After a little bit of a delay, Apple yesterday finally released its long-awaited ECG app for the Apple Watch Series 4. As the name implies, the new app provides users with a relatively convenient way to take an electrocardiogram on their wrist and, in turn, stay abreast of any irregular heart rhythms that might require a visit to the doctor.

Not even a day since its release, the new ECG app has already helped one Apple Watch wearer avoid a potentially serious health event. In a post published on the Apple Watch subreddit earlier today, an Apple Watch wearer fired up the ECG app out of sheer curiosity. The app subsequently alerted him that he had signs of atrial fibrillation, which is to say his heart beat was irregular. Assuming it was a glitch, he ran the app again, and then again on his wife to make sure it wasn’t recording false positives. Eventually, he decided to seek medical attention.

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The Apple Watch’s new ECG app is already saving lives originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 8 Dec 2018 at 11:33:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick have been best-sellers forever, and just about everyone who has one loves it. Of course there’s always room for improvement even with gadgets as awesome as Amazon’s Fire TVs. The Alexa voice remote is great, but wouldn’t it be even better if it packed a full QWERTY keyboard and backlighting? And wouldn’t it be even better than that if it also had programmable universal remote buttons that could control your TV so you don’t have to use any other remotes? The iPazzPort Mini Bluetooth Keyboard with Infrared Learning Universal Remote Control kills both of those birds with one stone, and it’s only $24.99 on Amazon.

Updated 2018 Version with Infrared Learning Universal Remote Control, iPazzPort Mini Bluetooth…: $24.99

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• [Bluetooth mini keyboard]- Work for amazon fire tv stick/ fire tv stick 4k/ fire tv 4k/ fire tv cube/ fire tv, replace voice search to input content, make the search much quick
• [ Universal remote attachment]- 8 IR learning buttons let you control the basic functions of your TV (power, volume, channel, inputs etc), simple to program and use. Search “iPazzPortfans” on youtube to get video tutorials.Note: FIRE STICK REMOTE NOT INCLUDED.
• [iPazzPort Backlit Keyboard]- Mini bluetooth keyboard with LED backlit for convenient operation in dark room, Just need to press “FN+ Spacebar” to turn on/off.
• [Built-in Li-ion Battery]- Rechargable Li-ion Battery that with longer standby time long working hours, convenient USB charging and no need to open the lid to install battery now.
• [With silicone sleeve for alexa voice remote(1st Gen)]- One silicone sleeve to maintain Alexa Voice Remote(1st Gen), don’t lose the voice search feature, one side is siri remote, another side is bluetooth keyboard and IR remote, All-in-one connection by built-in bluetooth no need to fire stick HDMI extension cable. Please note: Samsung TV does not support peripheral keyboard

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Turn your Fire TV remote into a QWERTY keyboard and universal TV remote for $25 originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 8 Dec 2018 at 10:26:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re ranking the TV shows and movies that comprise Netflix’s voluminous streaming library by what people spend the most time watching more than anything else, there is a clear winner. According to NBC executives who’ve reportedly been told this by Netflix, people spend the most viewing hours watching a certain mockumentary about a paper supply company office in Pennsylvania led by a bumbling HR nightmare of a regional manager.

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Prediction: The next ‘Friends’-style scramble at Netflix will be over ‘The Office’ originally appeared on BGR.com on Sat, 8 Dec 2018 at 09:27:28 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If that headline sounds crazy to you, you’re definitely not alone. Even as I was typing it I thought to myself, there’s no way that can possibly be accurate! And actually it isn’t accurate… because right now on Amazon you can get 10 of these best-selling home security cams for LESS THAN the price of one Nest Cam.

Amazon is running an insane one-day deal on the Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera, a best-selling home security camera that also has a coveted “Amazon’s Choice” designation. It does everything a $200 Nest Cam can do, plus it comes with an unprecedented 14 days of free cloud storage. This great camera normally sells for $26, which is an absolute steal. Today only on Amazon, however, they’re $19.54 each. That means you can buy 10 of them and have them Prime shipped to your door for just under the price of a single Nest Cam. What are you waiting for!?

Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera with Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Works with…: $19.54

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• Works with Alexa: Ask Alexa to show your front door, kid’s room, or anywhere else you have your Wyze Cam
• 1080p full HD live stream direct to your smartphone day or night with night vision (up to 30 feet away). Works with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks (does not support 5GHz Wi-Fi)
• Motion Tagging technology detects and outlines motion in both live stream and playback video modes. Operating system supports ios 8.0 and android 5.0 or later.
• Motion and sound detection with free rolling 14-day cloud storage. Use the Wyze App (iOS and Android) to manage and share multiple cameras
• Magnetic base, 6-foot power cable and included adhesive metal plate let you mount your Wyze Cam anywhere – no screws required

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress next week, and he’ll potentially face questions on a number of thorny issues ranging from perceived search engine bias to Google’s interest in developing a search engine for use in China that would be heavily censored there.

To that latter point, a top US general went public today with what sounds like a pretty reasonable question for the tech giant. It boiled down to, essentially, why are you guys willing to work with China, but have such a problem working with your own country’s military?

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With reports swirling that demand for the iPhone XR is weaker than anticipated, Apple last week took the unusual step of noting that the iPhone XR has been the company’s “most popular iPhone each and every day since the day it became available.” While the statement was meant to alleviate concern regarding iPhone sales, it hasn’t done much to boost investor confidence. Indeed, shares of Apple earlier today dropped to $168 a share at one point, the lowest they’ve been at in 8 months.

While we’ll likely never have a firm grasp on how iPhone XR sales stack up in light of Apple’s reluctance to divulge iPhone unit sales, a new survey from UBS reveals that overall interest in iPhone upgrades is at a five-year low.

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Survey claims that ‘purchase intent’ for new iPhones is at a 5-year low originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 22:05:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Epic Games launched its just-announced digital distribution platform last night during The Game Awards 2018 with a limited selection of games for sale, including Supergiant Games’ new title Hades. Even with its generous revenue split for developers, competing with Steam is going to be an uphill battle for Epic Games. But if there’s one surefire way to get people on your side, it’s to give away a bunch of free stuff.

Epic announced on its website last night that starting on December 14th and lasting through 2019, the Epic Games store will give away a game for free every two weeks. Providing the promotion ends next December 31st, that’s more than 25 games that will be given away to everyone who has an account.

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Jason Momoa is hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend, one more bit of high-profile publicity for Aquaman. The Warner Bros./DC superhero flick he’s starring has already opened big in China, and it will screen for select US audiences next week with a wide release in the US later this month.

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‘Aquaman’ opens big in China, and Warner Bros. is already planning a sequel originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 20:08:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Though the iPhone XR doesn’t boast the dual camera scheme that comes with the iPhone XS, camera quality on the XR is certainly nothing to scoff at. Hardly a surprise, Apple takes a special amount of pride when it comes to camera quality and the company revealed just a few years ago that it has in excess of 800 engineers and researchers working year-around on improving the iPhone camera.

Having said that, a new report from DxOMark reveals that camera quality on Apple’s new iPhone XR is the best in its class among single-camera smartphones. What’s more, DxOMark notes that the iPhone XR recorded the highest overall score they’ve ever given to a single-cam device, just slightly edging out the formidable Google Pixel 2.

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DxOMark calls the iPhone XR the best single-cam smartphone it’s ever tested originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 7 Dec 2018 at 19:06:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s only about 30 seconds long, but a newly released clip from the PG-13 reworking of Deadpool 2 that opens next week includes some delightful back-and-forth between Ryan Reynolds as the Merc With the Mouth and Fred Savage. Who, of course, is tied to the bed and appears as a kind of throwback to his role in The Princess Bride.

At one point during the rapid-fire interaction between the two in the clip above, Fred asks a question many of you may have asked upon learning that this new sanitized version of Deadpool 2 hits theaters on December 12th. “Why PG-13?” Fred asks. “It’s a family movie,” Deadpool shoots back. “Also money. Also Disney.”

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