The Nintendo eShop got a big makeover.

Now that we're clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple's platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he'd previously written about. He says they are currently on schedule for a late 2027 launch, and that while we're checking out beta […]

I wrote this technical deep-dive to explore the paradigm mismatch between declarative, set-based processing and sequential, depth-first search algorithms. The write-up walks through the mechanics of forcing a relational database engine (DuckDB) to handle chess logic, specifically: Data Representation: Mapping 64-bit bitboards into a relational model using UBIGINT types. The Pruning Blocker: Why the stateless nature of relational sets prevents sibling nodes from communicating, making true Alpha-Beta pruning impossible inside a single query. The Workaround: Offloading the stateful control flow to an external orchestrator to implement Batched Principal Variation Search (PVS) across query boundaries without violating the declarative nature of the core chess math. The resulting chess engine is obviously not competitive, but the goal was to document the architectural trade-offs, the performance walls encountered with recursive CTEs, and how relational algebra behaves when pushed entirely out of its comfort zone. submitted by /u/swing_bit [link] [留言]

Smart glasses are still a nascent category, but chipmaker Qualcomm is hard at work upgrading the silicon to power the next wave of XR devices: the Snapdragon Reality Elite. Although Qualcomm is announcing the chip today at Augmented World Expo, we've technically already gotten a hands-on with a device powered by the new chip at […]

The Project Aura glasses collaboration between Xreal and Google is now one step closer to being something you can buy. Reservations for the second Android XR device, now dubbed the Xreal Aura, are available for $99 starting today, with a full launch in the US, UK, Japan, Canada, and South Korea expected sometime this Fall. […]

For over a decade now, Snap has been working on this device. Now the glasses are finally here. So what stands out on first impression?

How we live now is defined by unprecedented forces. In this special issue, WIRED and Architectural Digest help you understand what home will look like tomorrow—and beyond.

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Reality Elite promises a boost for AR and mixed reality devices.

The company is taking paid reservations for a launch later this year.

A pair of prototype Ray Ban Meta glasses at AWE 2026 show that NFC charging can achieve similar performance to the pogo pins common in smart glasses today.

To build one family’s dream house on a flood-prone Mississippi bayou, AD100 architect Tom Kundig decided the sky’s the limit.

There's a new Kodak Charmera coming, and its Y2K-coded.

Snap is finally launching augmented glasses for the public. Specs, which Snap describes as "a wearable computer built into see-through augmented reality glasses," will cost $2,195. You can preorder a pair of Specs now at specs.com with a $200 refundable deposit, and Snap says they're expected to ship "this fall" in the US, UK, and […]

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel lays out the company’s vision for its augmented-reality smart glasses, arriving later this year.

Snap describes its news AR Specs as a "wearable computer."