Apple’s upcoming camera-equipped AirPods Pro are nearing completion and have reached an “advanced” stage of testing, reports Bloomberg. The design is almost finalized, as are the feature set, and mass production could begin soon. AirPods Pro will have built-in cameras that provide Siri with visual information about the wearer’s surroundings. Although there will be a longer stem for the camera in each AirPod, the device will otherwise resemble the AirPods Pro 3. The AirPods’ cameras will not be able to take photos or videos and will only be used for AI purposes. A small LED light will turn on when…
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Aaron Souppouris for Woozad It doesn’t take long to start cluttering up your Xbox game collection. Sometimes it’s hard to choose between titles you’ve actually purchased, ones shared with you, and others you can play through a Game Pass subscription. Microsoft’s solution? Filters. Today, the company began rolling out a new Xbox Insider update that will finally let you sort the content in your library, so you can easily find out what you can actually play. (And maybe also to remind you that you need to buy a title you…
Benjamin and Chance discuss whether integrating visual intelligence into the Camera app is a good idea, as Bloomberg says for iOS 27. Plus, Tim Cook shares his personal highs and lows throughout his career, Mayo’s iPhone refuses to turn on after running out of battery, and the App Store launches a new subscription option with monthly payments. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance equips his entire house with HomeKit lights… so now here’s what we’ve come to expect from Apple Home. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, rate and review 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac…
OpenAI has just released three new real-time voice models that it says will “unlock a new class of voice applications for developers.” Each new voice intelligence model has a unique specialty for different purposes. Developers can create new app experiences with OpenAI’s 3 new voice models There are three new OpenAI voice models aimed at different purposes, including reasoning, translation, and transcription. Here’s what the company announced today: GPT‑real‑2our first voice model with GPT-5 class reasoning capable of handling more difficult requests and moving the conversation forward naturally. GPT‑Realtime‑Translationa new live translation model that translates speech from over 70 input…
The New York Times Wordle, the New York Times The word puzzle sensation comes to your TV screen. NBC has given the green light to a primetime game show based on Wordle, which will be produced by Jimmy Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog, Universal Television Alternative Studio and The New York Times. The group promises a “fresh and fast-paced” format for the show, hosted by Savannah Guthrie, an avid Wordle player and co-host of the Today Show. As with the online version, the Wordle game show will focus on solving five-letter…
Most U.S. schools aren’t yet open for the summer, and Apple is already looking ahead to the start of the school year with a new ad showing students succeeding with MacBooks, rest and possibly a shower.Student working successfully on her MacBook – image credit: AppleApple tried to be honest by simply listing Mac features in its student ads. We tried to convince parents to buy Macs in a fun way, but it didn’t work well.Now, with a 93-second ad on YouTube, Apple wants to show how hard students have to work. Hence the great assiduity of all Mac laptops.Continue reading…
It’s not a Friday, nor the 13th, but the release date of the latest opus of the Friday the 13th frankness has a certain importance. Peacock has just announced that Crystal Lakethe prequel series, starring Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, premieres October 15. It’s a Thursday, but it’s the first official track from Friday the 13th to debut in October. That means yes, this Halloween you can celebrate with Jason Voorhees. Only a much younger one, less obsessed with hockey. At least that’s what we assume. Since the first Friday the 13th film in 1980, until his 12th film in…
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Lovable, one of the most widely used AI-assisted programming tools, has launched an iOS app that creates web apps based on natural language prompts and even voice interactions. Here are the details. “Turn your ideas into real, working web apps, right from your phone” When it comes to mood coding on iPhone, the focus in recent weeks has been on apps that Apple disagrees with. However, there is an important distinction here: even though Apple has outlined app review guidelines that prohibit apps from changing their own behavior once they hit the App Store, that doesn’t mean at all that…
Apple today shared a new ad promoting MacBooks as “the best choice for college.” In the 90-second video, students become frustrated with creative block, but eventually overcome it when working on assignments such as screenplays and CADs. “Mac laptops are your best choice for college,” says Apple. “Whether you’re studying business, engineering, design or the arts, get started on Mac.” The commercial is set to the song “I’VE GOT THIS ALL UNDER CONTROL” by Willow Kayne. With the MacBook Neo, the Mac is more affordable than ever. In the United States, the laptop starts at just $499 for students who…