Light speed is the fastest anything can travel in the universe, right? It turns out to be a little more complicated. There are places on Earth where manufactured objects go even faster than light. So, how is this possible and what does this look like in action?
iPhone trick: How to copy and paste text and images from your photos
Safety is a selling point of Apple’s latest offering. The iPhone 14 has improved car crash detection and even emergency SOS via satellite. Tap or click here for instructions on sending an emergency text when you have no signal. It could save your life.
With the new iPhone came a new operating system. iOS 16 introduced new safety features and cool updates like the ability to unsend texts and lock screen switching.
The new OS enhanced two iPhone tools: Live Text and Visual Lookup. You can now do much more with the objects, people and texts found in your photos, videos and images from the web.
Use Live Text to copy, look up or translate text from photos and videos
Live Text was introduced with iOS 15, allowing you to capture the text in pictures and copy it as easily as text from a message, web page, note or document. This tool also lets you look up text on the web or translate it right then and there.
Live Text got some enhancements with iOS 16, so you’ll need to update to get the best use out of it. You’ll also need an iPhone XR/XS or newer to use Live Text.
You can use Live Text from an existing photo, the Camera app or the web.
Use Live Text from your camera roll:
- Open the Photos app and select an image containing text.
- Tap and hold on any word and you’ll get a menu. Drag around all the words you want or tap Select All, then tap Copy.
- You can also tap the text selection button on the lower right of your screen to highlight text before copying it.
- Open another app and tap on the screen to Paste the text you just copied.
- Tap Look Up to find the highlighted text on the web.
- Tap Translate to translate the text.
Use Live Text from your camera:
3D printers 101: Guide to getting started, best printers, tips
Look at the printer next to your computer. What can you use it for? You may rely on it for work, but the truth is the features offered by your old inkjet printer are pretty limited. You can print documents, photos or maybe even make a copy or two if you invested in a printer with advanced features.
Try and try again: If you’re a ChatGPT Plus subscriber, you can now edit images, too. Just click on an image to give follow-up instructions, like removing or adding objects. If the results stink, give some feedback and try again.
Household objects that slow down your Wi-Fi
Did you know that your innocent household items may be secretly plotting against your Wi-Fi? Here’s what they are and how they do it in this one-minute podcast.
The second Neuralink brain chip patient is doing well: “Alex” is using design software to create 3D objects and play the first-person shooter game Counter-Strike, all with his mind. The next frontier? Connecting the brain chip to the physical world, such as fully controlled robotic arms. Incredible stuff.
740 million children
Will be nearsighted by 2050. Blame less time spent outside and more screen time for youngsters. An estimated four in 10 kids will need prescription glasses. Girls are more likely than boys to develop myopia (the fancy name for objects far away looking blurry).
DALL-E who? Adobe Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature can generate AI objects in an image just like DALL-E or Midjourney:
- Select an area or object with the selection tool.
- With your area selected, right-click on it and select Generative Fill (or go to Edit > Generative Fill).
- In the text prompt box, describe the object or scene you want to add and click Generate. You’ll see previews of variations.
Cue the sci-fi thriller music: Meet Ameca, the “world’s most advanced” humanoid robot, complete with camera eyes and facial recognition. It’s taking the internet by storm, recognizing objects in rooms and mimicking celebs like Morgan Freeman, Elon Musk and Donald Trump. The vid is totally worth a watch.