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• Dyson vacuums, smart bulbs, and more are discounted today
• Samsung TVs are getting iTunes and AirPlay 2
• Here are a few workout bands for your Fitbit Alta HR
• Today’s Apps Gone Free: 5th Grade Reading Prep, Breathing Zone and TunesFlow
• Philips Hue Play review: Impressive media-syncing light bars, but with room for improvement
• Weekend poll: Are you happy with your phone’s battery life?
• The HP Chromebook 14 is powered by an AMD processor, starts at $269, and comes in white
• ‘Cast to TV’ Lets You Stream Media From Ubuntu to Chromecast
• Pretend you’re a CLI wizard with Blessed-Contrib
• Aprende los principios básicos de programación resolviendo acertijos lógicos en esta bonita web interactiva

Dyson vacuums, smart bulbs, and more are discounted today Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST There’s never a shortage of deals available, but sorting through all of them can be difficult at times. We’ve handpicked all the best tech, and everyday essentials discounts that you can take advantage of right now and brought them to one central location. From smart hoses to smart bulbs, these are today’s best discounts! Tech Deals The post Dyson vacuums, smart bulbs, and more are discounted today appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Samsung TVs are getting iTunes and AirPlay 2 Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST Pack it in, folks. It’s doubtful we’ll see anything else out of CES (whether it’s news in Vegas or from the companies showing there) that’s more unexpected — and frankly just more weird than this. Samsung is putting Apple’s iTunes on its televisions. Or is it that apple is putting iTunes on Samsung’s 2019 televisions? In any event, it’s happening. And props to Samsung’s presser for not making us wait for it: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Support on 2018 Samsung Smart TVs will be made available via firmware update. In an industry first, a new iTunes Movies and TV Shows app will debut only on Samsung Smart TVs in more than 100 countries. AirPlay 2 support will be available on Samsung Smart TVs in 190 countries worldwide. For those who prefer bullet points, here’s what you need to know: Samsung’s 2019 televisions will launch with iTunes for movies and TV shows. Samsung’s 2018 televisions will get it via a software update. AirPlay 2 is coming, too. So let’s recap: The two companies that have been at war over smartphones for centuries have kissed and made up on the television side. You’ll be able to rent and buy and stream from iTunes straight into a Samsung TV in more than 100 countries. And AirPlay 2 — the long-awaited update to AirPlay — will allow you to easily watch and listen to all kinds of things from an iPhone or iPad or Mac. Basically if you can see it on the screen of one of those devices, you’ll be able to do it on one of Samsung’s TVs. And iTunes remains one of the most comprehensive libraries for video and content in 4K with HDR. Of course, Samsung’s TVs don’t yet support Dolby Vision — the HDR standard you want if you can get it — but that’s another thing for another time. And for a little added irony, consider that iTunes will be running atop a Tizen-based platform, which powers Samsung’s smartwatches as well. It’s openy, and we’re not talking just bolted on — Samsung’s 2019 televisions will be based on Tizen 5.0. (The 2018 models are on Tizen 4.0.) This is active development, folks. There’s a good bit more to grok here, so we’re going to catch our breath. Is this the start of a Big Thaw between the big companies? Or just a moment of opportunity? This post may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more details. The post Samsung TVs are getting iTunes and AirPlay 2 appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Here are a few workout bands for your Fitbit Alta HR Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST So, you’ve finally resolved to invest in yourself by becoming more active and getting healthier. Kudos to you for planning your meals, getting those workouts in, and for picking up that new fitness tracker to keep you on course. If your tracker of choice is the Fitbit Alta HR, here are a few great workout bands that’ll withstand even the most intense exercises and keep you inspired on your fitness journey. Keep in mind, most of these Fitbit Alta HR straps and bands will offer similar functionality during your workouts and they all fall in a pretty budget-friendly price range so it’ll just come down to your personal preference in design and material type. If I had to pick one, the CosyZanx Band with its breathable nylon would be my go-to. This post may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure policy for more details. The post Here are a few workout bands for your Fitbit Alta HR appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Today’s Apps Gone Free: 5th Grade Reading Prep, Breathing Zone and TunesFlow Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST Improve reading comprehension skills, relax your mind and body, and listen to your favorite tunes with today's collection of apps and games. All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers. 5th Grade Reading Prep ($3.99 → Free, 40.8 MB): Improve reading comprehension skills with 5th Grade Reading Prep. Parents and teachers. 5th Grade Reading Prep is one of the most advanced reading comprehension tools available in the App Store. It features an assortment of fictional stories and non-fiction texts that can be read through at any pace. At the end of each passage your child will be asked a series of questions to find out how well they understood what they read. The results can be reviewed and shared via email. The app also includes support for multiple children or students, and password protection. 5th Grade Reading Prep is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 17 ratings. Breathing Zone ($4.99 → Free, 56.9 MB): Relax your mind and body in as little as five minutes with these doctor recommended breathing exercises. Anyone who has anxiety or high blood pressure. Breathing Zone comes highly recommended today because it won't chew up a lot of your time. All you need is five minutes. Set your target breathing rate and let Breathing Zone guide you through the process. You're able to follow along with six different guide sounds and either a female or male voice. You can also choose from six different visual guides. Before you know it, you'll be in a perfectly relaxed state! The app includes landscape support, a breath analyzer that utilizes your microphone, timed sessions from five to 60 minutes, and weekly targets to achieve. Breathing Zone is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 1168 ratings. TunesFlow – Music Player with Equalizer ($4.99 → Free, 13.9 MB): Enjoy your favorite tunes however you want with TunesFlow. Those who want more control over their music. TunesFlow's sleek UI presents your entire library as a flowing work of art. Swipe across the album art to browse through your music by artist, album, or playlist. You're also able to search for something specific. Give an album a tap to view all of the included songs and playback controls. An equalizer is available with 10 different bands, allowing you to control the way your music sounds. The app looks great in both portrait and landscape orientations as well! TunesFlow – Music Player with Equalizer is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 80 ratings. That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active. Developers: If you are a developer who would like to get your app included in our "Apps Gone Free" daily lists, here's our basic set of rules: It must have at least a three-star average rating at the time it goes free. The app must not have been free numerous times (3+) over the last six months. The free version of your app must not include ads. To submit an app, simply send a request to [email protected] with the subject "Apps Gone Free." Please include the name of the app, a link to it in the App Store, when and for how long you intend to offer the app for free, and anything else you would like to share. We will take it from there. The post Today's Apps Gone Free: 5th Grade Reading Prep, Breathing Zone and TunesFlow appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Philips Hue Play review: Impressive media-syncing light bars, but with room for improvement Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST As well as offering simple light bulbs and accessories for your home, Philips has been pushing its Hue lights for entertainment purposes more and more. The Zigbee-toting Hue lights can now be used as accent lighting for music, film, and even gaming, which may seem gimmicky or cool, depending on your outlook. I would say it's a bit of both, or at least that's how I view the latest addition to the lineup, the Hue Play. These light bars are specially designed to offer indirect, diffused lighting behind a TV screen or computer monitor, mimicking a Philips Ambilight TV set. Like any Hue color light, Play can produce 16 million different pigments with various presets available to choose from in the app. The highlight feature is the Hue Sync app for your computer, with which Play can mimic the colors that are on the screen in real-time to offer what Philips describes as a more immersive viewing experience. Let’s see if it’s worth the price of admission. Design, hardware, what's in the box   The stadium shaped units are smaller than I expected, fronted by a diffusing panel and coming to a point on the back so they can be angled slightly towards a wall. The rear is finished with soft-touch plastic so as not to cause any damage to surfaces. Overall, the design is thoughtful, except for the power cable that sometimes causes the light to tilt the wrong way. Included attachments allow for vertical or horizontal positioning, facing up or at 90 degrees (i.e. straight towards a wall). There are also 3M adhesive pads so you can affix them to the rear of a TV or monitor to shine backward. Hue Play comes with a nifty power adapter that has both EU and UK attachments (since I'm in the UK) and three inputs, so you won't need to use up an extra wall outlet just to add a third light. Although I was supplied with two single packs ($70/£65), there are double packs with one adapter ($130/£120) plus single extension packs with no adapter ($60/£55) so you can save money and produce less waste by picking up only what you need. Black and white options are available for the casing, although the back part and stands are black for both, as you can see from my white models. Installation and setup The intention with Hue Play is for them to shine on the wall behind your TV or computer monitor. Since I don't really use my Mac for gaming or movies, it made more sense for me to install them behind my TV. I tried them in various positions but eventually settled on using them naked, tilted facing the wall. This produced the most consistent halo of light all the way around my 43" TV, but for bigger screen sizes you may need a third light to get the best coverage. For a computer monitor, you’ll probably want to adhere them to the rear like so. When you first plug them in they will turn on at full brightness and attempt to blind you, so be warned. Please ignore my mess of cables. Once you've positioned the Hue Play lights where you'd like them and hooked them up to the power, setting them up in the app is easy. Assuming you’ve already connected your Hue Bridge (necessary to use all the features), you first need to use Light setup to add each Play unit and rename them if you wish. I then used Room setup to add them to my living room, and next is where the setup diverges from a normal Hue light. In Entertainment areas, you're asked to position your lights on a diagram relative to where they are in real life — in my case, behind my TV. This ensures the lights will work correctly when synced with music, video, and games. For that, you'll need the free Hue Sync desktop app, available for Windows and Mac. I'm using the latter (see below), and apart from a few security permissions needing to be granted, installation was easy enough. Once you've connected your Bridge, your Entertainment area should show up and you're now ready to try the headline feature of the Hue Play lights. Features and performance Without the Hue Sync app, the Play is nothing more than a static ambient backlight. It works perfectly well in that respect and produces a satisfying luminous aura wherever you place it. You can also set up routines, timers, and such, just as with any other Hue product. It's hard to imagine paying this much without using the sync function, though. You can use other Hue color lights in an entertainment setup, but the design of the Play makes it best suited. Video sync with the audio option turned on. When you come to use the video or game sync feature, the first thing to note is that it simply uses a screen overlay to decide what's on the screen and produce similar colors. Even so, there's very little discernible lag. Using the Play lights behind a TV is problematic, however, even though this is a use case Philips advertises heavily. Syncing to whatever is on my Mac's screen is pretty much flawless, but getting it all working on a TV is a pain. You can supposedly Chromecast or Miracast but that only works if the video is fullscreen and casting from YouTube and other sites won't do that. So the only way to really sync Play up with the big screen is to use an HDMI or VGA cable. It's obviously a little inconvenient unless this is a setup you often use, but there are other functional problems too. Although a setting in Hue Sync is supposed to "Auto detect primary display," in reality this often fails, meaning you have to restart the app and select one manually. Video sync with the audio setting off. Notice one of the lights has tilted the wrong way, which often happens when you’re messing with cables behind the TV. Syncing with music is unfortunately also very hit and miss. There were no problems the first couple of times but it has invariably refused to work since. Some suggest possible interference from voice control systems or solutions like turning off all the lights in the Hue mobile app before starting sync, but nothing has helped me with any consistency — it's something Philips really needs to look into. It’s great when it does work, with various color palette options. With a whole room full of different Hue bulbs it could make for great party lighting. Gaming sync works just the same as with video, and both include a setting that syncs with audio at the same time and different intensity settings so you can choose how dramatic the lighting changes are. If you were to play an action-packed game, you'd want the most intense settings for added atmosphere, for example. Once more, the lack of latency is both surprising and impressive. There are also some promising integrations, including one that allows you to connect Razer Chroma devices such as keyboards to sync up with the LED lighting and a music visualizer called Light DJ. Disclaimer: this is actually a video of someone playing No Man’s Sky since I don’t have any impressive looking games on my Mac. Gaming sync works exactly the same as video, though. Should you buy it? Maybe. The Hue Play by itself is a great piece of hardware, but the main attraction is Hue Sync, and there's a way to go for that to truly impress. Native TV or console support is a must for those wanting to easily use Hue Play with a big screen, and bugs like the one that prevents music from syncing need to be ironed out. It may be that with further integrations and enhancements this ends up being a really decent product, but it's not quite there yet. PC gamers or those who watch movies on a desktop may see more value in it, but you can produce similar results with cheaper light bulbs, albeit with greater effort in mounting and installation. Buy if: You primarily watch video and play games on a desktop computer and are willing to pay $130 for superior backlighting. Don't buy if: You want to use Hue Play as part of a home cinema setup or would rather not pay that much for a product that needs improvement. Where to buy US Double pack — $130 Single pack — $70 Single extension pack — $60 UK Double pack — £120 Single pack — £65 Single extension pack — £55 EU Double pack — €130 Single pack — €70 Single extension pack — €60 The post Philips Hue Play review: Impressive media-syncing light bars, but with room for improvement appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Weekend poll: Are you happy with your phone’s battery life? Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST People look at a lot of different features when purchasing a phone, and everyone seems to appreciate “good” battery life. You’ve already told us what scale of numbers qualifiesfor that particular label, but I’m curious to know if your current phone, whatever it may be, delivers when it comes to longevity. Oscillating between the smaller Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6T, my battery life goes from poor to swell. I only really consider it “good” when I’m using the 6T. But even just a few years ago, the Pixel 3’s longevity would have been near the top of the pack. And although I might do most of our power accessory reviews, I almost never bring a battery or charger out and about with me, unless it’s an extended trip, so I much prefer a long-lasting smartphone. But what about you? It’s been quite a while since we last asked this question, and three years is plenty of time to squeeze in an upgrade. For comparison, we’ll keep the options the same as before. So, does your current phone have the oomph you need?  Loading … The post Weekend poll: Are you happy with your phone’s battery life? appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

The HP Chromebook 14 is powered by an AMD processor, starts at $269, and comes in white Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST HP’s new Chromebook 14 officially launched this morning, making it one of two AMD Chromebook launches so far during CES. The 14, as the name suggests, is a 14″ laptop with an AMD A4 or A6 processor (depending on variant and region), and will start at an extremely reasonable $269. That gets you the AMD A4 processor with a 768p non-touch panel, but I was told that the version with a 1080p touchscreen should come in closer to $300, making it an easy choice for an upgrade. I had a chance to check it out a few weeks back. The hard, matte plastic exterior gives this laptop a really rugged feeling – it’s very confidence-inspiring – and HP says that’s to make it attractive to schools (though the Chromebook 14 will be sold in the consumer channel). The 768p version’s screen was surprisingly bright and vivid, though I can’t really recommend such a low resolution on a display that large – it’s just not a good viewing experience. It’s a good thing you’ll be able to upgrade to the 1080p touchscreen model for what ends up being a pittance more, and gain a little more CPU and GPU oomph in the process (I asked if the A6 CPU variant had more RAM, but didn’t receive an answer). These AMD Chromebooks are shaping up to be excellent values based on HP and Acer’s announcements today, and I imagine there will only be more of them coming throughout 2019. The sub-$500 market is really the big place that Chromebook manufacturers play, and AMD is obviously able to offer very competitive component pricing – you almost never see an Intel Chromebook with a 15W TDP CPU down this low, it’s usually just the awful Atom-based Celeron chips. HP hasn’t said when exactly the Chromebook 14 will be launching, but you can probably expect fairly early in the year. HP also announced a revamped version of an existing Chromebook, the x360 14, which now adds a “G1” to its name, denoting it as an enterprise and business channel model. It will offer more RAM, more configuration options, and more powerful processors – along will MIL810G ruggedization – but will not be sold at retail. The post The HP Chromebook 14 is powered by an AMD processor, starts at $269, and comes in white appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

‘Cast to TV’ Lets You Stream Media From Ubuntu to Chromecast Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST Cast off with your favourite content It just got a little easier for Ubuntu users to cast video, music and pictures to a Chromecast equipped TV direct from the desktop. We've previously shown you how to cast video from Ubuntu to a Chromecast using the open-source MKChromecast tool, and the latest versions of the popular VLC media player has Chromecast support built-in too. Now there's a new way for Linux users to cast content to a nearby TV over the local network using Google's cheap n' cheerful dongle using a GNOME Shell extension. Cast to TV GNOME Extension The 'Cast to TV' GNOME Shell extension is a tray-based tool. When installed and enabled you access its features via the main GNOME Shell Status Menu. It doesn't (alas) have the option of using a separate applet. The extension lets you: Stream video from Ubuntu to Chromecast Stream photos from Ubuntu to Chromecast Stream music from Ubuntu to Chromecast With options to: Encode media on the fly Set position of nn-screen player controls Bitrate settings See a music visualiser on the TV when playing music Getting Set Up Although Cast to TV is a GNOME extension it's not quite as simple to set-up and use as other GNOME extensions. The extension's Github page details the dependencies required to use the tool. All of these are necessary (the extension won't work without them) but, thankfully, all available to install via the standard Ubuntu repos: sudo apt install nodejs npm ffmpeg Next, you'll need to install the Cast to TV extension itself. The Cast to TV GNOME extension is available to install from the GNOME Extensions website: Install the 'Cast to TV' GNOME Shell Extension Visit the page above a web browser like Google Chrome or Firefox and slide the toggle from 'off' to 'on' to trigger installation. Accept the install request when it appears and wait a few seconds while the add-on is downloaded, unpacked and installed. — But you're not done yet. The last step is to install several additional dependencies the tool needs via NPM, the 'node.js package manager'. To do this move to the extension directory: cd ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/cast-to-tv@rafostar.github.com npm install You will see a full list of the packages this pulls in at the command prompt, but if you'd like to check before running they are listed in the 'package.json' file in the extension's folder. Cast Off The Cast to TV extension will have been enabled automatically upon install. It it wasn't, or it was and you later decide you don't want to use it, remember that you can manage all of your GNOME Extensions using the terrific 'GNOME Tweaks' desktop tool. It's available in the Software store. To cast a video, image or music file to the nearest available Chromecast device on your network (and ideally there'll only be one in range) just open the Status Menu, select your content type, and select your media file. Streaming will begin instantly. Depending on your Chromecast model you may find that some video formats don't work — but if your video does not play, don't panic. Select the "Transcode Video" option during file selection to encode video to a supported H.264 format. That's pretty much all there is to it! The set-up is perhaps a little more involved than using something like MKChromecast or VLC, but the native GUI integration is a nice touch. chromecastgnome extensions The post 'Cast to TV' Lets You Stream Media From Ubuntu to Chromecast appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Pretend you’re a CLI wizard with Blessed-Contrib Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST Want to feel like a Hollywood hacker or the sort of super-powered sysadmin that always show up in low-budget cable shows? Then check out blessed-contrib. Blessed-contrib is a Node.js based terminal utility that can be used to create data-rich command line dashboards using ascii/ansi art and javascript. All sorts of widgets can be created to relay all sorts of "data" (said in an American accent, ofc). It's an incredibly detailed and interesting project that, in the right hands, does some marvellous stuff. But I'm not here to talk about that. Yup, superficial Sneddon strikes again. For this week's 'something for the weekend' I'm pimping blessed-contrib's Hollywood terminal hacker style "demo" mode. With just a few key strokes you can display a dizzying array of (dummy) data in your terminal — maps, charts, processes, progress bars, graphs… And more! It basically recreates the NORAD command center in the film WarGames on your desktop PC — how cool? Unlike other 'Hollywood hacker terminal tools (like the infamous 'Hollywood') blessed-contrib isn't merely a novelty or pieces of fluff. No, Blessed-contrib is a real, working and well-respected tool. All of those animated graphs and charts that look so impressive? They can be configured and connected to data so that they actually mean something. That said, the demo dashboard is perfect to impress tech-phobic parents, to leave running in the background of a YouTube video, or for tricking college buddies. Want to try it out? If you have NPM and Git installed on your Linux system you can get blessed-contrib "demo" dashboard up and running by issuing the following commands in a terminal emulator of your choice: git clone https://github.com/yaronn/blessed-contrib.git cd blessed-contrib npm install node ./examples/dashboard.js To 'exit' the dashboard at any time just press Ctrl + C. Got a utility, game, app, or other suggestion for next week's #SFTW? Let us know! clisomething for the weekend The post Pretend you're a CLI wizard with Blessed-Contrib appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

Aprende los principios básicos de programación resolviendo acertijos lógicos en esta bonita web interactiva Posted: 06 Jan 2019 12:04 PM PST Coding is fun!, o “programar es divertido”, es un simple pero genial videojuego online en el que puedes aprender los principios más básicos del código resolviendo acertijos de lógica. Si bien está orientado principalmente a niños de 6 a 12 años esto no quiere decir que un adulto no pueda disfrutarlo y sacarle provecho. Es un juego en el cual el objetivo es ayudar a un personaje llamado Biip a encontrar una forma de recargar su nave espacial para regresar a casa. Para dar instrucciones a Biip deberás arrastrar baldosas que representan acciones hacia una barra en el orden correcto. Básicamente es un ejemplo de cómo funciona escribir órdenes a la hora de programar algo. Aunque al principio los niveles son bastante simples, la complejidad se eleva bastante en los últimos. Cuentas con 20 niveles que puedes completar en orden o elegir al azar cuando quieras. También puedes crear tus propios niveles desde el sitio, pues cuentan con un editor que te deja armar tus propios rompecabezas con todas las mismas herramientas que usa el juego. Puedes guardar esos niveles y compartirlos con otras personas a través de códigos que genera el editor de niveles. Esta parte es aún más interesante para afinar tus habilidades de lógica. El juego no viene mal incluso como un ejercicio mental, o puedes compartirlo con algún niño que conozcas. El diseño es bastante impecable, hasta la música es agradable y sin duda es un sitio que vale la pena mirar. Compartir Aprende los principios básicos de programación resolviendo acertijos lógicos en esta bonita web interactiva Temas Web Herramientas The post Aprende los principios básicos de programación resolviendo acertijos lógicos en esta bonita web interactiva appeared first on GuaripeteMagazine.

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