Gadgets

• Book sets out how to make free internet access a human right
• Will your Facebook page and Google photos outlive you? New clinic helps preserve digital life after death
• Adobe announces development of SLM that can run locally on a phone with no cloud connection
• Study finds link between avatar gender and game play behavior
• The metaverse lets audiences watch sports in a new way
• How a solar Minecraft server is changing the way we play video games
• A mixed picture: Study explores e-participation in Germany's energy transition
• Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space
• Custom-colored modules increase acceptance of photovoltaics on buildings, study finds
• Australia has backed away from plans to introduce local quotas on streaming platforms again
• A new generation of AI-enabled tools for accessible, personalized media experiences
• Digital avatars to reshape shopping in the metaverse
• Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?
• Everyday routines as the key to logging in to smart homes
• Growth of extended reality tech means new 'enhanced' regulation needed to protect people's privacy