The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are still among our favorite new devices of the past year or so, as they combine surprisingly good open-ear headphones (or speakers, we suppose) with a built-in 12MP camera and a slew of integrated features. And they just got another major update.
Chief among the changes in Version 6.0 is the ability to record video up to 3 minutes long. That’s a huge increase over the previous limit of 1 minute. One minor catch here: Even after the update, the default recording time is still set to 60 seconds. So you’ll need to go into the camera section of the settings and adjust the video length if you want to use the longer limit.
And, of course, that longer recording time absolutely will take its toll on battery life. That’s just how these things work. So don’t be surprised when you have to put your glasses back in the case to recharge a little (or a lot) sooner than usual.
And if all of that is just too much, the Calm app also is now supported, so you can get your Daily Calm straight through your glasses, or fire up your favorite meditation. And you can even take advantage of a free three-month trial. Again, you’ll need to enable all this in the settings.
If you have auto-update enabled, it’s possible you already have the new features. If not, head on into the settings and take care of things manually.
Instagram is making its way to yet another screen, and this time, Apple TV is getting a taste of the Reels rabbit hole. The company has launched a dedicated Instagram app for Apple TV, bringing Reels, longer videos, and live shows to the big screen. So, if watching one quick clip on a phone somehow turns into an hour of scrolling, there's now a much larger screen for that.
Instagram brings Reels and more to Apple TV
Audio-Technica, a brand well known for making some of the best studio and professional headphones on the market, has just come out with the ATH-AWX7000, which the company itself claims to be its "finest headphones ever." The new flagship closed-back headphone has debuted at an eye-watering price of $3,799. It combines hand-finished Japanese woodwork with a newly developed 58mm driver.
The earcups are made from Kiso cypress, a prized wood historically used for Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Each housing is finished by hand with traditional Echizen lacquer, which brings out the grain and is expected to darken over time. The frame and sliders are finished in a deep navy kachi-iro shade traditionally associated with samurai.
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