Polar’s new fitness smartwatch is geared toward beginners
The Polar Unite personalizes and visualizes exercises.
Marc DeAngelis
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Marc is a freelance writer, media producer and Corgi wrangler from Boston. He still uses a 3rd gen iPod.
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Niantic and Punchdrunk will bring immersive theater experiences to AR
The company is partnering with the creators of ‘Sleep No More.’
Life found a way with Google’s ‘Jurassic World’ AR models
The 3D dinosaur models are taken from the ‘Jurassic World Alive’ game.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Reddit bans r/the_donald for a pattern of inciting hate speech
r/chapotraphouse is gone, too.
Singapore offers Bluetooth COVID-19 trackers to smartphone-less seniors
They’re an offline alternative to the country’s TraceTogether app.
Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata
They're using a vulnerability in a WordPress plugin.
‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ adds swimming to its summer activities
The update will be out on July 3rd and a second one is coming in August.
Google will auto-delete new users' web data after 18 months
At least for new users.
Astronomers are puzzled by a mysterious dead star
It’s either the heaviest neutron star or the lightest black hole.
Tinder’s catfish detector is now available in the UK
Passing the photo verification test will earn you a blue checkmark.
Facebook asks its users to predict the future with its Forecast app
It’s not using big data or predictive analytics, though.
Apple Watch Series 5 is back to $299 after WWDC announcements
watchOS 7 will bring some much-requested updates.
Apple starts its two-year transition to ARM this week
The company plans to ship its first ARM-based Mac by the end of the year.
Apple will debut a Translate app in iOS 14
It will be compatible with 11 languages at launch.
Twitch vows to improve safety as several streamers are accused of abuse
Sexual misconduct victims are speaking out against Twitch partners.
Snapchat releases and then deletes its latest insensitive filter
This one was meant to ‘celebrate’ Juneteenth.
Tesla's solar panels are now more efficient and affordable
A 10 percent gain in efficiency is nothing to sneeze at.
Elgato's first USB microphones are aimed at streamers
The Wave 1 and Wave 3 are aimed squarely at Blue’s Yeti mics.
Google's latest Chrome experiment lets you jam on a piano with friends
Share a link and pick your instrument.
Apple launches its in-store trade-in program for Macs
Bring in your old hardware for store credit.
