If there’s any company obsessed with perfection, it’s Apple. So, of course, it makes complete sense that the company would create a new device capable of wirelessly updating iPhones that are still in their boxes with the newest Apple software. The funny thing is that this new groundbreaking system reportedly looks…


Apple Is Reportedly Launching a Toaster Oven-Like Device to Update Unopened iPhones

As if Elon Musk needed yet another reason to [hate OpenAI](https://gizmodo.com/openai-receipts-elon-musk-wanted-openai-merge-tesla-1851311626). Figure, a startup that’s partnered with OpenAI to develop a humanoid robot, released a new video on Wednesday. And it’s truly heads above anything Tesla has demonstrated to date with the Optimus robot.  


This New Robot Is So Far Ahead of Elon Musk's Optimus That It's Almost Embarrassing

There may be bad news if you purchased one of Amazon’s “Overall Picks” for video doorbells in recent months. New tests from Consumer Reports find that popular doorbell cameras sold under names including Eken and Tuck are rife with security flaws that make it dead simple for anyone to watch your camera footage.  


A Child Could Hack These Popular Video Doorbells, Tests Show

Imagine buying a new [$3,500 Apple Vision Pro headset](https://gizmodo.com/wild-ways-people-using-apple-vision-pro-1851227640) only to discover that, drat, you forgot the password. This very relatable scenario — who hasn’t forgotten a password in their life? — became reality for some Vision Pro users in recent days. Apple’s response: Uh, sorry, you can’t fix it at home.



Apple Is Forcing Users Who Forgot the Password to Their $3,500 Vision Pro to Reset It In-Store

In recent years, [“drop tests”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgBRB5lceAw) have become a popular way to test the durability of new iPhones and their cases. As you might expect, these “tests” typically involve dropping the item from a pre-established height—whether that’s a [bridge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXS0vDsbKgE), a [helicopter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXS0vDsbKgE), or [the roof of the world’s tallest building](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGGPSV_sUNY). Whether these tests…


iPhone Survives 16,000-Foot Drop From Alaska Airlines Plane That Blew Apart Mid-Air

If you’re the proud owner of a [Google Pixel 8 Pro](https://gizmodo.com/pixel-8-pro-review-1850916589)—or are [soon to be one this holiday season](https://gizmodo.com/best-tech-gifts-gadgets-1850980251)—you’re about to be the latest guinea pig for the company’s big AI experiment. Google’s flagship Android phone is going to be held aloft in a sweeping round of new AI capabilities thanks to the company’s new Gemini AI model. The…


Google Announces New Pixel Feature Drop

Google unveils Gemini, an AI model that will power Google Bard and the Pixel 8 Pro

Google’s Gemini Turns Pixel 8 Pro Into a True AI Phone

Recent rumors have suggested that Apple will release its first M3 MacBooks this year. However, a new five-year global notebook shipments forecast published by [DigiTimes](https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20231011VL209/digitimes-research-2023-notebook-shipments.html) has suggested we won’t be seeing them until 2024.  


Apple's M3 MacBooks Probably Won't Arrive Until 2024

GoPro now says you don’t need to fall out of a plane to go fully vertical with its cameras. The company’s latest action product in its Black line supports a new vertical mode for shooting those TikTok-worthy escapades, and now the company said users should expect longer runtimes, even when shooting HDR and 4K video.

GoPro Wants the Hero12 Black to Be the Sports Camera for the TikTok Generation

Apple has once again had a wrench thrown in its plans for smartphone hardware, though it won’t affect the [hotly anticipated autumnal release of the iPhone 15](https://gizmodo.com/apple-acknowledges-a-smartphone-slowdown-as-iphone-15-a-1850712536). Saudi Arabia had passed a law requiring all future smartphones sold in the country to have USB-C ports beginning in 2025.

Saudi Arabia Passes Law Requiring USB-C Charging on New iPhones, Androids, and Laptops

Alienware has not been the type of company to shy away from outlandish, expensive, and sometimes gaudy case designs. That being said, Alienware is trying something a little more quaint compared to previous years, as the latest in its Aurora mid-sized desktop PCs, the R16, now features a boxier design that the company…

Alienware Aurora R16 Review: Thinking Inside the Box

Alienware announces a new-look Aurora R16 desktop

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming PC With Radical Redesign Available Now

Alienware Aurora R16 launched with a redesigned case and better airflow

Alienware Aurora R16 review

Alienware Unleashes Aurora R16 Gaming PC With Top-Notch Specs, Better Cooling & Renewed Design

Alienware’s Newest Desktop Design Leaves the Mothership and Heads Back Down to Earth

Held for the first time in its home country of Korea, this summer’s [Samsung Unpacked event](https://gizmodo.com/when-and-how-to-watch-samsung-s-upcoming-foldable-centr-1850602239) is happening this morning in Seoul, featuring new iterations of the Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Flip foldable phones, plus new Galaxy Watch models and new Tab S9 tablets.


Everything Announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Watch 6, and Galaxy Tab S9 Revealed

Apple still hasn’t quite given the world a great reason to spend $3,500 on its [Vision Pro AR/VR headset](https://gizmodo.com/apple-s-vision-pro-head-strap-problem-1850590354), nor even released it, but BMW Motorrad, the automakers’ motorcycle division, believes it’s come up with a convincing reason for [riders to wear smart glasses](https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/article/detail/T0422978EN_US/bmw-motorrad-presents-connectedride-smartglasses). The company’s new ConnectedRide Smartglasses position …


BMW Launches Smart Glasses That Give Motorcyclists a Heads-Up Display

Although far more convenient to carry around than a set of over-ear headphones, wireless earbuds can often become uncomfortable when crammed into your ears for hours. With its new [OpenFit wireless earbuds](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYSQDWRT?asc_campaign=Partner&asc_refurl=https://gizmodo.com/shokz-openfit-first-wireless-earbuds-hear-ambient-noise-1850463753&asc_source=regular&tag=kinjagizmodo-20), Shokz is promising all day comfort via an open-ear design that ensures you can also hear everything going on…


Shokz OpenFit Pro review

Shokz OpenFit delivers open-ear audio without bone conduction

Shokz First Wireless Earbuds Let You Hear the World Around You

For those obsessed with protecting their mobile devices using cases and screen protectors, LG is introducing an even better solution with an update to its portable, [27-inch StanbyME tablet TV](https://gizmodo.com/lg-thinks-the-future-of-tvs-is-just-a-tablet-on-a-stick-1848212090) that now [comes inside its own hard-sided briefcase](https://www.lge.co.kr/tvs/27lx5qkna) so it’s easier to transport, and harder to break.

LG's 27-Inch Touchscreen Briefcase-With-a-TV Might Be the Ultimate Screen Protector

[As big tech companies like Amazon forbid employees from entering code into ChatGPT](https://gizmodo.com/amazon-chatgpt-ai-software-job-coding-1850034383), other big tech companies are more optimistic. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang claims that anyone can code now with artificial intelligence, and that a new era of technological literacy is upon us.

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