East of Innovation: How smart agriculture is changing eastern Carolina

EASTERN CAROLINA, N.C. (WITN) - East Carolina University is developing sensor-based technology designed to help farmers in Eastern Carolina monitor crops, water levels and growing conditions — part of ...
University News & Events

Grants support DIY irrigation and smart, electric tractors for specialty crop growers

Two projects are receiving support from the USDA 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Two interdisciplinary research teams at University of California, Santa Cruz, will develop agricultural ...
CNN

So-called ‘manfluencers’ are filming themselves trying to pick up women. Smart glasses are their perfect tool

Toluwa was waiting for her flight in an airport lounge in Washington, DC, when she said she was approached by a stranger. The pair got chatting and, after a while, she agreed to exchange numbers with ...
Gizmodo

The College Board Is Banning Students From Using Smart Glasses During the SATs

If there’s one thing that chatbots have proven, it’s that we’re in a golden era for academic cheating. And as bad as using ChatGPT to “earn” a law degree is, chatbots aren’t having all the problematic ...
AppleInsider

Xreal One Pro review: Fancy smart glasses you can use with your iPhone

The Xreal One Pro isn't the full smart glasses experience you want, but it does still give you a decent spatial computing experience — assuming you're fine with a cable snaking down to your pocket.
GameSpot

How to Use Satisfactory's Smart Splitters

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Once you make it past the early game in Satisfactory, your production lines will skyrocket in complexity. As the number of items you're producing goes ...
Engadget

Mentra’s first smart glasses are open-source and come with their own app store

Mentra will soon start shipping its first smart glasses, the Mentra Live. At first glance, there’s nothing obvious setting Mentra’s glasses apart from its more well-known competitors, but they come ...
PC Magazine

Your Eyes Will Thank You: 5 Must-See Smart Glasses From CES That Make the Future Bright

From immersive 3D gaming and ultrawide productivity to real-time translation, these smart glasses are taking wearable technology to the next level for the year ahead. I’m PCMag’s home theater and ...
Engadget

Lego Smart Play hands-on: Using Smart Brick technology to get kids to play together

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker face off in one of Lego's new Smart Play sets (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital ...
devdiscourse

The Rise of Intelligent Greenhouses Using IoT, AI, and Robotics for Sustainable Farming

A study, produced by researchers from Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, spanning the Department of Soils, Water, and Agricultural Engineering, the Remote Sensing and GIS Research Center, and the ...
The Verge

Ring’s new smart home sensors use Sidewalk instead of Wi-Fi or Z-Wave

The company is finally expanding its product line that works with its long-range, low-power IoT network. The company is finally expanding its product line that works with its long-range, low-power IoT ...