This Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses detector helpfully lights up the word 'glasshole' when the specs are nearby, just so we're all aware of exactly what we're dealing with
October 23, 2026
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This Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses detector helpfully lights up the word ‘glasshole’ when the specs are nearby, just so we’re all aware of exactly what we’re dealing with

The Fridge04 mins

I’d say there are few more divisive tech products than smart glasses. Sure, I think we can all see the utility of augmented reality tech mounted on a discreet, sunglasses-framed heads-up-display. However, I’m not sure many of us are comfortable with the idea of internet-connected, outward-facing cameras being pointed at us in public by the…

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Actors’ union SAG-AFTRA announces ‘ethical AI’ agreement with Replica, but industry veterans feel misrepresented: ‘Nobody in our community approved this’

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The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has announced a “groundbreaking AI voice agreement” as per the union’s website—and despite its claim that the agreement was “approved by affected members of the union’s voiceover performer community”, a lot of industry vets feel like their voices weren’t heard. This agreement with Replica…

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I know tariff-related price increases are a thing right now but a $1,371 motherboard might be pushing it, even if it is ‘Extreme’

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Our newsfeeds have been dominated by one word over the past few weeks, and that word is “tariff”. President Trump’s favourite word, apparently. His administration’s international trade policies have thrown markets the world over into something of a loop. Still, even among all this pricing turmoil, there’s really no excuse for a $1,371 motherboard, is…

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‘It makes me cringe every time’: 25 years after Diablo 2 reshaped the RPG landscape, Diablo creator David Brevik still thinks its stamina bar sucks

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Diablo 2 left an indelible mark on videogame design, formalizing mechanics and systems like skill tree progression, randomized loot affixes, and colored rarity tiers that are now standard in RPGs and beyond. But despite its impact, Diablo creator and Diablo 2 director David Brevik still has gripes with its design 25 years after release. Specifically,…

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Next year Magic: The Gathering will return to Lorwyn, Strixhaven, Middle-earth, the Marvel Universe—and space, with a Star Trek set

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During a preview panel at MagicCon: Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast revealed most of the 2026 lineup for Magic: The Gathering. It’s looking like a year dominated by returns to existing settings—with two popular planes from Magic’s multiverse, and two Universes Beyond crossovers enjoying comebacks—though we’ll also be getting a Star Trek set and something…

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Anniversary: Smash Bros. Turns 25 Today

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A quarter-century of brawling. Nintendo’s all-star fighting series Super Smash Bros. is 25 years old today. Released on N64 in Japan on January 21st, 1999 under the title Nintendo All Star! Great Melee Smash Brothers, the game pulled together some of Nintendo’s most famous characters and placed them in a fighting arena. Read the full…

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Bethesda’s ex-marketing VP says Skyrim was its first game to make other studios scared of it: ‘You have to be concerned about us if you think you’re going to win game of the year’

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When did Bethesda become, you know, Bethesda? That is, when did it become one of those game companies whose every release becomes a ginormous public event? Morrowind? Oblivion? Fallout 3? None of those, if you ask former Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines. In an interview with Firezide Chat, Hines said the studio’s first true “Holy…

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