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 in April 2013, priced at $1,500. Explorer Edition hardware included a 640×360 display (perceived as…
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Gemini debuted in December 2023 as Google DeepMind’s multimodal AI with Ultra, Pro, and Nano variants. Gemini is trained as a native multimodal model that can process text, images, audio, code, and video. Gemini Ultra achieved 90.0% on the MMLU test, leading on 30 of 32 academic benchmarks and beating GPT-4’s ~86.4%. Gemini 1.0 released…
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The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro were announced on July 10, 2024 at Samsung’s Unpacked event with a launch price of $249 in the US. They introduce a stemmed design with LED Blade Lights on the stems and weigh about 5.4 g per bud, available with three ear tip sizes. The Buds 3 Pro pair a…
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MacBook Air M4 (2025) uses a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU with a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 14,849. Base RAM is 16GB, doubled from 8GB in the prior generation. It can drive up to two external 6K displays simultaneously, in addition to the built-in screen. Apple rates the Air M4 for up to 18…
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Since January 1, 2021, Portugal adopted EU drone regulations (EU 2019/947 and 2019/945) under EASA, introducing Open/Specific/Certified categories. The Open category applies to drones under 25 kg operated within visual line of sight up to 120 meters altitude, with subcategories A1, A2, and A3 defining proximity to people. Operations that exceed Open limits—such as heavier…
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Launched in late 2024, the iPhone 16 Pro Max uses Apple’s A18 Pro on a 3nm process, has 8GB RAM, a 6.9-inch OLED ProMotion 120Hz display, a 48MP main camera plus 48MP ultrawide and a 5× telephoto, a ~4400mAh battery, 30W Lightning/MagSafe charging, 4K/120fps video, starts at $1,199 for 256GB, and will receive 5+ years…
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Gemini Ultra scored 90.0% on the MMLU academic exam and 59.4% on the MMMU multimodal benchmark, becoming the first AI to surpass human experts on MMLU and achieving top results on 30 of 32 benchmarks. Gemini Ultra is Google’s largest and most capable model for highly complex tasks, with final testing including external red-teaming and…
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Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025 with 50–100 meteors per hour in the Northern Hemisphere, best after midnight as the Moon wanes. Geminids peak on December 13–14, 2025 with 100+ meteors per hour and the first-quarter Moon sets early. Quadrantids peak on January 3–4, 2026 with about 120 meteors per hour over roughly a four-hour…
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