I really wish I hadn't broken my collarbone. But one silver lining from the experience has been learning how well technology lets me live my life with one arm immobilized in a sling. Far and away, the best feature has been speech-to-text tools that let me type without a keyboard. Honorable mentions go to swipe keyboards on phones, biometric authentication and password managers. Cut through the chatter Subscribe to CNET's Mobile newsletter for the latest phone news and reviews. After two weeks with my arm in a sling, and at least four more to go, I have a much better appreciation for what accessibility technology offers people who have longer-term disabilities. My frustration at being unable to lift a box or tighten my belt contrasts with the liberation I feel seeing my words almost magically appear on a screen as I speak. My ignominious bike crash I crashed, my ego is sad to report, while mountain biking on a very easy trail. Fractured collarbones are a classic injury … [Read more...] about How speech to text, password managers and other tech helped me work with a broken collarbone
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Samsung Galaxy Watch3: The most advanced health and fitness monitor on a smartwatch
In a market, where several players are trying to sell all sorts of wearable technologies using marketing gimmicks, the hunt for a value-for-money smartwatch can get frustrating. In such a scenario, it's always best to fall back on a reliable technology brand. If you are worried about making a smart purchase, your search ends at Samsung's all-new new Galaxy Watch3. The brand has in fact taken wearable technology to a whole new level by offering the most advanced health monitor on a smartwatch. With a 1.4 inch 360 x 360 Super AMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy Watch3 is much thinner, lighter and has a larger display than its predecessor. It comes in two sizes (41mm or 45mm) with a smart leather strap. Powered by an Exynos 9110 dual-core processor, it has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. In addition, it also has an accelerometer, a barometer, a gyro sensor, an ambient light sensor and NFC. Using this device, you can track a large number of activities like running, walking and even … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Watch3: The most advanced health and fitness monitor on a smartwatch
Paramount Plus: Everything to know about CBS All Access’ revamp
Paramount Plus is the subscription streaming-video service set to replace CBS All Access , costing $10 a month ad-free when it launches Thursday in the US and 18 Latin American countries. Paramount Plus will include live news and sports as well as on-demand shows and movies, including originals -- all of which leaning into parent company ViacomCBS ' brands like CBS , MTV , BET , Comedy Central , Nickelodeon and Paramount Network, plus movies from the Paramount Pictures studio. But Paramount Plus won't have the one show most associated with the Paramount name: Yellowstone . The first three seasons of the cowboy drama are streaming exclusively on rival service Peacock . Down the line, Paramount Plus will have exclusive Yellowstone spinoffs, though, like a prequel Y:1883 expected later this year. Paramount Plus will have a library of more than 30,000 episodes and 2,500 movies, plus 36 original series debuts this year. Among those originals will be a … [Read more...] about Paramount Plus: Everything to know about CBS All Access’ revamp