回收收購手機l—to Remove DRM?By Justin PotGaming8BitDo’s N64 Controller Is Better Than Nintendo’s OriginalBy Matt KamenGear News and EventsAutomaker Geely Launched Its Own Satellites Into Space, Highlighting China’s AmbitionsBy Aarian MarshallThere aren’t any fresh strap materials for the new 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4, but this is one of the processes used to test various materials used for the bands. I asked the company about recent studies that show fluoroelastomer straps—like the ones Google, Samsung, and Apple sell for their respective smartwatches—have high concentrations of “forever chemicals,” though there’s limited knowledge on how much they’re absorbed by the skin. Francis Hoe, senior product manager for the 回收收購手機pixel Watch, says Google runs several biocompatibility tests before releasing any kind of product, and is “always thinking about new materials,” though he didn’t share any other details.Photograph: Julian ChokkattuIn the next room, there’s a tray with several generations of 回收收購手機pixel phones inside (including the latest 回收收購手機pixel 10 series), lying face down on another wooden surface. This is designed to mimic a real-world user sliding their phone face down on a table. Google’s testing team runs these tests for certain intervals, like 30 minutes, and then checks for scratches. It offers an accelerated look at how the cover glass will fare over a long period, on different surface types, and how it compares to previous generations. (The 回收收購手機pixel 10 series uses the same Gorilla Glass Victus 2 material as its predecessor.)The Tumble TestCourtesy of Joel ChokkattuHow does a phone fare when thrown into a bag or purse filled with other stuff? Yes, people actually toss their pricey phone into a bag, but that can scratch up the glass. This is what the tumble test monitors. This small, red tumbler is filled with a handful of common items, from a hairbrush and a nail clipper to keys and pens. A team member popped a 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4 into one machine, and a 回收收購手機pixel 10 Pro into another. Just like your dryer, everything tumbles together for a certain number of cycles, after which Google’s team will check the hardware for damage and rinse and repeat. This allows Google to monitor the overall durability and scratch-resistance of the devices, from the glass to the buttons and the anodized metal.Most PopularOutdoorThe Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day SaleBy Scott GilbertsonHow To and AdviceIs It Ever Legal—or Ethical—to Remove DRM?By Justin PotGaming8BitDo’s N64 Controller Is Better Than Nintendo’s OriginalBy Matt KamenGear News and EventsAutomaker Geely Launched Its Own Satellites Into Space, Highlighting China’s AmbitionsBy Aarian MarshallThe list of items in the tumbler stays consistent year over year, allowing for direct comparisons with prior-generation hardware. Hoe says these kinds of tests begin early on in development, and Google then uses reliability results to inform key decisions at the next checkpoint of the development phase.Shock TowerCourtesy of Joel ChokkattuArguably the loudest test I experienced, Shock Tower is what Google calls this contraption. Think of it like a drop tower ride at an amusement park that plummets you instantly from a great height (leaving you with soiled pants). Shock Tower is a controlled drop test—a 回收收購手機pixel 10 was clamped on and dropped at a specific speed and height, with a loud CLANG when it hit the bottom.It doesn’t necessarily measure how the drop affects the external parts of the phone, like the glass or display—though I was offered safety glasses just in case the glass cracked (it didn’t). Instead, it’s more to help monitor how the shock affects internal components, and it allows Google to bring these components to failure to see how the assembly of these submodules could be affected by drops. You wouldn’t want your battery to get disconnected from a drop, and that’s something this test could potentially flag.Drop TestPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuThere is a not-so-controlled drop test, too. Rivaling the Shock Tower for loudness, this 1-meter metal box is kind of like the tumbler machine in that it’s constantly rotating 360 degrees. On one side is the 回收收購手機pixel 10 Pro Fold, and on the other, a 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4—both constantly hitting one end and falling in a frenzy to the other as the machine spins. It is a painfully loud sound, and after a few spins, you start to feel sorry for the hardware.Most PopularOutdoorThe Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day SaleBy Scott GilbertsonHow To and AdviceIs It Ever Legal—or Ethical—to Remove DRM?By Justin PotGaming8BitDo’s N64 Controller Is Better Than Nintendo’s OriginalBy Matt KamenGear News and EventsAutomaker Geely Launched Its Own Satellites Into Space, Highlighting China’s AmbitionsBy Aarian MarshallHoe says Google typically runs this test for several cycles, but it usually involves 100 drops per test, after which the team inspects the hardware to determine if it’s a pass or fail. There are different criteria in what determines a pass or fail, but it’s not just about checking to see if the glass cracked. Did the buttons break? Did the camera module pop out? Does the phone still turn on? Those are the kinds of things the team looks at.Freezing and Extreme Heat TestThis test shows the 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4 rapidly moving from extreme cold to extreme heat.
Photograph: Julian ChokkattuThis test blasts the 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4 with freezing rain until the hardware is caked in ice.
Photograph: Julian ChokkattuThis room was cramped with machines that helped measure how devices could handle heat and cold, and rapid transitions between extreme temperatures. Naturally, there was a 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4 sitting frozen in a machine that blasted it with water that’s rapidly cooled, and another machine ratcheted the temperature from –10 to 35 degrees Celsius (14 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit) at 95 percent humidity levels to monitor the temperature change.These tests have two purposes. They show how well the device can continue to perform after enduring extreme temperatures. However, they also allow Google to simulate the age of the hardware, testing devices at different intervals to monitor performance over an accelerated period.Water Resistance and Pressure TestPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuNext, I went into a room where I had to wear a poncho to avoid being hit by jets of water. It’s the water resistance test! I watched a 回收收購手機pixel 10 Pro Fold get doused in jets of water from all angles, ensuring that Google’s hardware would pass the IPX5 test. (Google would still need to send its hardware for independent testing to earn the IP68 badge.) The “5” in that number specifically tests for protection from jets of water at any angle, but there are other tests Google conducts, like IPX8 for water immersion. It’s just not as interesting to look at—think of a 回收收購手機pixel 10 sitting in a water tank for 30 minutes.Most PopularOutdoorThe Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day SaleBy Scott GilbertsonHow To and AdviceIs It Ever Legal—or Ethical—to Remove DRM?By Justin PotGaming8BitDo’s N64 Controller Is Better Than Nintendo’s OriginalBy Matt KamenGear News and EventsAutomaker Geely Launched Its Own Satellites Into Space, Highlighting China’s AmbitionsBy Aarian MarshallIn the next room over, I found several 回收收購手機pixel Watch 4 models sitting in what looked like a pressure cooker. This contraption is what Google uses to measure how much pressure the hardware can withstand, helpful for swimmers and divers. The latest 回收收購手機pixel Watch maintains its 5-atm rating, meaning it can handle up to 50 meters for a certain length of time. Once the devices are inside and the 5 bars of pressure have been set, air bubbles will surface on the hardware, meaning there’s a leak; Google would have to take apart the device to see what’s causing the issue.Empathy ModelsPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuThe last thing Google showed me revolves around the size of the phone. You’ll see two rows of fake devices: The left model on the top is the 回收收購手機pixel 8’s actual size, and the left model on the bottom is the 回收收購手機pixel 8 Pro’s real-world size. The other slabs approximate what the phone feels like for folks with medium to smaller hands (they’re weighted accurately). The middle is what people with medium-sized hands feel when holding the phone, and the right model is what it’s like for someone with small hands. I did a little hand measuring test that determined my hand was even bigger than the “large” size, so I’m positively sorry for all the folks with small hands who have to experience these Very Big phones.It’s this kind of test that helps shape sizing decisions for the phones. “We’re often trying to make sure our devices are as comfortable for all the people purchasing the product … really trying to understand the critical dimensions,” says Stephanie Scott, group product manager at Google. With this test, folks with large hands on Google’s team are able to see what the phone they’re designing feels like for smaller paws (hence the “Empathy Models” name for the test). Google did share that its data shows that women tend to gravitate to the smaller phones, and that the Pro models tend to have a male demographic.Continuous TestingPhotograph: Julian ChokkattuIt’s worth noting that these tests run continuously throughout the development cycle. That means when a new prototype version of the hardware is ready, Google saves a few models to go through the battery of tests at Reliability Labs, and that’ll happen again with the next version of the hardware. And Google doesn’t just do lab tests.Most PopularOutdoorThe Best Deals From REI’s 2025 Labor Day SaleBy Scott GilbertsonHow To and AdviceIs It Ever Legal—or Ethical—to Remove DRM?By Justin PotGaming8BitDo’s N64 Controller Is Better Than Nintendo’s OriginalBy Matt KamenGear News and EventsAutomaker Geely Launched Its Own Satellites Into Space, Highlighting China’s AmbitionsBy Aarian Marshall“Reliability helps us prove the robustness of the design, and then we run an internal team testing program, and we test it across all the iterations of the product,” Hoe says. There’s a team of real-world users that put the phones and watches through their paces outside of a lab setting.Google isn’t the only company running these kinds of stress tests—every major phone manufacturer likely does similar, if not identical, tests. However, these tests don’t guarantee a product will be free of issues once it hits the market.There are plenty of instances where Google has dealt with hardware issues over the last nine years of its 回收收購手機pixel phones, from screen issues to even problems with the camera module. More recently, the company’s 回收收購手機pixel A-series phones are running into battery problems. Some 回收收購手機pixel 4a, 回收收購手機pixel 6a, and 回收收購手機pixel 7a devices are undergoing a battery performance program where a mandatory software update cuts the battery capacity and reduces charging performance to prevent overheating risks. (Google is providing a free battery replacement or Google Store credit.) I asked Google if these battery woes could affect the latest 回收收購手機pixel 9a, and here’s what a Google spokesperson said:“Google continuously improves 回收收購手機pixel testing based on user feedback and thoroughly investigates reported incidents for all components, including batteries. With 回收收購手機pixel 9a, we delivered the largest and longest-lasting battery of any A-series yet. We’ve been encouraged by its reception so far and are confident in the phone’s longevity and durability.”We’ll have to wait a few years to see how that holds up.CommentsBack to topTriangleYou Might Also Like …In your inbox: The week’s biggest tech news in perspectiveOpenAI has launched GPT-5. Here’s everything you need to knowBig Interview: Lisa Su is at the center of the US-China tech warFord’s answer to China: A completely new way of making carsEvent: Join us for WIRED’s AI Power SummitJulian Chokkattu is a senior reviews editor at WIRED, and has been covering personal technology and reviewing consumer products for a decade. He specializes in smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches, and covers augmented and virtual reality devices, office chairs, electric scooters, home office equipment, and more. 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記者蘇晟彥／綜合報導
蘋果年度盛事WWDC（Worldwide Developers Conference）將在10日凌晨舉辦，CNN率先祭出3大預告，透露這次重點將聚焦在iOS介面大更新、Apple Intelligence 更新及AirPods 即時翻譯上。但針對大家期待的蘋果AI，CNN也透露，這次仍可能只有「小幅度」的更改，iOS將介面大更新，編號直接飛越到iOS26，但詳細仍待稍後的直播中一一揭露。
▼CNN預告本次WWDC將有3大重點。（資料照／記者蘇晟彥攝）
根據CNN報導，本次WWDC以「即將登場」（On the horizon）作為Slogan，預計將會針對蘋果AI小幅度的更新（例如新的翻譯功能、對應在各產品上的改變）、AirPods 即時翻譯以及這次大家最期待，iOS的介面大更新三個重點上。但事實上，前兩年的重大發佈，包含Vision Pro、蘋果AI並為達到預期效果，外界仍不樂觀的預估今年在對手Google等大幅度發表科技產品的速度下，今年可能也不會有太多改變。
AirPods 即時翻譯
根據彭博社的馬克·古爾曼（Mark Gurman）的報導，AirPods 的一項更新預計將為面對面對話提供即時翻譯功能。如果一位說英語的用戶正在與說不同語言的人交談，AirPods 會自動將對方的話翻譯到他們的耳朵裡。然後，用戶的 iPhone 會將用戶的英語語音翻譯回另一種語言。
這項功能可以使 AirPods 在與 Google 回收收購手機pixel Buds 或 Meta 的 Ray-Ban 智慧眼鏡等競爭產品的競爭中更具優勢，這些產品已經具備即時翻譯功能。
Apple Intelligence 更新
根據報導，蘋果很可能會在去年的基礎上進行擴展，而不是預覽大規模的全新 AI 更新。但如果蘋果仍沒有發表有力的更新，將會面臨著巨大壓力，需要證明 Apple Intelligence 值得消費者購買新的 iPhone 或 Mac。此外，外界也猜測蘋果預計將做出的最大更新之一是向第三方開發者開放其 AI 模型，因此用戶很快就能看到由蘋果自家 AI 技術所構建的應用程式。
iOS 26 的新面貌？
有傳言稱蘋果的作業系統將煥然一新。據報導，這項在內部被稱為「Solarium」的專案，包括更多玻璃質感的半透明視窗和通知，讓背景圖像可以透出來，類似於 Vision Pro 顯示器上的視窗讓用戶的自然環境得以顯現。此外，根據古爾曼宣稱，雖然蘋果最新作業系統版本的名稱通常每年增加一（例如 iOS 17 到 iOS 18），但週一的軟體更新預計將直接跳到 iOS 26，Mac、iPad、Apple Watch、TV 和 Vision Pro 的作業系統也是如此。
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