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Unveiled at Meta Connect 2026, the $1,299 device swaps a bulky headset for a pair of glasses tethered to an external compute puck — and it’s not arriving until spring. Meta used its Connect keynote to unveil what might be the company’s biggest departure yet from the traditional VR headset shape. Called simply Meta VR Glasses, the device weighs around 100 grams — about the weight of a deck of cards, and by Meta’s count, roughly five times lighter than a Quest 3 — by offloading the processor, battery, and storage into a separate compute module that clips to your…
Apple’s been quietly working on a smart home display for years now, first rumored back in 2022, delayed out of spring 2025, then pushed again out of spring 2026. But the last few weeks of reporting from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggest the wait might actually be almost over, and the device sounds a lot more interesting than “iPad stuck to a speaker.” Internally code-named J490, the hub is reportedly being tested widely in Apple employees’ homes right now, which is usually a sign a launch is genuinely close rather than still years out. Design-wise, it’s expected to land somewhere between…
The new Connectors feature turns the cabin into a hands-free workstation, while a separate Grok Bot mode can handle multi-step errands for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers. Tesla just gave Grok its biggest capability jump yet inside the cabin. The company announced on X that Grok can now tap into external accounts through a new feature called Connectors, letting drivers manage their email, tidy up their calendar, or sift through existing files and chat threads, all without touching a screen. Setup is straightforward: open the Grok app in the car, tap the plus icon, select “New Connector,” pick a service, and sign…
Bambu Lab built its reputation on 3D printers that took a process full of tuning and calibration headaches and made it something a normal person could just run. Today, the company did something it’s never done before: it launched a product that isn’t a 3D printer at all. Meet the R1, a standalone 55W CO2 laser cutter and engraver, and Bambu’s first real step outside the printer category since it started. If you’ve been paying attention to Bambu’s H2D printer, you already know they’ve dabbled in lasers before. That machine ships with an optional 40W diode laser module bolted onto…
GameSir just announced something that’s going to catch the eye of any Fortnite player who’s tired of tapping a touchscreen. The gaming peripheral brand has officially partnered with Epic’s mega-hit to launch a collection of Fortnite-branded mobile controllers, and it’s leading off with two models built for very different kinds of players. Basically, the collection kicks off with the GameSir G8 Plus Fortnite Edition and the GameSir X5 Lite for XBOX Fortnite Edition. The G8 Plus is being positioned as the flagship option, aimed at players who want console-level performance on the go. It comes with Hall Effect sticks (which…
JBL has officially launched the Pulse 6, the newest entry in its long-running lineup of Bluetooth speakers that double as ambient light shows. It’s a $329.95 speaker — $80 more than the Pulse 5 cost at launch — that keeps the series’ signature 360-degree lightshow while adding a new illuminated carrying handle, built from what JBL says is 93 percent recycled metal, giving the whole thing a lantern-like look. The lighting is still the headline act here, as it’s been since the Pulse series debuted back in 2013. The Pulse 6 ships with 16 total themes managed through the JBL…
Tesla just pushed out FSD Supervised v14.3.9, and in the release notes is a feature that quietly changes the relationship between you and your car, whether you’ve ever touched the Full Self-Driving toggle or not. It’s called Automatic Collision Evasion, and the short version is: your Tesla can now take the wheel and steer for you, even while you’re the one driving manually, if it decides the situation calls for it. According to Tesla, the system is meant to kick in under two scenarios. First, if a frontal collision looks imminent and regular automatic emergency braking might not be enough…
SwitchBot came out swinging at IFA 2026 in Berlin, and this time (once again) it’s aiming squarely at your front door. The company just unveiled the Lock Ultra Max, the centerpiece of a new bundle called the Lock Ultra Max Vision Pro Combo, and it’s packed with enough unlock methods to make your keychain feel like a museum piece. Like all of SwitcBot’s locks, this is a retrofit smart lock, meaning it clips onto your existing lock cylinder from the inside rather than forcing you to rip out your current hardware. At the moment, it’s built for European-style doors and…
IFA wrapped up in Berlin on September 8, and for once, “wrapped up” doesn’t mean “now we wait six months for any of it to actually exist.” Unlike CES, which has spent years earning its reputation for showing off concept vaporware that quietly vanishes by spring ot doesn’t come out till the end of the year, IFA has always leaned toward stuff that ships soon, if not immediately, since the show’s open to the actual public and companies tend to time announcements around real product drops. This year kept that reputation intact. Between the smart home gadgets, the cameras, and…
If you’ve ever bought a pair of high-end Bluetooth headphones only to realize your phone or console can’t actually take advantage of them, Questyle’s latest gadget is aimed squarely at that problem. The company has released the QCC Dongle Pro2, a $99 plug-and-play Bluetooth transmitter that’s meant to bolt on the codec support your device is missing, whether that’s an iPhone stuck on SBC and AAC, a PC with flaky Bluetooth drivers, or a PS5 and Switch that don’t do Bluetooth audio at low latency at all. The dongle plugs into whatever you’re using as a source and handles the…