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Why Commanders rookie receiver Antonio Williams is already capturing attention https://www.nfl.com/news/why-commanders-rookie-receiver-antonio-williams-is-already-capturing-attention

The AFC West’s next chapter belongs to its newest faces https://raiderramble.com/2026/07/19/the-afc-wests-next-chapter-belongs-to-its-newest-faces/

Real-time GPU-accelerated assistive navigation using Meta Aria smart glasses #Meta

Real-Time GPU-Accelerated Assistive Navigation Using Meta Aria Smart Glasses
For the 2.2 billion people worldwide affected by visual impairment, navigating a sidewalk, crossing a street, or entering an unfamiliar building remain daily challenges that erode independence and quality of life. Existing assistive systems either lack real-time...

"“Unbury” the Book Chapter? An Investigation of Library and Information Science Book Chapters from Edited Collections in Scholarly Indexes | Swanson" @ Library Resources & Technical Services
https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/8790
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Google Pixel 11 Pro review: Magic Capture and the voice-to-text Rambler features are very useful but subpar gaming performance and HiLight is useless (Julian Chokkattu/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-11-pro-and-pixel-11-pro-xl/

I Can’t Stop Rambling to My Pixel 11 Pro
Google’s new voice typing is pure magic, but subpar gaming performance and a useless rear LED keep these flagships from true greatness.

Assisting the last mile with smart glasses: towards user-centric LLM prompt engineering for visually impaired people #AI

Assisting the Last Mile with Smart Glasses: Towards User-Centric LLM Prompt Engineering for Visually Impaired People
The independent mobility of visually impaired people remains limited, particularly on the so-called last mile. Obstacles, a lack of guidance systems, and the absence of visual information make it difficult to navigate public spaces. Existing aids such as white canes...

Fruits Of Labor (Of Love)
(A 10x8" silver chloride print I made last night of a scene captured in the Bernina Range in 2024, which reminded me of 18th century landscape painting...)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography

Multi-modal sensory substitution for visually disabled users: initial design and evaluation of the #SoundCeption app https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-31308-9_45

Multi-modal Sensory Substitution for Visually Disabled Users: Initial Design and Evaluation of the SoundCeption App
Sensory substitution devices for visually disabled people have traditionally required expensive, specialist equipment and only converted visual information into one other modality, usually either touch or sound. Advances in digital technologies, particularly...

Internal memo: ICE bars its employees from wearing Meta's AI glasses, saying they "could unintentionally capture, record, or transmit sensitive information" (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/technol…

ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.

Nielsen rolls out changes to make its ratings more accurate, including using data from smartwatch-like devices worn by its panelists without requiring logins (Loree Seitz/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/nielsen-changes-c…

Nielsen Changes How It Captures Co-Viewing and Demographic Details for More Accurate Ratings
Nielsen will roll out a number of methodological changes in an effort to make its rating more accurate ahead of the 2026-27 TV season