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TiVo OS: The New Smart TV Platform Taking on Roku, Google, and More

In August 2022, Xperi announced TiVo OS at IFA Berlin and named Vestel as the first OEM partner. By November 2023, TiVo OS had six OEM partners shipping TVs in 15 European countries under 17 brand names. In mid-2023, the

20 July 2025

Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google started Project Glass at Google X around 2011, officially announced in April 2012, with a dramatic June 2012 I/O live demo. Time magazine named Google Glass its Invention of the Year in 2012. The first Explorer Edition shipments began

20 July 2025

Enterprise · Google Glass · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Privacy · Tech History · Wearables

Space Race Frenzy: Starlink Soars, New Missions Ignite & Solar Storms Flicker (July 17-18, 2025)

NASA announced TRACERS, a pair of satellites to study Earth’s magnetosphere, slated to launch in late July 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California, flying in tandem across the poles to observe magnetic reconnection, alongside three NASA tech demos

20 July 2025

Solar Storms · Space · Space Exploration · Space Missions · Space News · Starlink

Pixel 10 vs. iPhone 17 – 2025 Flagship Showdown Leaks Reveal Shocking Upgrades

Pixel 10 is powered by Google’s Tensor G5 built on a 3 nm process from TSMC, with 12 GB of RAM on the standard model and a triple-camera setup led by a 50 MP GN8 main sensor and 5× telephoto,

20 July 2025

2025 Tech · Flagship Phones · Mobile Upgrades · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Pixel vs iPhone · Smartphone Comparison

iPhone 17 Leaks Reveal Ultra‑Thin ‘Air’ Model, Big Upgrades & Everything We Know (Mid‑2025)

The iPhone 17 family will comprise four models—iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max—with the Plus variant dropped and a September 2025 launch tied to iOS 19/26. The iPhone 17 Air is expected to

20 July 2025

Apple · iPhone · Mobile Trends · NASDAQ:AAPL · Smartphone Leaks · Technology Upgrades

Google Pixel 10 Leaks Reveal 5× Zoom Camera, New AI Tricks & Early Launch – Everything We Know

The Google Pixel 10 launch event is scheduled for August 20, 2025 in New York City, where the Pixel 10 lineup will be unveiled. For the first time on a base Pixel, Pixel 10 adds a telephoto camera with around

20 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Camera Technology · Google Pixel · Smartphones · Tech News

Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

In July 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Microsoft to halt China-based engineering on Pentagon cloud work, with Frank Shaw saying no China-based teams will provide technical assistance and the involvement ending immediately. Blackstone withdrew from the TikTok US sale

19 July 2025

Cryptocurrency · Industry News · NASDAQ:GLW · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NFLX · NASDAQ:NVDA · Non-AI Innovations · NYSE:BX · NYSE:TSM · Space · Technology

AI Upheaval: 48 Hours of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Bets & Backlash (July 18–19, 2025)

OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Agent on July 18–19, 2025, a mode that lets the chatbot act on the user’s behalf using a virtual browser and plugins like Gmail and GitHub to perform multi-step tasks with user permission. AWS unveiled AgentCore

19 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Big Tech · Breakthroughs · Industry Trends · Tech News

2025’s Top Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers – Latest Innovations and 2026 Trends

Apple Watch Series 10 (2024) features a 1.9-inch OLED display, ECG, SpO₂, skin-temperature sensing, and about 18 hours of battery life, with Series 11 rumored for fall 2025 to bring major innovations such as a possible Watch X design and

19 July 2025

2026 Trends · Fitness Trackers · Innovation · Smartwatches · Wearable Tech

2025–2026 Hi-Fi & Home Audio Gear Showdown: Amplifiers, Speakers & Soundbars Unveiled

Denon’s AVR-A1H is a 15-channel flagship AV receiver weighing about 70 pounds, delivering 150 W per channel with four independent sub outputs and 9.4.6 Dolby Atmos support. Marantz launched the CINEMA Series AV receivers, including the 9×110 W Cinema 50

19 July 2025

Amplifiers · Hi-Fi · Home Audio · NASDAQ:SONO · NYSE:SNE · Soundbars · Speakers

Future-Proof Your Home Theater: 2025-2026 TVs & Streamers Showdown

LG G5 OLED (2025) is part of the OLED evo line, features a four-stack panel, up to 165Hz refresh, Alpha 9 Gen8 processor, HDMI 2.1, and comes in 55″–97″ sizes with the 55″ model launched around $2,499. Samsung S95F OLED

19 July 2025

Future-Proof · Home Theater · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NYSE:SNE · Streaming Devices · Tech Showdown · TVs

2025 Wireless Audio Showdown: Hottest New Earbuds & Headphones (and 2026’s Next Big Things)

Sony WH-1000XM6 over-ear headphones, launched mid-2024 and priced around $449, feature a 12-microphone adaptive ANC system, about 30 hours of battery with ANC, a foldable design, a 30mm carbon-fiber Soft Edge driver, LDAC, Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast, and Speak-To-Chat.

19 July 2025

Audio Trends · Earbuds · Future Tech · Headphones · Wireless Audio