October 24, 2023

IN THIS ISSUE

🚐 This gorgeous EV will drive astronauts partway to the moon

🎧 Bose's headphones are the new ANC and spatial audio king

👓 New smart specs put a 500-nits, 300-inch screen on your eyes

📱 Opinion: 'I was wrong about the iPhone 15 Pro'

UP FIRST

This gorgeous EV will drive astronauts partway to the moon

The vehicle is a collaboration between NASA and California-based EV startup Canoo Technologies

NASA and Canoo Technologies have shown off the new electric vehicle that will transport the next lunar astronauts to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center as part of next year’s Artemis II mission.

The space agency unveiled the vehicle earlier this year, but on Sunday it gave folks attending the Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas, a closer look at its stylish exterior and rather plush interior.

In November of next year, three of the new electric vehicles will transport the four Artemis II astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center's Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to Launch Pad 39B about eight miles away.

The crew will then step inside their next ride, the Orion capsule, before being blasted toward the moon by NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ...

HEADPHONES REVIEW

Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Headphones review

The company has built a new ANC and spatial audio king

Bose fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The new Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are a return to form for the company after its four-year experiment with the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700.

Bose has gone to great lengths to put these new cans on par with (or even ahead of) wireless headphones from Sony, Apple, and Sennheiser with its version of spatial audio called Bose Immersive Audio, plus support for lossless and hi-res audio. Their price reflects that effort: the QC Ultra are $429, a $30 price hike over the NCH 700.

After spending over a week with the new QC Ultra, the verdict is that Bose has delivered a fantastic set of wireless noise-canceling cans that can stand toe-to-toe with the other flagships ...

SMART SPECS

These new smart glasses put a 500-nit, 300-inch screen on your eyes

The technology powering smart spectacles is making steady but notable advancements

Xreal (formerly Nreal) has announced the second generation of its Xreal Air smart glasses.

The new Air 2 model are lighter than their predecessors and comes with better colors and brighter displays thanks to Sony micro-OLED technology. The view is equivalent to a 330-inch screen at six meters, Xreal says.

Xreal's latest smart specs are compatible with a wide variety of laptops, computers, phones, and gaming devices, providing the user with a large virtual screen in a compact and easy-to-carry pair of glasses.

The Xreal Air 2 are available to preorder for $399 and should be on Amazon by November. Xreal will also offer an Air 2 Pro model that includes adjustable electrochromic shades and costs $449 ...

OPINION by Prakhar Khanna

I was wrong about the iPhone 15 Pro

'I thought I knew what to expect from this phone. But after using it for a while, I have a confession: I was dead wrong about it'

The iPhone 13 Pro Max was my first big iPhone ever, and I enjoyed the experience so much that I called it my favorite phone of 2022. That was primarily due to the exceptional battery life, which overshadowed my minor grievances with the camera.

But the following year, shifting to the iPhone 14 Pro Max was a not-so-fun experience. Apple dropped the ball on battery life, the Dynamic Island wasn’t very useful for the first four months, the heavier design was unergonomic, and the cameras had issues as well.

This year, I decided to opt for the non-Max variant and go for the smaller iPhone 15 Pro. A month later, I can confidently say that this is the best Pro iPhone I’ve ever used. And that’s because of the number of ways it’s improved over its predecessor ...

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