Humane’s universally derided AI Pin (“”) isn’t exactly flying off store shelves, according to internal sales documents published by The Verge. Even worse, the returns are visible ahead of purchases. The company once hoped to sell 100,000 units in the first year – but only 7,000 are in the wild. In our review, we had issues with reliability, how slow it was to process requests, the price, and poor battery life. Its shelf life could be even worse.
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A great development (for more money).
Fujifilm’s X-T50 is a big upgrade on the X-T30 II, thanks to a higher-resolution sensor, in-body stabilization, and improved video capabilities. However, the high price – half a grand more than the X-T30 – makes it hard to recommend. We’ll likely see the X-T30 II heavily discounted in the near future. Read on for the full review.
Nothing will happen to Thanos who ‘snap’ the password.
A few months ago, Disney promised to take even tougher steps against password sharing. It began targeting account sharing in Canada late last year and in June in some other countries. It is about to expand these efforts in the coming weeks. In a bit of fun timing, this expanded password sharing operation is planned just before Disney raises its streaming prices again.
Apparently, the company will start rolling out what it calls “persistent playlists.” These are effective cable-type channels that will air around the clock, which will juice up its viewing numbers and possibly keep you glued to whatever reheated Star Wars / Marvel creations are currently doing the rounds.
More than 2 million copies were sold in less than 6 months.
Balatro, a surreal card game vaguely related to poker, will receive its first major game update in 2025. Developer LocalThunk promises it will bring “new ideas and strategies to the game.” Plus, it will be a free update “as a huge thank you to the game’s brilliant and passionate community.” This is the first of three Balatro announcements/surprises from publisher LocalThunk and Playstack this summer. We hope one of them will be a mobile version.
