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NASA's Starling mission tested FALCON, a navigation system built with startup EraDrive that lets a spacecraft determine its own orbital position by observing nearby satellites and debris rather than relying on GPS signals. The system pairs EraDrive's Era-Core software with Starling's existing star tracker cameras and a catalog of known orbiting objects to calculate location autonomously.
Plaud, known for AI note-taking devices like the Note and NotePin, has unveiled the Plaud One Explorer Edition earbuds ahead of IFA. The $249.99 earbuds can capture and summarize conversations independently of a phone, and use a feature called Plaud Agent to carry out tasks across apps like Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion and Slack. They're available for pre-order now, ship in late September, come with $200 in credits, and require no subscription.
Plaud, previously known for AI notetaking gadgets like the NotePin and Note Pro, is now selling AI earbuds called the Plaud One Explorer Edition, available for preorder at $250. The earbuds can be worn normally or left in their case on a table to record meetings, calls, or solo brainstorming sessions, feeding that audio to an assistant called Plaud Agent. That agent connects with tools like Google Calendar, Notion, and Slack to draft emails, documents, and presentations based on spoken commands.
Adobe has introduced a beta feature called AI Assisted Editor, an optional Photoshop mode that swaps the app's traditional tool-heavy interface for a simplified, natural-language editing experience. The mode bundles Firefly-powered tools like Prompt to Edit, Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Remove Background, and a new AI Markup tool that lets users sketch or click on an image and describe changes in plain text. Users can toggle between this mode and Photoshop's standard Pro Editor at any time.
Adobe's latest Photoshop update introduces a non-destructive Light Adjustment Layer offering exposure, contrast, highlight and shadow controls similar to Lightroom, enabling raw-quality edits without leaving the app. It also adds AI features powered by Firefly Image 5, including Instruct Edit with Masks for prompt-based edits within masked areas, and Markup, which lets users sketch directly on images to guide AI-generated changes. A new beta AI Assisted Editor bundles these tools with a natural-language prompt bar.
Google unveiled a special edition Fitbit Air in a blue colorway featuring a sleeping Pikachu print, designed to pair with its Pokémon Sleep app. The device functions identically to the standard Fitbit Air but syncs sleep data through Health Connect on Android, letting wearers see in-app Pokémon and a Snorlax-based Sleep Score. Preorders open today on the Google Store and Target, with shipping starting September 15 and three free months of Google Health Premium included.
A hands-on review of Dell's Alienware 39 5K ultrawide gaming monitor finds it strikes the ideal balance between screen width and height, matching the vertical space of the Alienware 32 OLED while adding wraparound peripheral vision. The panel isn't QD-OLED like its 34-inch sibling but still delivers 300 nits SDR, 500 nits sustained HDR, and peak brightness up to 1,300 nits, producing vivid highlights in games like Control and 007: First Light.
Plaud unveiled the Plaud One, wireless earbuds with a built-in LTE charging case that can record, transcribe and summarize conversations without needing a paired smartphone. The case includes its own microphones and 512MB of storage, supplementing 16MB in each earbud, enough for about 30 hours of audio, and the earbuds can capture audio directly from apps like Zoom and Google Meet. Plaud has arranged carrier deals in over 80 countries so the case can connect to cellular networks without a separate contract.
Plaud, a major player in AI note-taking hardware, has introduced the Plaud One, a pair of earbuds that embed its agentic AI software directly into headphones. The device can record conversations and phone calls via a built-in eSIM with 4G LTE, then transcribe them and generate summaries, follow-ups, or reports, integrating with tools like Gmail, Slack, and Notion. The product will be shown publicly for the first time at IFA 2026 in Berlin.
Alienware has released the AW3926QW, a 39-inch ultrawide gaming monitor sitting between the common 34-inch and 45-inch OLED sizes. It uses a 5120 x 2160 panel, giving it the same vertical resolution as a standard 4K screen so it can display 4K content at full clarity, unlike typical 3440 x 1440 ultrawides. It also delivers OLED-level contrast, reaching a true zero-nit black for near-infinite contrast ratio.
Plaud has introduced the Plaud One, earbuds resembling AirPods that can record calls, while their case can independently capture in-person conversations. The case includes an eSIM card, letting users contact Plaud's AI agent remotely without needing a phone or computer nearby.
Yayoi Kusama Studio announced that the Japanese artist died on August 14 in a Tokyo hospital, without disclosing a cause of death. Kusama, celebrated for her repetitive dot motifs across paintings, sculptures and immersive installations, continued painting until her final days.