Few companies have devoted as many resources to augmented reality smart glasses as Meta. The Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are among the most popular options in the product class to date, but a far more advanced device is taking shape. Bloomberg reports that Meta is still on track to launch its deluxe smart glasses, codenamed Hypernova, by the end of the year, but if you plan on buying a pair, you might want to start saving up now. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Meta employees say the company will charge at least $1,000 for the Hypernova smart glasses and possibly up to $1,400. That is a significant step up from the $299 starting price of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Of course, the Hypernova glasses are a major upgrade over Meta's old smart glasses. Gurman reports that the key upgrade contributing to much of the higher price is the small screen located in the lower-right corner of the right lens. Based on a demo with a prototype of the Hypernova glasses, the display reveals a boot screen when the device powers on. Once the glasses are powered on, the user will see a home screen with a row of circular app icons. The glasses feature apps for taking photos, viewing media, and opening maps, as well as support for notifications from phone apps. Other than the screen, the Hypernova will function similarly to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. One other notable upgrade will be the ability to navigate through the user interface with capacitive touch controls on the sides of the glasses. Users can scroll through menus or apps by swiping up and down on the temple bars and tap to select. Beyond the capacitive touch controls, Meta is also reportedly working on a neural wristband that will let users control the glasses with gestures. Users can rotate their hands to scroll through apps and pinch a finger and thumb together to select. Meta currently plans to bundle this accessory, codenamed Ceres, in the box with the Hypernova glasses. Finally, Meta also wants to upgrade the camera from the 12-megapixel camera of the Ray-Ban Metas and ship a new carrying case shaped like a triangular prism. Gurman warns that Meta is still months away from officially announcing the Hypernova glasses and says there's no guarantee they'll even see the light of day. Looking forward, Meta is planning a second-generation model, codenamed Hypernova 2, with a binocular display system (one in each lens) for 2027. Then there's the Supernova 2, which will effectively be a sequel to the Ray-Ban Metas, but with a design by Oakley. Don't Miss: Meta’s latest Threads update gives users more control – here’s what’s new The post Meta’s Hypernova smart glasses will cost over $1,000, report claims appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: 15% off iPhones, free music streaming, $75 smart TV, $120 Fitbit Charge 6, more Here are our favorite Magenta Status perks you can only get from T-Mobile Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $269 iPad 10, Nintendo Switch games, robot vacuum deals, $390 AR glasses, more

I do not appreciate what OpenAI did with ChatGPT's 4o image generation model's AI safety features, but I certainly appreciate the massive advancements from OpenAI. Yes, the Studio Ghibli-esque images that are flooding social networks are annoying, as are ChatGPT deepfakes featuring celebrities. But, again, OpenAI has achieved something amazing here. The ease of use of 4o image generation essentially puts a sophisticated Photoshop tool in your pocket. You don't even have to know how to use Photoshop, I mentioned the product because of what the word means or used to mean. You simply have to tell the AI what you want, and ChatGPT will deliver it. I didn't think my mind could be blown twice in the span of a few weeks, but that's what Runway achieved with the new Gen-4 text/image-to-video model. The AI startup practically competes directly against OpenAI's Sora and similar AI tools that let you create videos just as easily as you create images. However, Runway Gen-4 does something others failed to achieve. The company came up with a model that brings consistency to AI video generation, which is one problem to fix in this particular sub-field of genAI programs. To make videos with AI that are worth something, AI needs to be able to support character and scene consistency. That's something Runway Gen-4 can offer, and the results are mind-blowing. Continue reading... The post Runway Gen-4 creates stunning AI videos that should scare Hollywood appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $2,300 Amazon gift card, $53 Beats Solo Buds, $20 Blink Mini 2, $70 Keurig coffee maker, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $100 off Breville air fryers, $40 Echo Dot, $250 Sony XM5 headphones, more Today’s deals: $269 iPad 10, $90 Ninja blender, 20% off Coop pillows, $400 Samsung M8 monitor, more

OpenAI released a new AI image generator last week, the GPT-4o model that works directly inside ChatGPT to create stunning images. The tool became an overnight sensation. In a matter of hours, the web was flooded with AI-generated content from the 4o model, including a massive amount of Studio Ghibli-style creations and deepfakes featuring celebrities.  OpenAI has been enjoying all the free publicity, with the 4o image generator tool making ChatGPT viral at a time when DeepSeek and Google each launched their newest AI models. OpenAI has also largely ignored valid criticism concerning the ease of creating potential copyright-infringing images and deepfakes that can mislead people. Instead, OpenAI doubled down on the new image generator in ChatGPT, saying it prefers to allow the model to be as free as possible rather than impose stricter safety features. The downside of ChatGPT's new image generator becoming so widely used was that ChatGPT Free users did not get access to the new tool as initially expected. Users on the free tier were supposed to be able to create AI images with the GPT-4o model at the same time as ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team users. OpenAI Sam Altman said on X last week that due to the massive demand for the 4o image generator, ChatGPT Free users would have to wait — but the wait was much shorter than expected. I didn't think the company to be ready to bring its new mage generator to ChatGPT Free users so soon, but it just happened. Continue reading... The post ChatGPT’s viral image generator is now available to free users appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $2,300 Amazon gift card, $53 Beats Solo Buds, $20 Blink Mini 2, $70 Keurig coffee maker, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: Apple deals, gaming laptops, Crest 3D Whitestrips, Samsung deals, more Today’s deals: $99 Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker, 20% off LG C3 OLED TV, free Amazon Music streaming, more

Before Android vendors like Samsung and Google started promoting seven years of software updates for the latest Android handsets, only Apple used to deliver that sort of prolonged support. While Apple never committed to a fixed number of updates, the iPhone would routinely get at least some five releases on top of the software it launched with. But Apple also has to routinely remove older iPhones from the list of supported devices, as new requirements for upcoming iOS releases might be impossible to meet by those older devices. iOS 19, set to be unveiled at WWDC 2025 in a few months, will supposedly remove support from the three oldest iPhone models that can still run iOS 18. That contradicts a report that said all iOS 18 phones will also run iOS 19 this fall. Continue reading... The post iOS 19 and its exciting new design won’t work on all iPhones that run iOS 18 appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: $269 iPad 10, Nintendo Switch games, robot vacuum deals, $390 AR glasses, more Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $100 off Breville air fryers, $40 Echo Dot, $250 Sony XM5 headphones, more Today’s deals: $269 iPad 10, $90 Ninja blender, 20% off Coop pillows, $400 Samsung M8 monitor, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $299 Apple Watch S10, $350 70″ smart TV, $299 King mattress, $58 myQ, more

Electric vehicle charging is finally starting to catch up to the pace of daily life. Huawei just unveiled a new EV megawatt charging system that can add around 250 miles of range in just five minutes—fast enough to make waiting around for a charge feel like a thing of the past. The 1.5 megawatt charger was announced at the China Electric Vehicle 100 Forum and is aimed at something most chargers don’t touch: heavy-duty electric trucks. These are the kind of vehicles that need to get back on the road quickly, and a 15-minute full charge could be a game-changer. According to Huawei, the charger delivers up to 2,400 amps of current and pumps in energy at a rate of 20 kilowatt-hours per minute. That’s not just fast, it’s one of the fastest charging systems we’ve seen. It’s also a big step forward in the slow-moving world of EV megawatt charging. Huawei’s charger isn’t alone in this space. BYD and Zeekr are also racing to bring high-output systems online. BYD’s latest charger clocks in at 1,000 kilowatts and can add over 200 miles of range in about five minutes. Zeekr is planning to launch a 1.2 megawatt charger later this year. The goal is the same across the board: get people (and freight) moving again, fast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8GhxKyCPx4 One interesting twist is that Huawei showed off a robotic charging arm earlier this year—one that automatically plugs into a car without any human involvement. In a demo, an autonomous car parked itself next to a charger, and the robotic arm did the rest. While that demo used a smaller 600 kW charger, the company says the arm can be mounted on any size station, including this new model that is designed to charge EVs at the megawatt level. Right now, most of these developments are rolling out in China, where electric vehicle infrastructure is expanding quickly. But even if you’re not behind the wheel of an electric semi, this kind of EV megawatt charging tech could trickle down to passenger cars soon enough. Five-minute charging might not be the standard yet, but it’s starting to feel a lot more realistic. Don't Miss: Revolutionary prosthetic hand lets wearer feel hot and cold The post Groundbreaking new EV charging tech adds 250 miles of range in 5 minutes appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon Big Spring Sale: Apple deals, gaming laptops, Crest 3D Whitestrips, Samsung deals, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: 15% off iPhones, free music streaming, $75 smart TV, $120 Fitbit Charge 6, more Amazon Big Spring Sale: $20 off Nintendo Switch OLED, save $0.50 a gallon on gas, $7 Tapo smart plugs, more Today’s deals: $50 off new M4 MacBook Air, $57 Insignia smart TV, $199 DJI Osmo action camera, more