Setting Up the AI Browser Showdown
A practical setup for comparing DIA and Perplexity Comet, two early AI browsers, based on real use, first impressions, and the questions worth testing before choosing one.
A practical setup for comparing DIA and Perplexity Comet, two early AI browsers, based on real use, first impressions, and the questions worth testing before choosing one.
DIA can help draft social media replies from highlighted text, then insert the response into a Facebook comment box for you to review and post yourself.
DIA and Perplexity Comet both add AI to a Chromium browser, but they feel very different: DIA is better as a research and writing helper, while Comet can actually act on webpages.
DIA custom skills are reusable prompts you can trigger with a slash command. They are useful for repeated tasks like summaries, replies, or writing formats you use often.
Perplexity reportedly offered $34.5 billion to buy Google Chrome, even though Perplexity itself is valued much lower. The big question is whether this is about data, AI, Apple, or positioning.
A practical look at using DIA Browser by Perplexity to find publicly available company contacts by role, while keeping the search focused on ethical research and clearly marking guessed email patterns.
After a week testing Dia Browser, the most useful feature is not basic article summaries. It is being able to ask questions across tabs and reuse custom prompts for faster research.
If your HiBlocks are not working with Oakley Meta Glasses, the problem is usually installation or uneven lighting, not the product itself. The raised plastic layer is the part that makes them work.
Meta Connect 2025 could be a turning point for Meta’s smart glasses, Quest software, Horizon Worlds, and the broader metaverse bet as Reality Labs continues losing billions.
I unboxed and set up the TRMNL E-Ink smart display to see how its no-ads, pull-based, privacy-focused approach works in real use, including plugins, refresh rates, battery tradeoffs, and setup quirks.
I tested Apex Icy Blue, Dark Blue, and Transitional lenses in the Oakley Meta glasses to compare the look, tint, swap process, and everyday tradeoffs.
A practical look at swapping Oakley Meta lenses with Apex Icy Blue aftermarket lenses, including how the lenses pop out, how the new ones install, and what I noticed about tint, thickness, and indoor visibility.