Yes, that sounds strange ain’t it? But consider that the first and last thermostat to come from what was known back then as Nest Labs was the original Nest Learning Thermostat in 2011. Since then, the company has come a long way, released a smoke detector and security cameras, and as was acquired by Google and then under Alphabet in … Continue reading
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Amazon’s video app has always had odd gaps in its platform support, or weird hurdles to work around like requiring sideloading on Android. In the last few months, those have started to close, with the news that it will be available on Apple TV, and i…
Since Nest unveiled its first smart thermostat back in 2011, they’ve always seemed like high-end pieces of technology that most people could only covet. After chatting with consumers, the company learned that some folks don’t want yet another bright…
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Not everyone could start breathing a sigh of relief Wednesday.
It seems that there is suddenly a renewed effort to push smartwatches, or trackers that look like smartwatches, again to the forefront this week. From Fitbit’s Ionic to Samsung’s Gear Sport and Gear Fit2 Pro, companies are taking yet another stab at wearables on your wrist. Taking advantage of the renewed interest, MyKronoz is announcing that its rather unique ZeTime … Continue reading
Online multiplayer games are fun because you get to play with other players, thus making the gaming process less boring and more dynamic, since it’s hard to tell how other players will behave or react. However sometimes this unpredictability can lead to toxic behavior which can easily chase many players off a platform, and this is something Blizzard does not want.
In a response to a post on the Overwatch forums (via Eurogamer), the game’s director Jeff Kaplan revealed that the company will be toughening their stance on toxic behavior exhibited by players in the game. According to Kaplan, “We have short, medium and long term plans and we haven’t done a great job in communicating all of these things to you.”
“In the short term we are re-evaluating every punishment and are in the process of converting silences over to suspensions. We’re also increasing the length of suspensions. Pretty soon, we hope for silences to go away all together and only have suspensions and bans for punishments.”
This should come as good news to gamers who might have come across toxic players in the game. This is also not the first time that Blizzard is trying to crack down on bad behavior in the game, especially with an upcoming update that is expected to introduce the reporting feature to consoles, and with Blizzard’s no-nonsense approach to cheaters.
Blizzard To Adopt A Tougher Stance On Toxic Overwatch Behavior , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
As it stands, the dock on the iPhone sits at the bottom part of the home screen where it stretches from one end to the other end. However in a recent report from Bloomberg, it seems that Apple could be changing that for the iPhone 8, and that Apple could actually be borrowing certain design elements from the iPad.
The report claims that the dock for the iPhone 8 could actually be similar to how the dock will look and function on an iPad running iOS 11 (see screenshot above). Just like the iPhone, the dock on the iPad right now also stretches from one end of the screen to the other, but with iOS 11, it seems that Apple has introduced a floating-ish dock to the iPad, and that could also be brought over onto the iPhone 8.
With iOS 11 on the iPad, users can swipe upwards on the display to bring up the dock, which seems to be a great idea for the iPhone 8 which is rumored to sport a full screen display and will ditch the home button. It also seems to be in line with the rumors that Apple will rely on more gesture-based actions in order to interact with the device.
It remains to be seen how it will work out, but with reports claiming that we will be seeing the iPhone 8 launched on the 12th of September, we guess we won’t have to wait much longer to find out how it works.
The iPhone 8 Will Reportedly Feature An iPad-Like Dock , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Polar is a company that many fitness enthusiasts might be familiar with. For those who aren’t familiar, Polar creates fitness-related products such as a fitness trackers and heart rate sensors that can be worn across the chest. However if that solution was a bit too bulky and cumbersome for you, then you might be interested in the company’s latest product.
Polar has recently announced the OH1 optical heart rate sensor which has been designed to be worn on the upper or lower arm, and comes with an internal memory that can store up to 200 hours of data, and battery life of up to 12 hours. This means that you can wear the sensor on your arm, go for your workout, and sync the data back with your phone afterwards if you’d rather not carry your phone with you all day long.
Of course the OH1 will provide the wearer with real-time heart rate tracking when paired with a smartphone and used together with the Polar Beat app, but the memory storage should come in handy if you’re after a more minimalist setup. Also unlike the Polar H7 heart rate sensor, there is no need to moisten the sensor for it to start working since it essentially uses similar heart rate tracking technology found on most fitness bands and smartwatches.
If this sounds like something you might be interested in, the Polar OH1 is priced at $80 and is available for pre-order and will begin shipping in September.
Polar Unveils OH1 Optical Heart Rate Sensor , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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