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A first look at Google’s Project Aura glasses built with Xreal

Teased at Google I/O, Project Aura is a collaboration between Xreal and Google. It's the second Android XR device (the first being Samsung's Galaxy XR headset) and is expected to launch in 2026. Putting it on, I get why the term "smart glasses" doesn't exactly fit. Is it a headset? Smart glasses? Both? Those were […]

N64 replacement Analogue 3D coming back in Y2K colors

Analogue 3D's new restock may be its best. The N64 clone console is coming back in Funtastic early 2000s colors.

HP OmniBook 5 14 review: an OLED is almost enough

You know what I love more than OLEDs? Cheap OLEDs. And that's exactly what drew me to the 14-inch HP OmniBook 5. It's a $700 Windows laptop with a Snapdragon X Plus processor and an OLED screen. That means it should have great battery life and a beautiful screen. I consider these important in any […]

Sources: Google has told advertisers that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026; Google's VP of Global Ads says there are no plans for ads in the Gemini app (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek)

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Sources: Google has told advertisers that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026; Google's VP of Global Ads says there are no plans for ads in the Gemini app  —  Google has told advertising clients in recent days that it plans to bring ads to its AI chatbot Gemini, according to agency buyers familiar with the conversations.

Analogue is restocking its 4K N64 and making it more colorful

As if the Analogue 3D wasn't nostalgic enough, the 4K N64 emulator will soon be available in a handful of transparent "Funtastic" limited editions going on sale on December 10th at 8AM Pacific/11AM Eastern. The vibrant transparent models will be available "in highly limited quantities," and they'll cost more than the standard model at $299. […]