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If you were recently approved for The Platinum Card® from American Express, congratulations are certainly in order. But so is a reminder of the incredible slew of perks and card benefits now available to you, including everything from 5x points on everything from airfare and hotels booked through American Express Travel, up to $200 in annual Uber credits and more.

In this post, we’ll walk through the myriad ways you can quickly start to take advantage of the Amex Platinum and how to squeeze every bit of value out of it that you can, in spite of the hefty $550 annual fee that we’ll argue the benefits easily outweigh. Frequent travelers — you, especially should pay attention, because a number of these are for you. Indeed, many of these benefits should be taken advantage of right away.

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60,000 bonus points and travel perks make this Amex Platinum so enticing originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 23:09:30 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered a devastating meltdown back in 2011, and while news about the disaster has died down significantly since then, the actual cleanup and containment efforts have been ongoing ever since.

Now, with contaminated water from the plant continuing to pile up, the company handling its storage says it’s just a few years from running out of space to hold it. The tainted water, which is a mix of water from the reactor, groundwater, and rain that gets mixed in with it all, is being stored in tanks, but space is rapidly running out.

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Destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant is out of space to store radioactive water originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 23:07:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo announced its latest slate of free NES games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers this week, and it may very well be the most compelling argument to date for a new console or two to be added to the program. This month’s new titles are Kung-Fu Heroes and Vice: Project Doom, and if you’ve heard of either of those games before this very moment, then you are officially a bigger NES fan than I can claim to be.

For a relatively inexpensive subscription service, a collection of 40+ free games is nothing to scoff at, but Nintendo is clearly scraping the bottom of the NES barrel at this point. Sadly, there’s still no sign that SNES or N64 games will be added to Nintendo Switch Online any time soon, but we’ll keep holding out hope.

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Here are the free NES games added to Nintendo Switch Online in August 2019 originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 22:05:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There are plenty of cool things on Amazon, but the Allwood Arlanda XL DIY Tiny House Kit has to be somewhere near the top of the list. You’ve obviously heard about the tiny house trend and how popular it has become. You’ve also heard about how incredibly expensive tiny homes are to build. Well if you’re handy, this DIY kit is just amazing, allowing you to build your own two-story tiny house in just a few days.

Here’s the floor plan of this mini marvel:

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The Allwood Arlanda XL DIY Tiny House Kit is available right now on Amazon for under $10,000, which is much less than you would spend to pay an architect to design you a tiny home and then have it built. Definitely check it out!

Allwood Arlanda XL | 227 SQF Stufio Cabin Garden House Kit: $9,990.00

Here’s some info from the product page:

• Ideal home office | Total floor area 227 SQF | Inside floor area 193 SQF
• Contemporary urban styling | Large windows allow abundance of natural light
• Suitable for environments where the classic cabin style does not fit
• Front height of structure: 8′ 6″ | Roof pitch 2 degrees
• Easy assembly

Allwood Arlanda XL | 227 SQF Stufio Cabin Garden House Kit: $9,990.00

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Amazon sells a DIY tiny house kit you can build yourself in a few days originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 21:03:24 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Researchers at the Black Hat security conference this week highlighted an interesting, and somewhat impractical, way to fool Apple’s Face ID. Originally introduced with the iPhone X, Face ID does an impressive job of only allowing authorized users to access a particular device. All the same, Face ID isn’t entirely fool-proof.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a few demonstrations which illustrate how Face ID can sometimes be fooled by twins or even siblings who bear a close resemblance. There have even been stories of researchers using 3D-printed plaster masks to fool the software.

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There’s a new Face ID hack, but you have nothing to worry about originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 20:08:17 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Math was never my strongest subject, so perhaps you guys can help with this question: what’s better, buying one smart plug for between $25 and $30 or buying a smart power strip with four individually controllable smart outlets for between $25 and $30? Oh, it’s the second option? Well then you’ll be excited to learn that the wildly popular Teckin Smart Power Strip falls right within that price range right now on Amazon, and it supports app control as well as voice control thanks to both Alexa and Google Assistant support!

Smart Power Strip WiFi Power Bar 5ft Extension Cord Compatible with Alexa,Google Home and IFT…: $25.99

Here’s some additional info from the product page:

• REMOTE CONTROL – Once this smart power strip is connected successfully, you can control the power of your electrical items on/off by the free App (smart life). Even you are not at home, you can easily control your home electronics on or off from anywhere. Also, you can control the switch separately via your phone. Easy to use and install, required a secured 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection.
• VOICE CONTROL – Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google home assistant and IFTTT, control your home appliances with the smart plug by simply giving voice commands to Alexa or Google Assistant. No Hub Required, the smart power strip works with any Wi-Fi router without the need for a separate hub or paid subscription service.
• MULTIPLE SAFEGUARDS – TECKIN Smart Power Strip is UL approved and it is made of high quality materials. Support 110~240V, 10A maximum load. Circuit breaker automatically breaks off when the current exceeds threshold, preventing plugged-in high temperature devices from damages. PCV0 materials can protect your home safely.
• SET SCHEDULE & TIMER – Schedule the Smart Power Strip to automatically power electronics on and off as needed, like setting lights to come on at dusk or turn off at sunrise. You can create a group for all of your smart devices and control them all with just one command. With the countdown timer feature, simply set a timer for the Smart Power strip to turn off its appliance automatically.
• RELIABLE AND DURABLE – We provide 60-day money-back guarantee for any reason and 2-year warranty for quality-related issues. If you encounter any problem or need further support, please feel free to contact us through E-mail or Amazon directly. For our contact info, you can see on the comments below. We offer free replacement service anytime and for any reason if the plug is defective, please contact us whenever you encounter product issue.

Smart Power Strip WiFi Power Bar 5ft Extension Cord Compatible with Alexa,Google Home and IFT…: $25.99

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Single smart plugs can cost $30, but this 4-outlet Alexa-enabled smart power strip is only $26 originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 19:06:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Back in the summer of 2018, the beleaguered movie ticket app MoviePass was attracting a firestorm of complaints from users who were unable to use the app (for which they were paying $10 a month to see one film per day) to buy tickets for some new blockbusters, like Mission: Impossible — Fallout. “As we continue to evolve the service,” CEO Mitch Lowe said at the time, in a statement released to tamp down some of the complaints, “certain movies may not always be available in every theater on our platform. This is no different than other in-home streaming options that often don’t carry the latest shows or movies that may be available on other services.”

What MoviePass was also doing behind the scenes, though, and which was different from pretty much every other company not drowning in a dumpster fire of poor decisions, is something that’s only just now come to light.

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MoviePass changed passwords to lock out users once it ran out of sane ideas originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 18:04:23 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Nintendo Switch Pro controller is awesome. It is awesome enough to spend $70 on, especially when you need to buy at least two? Maybe not. Instead of dumping $140 on a pair of pro controllers, check out the DinoFire Wireless Pro Controller for Nintendo Switch on Amazon. It’s comfortable and has all the features you might want in a pro controller, but it’s only $28 instead of $70. That means you can buy two of them for less than the cost of one Pro controller from Nintendo!

ESYWEN Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch, DinoFire Wireless Pro Controller Switch Remote…: $27.99

Here are the highlights from the product page:

• HIGH PERFORMANCE GAME CONTROLLER FOR NINTENDO SWITCH – Supports adjustable turbo, adjustable dual motors shock and 6-axis Gyro motion controls functions. Best 3rd party switch pro controller for Zelda / Mario Odyssey / Splatoon 2 / Mario Kart etc. (Support newest version)
• ADJUSTABLE TURBO AND DUAL SHOCK FUNCTION – This switch wireless controller supports 3 Turbo speeds: 5 shoots /s, 12 shoots /s, 20 shoots /s; 3 different dual shocks: strong, medium, and weak
• LONG BATTERY LIFE – Battery life approximately 8-10 hours, the wireless switch controller is rechargeable via included type C USB cable, playable while charging
• EASILY CONNECT WITH BLUETOOTH – the wireless gamepad controller can be easily paired with switch console; Ergonomic design and light weight construction make it comfortable even for long hours of continuous gaming
• ※ ※NOTICE – The switch game controller DOESN’T support Amiibo function, and doesn’t turn the Switch on from sleep mode. ESYWEN provides 3-Year warranty and life-time technical support; Any problems, don’t hesitate to contact us

ESYWEN Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch, DinoFire Wireless Pro Controller Switch Remote…: $27.99

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This $28 pro controller is just as good as the $70 Nintendo Switch Pro Controller originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 17:20:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a scathing report that shouldn’t shock anyone, a new expose from China Labor Watch reveals that a Foxconn-owned factory has been employing upwards of 1,500 teenagers (aged 16-18) as interns. Their task? Making speakers for Amazon.

While there’s nothing necessarily wrong with a teenager working an internship in and of itself, the report details how the teens routinely work 10-hour days and are often encouraged to work overtime. It’s worth noting that young interns in China, by law, are not allowed to work at night or overtime hours. Incidentally, the interns in question here are sent by nearby schools and technical colleges.

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Amazon Echo devices are assembled by teenagers forced to work overtime hours originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 16:55:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sous vide precision cookers are super popular right now, and companies are taking advantage of the trend by charging an arm and a leg for them. If you want to see what all the fuss is about though, you don’t have to spend $200 or anywhere close to that. Instant Pot is one of the biggest names in kitchen gadgets, and the company’s excellent Instant Pot SSV800 Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator is on sale right now at one of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. Clip the $12 coupon on Amazon and you can get one for just $67.99!

Instant Pot SSV800 Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator, 6 or 8 quart: $67.99

Here’s the scoop from the product page:

• Creates quality dishes – Accu slim sous vide immersion Circulator prepares high-end restaurant quality dishes at home, turning home cooks into gourmet chefs
• Consistent cooking – Accu slim sous vide immersion Circulator creates and maintains an even and accurately controlled cooking water-bath for perfect cooking results Each and every time
• Sous vide cooks easily, cooking times range from 10 minutes to 72 hours and temperature ranges from 104F – 195F/ 40C – 90C
• Easy-to-use – easy-to-read display, touch-screen digital controls, lightweight stainless steel with a rubber coating on the handle
• Active pump system – Accu slim sous vide circulates water without relying on convection currents, resulting in uniformly heated water bath free of hot or cool spots
• Includes a 12V DC motor – extremely quietly and has enhanced durability in comparison to standard AC motors used. Motor stops when removed from the water
• Clamps securely – to the 6 and 8 quart inner pot either in or out of the Instant Pot, and can be used with or without an Instant Pot
• Easy-to-clean – secure stand up design and removable stainless steel skirt, almost no cleaning required, simply wash and air Dry The skirt
• Power supply: 120V – 60Hz

Instant Pot SSV800 Accu Slim Sous Vide Immersion Circulator, 6 or 8 quart: $67.99

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Instant Pot’s sous vide cooker is down to $68 on Amazon today originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 9 Aug 2019 at 16:30:44 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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