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Fluid One lets you point your iPhone at a smart home device to control it – for $800

Back in December of last year, we saw an interesting proof of concept of being able to control smart home devices simply by pointing your iPhone at them. Now a startup called Fluid One has brought that developer on board, and added the missing piece of the puzzle: hardware. The video demo below looks extremely slick, but setting it up for a typical home won’t be cheap, coming in at $800 at the…
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Pixel 6 Pro on Android 13 can be modded to run at 1080p, like the upcoming Pixel 7 Pro

An Android ROM developer has crafted a way to downscale the Pixel 6 Pro’s screen to 1080p, a feature we’ve seen should be coming to the Pixel 7 Pro this fall. While digging into the many Android 13 Beta releases from this year, our team previously reported that the Pixel 7 Pro would be getting a dedicated toggle between the default 1440p output and 1080p. The same feature is available on a…
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Google Meet now shows how much background noise is being removed

A small update to the Google Meet UI will help indicate how much noise cancellation is active and how loud your background environment is. Google can remove typing, construction sounds, background chatter, and other noises that aren’t your voice to “make video calls more productive by reducing distractions.”  An expanding or contracting ring around Google Meet’s blue voice indicator is…
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Should you upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 5?

On paper, the Galaxy Watch 5 is a definite improvement on some features found in the Galaxy Watch line. But, does that mean it’s worth completely upgrading for a couple of new changes? We’ll break down each improvement and give you a better idea as to whether or not you…
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iPhone storage list: Capacity specs for every model

Ever wonder how much storage Apple has put in its iPhones over the years or how much storage your current iPhone has (or could have had)? Read along for a look at the complete iPhone storage list for what capacities come with every iPhone model. iPhone has seen quite the evolution over the years when it comes to storage. While Apple first started iPhone with much smaller capacities than iPod…
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