a tiny new GF-2 add-on flash for $119.95. As initially announced in May, the GR IV will feature a 26-megapixel APS-C sensor, slightly redesigned 28mm-equivalent f/2.8 lens, new autofocus and stabilization systems, and 53GB of built-in storage to supplement its microSD card slot. It’s been over six years since the first incarnation of the GR III launched, back in 2019, with just the GR IIIx and HDF variants following since then. The much anticipated sequel camera follows in the…
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Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant will show you what it’s talking about
20 Aug

Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant will show you what it’s talking about

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Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight things directly on your screen while sharing your camera, making it easier for the AI assistant to point out a specific item. If you’re trying to find the right tool for a project, for example, you can point your smartphone’s camera at a collection of tools, and Gemini Live will highlight the correct one on your screen. This feature will be available on the newly announced Pixel 10 devices when…
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The Made by Google event felt like being sucked into an episode of Wandavision
20 Aug

The Made by Google event felt like being sucked into an episode of Wandavision

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There as not a single product that didn’t wow Fallon. | Screenshot: Google For the past twenty years or so, I've had a clear image of what a product launch keynote is supposed to be like. A charismatic executive walks across the stage, points to some animations and pre-taped clips, a live demo or two happens, and the crowd goes wild. Clips proliferate on social media and cue the online discourse. You can trace it back to Steve Jobs dressed in a black turtleneck, with a glint in his eye, walking across a stage, asking if a hyped-up audience is…
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Framework is teasing a ‘big’ update for August 26th — could it be Framework 16?
20 Aug

Framework is teasing a ‘big’ update for August 26th — could it be Framework 16?

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Framework, the modular computer company, just released its first delightful tiny desktop PC, on top of its smallest laptop yet. But it’s already teasing its next big live announcement on YouTube for August 26th at 8am PT / 11am ET, saying it’ll reveal how “something big just got better.” While that may seem like a vague phrase, it might narrow things down quite a bit! Framework only has one existing “big” product other than the Framework Desktop, the one that mysteriously didn’t get an update at its last event in February. I’m talking, of course, about the Framework Laptop 16,…
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The White House just joined TikTok
20 Aug

The White House just joined TikTok

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While it was President Joe Biden who signed the law that would force  ByteDance to sell its stake in TikTok or face a ban, it’s his successor, Donald Trump, who has yet to fulfill his promise of arranging a deal to keep TikTok running, legally, in the United States. The current deadline for a deal is September 17th. Still, it hasn’t stopped Trump’s administration from creating @WhiteHouse on TikTok, which published its first post on Tuesday night: a video celebrating Trump’s accomplishments.  The ban has only seen TikTok shut down in the US for one day, and its impact has…
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Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud
19 Aug

Google Gemini can now read your Docs aloud

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Google Docs will now let you generate an audio version of your documents using AI. In a post announcing the rollout, Google says you can customize Gemini’s AI audio output with different voices and playback speeds. This feature isn’t just for a document’s creator, as Google says readers can access a shared document’s AI-generated audio by selecting the Tool dropdown menu and selecting Audio > Listen to this tab. Authors can also add a customizable audio button directly in a document by choosing Insert > Audio, which readers can click to start listening. Google announced plans to let you turn…
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Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans 
19 Aug

Google announced the next step in its nuclear energy plans 

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Google is one step closer to reaching its nuclear ambitions now that it’s working with public power utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to purchase electricity from a next-generation reactor. It’s the first power purchase agreement for technology this advanced that a US utility has made, according to the companies.  The plan is for TVA to buy electricity from a reactor being developed by engineering company Kairos Power in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Once the reactor is up and running, expected in 2030, it should start supplying electricity to the local grid that serves Google data centers in Tennessee and Alabama.  If…
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All the news from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
19 Aug

All the news from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025

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North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Presenter Geoff Keighley at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 | Photo Sascha Thelen / picture alliance via Getty Images While it didn’t feature much of Silksong outside of a brief tease — though there’s plenty more coming very soon — the main event for Gamescom, Opening Night Live, did have plenty to show off during its two hour runtime. Much of it was expected and teased ahead of time, including fresh looks at Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Ghost of Yōtei, and the second season of the Fallout TV series. There was also a solid dose…
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Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres
18 Aug

Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be the first game to get Nvidia’s new RTX Hair features next month. Instead of using triangles to model hair, Nvidia will use spheres to improve Harrison Ford’s virtual hair in the Indiana Jones game. RTX Hair is designed to improve lighting and shadows, all while maintaining performance in the game and not taking up too much extra memory. It also makes Ford’s hair look fuller and more realistic, and will be available as an update to the real-time path tracing mode in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The RTX Hair improvements…
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Nvidia’s app gets global DLSS override and more control panel features
18 Aug

Nvidia’s app gets global DLSS override and more control panel features

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The Nvidia app is getting improvements to DLSS override, more control panel features, and Project G-Assist changes this week. Nvidia has been gradually improving its new app over the past 18 months since its release, and it’s getting closer to fully migrating all the legacy control panel options. This week’s Nvidia app update will include anisotropic filtering, anti-aliasing, and ambient occlusion options, meaning you won’t have to navigate to Nvidia’s older control panel app to improve classic games. The setup tool for Nvidia Surround will also be part of the Nvidia app now. You also won’t have to configure DLSS…
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