For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, with a spike of cases in Italy and South Korea, Apple is taking steps to protect employees from coming into contact with the virus. A memo sent to Apple employees says travel …
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The Ember Mug is my new favorite thing. It’s overpriced, impractical, a total extravagance — and you can have it when you pry it from my warm, dead fingers. (See, they’re still warm because the mug is heated! I’ll show myself out.) It’s something I wouldn’t have purchased for myself, but was very happy to get as a gift. And …
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Update: While it looks like you can still get $5 off via the coupon on the product page, the code on the checkout page is no longer working. No matter how much portable power you have, it never seems to be enough. If you’ve been feeling pinched on road trips, how does 16,750 mAh sound to you? For reference, that’s …
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Sometimes you know a product is brilliant from the first moment you see it, and the Mqouny Apple Watch Wireless Charger is just such a gadget. But first, a little context. Personally, I hate traveling with the Apple Watch’s stock charging cable. It’s needlessly long, is hard to pack, and flops around like a fish on the hotel desk when I’m …
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If you love clicky, tactile keyboards — or frankly, are at all picky about the feel of a keyboard — chances are you can’t stand the quiet but shallow-travel, mushy keyboard on the Razer Blade 15 line of laptops. So Razer went back to the drawing board for its thin-and-light gaming laptop and emerged with a new low-profile optical switch …
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Popular travel-planning app TripIt unveiled new features Thursday aimed at helping women and LGBTQ travelers navigate neighborhoods safely. The app’s new Neighborhood Safety Scores include the following categories: physical harm, women’s safety, health and medical, political freedoms, theft and LGBTQ safety. The app also displays a separate day and night safety rating for each neighborhood. “The last thing you want …
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If you’ve ever shopped for a gaming keyboard or any mechanical keyboard, you’ve come across the brand Cherry. The German company’s mechanical keyboard switches are without a doubt the most popular and well known for their performance and durability. What’s perhaps not as well known is that most of its keyboards and mice are for office work, not gaming. Which …
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Greetings, cheeps! Hope you all had a safe and relaxing holiday. Let me cover some quick housekeeping items before diving into today’s deal. First, a reminder to follow me on Facebook and Twitter, because I frequently share late-breaking bonus deals you won’t want to miss. Second, you’re going to be seeing the words “Prime Day” a ton over the next week …
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It’s the end of the road for Google Trips. The internet giant announced this week that it would discontinue support for the Android travel-planning app in two months. The app debuted in 2016, promising to help users organize their travel arrangements via phones and other devices, even when offline. The app would guide users to particular places of interest and …
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Goodbye swipes. Starting Friday, you’ll be able to access the New York subway and bus system by scanning your iPhone or Apple Watch. The New York Metro Transportation Authority that day is turning on contactless payments in some subway stations and buses in the city as part of its new OMNY system. You’ll be able to pay for single rides using your …
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