Weekly tech highlights: Ray-Ban smart glasses, Apple presentation announcement and more

Miscellaneous / by admin / September 12, 2021

The most interesting events from the world of gadgets and technology.

Facebook and Ray-Ban release smart glasses for everyday use

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Facebook has partnered with the Ray-Ban brand to develop Stories smart glasses. They are equipped with two 5MP cameras for photos and videos. Shooting can be started with a button on the bow or with a voice command: "Hey Facebook, take a video."

The Yandex. Music "learned to control playback on" Stations "

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Yandex has finally added to the corporate music service new control capabilities for all speakers of the Station series (including Mini, Light, Max and the base model). Now you can turn on music directly from the application without voice commands.

Apple announced the date of the first fall presentation

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Apple has begun sending out invitations to reporters for its first fall presentation. The event will take place in September at Apple Park and will be streamed online. New iPhone models are to be presented there.

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New details about iPhone 14 appeared on the web

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The iPhone 13 has not yet been presented, and details about Apple smartphones of 2022 are already appearing on the Web. The details were shared by the MacRumors portal with a link to the famous insider John Prosser. According to him, the alleged iPhone 14 is waiting for dramatic changes.

Xiaomi started blocking illegally imported smartphones

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Although Xiaomi equipment is not officially represented everywhere, nothing prevents users from importing gadgets from China or other countries. However, now this does not apply to residents of Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Sudan and Crimea - there the company's devices can be blocked.