Snapchat’s and Instagram’s lenses and filters have been building out weird transformative camera tools for years, and they’re starting to get more ambitious. And weird. And maybe fun? But will they become more essential? There are still no magic AR smartglasses people are wearing in 2020, at least not in this universe. But if you …
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8 December
Apple Fitness Plus is launching on Dec. 14
Apple on Tuesday revealed that its new fitness streaming subscription will launch next week. Apple Fitness Plus will be available starting Monday and will offer guided workouts using the workout metrics from an Apple Watch. At launch, Fitness Plus will have guided HIIT, yoga, cycling, dance, treadmill walking, treadmill running, strength, core and rowing workouts. There are also mindful cool-down videos to use after any workout. The service is similar to …
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8 December
Walmart Plus vs. Amazon Prime: Should you switch grocery delivery services?
Online shopping for groceries and other goods has skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, with Amazon and Walmart dominating our delivery needs. Walmart, for its part, just launched Walmart Plus, a new fast delivery subscription service for groceries and other products you’d normally find in the big box store — positioning the retailer to more directly compete in the online shopping market …
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8 December
This Apple Watch accessory adds a camera to your wrist for $299
Unlike other smartwatches, such as Samsung’s original Galaxy Gear from 2013, the Apple Watch never had a camera on its band. While most companies have since abandoned the idea of cameras for their smartwatches, a new accessory looks to fill the void for those with an Apple wearable who have been craving more cameras in their lives. Called the Wristcam, from …
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8 December
Save 40% on a premium Bluetooth speakerphone for conference calls from home
‘Tis the season for conference calls. For most of the year, we’ve been taking calls at home on our smartphone, AirPods and whatever other bits of audio gadgetry we have lying around the house. One way to amp up the audio quality is to get a speakerphone that’s designed expressly for calls. Right now, you can get the eMeet M2 …
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8 December
Higround mechanical gaming keyboard brings sneaker culture to your keycaps
At the intersection of gaming and sneaker cultures is the IP Banned 1 mechanical keyboard from Higround. Exclusively designed as a drop for the shoppable sim game Complexland, the compact 60% keyboard has a custom sneaker-inspired print that covers the tops and sides of the PBT keycaps (short for polybutylene terephthalate). The drop happens today at 4 p.m. PT (7 …
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8 December
Cyberpunk 2077 team says it plans to address in
One of the most heavily anticipated video games of the year, Cyberpunk 2077, is set to debut on Thursday, but it’s raising some concerns for having elements in the game that could trigger those vulnerable to epileptic episodes. After a reviewer from Game Informer published a description of the issues she experienced firsthand, developer CD Projekt Red on Tuesday said …
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8 December
AirPods Max: Apple’s over
Well past Black Friday, Apple has announced its AirPods Max over-ear headphones for $549. AirPods Max is available for preorder now and will ship Dec. 15, the company said Tuesday. Apple designed AirPods Max with similar features to those of its $249 in-ear AirPods Pro, but in an over-ear design. As a result, it offers many of the same features …
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8 December
Privacy groups demand Google disclose details on geofence warrants
Over the last three years, Google has received a surge in geofence warrant requests — a type of request that allows police to gather information on devices in a certain region. The company has also been complying with keyword warrants, which gives police information on anyone who’s looked up specific phrases on the search engine. But the public doesn’t know …
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8 December
Samsung teasers for the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra leak online
Samsung’s rumored upcoming Galaxy S21 series continues to leak online, with teasers for the phones appearing Tuesday on Android Police. The Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra are expected to launch in January, with the report saying it has the first official renders of the phones. Those renders show the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G in a lavender shade, with …
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