Amazon announced a new device called the Glow during its fall product launch event, a $250 video chatting gadget that allows children to virtually interact with loved ones by playing games and reading books together. Although the company has been selling the Echo Dot Kids Edition for years, it’s rare for Amazon to develop an …
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Amazon’s big Echo and Ring event is set for today at 9 a.m. PT (noon ET). The company will undoubtedly release a raft of new gadgets and updates to existing models, which might explain why some older gear in other categories are on big discount. These include Amazon’s 2019 Fire HD 10 — the biggest and most powerful tablet that …
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This week started off with a whole lot of Apple, which used its WWDC events to talk directly to developers working on software for Macs, iPhones, iPads and so on — but also indirectly to everyone who uses those devices. We learned a lot about iOS 15, MacOS Monterey, WatchOS 8, new privacy tools and more. Developer betas of all …
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Since its reveal at E3 2019, FromSoftware’s Elden Ring has become a highly anticipated game. It’ll likely be a must-play for many gamers when it’s released for the PS4, PC and Xbox One. The Dark Souls developer worked with Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin to create a new world, and thanks to a new leak, fans may finally …
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The Apple Watch SE is the best value smartwatch you can buy and has been awarded CNET’s Editors’ Choice for 2020. It doesn’t have the advanced health sensors that the Series 6 offers, or the always-on display, but it has everything else we love about Apple Watch for a lot less. 8.5 Apple Watch SE $249 at Amazon Get …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the NBA restarts its season using Walt Disney World facilities in Orlando, Florida, players are reportedly set to use a wearable to track their health and look for COVID-19 symptoms. Oura Health confirmed it’s providing the Oura smart ring and its “early …
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Amazon is pushing back against an allegedly widespread tech support scam that the company says targeted its Alexa and Echo device customers through phony Alexa apps and websites. In a civil lawsuit Amazon filed in federal court in Seattle last week, the company said an international ring in Washington state and India developed a scheme to draw in people looking …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Wearing a smart watch or fitness tracker helps many of us keep an eye on our activity levels, heart rate and sleep. Now, a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, is using a smart ring called Oura to determine whether …
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Full disclosure: I hate carrying keys, and in the past I’ve actively worked to eliminate keys from my pocket by switching to an August Smart Lock and leaving the back door keys inside the house. But even if you have to carry some keys around, you don’t have to let them jangle around on a ring and generally be a …
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I’ve barely gotten past writing the headline, and I’m already weirdly uncomfortable with the number of times I’ve written the word “peephole.” Nonetheless, what we’re seeing is perhaps Ring at its most clever — instead of rewiring your old doorbell or drilling into the wood frame of your door, the Peephole Cam goes squarely in the middle of the door …
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