Apple has also improved the battery life on the second-gen AirPods Pro, which now offer up to six hours per charge.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/best-earbuds-for-phone-calls/

But this isn’t a compelling enough reason to upgrade to the new Echo Show 8, especially if you already own the second-gen model, as widgets are also coming to that one (a good move on Amazon’s part).

Source: https://www.theverge.com/23945192/amazon-echo-show-8-alexa-smart-display-review

For the sake of comparison, rumors place Intel’s second-gen “Battlemage” cards at a mid-2024 release, and AMD’s RDNA 4-based cards (RX 8000 series, presumably) aren’t expected before 2025.

Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/1974281/nvidia-sets-2025-date-for-rtx-50-series-cards.html

Only we were second-gen kids, grass-stained and junk-food addicted, more interested in the hedonistic pleasures of our newfound home than doing our geometry homework.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/06/ending-a-20-year-rift-with-my-indian-father-helped-me-make-sense-of-my-biracial-identity

This year, however, an incremental upgrade is more likely to materialize, considering Apple shook up its smartwatch lineup last year with the introduction of the luxurious Apple Watch Ultra and the second-gen Apple Watch SE.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-watch-9-series-every-major-rumor-on-apples-next-timepiece/