[ad_1] In reviewing the Series 4 Watches (which we gave a score of 87), we found that small changes added up to a big improvement in user experience. The increased processing power helps apps perform better, and more accurate step tracking and heart monitoring make it a better choice than a Series 3 for those […]
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The best apps for actually sticking to your fitness goals
[ad_1] MOTIVATING YOURSELF THROUGH COMPETITION A great way to achieve your goals is through habituation — making something so common that you do it instinctively. It can be hard at first unless you set a schedule and make yourself do a thing until it’s second nature. Or you could make it a competition: Set a […]
The Morning After: ‘Death Stranding’ is here — but is it a good game?
[ad_1] Multitasking is back to normal.Apple releases another iOS 13 update to fix background app issues You didn’t have to wait too long for Apple to fix iOS 13.2’s over-eagerness to kill background apps. The iOS 13.2.2 update should help stop apps from closing quite so quickly — much like they did before 13.2 arrived. […]
Wirecutter’s best deals: Save $200 on a 27-inch Apple iMac
[ad_1] Apple iMac (27-inch, with Retina Display) Street price: $1800; deal price: $1600 The Apple iMac (27-inch, with Retina Display) comes with an Intel 8th generation core i5, 8 GB of RAM, a 1 TB Fusion Drive, and an AMD Radeon Pro 570X graphics processor with 4 GB of video memory. This model has a […]
Volkswagen’s attempt at a bold, cleaner future starts with the ID.3
[ad_1] The ID.3 is Volkswagen’s future. The automaker considers this vehicle to be as important to the company as the Beetle and Golf. It’s so important that the Zwickau factory where we’re standing is being transformed from producing Golfs to electric vehicles. It’s about halfway there but this entire journey started in shame. In 2015, […]
Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM3 headphones are over $70 off at Amazon
[ad_1] We absolutely loved the WH-1000XM3 when we reviewed them late last year, awarding them a score of 94. Even with the new competition that has entered the space since Sony released the WH-1000XM3, they’re still the best Bluetooth noise-canceling headphones you can buy. They feature best-in-class noise cancellation, 30 plus hours of battery life […]
Amazon discounts some Echo Show devices to their lowest price ever
[ad_1] Echo Show with free Philips Hue Lightbulb Amazon has discounted the second-generation Echo Show by 31 percent, making it $179.99, instead of $259.98. You’ll also get a free Philips Hue A19 lightbulb. The listing doesn’t say the specific model included in the promotion, but based on the picture, it’s a basic Hue White model […]
Google updates the Nest Hub to sense where you are without a camera
[ad_1] Ultrasound sensing is a smart workaround for the fact the original Nest Hub (née Google Home Hub) doesn’t feature a camera. By using high-frequency sounds, the smart display can tell whether you’re in the same room as it is, in addition to your approximate position. It will then use this information to adjust its […]
What we played in November: ‘The Outer Worlds’ and ‘Destiny 2’
[ad_1] The Outer Worlds Andrew TarantolaSenior Editor The Outer Worlds could have been a contender, but this promising space opera was over barely after it had begun. Its story certainly isn’t short on scope. You play as the first-person hero and freshly defrosted interstellar colonist charged with saving the local solar system from starvation, genocidal […]
The best fitness wearables | Engadget
[ad_1] If you’re an endurance athlete You’re serious about fitness, and you go to the gym as many times as your exercise regimen will allow. You’re all about shaving precious seconds from your splits and squeezing out those marginal gains. And it’s likely that you’re always preparing for a race, marathon, Ironman, Tough Mudder, triathlon […]