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Personal trainers help a lot of people. They help keep track of your progress, recommend exercise routines to maximize your results, and can be a great source of motivation. However, human personal trainers are expensive and sometimes difficult to find. Plus, you need a gym to interact with them most of the time. Why not try something digital instead? Whether you own a fitness tracker or not, working out on your own is far easier to get into.
If you’re following the smart home space, you may be seeing the name Matter crop up in relation to big brands like Amazon, Apple, and Google. Matter may even sound like a feature you need if you’re hoping to future-proof your purchases. But what is Matter, exactly, and why does it matter in a smart home?
What is Matter?Connectivity Standards Alliance
Matter is a universal networking protocol that lets devices work across all major smart home platforms.
Imagine waking up one day to find out that your Google account is banned permanently with no way to get it back. You would likely be upset by this and consider it to be a major inconvenience, right?
Depending on how integrated you are within the Google ecosystem, a perma-ban could potentially be much more than an inconvenience — it could be devastating. A banned Google account means no access to things you might use every day, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos, and Google Pay.
Installing Kodi on Firestick or a Fire TV is easy as pie — no technical knowledge is required. There are a number of ways to do it, three of which you can check out below.
Before you get started, you have to change three settings on your Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Fire Stick. Fire up your streaming device, go to Settings > Device > Developers option, and turn on the “ADB debugging” and “Apps from Unknown Sources” options.
A picture speaks a thousand words, and given that tweets are limited to 140 characters, images are more economical. In fact,97% of people focus on visuals on Twitter, so it’s essential to have eye-catching imagery to build your profile. Here’s how to choose the right size for your banners, profile pictures, and images on Twitter to surpass your followers’ expectations.
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Chromebooks are no-nonsense computers meant for light usage. As such, they make the perfect devices for students, given the low barrier to entry, and a lightweight approach to technology. While Chromebooks can work for a variety of users, education is one of its strong use cases. To help you pick the best Chromebook for students, we’ve put together this list.
Students require laptops that can get the basic computing work done, like video conferencing, word processing, and web browsing.
Oura Ring 2
There are a couple of kinks that need ironing out, but this is already an extremely useful and fascinating device — and the only one of its kind.
The Oura Ring 2 is an exciting ring-shaped health tracking device that measures something a little different from all the other calorie-focused trackers out there. In theory it can help you to feel better, perform better, and make smarter decisions regarding health and training.
Is it time to let go of your trusty old phone? It’s part of the smartphone life cycle. The great thing about modern phones is that even older devices can be very capable, and will find a great home with users who will still enjoy and take advantage of them. So you’ve made the decision, and now your main question is: how do I sell my used phone?
Selling used devices isn’t always an easy feat.
Samsung Galaxy FitAt $100, it's hard not to recommend the Samsung Galaxy Fit. It's an accurate fitness and health tracker (aside from the occasional heart rate blunder), has a great display, and is light enough that you'll barely notice it's on your wrist throughout the day. With that said, take a look at the competition before buying. The Fitbit Inspire HR also costs $100 and offers a similar feature set, and Xiaomi just launched the Mi Band 4 for a much lower price.
The Pixel 3 shot to the top of our list of favorite Android phones when it was released back in 2018. It remains a solid phone for nostalgia’s sake, even if Google has launched quite a few devices in the years since. Of course, you’ll want to keep your Pixel 3 safe if you still have it three years on, so here are the best Pixel 3 screen protectors you can buy.