Nike has plenty of high-tech ways to track your workout, but its latest tech breakthrough is really just about looking cool. Watch CNET Update for details on the new HyperAdapt 1.0 self-lacing sneakers, along with changes coming to the Nike+ app. It can feel like we’re saturated with health-tracking tech these days, but AliveCor is …
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Slow-motion videos are a fun option for iPhone and iPad videographers, letting you slow down the action for dramatic effect. If you have a iPhone 5S, you can shoot slo-mo videos at 120 frames per second, and if you have an iPhone 6 or later, you have two slo-mo options: 120fps and 240fps. If you shoot a slow-motion video, you …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Ecovacs As household chores go, sweeping and mopping are pretty rotten. You gotta deal with brooms and mops, dustpans and water, that noisy, …
Read More »Siri knows where sadness resides in Cleveland
Et tu, Siri? As a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, I recall fondly the heady days of Bernie Kosar and a time when the Browns weren’t the laughing stock of the NFL. That’s what the Detroit Lions were for! Of course, it’s been a long time since Bernie was slinging side-armed passes and leading the Browns to, if not a Super …
Read More »You can now connect Facebook to Gear VR and play games with friends
Oculus — the Facebook-owned platform that runs on Samsung Gear VR and, of course, Oculus Rift — is doing the inevitable and getting a lot more social. New features let you connect your Facebook account with a Gear VR headset to watch 360 videos from your Facebook feed, connect with friends and watch Twitch streams with friends in real time. …
Read More »Trouble making your NCAA bracket picks? There’s help online
You only have a few hours left to fill out your NCAA Tournament brackets. Microsoft thinks it can help. Whether you depend on your own knowledge, the endless television analysis or the wisdom of fellow fans, picking the perfect bracket is nerve racking. So many things — as when No. 14 seed University of Alabama-Birmingham upset No. 3 seed Iowa …
Read More »What you need to know about Motion Photo on the Galaxy S7
Samsung unveiled a new camera feature called Motion Photos alongside the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge last month at MWC. Motion Photo is similar to Live Photos, which Apple introduced in the iPhone 6S line, but it’s not identical. Samsung’s version only captures video before the shutter button is pressed, not before and after the photo is captured as Apple’s …
Read More »Donald Trump’s onstage scare inspires viral GIF goodness
Violent incidents are breaking out at Donald Trump rallies as protesters and supporters of the controversial US Republican contender clash in the crowd. Cameras caught a Trump supporter punching a protester in the face at a rally in North Carolina on March 10 as the protester was escorted out of the arena. A massive clash between protesters and supporters led …
Read More »Eight VR headsets your eyes need to see
Virtual reality is almost upon us. And no, this isn’t the heavy, constrictive, poorly animated VR you might remember from the early ’90s. These modern entries into the VR space are lighter and faster, and pump out the sort of fantastical 3D worlds our younger selves always dreamed of experiencing. Most of these devices are heading to us this year …
Read More »Set your Home and Work addresses in Google Now, Maps
Google Now is great at helping you keep track of everything from calendar events to TV shows. However, if you want the service to provide you with travel time estimates to and from home and work, then you’ll need to set those addresses in the Google Now or Maps apps. Here’s how: Google Now Step 1: Open Google Now, then …
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