Facebook unveiled a wristband for augmented reality system
Facebook says it has created a wristband that translates motor signals from the brain so users can move a digital object just by thinking about it. While the eventual goal is a smart artificial intelligence that instinctively intuits what users might want from the AR glasses, the company sai this wrist-based input controller is much more practical in the shorter term.
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Twitter has announced that they will be testing YouTube integration
Typically, when someone includes a YouTube link in a tweet, clicking that link sends users to YouTube. With this new feature, which is in testing on iOS, tweets that contain YouTube videos will be able to be played within the tweet itself, kind of like if it would be a video uploaded directly to Twitter.
More info are available here.
New products
Realme X7 Pro Extreme Edition
The phone will have Dimensity 1000+ processor and a 64-megapixel primary camera. It will come with a 4,500mAh battery.
More info here.
Nokia X20
Nokia X20 will have Snapdragon 480 processor, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. It will be launched on April 8.
More info here.
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Chrome has the ability to caption any video or audio
Live Captions uses machine learning to spontaneously create captions for videos or audio where none existed before, making the web much more accessible for anyone who’s deaf or hard of hearing. Google also says Live Captions will work with audio and video files stored on the hard drive if they’re opened in Chrome.
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Facebook added support for physical security keys for two-factor authentication (2FA) on mobile devices
Facebook has allowed users to set up two-factor authentication with a physical security key on desktop since 2017. It is now expanding the feature to mobile. Other major platforms such as Twitter are also expanding support for physical security keys.
More info can be found here.
