This week we saw Lorde fans having trouble playing the CD version of Virgin because of its recyclable transparent design. I had some positive results playing from traditional clamshell players, but not so much with slot-style CD player mechanisms like in car stereos and game consoles.
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Bluetooth headphones these days are computers, and Nothing’s over-the-ear headphones will always remind you of that.
Google’s NotebookLM can turn any document into a conversation between two chatbots. Is this the future of podcasting?
The MV88+ condenser mic has been Shure’s solution for recording stereo audio in multiple polar patterns with a phone or in a camera shoe. An updated version out today can now connect wirelessly to a MoveMic receiver or a smartphone with a range of 100 feet, which can be great for capturing field recordings far away from where your camera is without running cables.
However, there is no backup if that Bluetooth signal has interference.
Topaz Labs is letting users try out its Project Starlight diffusion AI model for enhancing and upscaling video, which generates a bunch of detail to less-than-perfect footage. Currently, the free limit is three 10-second clips per week, so I used it on some old VHS camcorder footage.
I’m sorry, Grandpa.
I tried out Syntilay’s AI designed, 3D-printed footwear, which had me scan my feet with my phone for custom sizing. Syntilay says it wants to be “the content creator shoe company” by quickly designing shoes for YouTuber’s merch stores, but it’s just using consumer software like Midjourney to design these. Can’t anyone do that?