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Sörling said: ”India’s hosting of World Table Tennis Day 2026 is a proud moment for our global table tennis family. The message of this day is as simple as the sport itself: everyone is welcome at the table. Whether you play for fun, for fitness, for friendship, or with the ambition to reach the very top, this day is yours.”

“As the ITTF marks its centenary, this is the vision we carry forward: a sport that welcomes everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Today, in Kapadwanj, we see the real, positive impact table tennis can have in connecting communities. That is what our sport has offered the world for 100 years, and what it will continue to offer for the next hundred.”

Kapadwanj’s selection as host city reflected more than three years of sustained grassroots work through the Smash Barriers programme, implemented locally by Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal in partnership with Dani Sports Foundation. The initiative has been using table tennis as a tool for inclusion, health, and community development, engaging children, youth, families, and persons with disabilities.

World Table Tennis Day 2026 served as a culmination of this ongoing effort, offering a live, on-ground showcase of how sport can create lasting, community-led impact.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. The event was designed as an interactive and inclusive experience.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

Key highlights included inclusive table tennis activities across age groups and abilities, exhibition matches, cultural performances rooted in the local context, and a special “100 Years of ITTF” showcase celebrating the sport’s global legacy.

Reflecting on the occasion, Vita Dani said, “The health benefits of table tennis are truly unmatched, and it remains one of the most accessible sports in the world. To celebrate a sport so close to my heart, in a place that means so much to me, makes this moment incredibly special. What adds to the significance is marking 100 years of the federation, and for India to have the honour of hosting and celebrating this milestone makes it even more meaningful.”

Published on Apr 23, 2026

#World #Table #Tennis #Day #celebrated #fanfare #Gujarat"> World Table Tennis Day celebrated with fanfare in Gujarat  India successfully hosted the global flagship celebration of World Table Tennis Day 2026 in Kapadwanj, Gujarat, marking a historic first for the country and commemorating 100 years of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).Centred around the theme “Health & Well-Being” and the slogan “Table Tennis Moves You,” the event showcased how table tennis can serve as a simple, accessible tool to promote physical activity, mental wellness, and social inclusion. The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. 
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. 
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The celebration was held in the presence of ITTF President Petra Sörling; Vita Dani, Governing Board Member of ITTF Foundation; ITTF Foundation Director Leandro Olvech; Sharath Kamal, five-time Olympian and ITTF Foundation ambassador, commentator Adam Bobrow, and representatives from ESN Spinsight.ALSO READ | U Mumba TT retains title-winning coaching duo; Chakraborty set for Ultimate Table Tennis debut in Season 7Sörling said: ”India’s hosting of World Table Tennis Day 2026 is a proud moment for our global table tennis family. The message of this day is as simple as the sport itself: everyone is welcome at the table. Whether you play for fun, for fitness, for friendship, or with the ambition to reach the very top, this day is yours.”“As the ITTF marks its centenary, this is the vision we carry forward: a sport that welcomes everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Today, in Kapadwanj, we see the real, positive impact table tennis can have in connecting communities. That is what our sport has offered the world for 100 years, and what it will continue to offer for the next hundred.”Kapadwanj’s selection as host city reflected more than three years of sustained grassroots work through the Smash Barriers programme, implemented locally by Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal in partnership with Dani Sports Foundation. The initiative has been using table tennis as a tool for inclusion, health, and community development, engaging children, youth, families, and persons with disabilities.World Table Tennis Day 2026 served as a culmination of this ongoing effort, offering a live, on-ground showcase of how sport can create lasting, community-led impact. The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. The event was designed as an interactive and inclusive experience.The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.Key highlights included inclusive table tennis activities across age groups and abilities, exhibition matches, cultural performances rooted in the local context, and a special “100 Years of ITTF” showcase celebrating the sport’s global legacy.Reflecting on the occasion, Vita Dani said, “The health benefits of table tennis are truly unmatched, and it remains one of the most accessible sports in the world. To celebrate a sport so close to my heart, in a place that means so much to me, makes this moment incredibly special. What adds to the significance is marking 100 years of the federation, and for India to have the honour of hosting and celebrating this milestone makes it even more meaningful.”Published on Apr 23, 2026  #World #Table #Tennis #Day #celebrated #fanfare #Gujarat
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Sörling said: ”India’s hosting of World Table Tennis Day 2026 is a proud moment for our global table tennis family. The message of this day is as simple as the sport itself: everyone is welcome at the table. Whether you play for fun, for fitness, for friendship, or with the ambition to reach the very top, this day is yours.”

“As the ITTF marks its centenary, this is the vision we carry forward: a sport that welcomes everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Today, in Kapadwanj, we see the real, positive impact table tennis can have in connecting communities. That is what our sport has offered the world for 100 years, and what it will continue to offer for the next hundred.”

Kapadwanj’s selection as host city reflected more than three years of sustained grassroots work through the Smash Barriers programme, implemented locally by Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal in partnership with Dani Sports Foundation. The initiative has been using table tennis as a tool for inclusion, health, and community development, engaging children, youth, families, and persons with disabilities.

World Table Tennis Day 2026 served as a culmination of this ongoing effort, offering a live, on-ground showcase of how sport can create lasting, community-led impact.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. The event was designed as an interactive and inclusive experience.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

Key highlights included inclusive table tennis activities across age groups and abilities, exhibition matches, cultural performances rooted in the local context, and a special “100 Years of ITTF” showcase celebrating the sport’s global legacy.

Reflecting on the occasion, Vita Dani said, “The health benefits of table tennis are truly unmatched, and it remains one of the most accessible sports in the world. To celebrate a sport so close to my heart, in a place that means so much to me, makes this moment incredibly special. What adds to the significance is marking 100 years of the federation, and for India to have the honour of hosting and celebrating this milestone makes it even more meaningful.”

Published on Apr 23, 2026

#World #Table #Tennis #Day #celebrated #fanfare #Gujarat">World Table Tennis Day celebrated with fanfare in Gujarat

India successfully hosted the global flagship celebration of World Table Tennis Day 2026 in Kapadwanj, Gujarat, marking a historic first for the country and commemorating 100 years of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).

Centred around the theme “Health & Well-Being” and the slogan “Table Tennis Moves You,” the event showcased how table tennis can serve as a simple, accessible tool to promote physical activity, mental wellness, and social inclusion.

World Table Tennis Day celebrated with fanfare in Gujarat  India successfully hosted the global flagship celebration of World Table Tennis Day 2026 in Kapadwanj, Gujarat, marking a historic first for the country and commemorating 100 years of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).Centred around the theme “Health & Well-Being” and the slogan “Table Tennis Moves You,” the event showcased how table tennis can serve as a simple, accessible tool to promote physical activity, mental wellness, and social inclusion. The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. 
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. 
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The celebration was held in the presence of ITTF President Petra Sörling; Vita Dani, Governing Board Member of ITTF Foundation; ITTF Foundation Director Leandro Olvech; Sharath Kamal, five-time Olympian and ITTF Foundation ambassador, commentator Adam Bobrow, and representatives from ESN Spinsight.ALSO READ | U Mumba TT retains title-winning coaching duo; Chakraborty set for Ultimate Table Tennis debut in Season 7Sörling said: ”India’s hosting of World Table Tennis Day 2026 is a proud moment for our global table tennis family. The message of this day is as simple as the sport itself: everyone is welcome at the table. Whether you play for fun, for fitness, for friendship, or with the ambition to reach the very top, this day is yours.”“As the ITTF marks its centenary, this is the vision we carry forward: a sport that welcomes everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Today, in Kapadwanj, we see the real, positive impact table tennis can have in connecting communities. That is what our sport has offered the world for 100 years, and what it will continue to offer for the next hundred.”Kapadwanj’s selection as host city reflected more than three years of sustained grassroots work through the Smash Barriers programme, implemented locally by Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal in partnership with Dani Sports Foundation. The initiative has been using table tennis as a tool for inclusion, health, and community development, engaging children, youth, families, and persons with disabilities.World Table Tennis Day 2026 served as a culmination of this ongoing effort, offering a live, on-ground showcase of how sport can create lasting, community-led impact. The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                            

                            The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.
                                                            | Photo Credit: 
                                Special Arrangement
                                                    The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. The event was designed as an interactive and inclusive experience.The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.Key highlights included inclusive table tennis activities across age groups and abilities, exhibition matches, cultural performances rooted in the local context, and a special “100 Years of ITTF” showcase celebrating the sport’s global legacy.Reflecting on the occasion, Vita Dani said, “The health benefits of table tennis are truly unmatched, and it remains one of the most accessible sports in the world. To celebrate a sport so close to my heart, in a place that means so much to me, makes this moment incredibly special. What adds to the significance is marking 100 years of the federation, and for India to have the honour of hosting and celebrating this milestone makes it even more meaningful.”Published on Apr 23, 2026  #World #Table #Tennis #Day #celebrated #fanfare #Gujarat

The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The celebration was held in the presence of ITTF President Petra Sörling; Vita Dani, Governing Board Member of ITTF Foundation; ITTF Foundation Director Leandro Olvech; Sharath Kamal, five-time Olympian and ITTF Foundation ambassador, commentator Adam Bobrow, and representatives from ESN Spinsight.

ALSO READ | U Mumba TT retains title-winning coaching duo; Chakraborty set for Ultimate Table Tennis debut in Season 7

Sörling said: ”India’s hosting of World Table Tennis Day 2026 is a proud moment for our global table tennis family. The message of this day is as simple as the sport itself: everyone is welcome at the table. Whether you play for fun, for fitness, for friendship, or with the ambition to reach the very top, this day is yours.”

“As the ITTF marks its centenary, this is the vision we carry forward: a sport that welcomes everyone, regardless of age, ability, or background. Today, in Kapadwanj, we see the real, positive impact table tennis can have in connecting communities. That is what our sport has offered the world for 100 years, and what it will continue to offer for the next hundred.”

Kapadwanj’s selection as host city reflected more than three years of sustained grassroots work through the Smash Barriers programme, implemented locally by Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal in partnership with Dani Sports Foundation. The initiative has been using table tennis as a tool for inclusion, health, and community development, engaging children, youth, families, and persons with disabilities.

World Table Tennis Day 2026 served as a culmination of this ongoing effort, offering a live, on-ground showcase of how sport can create lasting, community-led impact.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

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The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The programme unfolded over two days, beginning with community visits and field immersions on April 22 across local institutions and neighbourhoods, followed by the main celebration on April 23 at Dani College. The event was designed as an interactive and inclusive experience.

The celebration brought together around 400 participants, including children, youth, families, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities, with approximately 200 people actively engaged at any given time.

Key highlights included inclusive table tennis activities across age groups and abilities, exhibition matches, cultural performances rooted in the local context, and a special “100 Years of ITTF” showcase celebrating the sport’s global legacy.

Reflecting on the occasion, Vita Dani said, “The health benefits of table tennis are truly unmatched, and it remains one of the most accessible sports in the world. To celebrate a sport so close to my heart, in a place that means so much to me, makes this moment incredibly special. What adds to the significance is marking 100 years of the federation, and for India to have the honour of hosting and celebrating this milestone makes it even more meaningful.”

Published on Apr 23, 2026

#World #Table #Tennis #Day #celebrated #fanfare #Gujarat

India successfully hosted the global flagship celebration of World Table Tennis Day 2026 in Kapadwanj,…

, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial.

Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On
                If you don’t like the idea of someone recording you discreetly, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

 As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial. © L’Atitude 52°N Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the 9 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road. It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

 On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

 If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat. I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.      #Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables
© L’Atitude 52°N

Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the $399 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road.

It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat.

I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.

#Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables"> Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On
                If you don’t like the idea of someone recording you discreetly, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

 As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial. © L’Atitude 52°N Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the 9 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road. It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

 On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

 If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat. I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.      #Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables
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, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial.

Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On
                If you don’t like the idea of someone recording you discreetly, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

 As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial. © L’Atitude 52°N Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the 9 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road. It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

 On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

 If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat. I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.      #Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables
© L’Atitude 52°N

Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the $399 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road.

It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat.

I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.

#Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables">Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On

If you don’t like the idea of someone recording you discreetly, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial.

Smart Glasses Are Eyeing the One Thing People Hate More Than Being Spied On
                If you don’t like the idea of someone recording you discreetly, you probably don’t like smart glasses. Video and photo capture are easily some of the most divisive aspects of the form factor, if not the most divisive. However divisive the recording part is, though, there are unifying aspects of smart glasses with cameras—things that fans and critics can hate together. Take subscriptions, for example.

 As noted by Wired, L’Atitude 52°N, a smart glasses company that successfully crowdfunded last year, just launched its Berlin model of AI specs, which is set to go on sale May 26, and they have one tiny little quirk that I haven’t seen yet, or at least not to this extent: the AI features on the smart glasses (a good deal of the stuff that might actually convince you to buy them) will all be paywalled after a year’s trial. © L’Atitude 52°N Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the 9 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road. It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

 On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

 If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat. I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.      #Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables
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Per Wired, which spoke to L’Atitude 52°N CEO Gary Chen, there’s no word on how much the $399 smart glasses’ subscription will cost, but if you don’t pay up, Berlin will be limited to “base features,” which include playing music and capturing media. I guess anyone interested in buying Berlin will have to be okay with a looming, unknown cost down the road.

It’s an interesting choice for a company that positions its smart glasses as being ideal for travel, pitching stuff like an “AI tour guide” that uses computer vision to provide information on your surroundings as a centerpiece of that travel functionality. Outside of a tour guide, the Berlin smart glasses also appear to lean into translation and a voice assistant in the AI department.

On the bright side—call it transparency if you want—at least Chen is being honest about future ambitions to squeeze recurring profits out of anyone who buys the company’s smart glasses. A lot of the time, that’s just an unacknowledged minefield customers unknowingly step onto when buying any gadget with a cloud service.

If you’re okay with potentially having to cough up a monthly sum to get the most out of your smart glasses, the Berlin look like a decent pair, but not quite the best. There’s no screen, but there’s a 12-megapixel camera, which is the same as the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, though there’s a significant difference in capture resolution. The Berlin have a max recording resolution of 1080p, while the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses can record in 3K. They do look stylish, or at the very least unique, and if they can compete on open-ear audio, they might be a worthy consideration even with that very annoying subscription caveat.

I’m skeptical that smart glasses are practical enough to justify paying for monthly, but I guess the only way to find out is by adding to everyone’s already Sisyphean monthly subscription budget.

#Smart #Glasses #Eyeing #People #Hate #Spiedsmart glasses,wearables

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2025 numbers compiled by Sports Business Journal), estimated attendance (tracked by the fellow behind this website), relative strength of field (measured by Datagolf.com), consensus about the golf course and location.

As luck would have it, we’ll start with the team event that begins Thursday:

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Most elite players, including past champion Rory McIlroy, are taking the week off because the Zurich comes at an odd time in the jam-packed schedule. A sampling of players who are in the field this week: Martin Couvra, Pontus Nyholm, Chandler Blanchet, Trace Crowe. Casual fans, are you excited yet? A shrinking New Orleans market and bottom-five TV ratings (among standard tour events) don’t help, but above all, it feels cheap for a pairs tournament to be doling out FedEx Cup points when it’s an individual sport the rest of the season.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson

I’d delete this from the calendar for the abominable name alone. That aside, TPC Craig Ranch is the real problem here. Dallas native Scottie Scheffler played the tourney last year and embarrassed the course by going 31 under par for four days. That prompted a revamp, and headlines promising the course is no longer a pushover are never a good sign. The field is weak, attendance is low and Dallas-Fort Worth doesn’t need to hog two tournaments when there’s more history at Colonial Country Club.

Rocket Classic

In 2019 the PGA Tour introduced both their Minnesota and Detroit events, the 3M Open and the Rocket Classic. The Upper Midwest is a good home for some July golf, but neither of these have any juice. I was torn between the two and nearly picked the 3M due to worse TV ratings, but I came back to Detroit Golf Club, which is flat and straight-ahead and usually quite soft due to summer rain. It’s boringly easy, with more birdies made there than any other course on tour in 2025. They left the D.C. area for this.

Wyndham Championship

The attendance is relatively low, the TV ratings aren’t better, but more than anything this choice comes down to philosophical fit. Right now the Wyndham serves as the final regular-season event for players to squeak into the playoffs. Top players never come here because they never have to. In the PGA Tour’s New World Order, it works better as a late-season tournament for the rookies and journeymen to scrap for promotion to the top track next year.

#Events #Axed #PGA #Tour #Shakeup #Deadspin.com"> Four Events That Might Be Axed in PGA Tour Shakeup | Deadspin.com   Golf’s schedule shakeup has begun.The PGA Tour this week confirmed that it would not return to Hawaii, where it’s traditionally opened the season with consecutive tournaments on Maui and in Honolulu.The long-rumored move is undoubtedly the first of several to come as PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp preaches scarcity and tries to contract the schedule. If you’re just catching up, the tour’s current preference is to create a top tier of 21-26 tournaments and a second track for lower-ranked players to earn opportunities for promotion.The elevated track would include the four majors, The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup playoffs. You figure the eight “signature events” that already exist maintain that status. That leaves five to 10 standard tournaments to select — and a bunch of regular-season tournaments that won’t make the cut.Now that’s much more interesting to me. Who gets the axe? I’ve got four suggestions for a shortlist of tournaments to either chop completely or demote to the second tier.There are plenty of reasons to cut a tournament, from lack of fan interest to an expiring sponsor to even the environment on Maui, which has dealt with wildfires and drought alike. (It’s worth remembering the tour also made several missteps pre-LIV Golf, dropping popular annual stops in Boston, New York, Washington and Chicago and cold-shouldering millions of golf fans in those areas. Rolapp rightly wants to claw some of those back.)I considered five criteria to determine which ones wouldn’t be missed: TV ratings (2025 numbers compiled by Sports Business Journal), estimated attendance (tracked by the fellow behind this website), relative strength of field (measured by Datagolf.com), consensus about the golf course and location.As luck would have it, we’ll start with the team event that begins Thursday:Zurich Classic of New OrleansMost elite players, including past champion Rory McIlroy, are taking the week off because the Zurich comes at an odd time in the jam-packed schedule. A sampling of players who are in the field this week: Martin Couvra, Pontus Nyholm, Chandler Blanchet, Trace Crowe. Casual fans, are you excited yet? A shrinking New Orleans market and bottom-five TV ratings (among standard tour events) don’t help, but above all, it feels cheap for a pairs tournament to be doling out FedEx Cup points when it’s an individual sport the rest of the season.CJ Cup Byron NelsonI’d delete this from the calendar for the abominable name alone. That aside, TPC Craig Ranch is the real problem here. Dallas native Scottie Scheffler played the tourney last year and embarrassed the course by going 31 under par for four days. That prompted a revamp, and headlines promising the course is no longer a pushover are never a good sign. The field is weak, attendance is low and Dallas-Fort Worth doesn’t need to hog two tournaments when there’s more history at Colonial Country Club.Rocket ClassicIn 2019 the PGA Tour introduced both their Minnesota and Detroit events, the 3M Open and the Rocket Classic. The Upper Midwest is a good home for some July golf, but neither of these have any juice. I was torn between the two and nearly picked the 3M due to worse TV ratings, but I came back to Detroit Golf Club, which is flat and straight-ahead and usually quite soft due to summer rain. It’s boringly easy, with more birdies made there than any other course on tour in 2025. They left the D.C. area for this.Wyndham ChampionshipThe attendance is relatively low, the TV ratings aren’t better, but more than anything this choice comes down to philosophical fit. Right now the Wyndham serves as the final regular-season event for players to squeak into the playoffs. Top players never come here because they never have to. In the PGA Tour’s New World Order, it works better as a late-season tournament for the rookies and journeymen to scrap for promotion to the top track next year.   #Events #Axed #PGA #Tour #Shakeup #Deadspin.com
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2025 numbers compiled by Sports Business Journal), estimated attendance (tracked by the fellow behind this website), relative strength of field (measured by Datagolf.com), consensus about the golf course and location.

As luck would have it, we’ll start with the team event that begins Thursday:

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Most elite players, including past champion Rory McIlroy, are taking the week off because the Zurich comes at an odd time in the jam-packed schedule. A sampling of players who are in the field this week: Martin Couvra, Pontus Nyholm, Chandler Blanchet, Trace Crowe. Casual fans, are you excited yet? A shrinking New Orleans market and bottom-five TV ratings (among standard tour events) don’t help, but above all, it feels cheap for a pairs tournament to be doling out FedEx Cup points when it’s an individual sport the rest of the season.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson

I’d delete this from the calendar for the abominable name alone. That aside, TPC Craig Ranch is the real problem here. Dallas native Scottie Scheffler played the tourney last year and embarrassed the course by going 31 under par for four days. That prompted a revamp, and headlines promising the course is no longer a pushover are never a good sign. The field is weak, attendance is low and Dallas-Fort Worth doesn’t need to hog two tournaments when there’s more history at Colonial Country Club.

Rocket Classic

In 2019 the PGA Tour introduced both their Minnesota and Detroit events, the 3M Open and the Rocket Classic. The Upper Midwest is a good home for some July golf, but neither of these have any juice. I was torn between the two and nearly picked the 3M due to worse TV ratings, but I came back to Detroit Golf Club, which is flat and straight-ahead and usually quite soft due to summer rain. It’s boringly easy, with more birdies made there than any other course on tour in 2025. They left the D.C. area for this.

Wyndham Championship

The attendance is relatively low, the TV ratings aren’t better, but more than anything this choice comes down to philosophical fit. Right now the Wyndham serves as the final regular-season event for players to squeak into the playoffs. Top players never come here because they never have to. In the PGA Tour’s New World Order, it works better as a late-season tournament for the rookies and journeymen to scrap for promotion to the top track next year.

#Events #Axed #PGA #Tour #Shakeup #Deadspin.com">Four Events That Might Be Axed in PGA Tour Shakeup | Deadspin.com

Golf’s schedule shakeup has begun.

The PGA Tour this week confirmed that it would not return to Hawaii, where it’s traditionally opened the season with consecutive tournaments on Maui and in Honolulu.

The long-rumored move is undoubtedly the first of several to come as PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp preaches scarcity and tries to contract the schedule. If you’re just catching up, the tour’s current preference is to create a top tier of 21-26 tournaments and a second track for lower-ranked players to earn opportunities for promotion.

The elevated track would include the four majors, The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup playoffs. You figure the eight “signature events” that already exist maintain that status. That leaves five to 10 standard tournaments to select — and a bunch of regular-season tournaments that won’t make the cut.

Now that’s much more interesting to me. Who gets the axe? I’ve got four suggestions for a shortlist of tournaments to either chop completely or demote to the second tier.

There are plenty of reasons to cut a tournament, from lack of fan interest to an expiring sponsor to even the environment on Maui, which has dealt with wildfires and drought alike. (It’s worth remembering the tour also made several missteps pre-LIV Golf, dropping popular annual stops in Boston, New York, Washington and Chicago and cold-shouldering millions of golf fans in those areas. Rolapp rightly wants to claw some of those back.)

I considered five criteria to determine which ones wouldn’t be missed: TV ratings (2025 numbers compiled by Sports Business Journal), estimated attendance (tracked by the fellow behind this website), relative strength of field (measured by Datagolf.com), consensus about the golf course and location.

As luck would have it, we’ll start with the team event that begins Thursday:

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Most elite players, including past champion Rory McIlroy, are taking the week off because the Zurich comes at an odd time in the jam-packed schedule. A sampling of players who are in the field this week: Martin Couvra, Pontus Nyholm, Chandler Blanchet, Trace Crowe. Casual fans, are you excited yet? A shrinking New Orleans market and bottom-five TV ratings (among standard tour events) don’t help, but above all, it feels cheap for a pairs tournament to be doling out FedEx Cup points when it’s an individual sport the rest of the season.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson

I’d delete this from the calendar for the abominable name alone. That aside, TPC Craig Ranch is the real problem here. Dallas native Scottie Scheffler played the tourney last year and embarrassed the course by going 31 under par for four days. That prompted a revamp, and headlines promising the course is no longer a pushover are never a good sign. The field is weak, attendance is low and Dallas-Fort Worth doesn’t need to hog two tournaments when there’s more history at Colonial Country Club.

Rocket Classic

In 2019 the PGA Tour introduced both their Minnesota and Detroit events, the 3M Open and the Rocket Classic. The Upper Midwest is a good home for some July golf, but neither of these have any juice. I was torn between the two and nearly picked the 3M due to worse TV ratings, but I came back to Detroit Golf Club, which is flat and straight-ahead and usually quite soft due to summer rain. It’s boringly easy, with more birdies made there than any other course on tour in 2025. They left the D.C. area for this.

Wyndham Championship

The attendance is relatively low, the TV ratings aren’t better, but more than anything this choice comes down to philosophical fit. Right now the Wyndham serves as the final regular-season event for players to squeak into the playoffs. Top players never come here because they never have to. In the PGA Tour’s New World Order, it works better as a late-season tournament for the rookies and journeymen to scrap for promotion to the top track next year.

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