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Android’s new trick for finding lost items without a tracker rolls out soon

Android’s new trick for finding lost items without a tracker rolls out soon

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Summary Android 16+ users will soon be able to ask Gemini to save the locations of untagged items in Find Hub. Saved locations and optional photos will appear in Find Hub’s new Remembered tab and can also be retrieved by asking Gemini. This isn’t real-time tracking: Gemini only remembers the location you provide, making Bluetooth trackers better for frequently moved items. Android is getting a new way to find belongings without attaching a tracker to them. Google says you’ll soon be able to tell Gemini where you placed something, and Find Hub will save that information for later. You could say, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I put my spare house key in the kitchen junk drawer,” and add an optional photo. When the key inevitably vanishes from your memory, you can ask Gemini where it is or open the new Remembered tab in Find Hub. The feature is coming to Android 16+ devices in the US and other countries where Gemini and Find Hub are supported. Related I turned my notes app …

Follow the Roman Space Telescope’s journey with NASA’s online tracker

Follow the Roman Space Telescope’s journey with NASA’s online tracker

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As the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope heads for deep space, the public can follow its three‑month trip in near-real time with NASA‘s online tracker. The spacecraft launched on Sunday, Aug. 30, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It’s now cruising on its own toward its final orbit about 1 million miles away from Earth.  Roman is flying to a point called the second sun–Earth Lagrange Point, or L2, a gravitational parking spot beyond the moon‘s orbit that gives the telescope a wide, steady view of the sky without Earth’s atmosphere getting in the way. During this long flight, the team runs a checkout phase, called commissioning. (For more detail on the process, read Mashable’s telescope commissioning explainer.) Engineers and scientists turn on systems step by step, tune settings, and calibrate instruments before Roman starts full science operations. Though NASA has a schedule for this process, the timeline is dependent on how the spacecraft behaves. SEE ALSO: Roman telescope’s data deluge will change who gets to do big astronomy Mission …

Fitbit and Pokemon Made a Fitness Tracker That Might Actually Help Me Catch My Zs

Fitbit and Pokemon Made a Fitness Tracker That Might Actually Help Me Catch My Zs

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When Pokemon Sleep was first announced in 2019, I wondered if the company behind one of the most iconic animations was dreaming too big. Getting people out of their houses and onto streets and parks with Pokemon Go was already a huge success. But did people care as much about their sleep hours as they did about their steps? After several delays, Pokemon Sleep finally launched in 2023 to high interest, becoming the most downloaded sleep game app in the world, according to the Japanese news outlet Famitsu. On Thursday, the Pokemon Company is partnering with Google and Fitbit to help people take their sleep even more seriously – while still having fun – with the new $129 special-edition Fitbit Air. It’s a pairing that makes a lot of sense. The minimal design of the Fitbit Air is tailored for extended wear, including for sleep tracking, and Pokemon Sleep gamifies the resting experience so you hopefully rest for longer each night. Here’s everything that’s included in the box.Kerry Wan/CNET The stylistic touches will resonate with …

Weather tracker: Tornadoes cause flash flooding and power cuts in north-east US | Tornadoes

Weather tracker: Tornadoes cause flash flooding and power cuts in north-east US | Tornadoes

Published by Jenni Sidey

Thunderstorms and tornadoes caused damage and disruption last Thursday as severe weather hit the US north-east. A tornado struck Dover, Delaware, with another reported near Atlantic Beach on Long Island in New York. The latter was rated EF-1 by the National Weather Service, with peak winds of 97mph (156kph). It was the first tornado reported in Nassau County since November 2021, with buildings and beach cabanas damaged, and heavy rainfall causing flash flooding and power cuts. In the UK, after a summer of high temperatures and virtually no meaningful rainfall it has turned cooler over recent days, with the arrival of some heavy showers and thunderstorms. High pressure brought a mainly dry and settled weekend, but more unsettled weather will arrive from Tuesday. Showers, thunderstorms and longer spells of thundery rain are expected to spread northwards, with temperatures increasing as warmer southerly winds develop. Meanwhile, a powerful El Niño is developing in the Pacific Ocean and could be the strongest in living memory, according to the UK Met Office. El Niño is a naturally occurring …

Google’s new Pixel Tag tracker has a big advantage over AirTags (and they cost the same)

Google’s new Pixel Tag tracker has a big advantage over AirTags (and they cost the same)

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Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Aside from all the new Pixel phones, Google announced a new finder tag called Pixel Tag.  It uses Bluetooth Channel Sounding and Ultra Wideband for precision tracking.  Channel Sounding promises more stable, accurate, and secure device tracking. Google’s Made by Google event features a hardware newcomer this year: the Pixel Tag. Google’s Android-exclusive Pixel Tag Bluetooth tracker debuts with a $29 price, user-replaceable coin battery, an IP67 dust and water-resistance rating, and compatibility with any Android phone running Android 9 or later. However, the most interesting aspect of the Pixel Tag is its inclusion of Bluetooth Channel Sounding device-tracking technology. Google isn’t the first to incorporate Channel Sounding into an Android-only tracker; Motorola’s Moto Tag 2 has the same technology.  Also: Pixel 11 XL Pro: Google’s big flagship is more Pro than ever, but the camera is no big thing But is Google’s tracker any better? Based on the specs alone, not necessarily. But Google needs to keep adding peripheral devices to …

Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and More

Apple Watch Rethink Could See Debut of Round Model, Screenless Fitness Tracker, and More

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Apple is re-evaluating the Apple Watch lineup and considering a host of radical new designs, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In today’s edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman compared plans for the Apple Watch’s evolution to the “revolutionary design change” that the foldable iPhone represents. It will be “something that transforms the product for a new era.” Apple’s industrial design team has reportedly been “exploring a broader rethink of its smartwatches” for some time, with several directions under evaluation. The company is apparently taking the resurgence of fitness bands without screens and smart rings seriously. As a result, the company is considering new Apple Watch-style devices with no display, as well as new Apple Watches with different types of screen and various new sizes. Apple has also contemplated giving the Apple Watch a round display, but Gurman cautioned that such a device is unlikely to be released. The company has also considered introducing new premium variants designed to sit above the Ultra and Hermès models, alongside even more affordable options in addition to the …

The Best Fitness Tracker Devices, From Oura Ring To Apple Watch

The Best Fitness Tracker Devices, From Oura Ring To Apple Watch

Published by Sam Flores

We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. We are living in the future. At least, that’s how it feels sometimes when you consider the myriad ways there are to keep on top of your health. Increasingly, the responsibility to look after ourselves falls into our own hands: NHS waiting lists are facing an intense backlog, meanwhile we’re all experiencing high levels of stress or burnout. The good news, though, is that technology has caught up. If you want to keep an eye on your health and track your fitness progress you can, thanks to fitness trackers in every form. Seriously, watches, rings, and even bras can now track your health, and it’s up to you how granular you want to get …

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

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Hours of San Francisco Police Department drone video footage exposed on the open web illustrates a new era of incredibly granular—and consequential—urban surveillance. Meanwhile, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google this week demanding that the tech giants delete 13 AI nudifying “face-swap” apps from their app stores that are almost exclusively used to target women and girls. Since WIRED first reported in June about Meta’s NameTag face-recognition system, company executives have made opaque and conflicting comments about whether the feature even exists. We took a step back to lay out both the claims and the facts about the very real system. In a speech on Thursday, President Donald Trump continued to push unsubstantiated and thoroughly debunked claims about interference in the 2020 US election. He even promised massive revelations in a trove of documents posted to the White House website, but the files did not prove his assertions—and in some cases actually contradicted Trump’s claims. As adoption of AI tools rapidly expands and their capabilities increase, the tech …

Disney Tile Tracker Launches by Life360: Buy Bluetooth Tracker Online

Disney Tile Tracker Launches by Life360: Buy Bluetooth Tracker Online

Published by Daniella Wilson

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Keep track of everyday essentials with Disney and Life360’s new line of Tile Bluetooth trackers featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Following last year’s successful partnership with Hello Kitty, the GPS-safety company launches their Disney campaign with three limited-edition products: a Mickey Mouse Tile Starter Pack, Minnie Mouse Tile Starter Pack and Mickey Mouse Tile. Timed to coincide with one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year, the latest in Disney’s extensive collection of merch and brand partnerships takes off as families juggle back-to-school preparations with the final stretch of summer vacation. Those are also the moments when backpacks, luggage, wallets, passports, strollers and other must-have items are most likely to be misplaced. With the Starter Pack, fans get two trackers for keeping tabs on everyday essentials. The Tile Slim’s credit card-thin design makes it the thinnest Bluetooth tracker on the market. It can fit into wallets and passport covers, while the …

My Fitbit Air test revealed the flaws of calorie counting with a health tracker – here’s why

My Fitbit Air test revealed the flaws of calorie counting with a health tracker – here’s why

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Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways I tested the Fitbit Air’s heart rate data.  I compared it against the Polar H10 chest strap, a reliable heart rate monitor.   The Fitbit Air is good for heart rate checks, but not as accurate as a calorie counter.  Just how accurate is that health tracker around your wrist? The truth is, you don’t really know. The companies that create these devices equip them with sensors that detect every heart rate spike or dip, but their trackers are designed for general, recreational use. Inaccuracies happen.  Still, many of the top health trackers out there are surprisingly accurate, and technological advances have brought each new generation a little closer to the gold standard of exercise and heart rate monitoring.  Also: Google’s Fitbit Air is a $99 screenless wearable that I can actually take seriously I tested this out on the Fitbit Air, one of the fitness world’s bigger releases of the year. Using the Polar H10 chest strap as a control, I recorded …