Consumer Tech

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Should you charge your phone overnight? Will “overcharging” make it explode?

Does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your phone battery? An expert answers this and other common battery questions.

Ritesh Chugh

A picture of mycelium, a fiber derived from mushrooms, and a machine stretching mycelium into a vegan leather alternative.

Series| Hard Reset Podcast

Hard Reset Podcast: Leather | Episode #7

37:09

There’s a new leather substitute, but instead of being made from flimsy plastic, it’s derived from mushrooms.

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Big Tech

Apple Vision Pro wasn’t the only major announcement at WWDC23

On Day 1 of WWDC23, Apple announced three new Macs, several new operating systems, and the world’s most powerful personal computer chip.

Kristin Houser

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Wearables

World’s fastest “shoes” increase walking speed by 250%

Shift Robotics is taking pre-orders on Moonwalkers — $1,400 “shoes” that let you walk 2.5x faster without expending any extra energy.

Kristin Houser

Inventions

This $3,000 completely wireless TV vacuum seals to your wall

Home entertainment startup Displace has unveiled a completely wireless TV that vacuum seals to walls and is controlled by hand gestures.

Kristin Houser

Accessibility

Sony announces new adaptive PlayStation controller

Sony has announced a new, “out of the box” adaptive PlayStation controller, dubbed Project Leonardo.

B. David Zarley

Big Tech

Apple Music is using AI to make karaoke tracks

Apple Music Sing uses AI to turn popular songs into sing-alongs.

B. David Zarley

Healthcare

What smart toilet seats reveal about digital health’s evolution

Digital health is attracting record levels of investment in products such as smart toilet seats, which can help millions get access to care.

Simon Torkington, World Economic Forum

Transportation

This luxury solar electric car could go 7 months without recharging

Dutch startup Lightyear expects to begin delivering a $254,000 solar electric car to customers in November 2022.

Kristin Houser

Wearables

Nimo smart glasses are like a PC for your eyes

India-based startup Nimo Planet is now accepting reservations for its Nino smart glasses, which let wearers view six virtual screens.

Kristin Houser

Drones

Delivery drones are now dropping off packages for Walmart

Walmart is now using Zipline delivery drones to get products to customers in Arkansas, previewing the future of on-demand delivery.

Kristin Houser

Fashion

Nike is betting you'll want to wear Air Jordans in the metaverse

Nike is laying the groundwork to begin selling digital goods in the metaverse, joining what could soon be a multibillion dollar economy.

Kristin Houser

Magic Leap is back with a new AR headset

Augmented reality startup Magic Leap plans to release a new AR headset in 2022 using a recently raised $500 million in funding.

Kristin Houser

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