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"Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows"
#HeatPumps #Energy

Oakley Meta Vanguard review: the smart glasses combine headphones, sunglasses, and a camera, plus Garmin integration, but the camera specs aren't too impressive (Adrienne So/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/review/oakley-meta-vanguard-smart-glasses/

The Oakley Meta Vanguard Are the Do-It-All Smart Glasses
Meta's second collaboration with Oakley look good, sound great, and might just replace your action cam.

Data-Driven Uncertainty Modeling for Robust Feedback Active Noise Control in Headphones
Florian Hilgemann, Egke Chatzimoustafa, Peter Jax
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15864 https:…

Data-Driven Uncertainty Modeling for Robust Feedback Active Noise Control in Headphones
Active noise control (ANC) has become popular for reducing noise and thus enhancing user comfort in headphones. While feedback control offers an effective way to implement ANC, it is restricted by uncertainty of the controlled system that arises, e.g., from differing wearing situations. Widely used unstructured models which capture these variations tend to overestimate the uncertainty and thus restrict ANC performance. As a remedy, this work explores uncertainty models that provide a more accur…

I see some new headphones in my future… The Beats Flex will have lasted for over four years, that’s not too bad.
I guess I’ll end up just buying another pair, as there don’t seem to be many alternatives in this market segment…

"South Korea sets 3.5 million heat pump target in national decarbonization push"
#SouthKorea #Energy #HeatPumps

South Korea sets 3.5 million heat pump target in national decarbonization push
The South Korean government says it will deploy incentives, legal changes and industry backing to scale heat pump adoption nationwide, aiming to cut emissions from fossil fuel–dependent heating by the mid-2030s.

I would like to listen to the clean broadcast play-by-play announcer audio with noise-cancelling headphones at a hockey game, rather than the often-incomprehensible booming echo over the arena's PA system mixed with screaming people.
That sounds a lot like an assistive technology.
Possibly once existing as a tiny AM radio station, BYOR.
Does it exist today?
#hockey #audio

I hope the plane doesn't stay this warm bc I want to put my frickin headphones on

If it’s not already clear, I’m #ActuallyAutistic and proudly trans, who uses they/them pronouns and identifies as Non-Binary/Gender-Fluid, and bisexual.
I get really scared around other trans people because I worry I might accidentally say something transphobic or homophobic, and I deeply believe, with all my heart, that trans people deserve to live.
:transgender_flag:

Apple Vision Pro M5 review: everything looks sharper, especially virtual desktop mode, and the Dual Knit band is comfortable, but the headset still costs $3,500 (Lance Ulanoff/TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtua

Apple Vision Pro M5 review: faster, clearer, and finally comfortable
New Apple silicon and a new headband level up the experience

Google expands Google Translate's live speech translation from Pixel Buds to any headphones, supporting 70 languages, in beta on compatible Android phones (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/843483/google-translate-live-sp…

Google Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphones
Google Translate will now let users hear live speech translations in any headphones on its Android app, expanding a feature that was once only available with Pixel Buds.