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Sony wants TSMC's help to make image sensors (engadget.com)

2026-05-08 | by Daniel Cooper | get Sony Image Sensor Kit → | tags: sony, tsmc, image sensors

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Sony targets double-digit profit growth despite slowdown in PlayStation 5 sales amid memory price crunch (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: playstation 5, sony, memory price crunch

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The Fitbit Air officially launches as Google’s new screenless tracker (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-07 | get Fitbit Inspire 3 → | tags: google fitbit air, google health app, wearable sensors

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Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-07 | get Fitbit Inspire 3 → | tags: fitbit air, google health, google performance loop

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Your next Galaxy Watch update could save you from a nasty fall (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-07 | get Galaxy Watch Fall Detection → | tags: galaxy watch 6, vasovagal syncope, samsung

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Oura’s subscription-free rival is back on Kickstarter with a tempting new bundle (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-06 | get Oura Ring Fitness Bundle → | tags: ultrahuman, ring pro, kickstarter

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The lights are out but someone’s home: sensory processing in anaesthetized human brains (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-06 | get EEG Brainwave Headset → | tags: sensory processing, human brains, anesthesia

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Wearables Are Going Fully Off the Rails (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Smartwatch Repair Kit → | tags: wearables, body-reading sensors, headbands

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Samsung shows off wild new phone displays with insane colors and private health tracking (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-05 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Series → | tags: samsung display, samsung galaxy s26 ultra, flex chroma pixel

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Quantum ‘thermometer’ takes temperatures inside living cancer cells (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-05 | by Hutson | get Quantum Thermometer Kit → | tags: quantum nanosensors, nitrogen-vacancy centres, science advances

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Startup Says It’s Invented a Beanie That Reads Your Mind (futurism.com)

2026-05-04 | by Joe Wilkins | get Mind-Reading Beanie Kit → | tags: sabi, eeg sensors, neuralink

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Pixel 11 leak reveals a big camera upgrade is finally coming to Google’s base flagship (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-04 | get Google Pixel 11 Camera Lens → | tags: pixel 11, google, camera sensor

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Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Weatherproof Smart Plug → | tags: polymarket, charles de gaulle, météo france

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Make some art with your phone sensors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get Sensor Art Drawing Kit → | tags: sensor, etch, tilt

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Batteries Not Included, or Required, for These Smart Home Sensors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Smart Home Sensor Batteries → | tags: smart home sensors, activity recognition, yibo fu

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Sony's AI Robot Can Probably Beat You at Table Tennis (cnet.com)

2026-05-03 | by See Full Bio | get Table Tennis Robot → | tags: sony ai, project ace, reinforcement learning

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AI, Intimacy, and the Data You Never Meant to Share (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get AI Privacy Data Book → | tags: bio-feedback sensors, amazon, privacy technology

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Uber wants to turn its drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, sensor kits

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Uber wants to turn its drivers into a sensor grid for AV companies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, autonomous vehicles

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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-02 | by Connie Loizos | get Uber Sensor Grid Kit → | tags: uber, av labs, autonomous vehicles

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Automatic Brightness in Plasma (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | by Xaver Hugl | get Smartphone Auto Brightness Sensor → | tags: plasma, framework laptop, brightness sensor

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The Pixel 10 Pro was my favorite phone camera — until I tested this viral Android phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-01 | get Google Pixel 10 Pro Case → | tags: google pixel, oppo find x9 ultra, camera sensors

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ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-01 | by Jagmeet Singh | get AI Art Generator Tool → | tags: chatgpt images 2.0, openai, india

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Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra reportedly kills 3x telephoto lens in bold camera overhaul (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-30 | get Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra Case → | tags: samsung galaxy s27, telephoto lens, ice universe

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Uninstalls of ChatGPT Are Spiking at the Worst Time Imaginable for OpenAI (futurism.com)

2026-04-29 | by Victor Tangermann | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: openai, chatgpt, sam altman

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The Aiper Scuba V3 makes pool cleaning simple and hassle-free (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-29 | get Aiper Scuba V3 Pool Cleaner → | tags: aiper scuba v3, robot pool cleaner, ai sensors

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The new Razr Ultra is still the best-looking phone out there (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Allison Johnson | get Motorola Razr Ultra Case → | tags: motorola razr ultra, snapdragon 8 elite, lofic sensor

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ChatGPT downloads are slowing — and may cause problems for OpenAI’s IPO (theverge.com)

2026-04-29 | by Stevie Bonifield | get OpenAI ChatGPT Mug → | tags: chatgpt, openai, sensor tower

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Show HN: FusionCore: ROS 2 sensor fusion that outperforms robot_localization (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-28 | get ROS 2 Sensor Fusion Kit → | tags: ros 2, sensor fusion, robot_localization

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BCI startup Neurable looks to license its ‘mind-reading’ tech for consumer wearables (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-28 | by Lucas Ropek | get Neurable Brain-Computer Interface Kit → | tags: brain-computer interface, neuralink, eeg sensors