Neavio’s headphones are the first noise-canceling headphones that can also charge your phone. Now when you forget to charge your device or forget to bring your portable charger your headphones will provide that extra energy boost for your phone. And if you back the project on Kickstarter you can get these cool headphones for $70 off its release price. That’s an unheard of deal for headphones that feature noise-canceling capabilities and a power bank.
The retail price is set to start at $199 but when you pledge the super early bird price of $129, you end up saving $70. You’ll receive a pair of the Neavio Power Bank Headphones in your choice of black, navy, white, or rose gold. The estimated delivery isn’t until October 2019 but it’s available for shipping anywhere in the world. Investing in a good pair of headphones is a smart option, especially if you’re a commuter.
There’s a huge difference between wearing headphones that deliver flawless sound and wearing just any old pair of headphones. For commuters into an urban center, noise-canceling headphones make the trip a lot less stressful. Over-ear headphones are still a top choice for delivering the best music-listening experience, and the ANC (Adaptive Noise Cancellation) function blocks external noise to offer additional value. Sometimes just wearing noise-canceling headphones, even without listening to music, is calming in itself.
And for those who constantly forget to their charge their devices this offers a great deal of reassurance that you’ll be able to make it through the day without hitting empty. Neavio is able to connect to any smartphone device that is compatible with USB. Simply plug in your cable and the headphone logo will indicate how much battery life is left on the power bank. Best of all, Neavio is equipped with two PCBA boards; one for music and one to operate the power bank, so you can still listen to your music while charging.
Read more about how you can upgrade your travel and music listening experience. And never have your smartphone die on you again.
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AI companies spend enormous amounts of time convincing us their technology is safe and secure. But what happens when those same companies become targets of increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks? Anthropic, the company behind Claude, is now facing that question. According to a Washington Post report, cybersecurity startup Cathedral discovered vulnerabilities that let its researchers access sensitive information in Anthropic's internal systems.
The researchers used AI agents to identify potential entry points in less than 12 hours. Interestingly, they didn't need to crack Claude itself. Instead, they exploited weaknesses in third-party business applications that Anthropic uses for everyday operations. Anthropic's security testing program disclosed the findings, which allows outside researchers to identify and report vulnerabilities.
Military working dogs charge into places the rest of us would flee. So, I understand why anyone would want to breed tougher, healthier dogs for the job.
Warhound, a new startup from Colossal Biosciences co-founder Ben Lamm and Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey, has stepped out of stealth with $200 million to clone and gene-edit working dogs for American troops, police departments, and emergency services (via TechCrunch).
AI can describe a picture, identify objects, and answer questions about what a camera sees. But when a blind user needs a quick answer, getting an entire spoken essay about the scene isn't exactly helpful. Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have found that AI-powered visual assistance can leave blind users doing too much work to get the information they actually need.
The study, titled Say It My Way: Exploring Control in Conversational Visual Question Answering with Blind Users, examined how people interact with Be My AI, an AI-powered feature of the Be My Eyes app. The researchers found that users often received lengthy descriptions that didn't adequately address their immediate goals, forcing them to ask follow-up questions or find ways to steer the AI towards a more useful answer.