Vitaminwater will pay you $100,000 if you give up your smartphone for a full year
Let’s be honest: there’s a good chance that you’re reading this article on a smartphone right now. There’s also a good chance that you’ve been somewhat tethered to your smartphone from the moment you woke up this morning. In today’s digital age, and thanks to social networking apps like Facebook, there’s no denying that our reliance upon and addiction to smartphones has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade.
With that said, do you think you could go a full day without using your smartphone? How about a week or, say, a month? How about a full year? While most people would likely scoff at the idea of trading in their smartphone for a flip phone for a full year, what if someone was willing to make it worth your while? What if someone was willing to pay you $100,000 to give up your smartphone for 365 days? Well, now we’ve got ourselves a hypothetical worth exploring.
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Vitaminwater will pay you $100,000 if you give up your smartphone for a full year originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 00:05:14 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Surprising no one, Samsung is ‘re-evaluating’ its partnership with that fake Supreme brand
Well, that didn’t take long.
When you’re one of the premiere technology companies on the planet, aligning yourself with brands that so blatantly rip off other companies certainly isn’t a good look. So it’s no surprise that Samsung now says it’s re-thinking the partnership it announced earlier this week with a company pretending to be the iconic New York-based streetwear fashion brand Supreme.
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Surprising no one, Samsung is ‘re-evaluating’ its partnership with that fake Supreme brand originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 23:03:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Puma is bringing back its 1980s ‘smart shoes’ because why not
When Puma launched its “RS” computerized sneakers way back in 1986, the company thought it might be the dawning of a new era in smart wearables. Things didn’t quite go as well as planned, however, and the shoes fell onto a heaping pile of gadgets that were just way too far ahead of their time.
Today, wearable technology is common, so Puma has decided it wants to take another crack at its innovative smart shoes, and it’s doing so with a reissue that stays true to the original (now retro) design.
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Puma is bringing back its 1980s ‘smart shoes’ because why not originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 22:01:49 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Samsung unveils the Notebook 9 Pen, a new 2-in-1 portable PC with built-in S Pen
Ahead of CES 2019 in just a few weeks, Samsung is unveiling a new 2-in-1 notebook PC today, in addition to teasing three additional product announcements set to be made at the company’s 2019 PC Showcase on January 6th, 2019 at The Wynn in Las Vegas as part of the consumer trade show.
As far as today’s reveal goes, the company says it plans to release a 13-inch and 15-inch version of its Notebook 9 Pen, a new 2-in-1 that promises a modern design, premium performance, and an S Pen in the box. Style, power and portability are the keywords Samsung underscores in this announcement about the company’s latest notebook, which the company says is meant for users who want flexibility and a device that adapts to the way they work.
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Samsung unveils the Notebook 9 Pen, a new 2-in-1 portable PC with built-in S Pen originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 21:00:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Authorities think agents from China’s Ministry of State Security hacked Marriott
We’re starting to get a clearer picture of who authorities believe is responsible for the massive hack of the Marriott hotel chain in recent weeks that compromised the data of more than 500 million customers.
According to new reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post, the hackers are suspected to be affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security. While authorities caution their findings are still inconclusive, they say the methods of the hackers, along with a variety of clues related to the hack, tend to suggest it was state-sponsored, which is yet another headache in the already fraught relations between the US and China. Both countries, you’ll recall, are still locked in the makings of a tariff-fueled trade war, and the CFO of leading Chinese tech company Huawei has been arrested in Canada ahead of possible extradition to the US.
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Authorities think agents from China’s Ministry of State Security hacked Marriott originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 20:08:49 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Smartphone camera designs are about to get even crazier
When the Galaxy S10 launches in February, it will be available in four versions, reports say, complete with four distinct camera setups. We’re looking at combinations of single and dual-lens selfie cams, as well as multi-lens rear cameras — that’s anywhere from two to four cameras on the back.
But a new leak tells us smartphone camera design is about to get even crazier in 2019, with one of Samsung’s most significant competitors working on a different multi-lens camera module for next year.
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Smartphone camera designs are about to get even crazier originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 19:37:23 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Russia is treating the space station hole like a forensic investigation
The strange hole that was found months ago in the Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space Station continues to be a major focus for Russian space agency Roscosmos. When it was first discovered, it was thought to be damage from a tiny space rock, but it quickly became clear that it was actually a hole that had been drilled prior to the spacecraft ever leaving Earth.
Russia was quick to boldly claim that it was likely intentional sabotage, but Roscosmos hasn’t made any definitive announcement regarding when the hole was drilled or by whom. To aid in its investigation, Russia conducted a planned spacewalk yesterday so that cosmonauts could inspect the damage from outside and gather samples. It’s becoming an unprecedented “whodunnit,” and it’s happening in space.
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Russia is treating the space station hole like a forensic investigation originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 19:06:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is a suburban fantasy about finding magic in a world of machines
We’re calling it now. Pixar’s next original feature — titled Onward and set for release in early 2020 — is going to recapture the magic of Pixar’s glory days and of the studio’s most beloved animated masterpieces like Toy Story.
A tall order? Maybe. But new details, including a more fleshed-out recounting of the plot — as well as some of the participating voice actors — have been announced, so see if this whets any of your appetites about the next release from the celebrated Disney-owned animation studio.
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Intel just unveiled new Foveros 3D chip stacking tech and 10nm Sunny Cove CPU
Intel Foveros isn’t the name of a new chip, but rather a technology that will allow the chipmaker to bundle various vertical chip components, and thus improve the speed of devices without having to wait for a new chip manufacturing process to mature, like the 10nm chips that it keeps postponing.
In other words, with Foveros, Intel will be able to stack all sorts of chips on top of each other, including CPU, memory, and others, without worrying about their respective underlying manufacturing technology.
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Intel just unveiled new Foveros 3D chip stacking tech and 10nm Sunny Cove CPU originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 18:16:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This is the forehead thermometer Apple would make if Apple made forehead thermometers
Apple isn’t in the healthcare market but if it was, this is definitely the thermometer the company would create. The iHealth Infrared No-Touch Forehead Thermometer is a sleek and minimalistic gadget with an ergonomic design. It’s lightweight and comfortable, and it has a single touch sensitive button used to operate it. Point the thermometer at your forehead or a child’s forehead from a few inches away, touch the button, and presto — an accurate temperature reading shows up on the hidden display in less than 1 second.
iHealth Infrared No-Touch Forehead Thermometer for Baby, Kids and Adults,1-Second Instant Read…: $26.99
Here’s more info from the product page:
- iHealth Thermometer PT3 is an infrared No-Touch forehead thermometer that gives you 1-second testing to know the current body temperature of someone you care.
- High precision: ultra-sensitive infrared sensor measures IR energy emitted from the forehead and collects more than 100 data points per second.
- Fast testing in just 1 second, get reading instantly.
- Safe & Hygienic. No-Touch design, non-invasive measurement.
- Gentle vibration to alert when a reading completed. No annoying beeps.
- Hold. Aim. Press. Only 3 steps to test, easy for self-measurement.
- Readable at night with LED backlit.
- FDA Listed and Medical CE Approved and meets ASTM E19650-98 performance standards.
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This is the forehead thermometer Apple would make if Apple made forehead thermometers originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 17:53:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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