2025 technology

Google Smart Home Ecosystem 2025: New AI Upgrades, Nest Devices and Everything You Need to Know

Google Nest Hardware: Speakers, Displays, Cameras and More Google’s smart home lineup (branded Google Nest) spans smart speakers, smart displays, security cameras, video doorbells, thermostats, sensors, and networking gear. Below we break down each category, highlighting the latest hardware, standout features, specs, and how they compare across generations. Smart Speakers: Nest Mini & Nest Audio (and Upcoming AI Speaker) Google currently sells two main smart speakers: the Nest Mini (2nd Gen) and the Nest Audio. The Nest Mini is a compact, puck-shaped speaker (successor to the original Google Home Mini) that launched in late 2019 for about $49 routenote.com. It

31 August 2025

No-Fly Seoul? Breaking Down South Korea’s Strict 2025 Drone Laws

The drone regulatory framework in Seoul is led by MOLIT with KOCA as the aviation regulator, KOTSA handling the Drone One-Stop registration portal, and the Ministry of National Defense plus the Capital Defense Command overseeing security-sensitive airspace. Drones over 250 grams must be registered in Korea, a threshold lowered from 2 kg in 2021, while micro drones at 250 g or less are largely exempt from registration but must still follow safety rules. Insurance is mandatory for registered drones, with a minimum liability coverage of ₩150 million KRW. Pilot licensing is weight-based, with no license for micro drones ≤250 g,

15 August 2025

Drones · Laws · Regulations · South Korea · Technology

The ISP Revolution: How AI and Fiber Are Transforming Internet Access in 2025

The United States has committed over $42.5 billion through the BEAD program to accelerate fiber deployment to unserved areas. South Korea now delivers fiber to about 89% of broadband subscribers, the highest share worldwide. India’s BharatNet project has extended fiber internet to over 214,000 villages, bringing Wi‑Fi connectivity to remote areas. In China, 95% of internet users could access 100 Mbps+ service in 2023, and by 2027 about 90% of broadband subscribers are projected to be on fiber connections. Next-generation standards are enabling 10 Gbps+ services: 10G-PON and XGS-PON, and China is commercially rolling out 50G-PON delivering up to 50

1 August 2025

AI · Fiber Optics · Future Connectivity · Internet Technology · ISP Innovation

XR Face-Off: The Top Smart Glasses & Mixed Reality Headsets of 2025–26

Apple Vision Pro, unveiled in 2023 and shipping in early 2024, uses dual 4K micro-OLED displays totaling 23 million pixels, is powered by an M2 chip plus a custom R1 processor, offers eye and hand tracking with about 12 ms passthrough latency, an external battery delivering around 2 hours, and starts at $3,499 in the US. Meta Quest 3, released in October 2023, is a standalone VR/MR headset priced at $499 for 128GB, with 2064×2208 per-eye LCD (~25 pixels per degree), ~110° field of view, 6DoF inside-out tracking, full-color passthrough, and pancake optics that are 40% thinner. Microsoft HoloLens 2,

19 July 2025

Headsets · Mixed Reality · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NYSE:SNE · Smart Glasses · Tech 2025-26 · XR