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. …
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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 want an idea of where …
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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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The $200 (£179, AU$300) Garmin Venu Sq has almost every fitness– and health-tracking feature you could want in a smartwatch for less than competitors like the Apple Watch ($349 at eBay) and Fitbit Versa 3 ($200 at Target). It has a bright LCD touchscreen, built-in GPS, SpO2 (blood oxygen) tracking and up to six days of battery life, which makes …
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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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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said the state has partnered with Apple and Google on an app to let people use their phones to track potential exposure to COVID-19. The digital system uses Bluetooth signals from phones to alert people if they’ve …
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Apple is working on new Mac processors that would top the performance of even Intel’s best chips, Bloomberg reports. Apple’s new processors could arrive as soon as next year, according to the report published Monday. Apple is said to be testing chips that have as many as “32 high-performance cores” with higher-end desktops expected “later in 2021” and a new Mac …
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The iPhone 12 lineup, Apple’s 5G family of iPhones, is here and you can order all four models now. Coronavirus disruptions delayed the iPhone 12, but it made its debut alongside three siblings last month via a virtual event. The $799 iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, the iPhone 12 Mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max feature a revamped design reminiscent …
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If you’ve got a Fitbit Sense or Versa 3, you have a few new features to explore on your smartwatch. With the update to Fitbit OS 5.1, you’ll now have the option to use Google Assistant as your Fitbit’s voice assistant instead of Amazon’s Alexa, which has been available on the watches since launch. The update will also allow you to take …
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It’s safe to say 2020 has been a garbage year for human beings, but it’s been a fruitful one for new phones, cameras and gaming consoles. This fall, in addition to Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup, a slew of other new products have launched or been announced, including the Xbox Series X and PS5, the new Sony A7S iii mirrorless camera, the …
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