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Sony’s first PlayStation earbuds promise lossless audio for PS5 and PC gaming
/ Along with Sony’s Project Q handheld, the PlayStation Bluetooth earbuds are coming later this year with “new wireless technology developed by SIE” to offer lossless audio and low latency. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>PlayStation earbuds and charging case.
Adobe’s New AI Photo Editing Tool Uses Text Prompts To Generate Visuals
Adobe has rolled out its own version of a DALL-E 2-like AI painter. The Firefly-powered tool is called Generative Fill and is available in beta now for Adobe Photoshop.Adobe bills the feature as empowering users to “turn nothing into something faster than ever.” By feeding Generative Fill simple text prompts, the AI is capable of generating a unique image or applying a given edit within a photo.For instance, if a user wants a deer to join their forest landscape, Generative Fill can create a photorealistic deer and add it into the environment. Let's say a landscape photographer wants to change up the look of their sky, the tool can radically alter the weather or lighting, or even throw in a few stars.“Generative Fill combines the speed and ease of generative AI with the power and precision ...
Can Joe Biden’s latest FCC nominee unjam the agency’s deadlock?
/ Biden’s FCC has been stuck at 2–2 for his entire presidency. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After more than three years without a fully staffed Federal Communications Commission, President Joe Biden nominated longtime telecom attorney Anna Gomez to become the agency’s next commissioner this week. The news comes months after his first pick, Gigi Sohn, withdrew her name from consideration following a grueling 16-month political battle. And where Sohn became a lightning rod for controversy, Gomez’s nomination has so far seemed to defuse it.&...
PlayStation Showcase 2023: all the news from Sony’s big gaming event
Filed under: p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story It’s nearly time for Sony to share what’s next for PlayStation. On May 24th, the company is set to host its next PlayStation Showcase, promising a show that’s more than an hour long with news about games for PS5 and PSVR 2. “Expect a glimpse at several new creations from PlayStation Studios, as well as spellbinding games from our third-party partners and indie creators,” Sony said in a blog post. Spider-Man 2 seems like a lock given its fall 2023 release window, and I’m also hopeful we’ll get updates on th...
Apple Announces Schedule for 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple has unveiled the schedule for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Kicking off on June 5 with the yearly keynote presentation and running until June 9, the weeklong event will see the company introduce the public to new technologies, updates and products.On the software side, Apple is expected to be announcing the new content updates iOS 17 and macOS 14, according to a report from MacRumors. It’s also expected to offer a look into the latest UI being offered for the Apple Watch via watchOS 10.As for products, Apple fans are holding out that the company will finally reveal its long-awaited AR/VR headset, a project that’s allegedly been in the making for years now.Others are more excited about the rumored 15-inch MacBook Air. Steve Jobs himself had apparently detailed future pl...
Canon’s new mirrorless camera feels ripped right out of 2013
/ The new entry-level EOS R100 is a parts-bin throwback to the Digital Rebel days, offering a 24.1-megapixel APS-C sensor, access to RF lenses, and a screen you can’t touch. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>It’s a tiny boy!a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>No touchscreen, no joystick, not even a dang thumbwheel. It really reminds me of my original Digital Rebel.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black da...
PlayStation is betting big on new franchises and live service games
/ It has 12 live service games in production. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Right now, Sony may be widely renowned for its ambitious single-player PlayStation games from franchises you’ve come to know and love — series like God of War, Horizon, and Spider-Man come to mind for me. But in just a few years, you might instead be playing a lot of new PlayStation franchises — and a lot of live service titles. As part of a business presentation on Tuesday, Sony shared some updates about how it plans to invest in its its portfolio. In the 2025 fis...
Kids podcasts don’t do well on YouTube
/ Also, more British radio IP is coming to Spotify and Apple. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hope everyone at The Podcast Show is enjoying the conference (and ignoring their jet lag). While I’m still very much across the pond (like, way across) in LA, this issue of Hot Pod leads with some news from BBC Radio. I’m also digging into kids podcasts on YouTube and an interesting announcement by Bill Simmons about Spotify’s voice cloning for ads. But before I start...
Photoshop’s generative AI tool turned my vacation photos into nightmare fuel
/ The new generative AI tool looks like an incredible update to Content-Aware Fill. It also turned my photos from a trip to Iceland into a travelogue of a nonexistent, nightmarish landscape. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>This is the AI version of Iceland’s greatest hits. Here’s the original before I asked Generative Fill to add an erupting volcano and a hot spring. If you’d like to visit a place where danger from the natural world is omnipresent and where lunch costs $60, I encourage you to visit Iceland. It is a beautiful and brutal landscape whose natural wonders (and terrors) make for incredible pho...
Max has arrived, and it’ll feel very familiar to HBO Max customers
/ Warner Bros. Discovery’s combined streaming service looks similar to HBO Max, but it’s been completely rebuilt — and yes, they fixed offline downloads. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Today marks Warner Bros. Discovery’s big debut of Max, the new streaming service that bundles all of the company’s entertainment together inside one single destination. All the eggs are going into one basket, and yes, HBO is still getting a prominent focus — even if it’s no longer in the name. I got an early preview of Max at Warner Bros. Discovery’s New York City offi...
Sony’s ZV-1 II vlog camera has a wider lens and faster sensor
/ The pint-size point-and-shoot packs a fast 18mm wide-angle zoom lens, touch controls, a new mic setup, and USB-C. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>While there’s no electronic viewfinder, the top of the camera has an accessory shoe, mic array, and even quick access to the bokeh button. What the ZV-1 II doesn’t have is a mechanical shutter, eschewing one entirely in favor of a fast-reading stacked sensor that relies entirely on its electronic shutter for still pictures. If stacked sensors in a Sony Alpha 1, A9 II, or Nikon’s shutterless Z9 and Z8 can handle fast-action photos without exhibiting jello effe...
McIntosh Labs and The Grateful Dead Celebrate 50-Year Relationship With Collaborative Speakers
Celebrating its 50-year relationship with The Grateful Dead, McIntosh Labs has collaborated with the iconic rock band on a series of speakers. The collaboration builds on the history between McIntosh and The Grateful Dead that began when the manufacturer of handcrafted high-end audio equipment powered the band's famous "Wall of Sound" live audio system. The "Wall of Sound" unveiled at The Grateful Dead's San Francisco show at the Cow Palace, March 23, 1974, features 48 McIntosh MC2300 amplifiers delivering 28,800 Watts of power, serving as a defining part of rock history.Unveiled at their concert at San Francisco’s Cow Palace on March 23, 1974, the Wall of Sound consisted of 48 McIntosh MC2300 amplifiers delivering 28,800 Watts of power – a truly groundbreaking sound system that immortaliz...
