hardware

Meta introduces new VR glasses that offer a lightweight, glasses-like form factor with a separate computing puck, featuring a 5K MicroOLED display and intuitive eye and hand controls for immersive experiences.

Google Beam expands its global reach to five new countries and partners with Industrious for an extended network, while demonstrating impact through internal studies and customer cases like Bain and Company.

A user has built a dual R9700 rig and is seeking community advice on various AI inference, fine-tuning, and system optimization topics.

Rabbit has launched OS3, a cloud-based AI agent system that operates across Windows, Mac, and Linux devices without requiring its R1 hardware, while the company discontinues R1 manufacturing and focuses on a new device.

Elon Musk predicts that AI will surpass human intelligence in all fields by the end of next year or by 2028, shifting focus to hardware, experiments, data, and the speed of atoms.

The article highlights a potential flaw in AMD's random number generator that prevents it from generating the value 0, raising concerns about randomness and security implications.

The article details a DIY project to build a compact Windows XP computer using a Mini-ITX board inside a custom case, highlighting the design challenges and construction process.

Tim Dettmers announces dlab's Open Source Week, a series of open-source releases aimed at making frontier AI tools accessible on personal hardware, and argues for academia's potential renaissance in AI research.

Googlebook is the first laptop designed for Gemini Intelligence, crafted with premium materials for powerful performance and seamless phone sync.

Unitree has released the Dex5-S Dexterous Hand, featuring 22 motorized joints for enhanced finger movement and safety features, priced at $6.5K.

Newegg is hosting a bundle deal that includes a Microsoft Xbox wireless controller and a $50 digital Xbox gift card together for $80, offering substantial savings.

Google has launched a new AI-powered laptop called Googlebook, priced at $899, which integrates Gemini AI capabilities and aims to replace Chromebooks, particularly in the K-12 education market.

iFixit has awarded the iPhone 18 Pro a repairability rating of 7/10, highlighting the variable aperture camera as a potential repair challenge while noting improvements in battery and component accessibility.

Google announces the first five Googlebook laptops from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo, featuring various specs, prices, and bundled services like Google AI Pro, available for preorder.

Google is launching Googlebooks, a new line of Android-based laptops with integrated Gemini AI features, starting October 4th at prices ranging from $899 to $1,299.

Google has launched a new class of laptops called Googlebooks, designed to provide seamless integration with Android phones, with five models from major manufacturers announced, starting at $899 and launching on October 4.

Raspberry Pi has implemented a block that prevents users from changing RAM chips on its devices, potentially affecting customization and repair options.

iFixit's teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro details the variable aperture lens mechanism, praising its precision engineering while highlighting significant repair challenges.

A tweet suggests that future AI inference hardware may not come from current providers like NVIDIA, highlighting acquisitions of startups such as Groq because GPUs are not optimally designed for inference.

A user built a custom home NAS server from spare parts, including a modified Zotac mini PC and multiple hard drives, to avoid cloud storage costs and privacy concerns, while noting hardware market trends affected by AI demand.