Sep 29
‘Oh My God’: Dave Grohl Makes Surprise Discovery About An Iconic Nirvana Song
Posted in: Today's ChiliHe called it “uncanny” in a new interview with Rolling Stone.
Sep 29
Withings puts its heart-monitoring ScanWatch in the body of a diver’s watch
Posted in: Today's ChiliWithings is today launching the ScanWatch Horizon, a dolled-up version of its ScanWatch inside the body of a diving watch. Horizon comes in a bigger, 43mm case size, but is otherwise the same device we already think is the best hybrid on the market. That includes the built-in ECG, blood oxygen sensor and sleep apnea tracking, as well as the usual activity and sleep-monitoring features. You’ll also get the same pair of sub dials, one with a small digital screen for notifications, the other an analog activity counter.
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Sadly, the beefier body and higher price hasn’t added anything to the feature list, and so there’s no GPS on this watch unless your phone comes along for the ride. And, if we’re nit-picking, we can say that while it’s dressed to impress as a diving watch (with an accurate laser-engraved rotating bezel and Luminova watch hands) water resistance is limited to 10ATM, which isn’t much compared to most serious diving watches.
That said, the smartwatch world is crying out for anything that matches premium diving watch styling with a hint of smarts. It can’t be that TAG Heuer’s Connected is allowed to become the default in this market by default, especially since it’s running, you know, Wear OS.
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Withings told Engadget that FDA approval of its health sensors is holding back the ScanWatch Horizon’s release in the US, but it’s hoping to release it stateside by the end of the year. That’s also why the original ScanWatch has yet to go on sale in the US, in case you were wondering.
As for when you can get one of these on your wrist, the ScanWatch Horizon will first launch in the UK from September 29th, priced at £499.95 / €499.95. Buyers will be able to choose the Blue or Green face color, and both models will ship with a stainless steel and an FKM rubber band (for swimming), both of which are naturally quick-release. Naturally, you can expect this watch to start popping up across Europe and over in the US at some point in the near future.
Sep 29
The MSNBC host said Fox News is selling “poison” about vaccine mandates because it’s great for ratings.
Sep 29
The former guy reportedly hoped late-night hosts would never find out about this.
Sep 29
Colbert Rips McConnell Over Debt Threat With Absolutely Brutal New Comparison
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Senate minority leader blocked efforts to raise the debt ceiling, which could cause the U.S. to default on its debt.
Sep 29
When the first modern, fully-featured smartwatches launched almost eight years ago, they were mostly ridiculed for the need to recharge on a daily basis. Even Apple’s first Apple Watch got a lot of flak for that, and the smartwatch industry hasn’t exactly made leaps in battery life. Mirroring the smartphone market, smartwatch makers have resorted to indirect strategies to either … Continue reading
Sep 29
The Apple Watch has evolved greatly ever since the first model was released. Over the years, Apple refined its hardware and added new health sensors, and now it seems that it has been improved to the point where the Apple Watch could potentially be used to detect multiple arrhythmia types.
This is according to the Apple-Stanford Medicine Apple Heart Study in which it was found that using the ECG monitor inside the Apple Watch Series 4, it is capable of detecting a variety of arrhythmia types, more than what was originally thought.
For those unfamiliar, a heart arrhythmia is when your heart beats unevenly where patients have reported that it feels like their heart skipped a beat, or it’s beating too fast or too slow. Sometimes you can’t really feel it either and could experience other symptoms like dizziness, shortness of breath, or fatigue.
While the Apple Watch isn’t meant to be used as a diagnosis tool, alerting people early to potential heart issues could save their lives as it means people might go in for a checkup earlier before it’s too late. There have been countless stories in the past of how the Apple Watch has alerted its wearers to heart problems, saving quite a number of lives in the process.
Heart Study Finds Apple Watch Can Detect Multiple Arrhythmia Types
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Sep 29
Apple’s MacBook Pros have proven themselves over the years to be high-performing computers, but given their compact nature, it limits the choice of hardware that can be used as well as thermal issues that would allow a fully kitted out desktop to perform a lot better (and sometimes with a cheaper price tag).
However, according to 9to5Mac, they have discovered that in the latest macOS Monterey beta, there is a reference to a “High Power Mode” for MacBooks that would allow it to perform at maximum capacity. This feature was originally spotted in January 2020 called “Pro Mode”, but it has not made an appearance since, at least until now where “High Power Mode” sounds like the same thing but with a different name.
At the moment, Apple’s MacBooks already have a “Low Power Mode” that attempts to conserve battery life when the battery is running low, but this “High Power Mode” suggests that users could essentially push the performance to the limits regardless of battery life. In a way, it would be like users overclocking their computers on demand.
It is unclear when Apple will introduce the feature, if at all, especially since the Pro Mode feature spotted last year has yet to be officially launched. In any case, maybe we’ll learn more about it in October where Apple is rumored to announce new MacBook Pros, so maybe this “High Power Mode” could be an exclusive software feature that would try to appeal to professionals who need the extra horsepower.
macOS Beta Hints That MacBooks Could Get A ‘High Power’ Mode
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Sep 29
Brazilian Regulators To Investigate Apple Over iPhone 13’s Lack Of A Charger
Posted in: Today's ChiliStarting with the iPhone 12, Apple stopped including charging bricks with its smartphones, citing environmental reasons as the cause. Unsurprisingly, this carried over to the iPhone 13, but unfortunately for Apple, they could be running into trouble in Brazil as the country’s consumer protection regulator has announced plans to investigate the company.
If this sounds familiar, it is because it was in 2020 that Apple was forced to include chargers for its iPhones in Brazil and earlier this year, they were fined $2 million. You would think that Apple would have anticipated this and would have included chargers for the iPhone 13, at least in Brazil, to avoid this issue, but apparently not.
Perhaps it could be cheaper for Apple to just pay the fine rather than include chargers, plus with customers being “forced” to buy chargers, they’d probably recoup that fine in no time.
Speaking to TechTudo, who first reported the issue, Procon-SP’s executive director Fernando Capez stressed that it was illegal to sell a phone and charger separately as it makes customers obligated to buy two products. He also states that even though Apple claims they informed customers that the iPhone 13 would lack a charger in the box, it’s not enough.
Capez has also stated that he is now exploring the possibility of a class action lawsuit to help customers who feel that they should have been given a charger for free.
Brazilian Regulators To Investigate Apple Over iPhone 13’s Lack Of A Charger
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Sep 29
The nation filed the first suit of its kind in 2017, claiming drug distributors had fueled an epidemic on tribal lands.
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