XREAL has revealed pricing for its first Android XR glasses, the Aura, which start at $1,279 for a 12GB/256GB model and $1,499 for 16GB/512GB. The glasses come in medium and large sizes, feature dual built-in displays with a 70-degree field of view, a trackpad, hand-tracking, and are powered via a tethered puck with a Snapdragon Reality Elite chip. Pre-orders are currently limited to those who paid a reservation deposit, with wider availability opening in the coming weeks and shipping beginning mid-November.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Microsoft is holding a Windows and Surface event in San Francisco where CEO Satya Nadella, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are set to speak. The company is expected to share pricing, availability and software details for the Surface Laptop Ultra, a device previewed at Build earlier this year featuring Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, a 15-inch mini LED display and an expanded port selection.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-07
Jaguar revealed the Type 01, a four-door electric production car with no rear window, unveiled in New York. The car claims a 400-mile range and a 0-60 mph time of 3.1 seconds, with US prices starting at $130,500 and UK prices at £130,000; sales begin in early 2027 with deliveries later that year.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-07
Microsoft is holding a San Francisco event today at 10AM PT focused on local AI's role in PCs, streamed live on YouTube for about an hour. Speakers include CEO Satya Nadella, Windows and Devices chief Pavan Davuluri, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, suggesting updates to the Surface Laptop Ultra, which runs on Nvidia's RTX Spark chip.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-07
Android Authority's battery benchmarks show the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra's new 5,000mAh silicon-carbon cell outperforms last year's 4,400mAh lithium-polymer battery in most tests, but the improvement is smaller than the raw capacity increase suggests. The report attributes this partly to the phone's new 200MP camera and faster processor offsetting battery gains, particularly in photo-shooting endurance.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Microsoft is holding a San Francisco event at 10AM PT on Wednesday, October 7th, featuring CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri discussing local AI on PCs. The keynote is expected to run about an hour and will be streamed on YouTube, with pricing and specs anticipated for the Surface Laptop Ultra and more details on Nvidia's RTX Spark platform.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-07
Amazon's fall Prime Day event, also called Big Deal Days 2026, began October 6 and ends at midnight today, open only to Amazon Prime members. WIRED staff compiled a list of recommended discounts, including a Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar marked down from $1,099 to $899 and a discounted MacBook Air M5, based on products they say they have personally tested.
wired.com
· 2026-10-07
Dreame has released the L60 Ultra PE, a mid-range robot vacuum priced at $1,100 that combines vacuuming and mopping with 30,000Pa of suction, extending side brushes, and a heated water mopping system. Its base station mixes clean water with detergent, stores dirty water, and holds a debris bag rated for up to 100 days of use, with water reserves covering roughly 1,200 square feet of mopping per fill.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-07
Microsoft is hosting a Windows and Surface event today at 10am PT, featuring CEO Satya Nadella, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The event is expected to reveal details on the Surface Laptop Ultra, powered by Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip, which pairs an Arm CPU with 6,144 CUDA cores and up to 128GB of unified memory. Microsoft has already confirmed the laptop's 15-inch mini-LED screen, thin chassis, and port selection, though pricing remains undisclosed.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-07
Researchers from Cornell University and collaborating institutions have fabricated a silicon-doped alpha-phase aluminum gallium oxide semiconductor with a bandgap of approximately 7 electron volts. The work, supported by multiple US funding agencies including AFOSR, AFRL and NSF, demonstrates controlled doping of this ultra-wide-bandgap material system.
nature.com
· 2026-10-07
iFixit completed its teardown of the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, finding the Ultra 4 unchanged in repairability at 4/10 while the Series 12 showed slight gains thanks to new stretch-release adhesive and a pull tab for battery removal. Both models still require prying off a glued display to access internals, with iFixit's Shahram Mokhtari noting the Series 12's tighter display tolerances raised concern about screen damage during disassembly.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-06
Amazon has discounted the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 16-inch Touchscreen Laptop 2026 from its $2,699.99 list price to $1,399.99, a 48% reduction. The model runs Windows 11 Pro with Copilot+ PC branding and features a 120Hz WUXGA touchscreen, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
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