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The new iPhone 17 camera is what Apple is calling "Fusion Camera"
The Verge· 2025-09-09 18:06
What might appear to be a single camera is actually our new powerful 48 megapixel fusion camera system, which works like multiple advanced cameras in one. You can shoot breathtaking 48 megapixel photos, capturing even the small trees across the valley and the deep color range on the stone wall. And the 2x telephoto has an updated photonic engine, which now uses machine learning to capture the lielike details of her hair and the vibrant color of her jacket.This Fusion camera excels in low light thanks to its ...
New iPhone 17 front-facing camera can now allow different framing options.
The Verge· 2025-09-09 17:53
This new front camera has our widest field of view. It's enabled by our largest front camera sensor, almost twice the size of our previous front camera. And for the first time, the sensor is square.Traditional sensors have a 4x3 aspect ratio, which limits framing based on the orientation of the phone. The center stage camera's unique shape and larger size allow for high resolution photos and videos in any orientation, giving you four different compositions, which means you don't have to rotate your iPhone t ...
Apple announces its thinnest phone, the iPhone Air.
The Verge· 2025-09-09 17:48
The impossibly thin profile allowed us to stretch the display without adding any extra bulk. It's our thinnest iPhone ever with the power of pro inside. A paradox you have to hold to believe.This is iPhone Air. ...
One of the newest features of the Apple Watch series 11 is looking out for chronic hypertension.
The Verge· 2025-09-09 17:42
We've developed a groundbreaking feature that can alert you to possible hypertension just by wearing your Apple Watch. Using data from the optical heart sensor, the algorithm looks for chronic high blood pressure by analyzing how your blood vessels respond to beats of the heart. The algorithm works in the background, reviewing data over 30-day periods and will notify you if it identifies patterns of hypertension.We've developed this novel approach using advanced machine learning methods and a series of stud ...
Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 and highlights features like live translation.
The Verge· 2025-09-09 17:39
With live translation powered by Apple intelligence, when you are together with someone who speaks a different language, like exploring a market abroad, AirPods Pro will help you understand them in your preferred language. Using a new simple gesture, live translation begins, translating Spanish, while ANC lowers the volume of the person speaking so it's easier to focus on the translation. Hello, welcome.Today, all the red carnations are 50% off. And it doesn't just translate individual words. The meaning of ...
Apple's new Airpods Pro 3 now has a heart rate monitor as part of their fitness tracking.
The Verge· 2025-09-09 17:36
heart rate sensing during workouts with AirPods Pro 3. To do this, we custom built Apple's smallest heart rate sensor. Machine learning algorithms fuse together data from the sensors and accelerometers to deliver precise measurements.This is combined with a new ondevice AI model for activity and calorie tracking trained from more than 50 million hours of data from the Apple Heart and Movement Study, which is one of the largest studies of its kind with more than 250,000 participants. ...
Anker stuffed its awesome Nebula X1 projector into a party speaker.
The Verge· 2025-09-06 15:00
This is Anker's Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro. It's a portable Dolby Atmos audio projector with 4K laser projection and 7.1%.4 spatial sound. And it sounds pretty amazing.I'm listening to it from the four portable speakers that you can place around it or you can use on the projector itself. These are wireless speakers and they have 8 hours of battery life in each one. The device also has microphones inside so you can use it as a karaoke machine.It's going to launch on Kickstarter later this month for $3,000, but ...
When Google doesn’t have answers, you know it’s weird. #Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-09-06 14:01
Market Competition - Google is facing material competition for the first time in decades [1] - AI is becoming a significant tool for search, challenging traditional search engines [1] Google's Search Quality - Despite being synonymous with internet search, Google's search quality is declining due to SEO spam [2][3] - Traditional Google search is not always effective in providing helpful answers [4] AI Search Advantages - AI search can provide more relevant answers than traditional Google search in certain situations [3][6] - AI search can guide users towards the right answer, even if it doesn't provide the exact answer initially [6] User Experience - Users are turning to AI for search when Google fails to provide satisfactory results [3][5] - AI can assist users in problem-solving when traditional search engines fall short [6]
Do you want this wild-looking robot vacuum climbing around your house? #Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-09-05 19:52
Robot Technology & Innovation - A stair climbing robot utilizes treads and folding arms to ascend and descend stairs [1] - The robot functions as a carrier for a robot vacuum, transporting it up the stairs [1][2] - The industry anticipates future robots to incorporate stair cleaning functionality [3] Market & Consumer Perception - The concept of a stair-climbing robot for robot vacuums is perceived as both innovative and potentially excessive [2] - There is a desire for robots that can directly clean stairs [2]