Google Tv S Screensaver Just Got A Big And Useful Revamp

Before, when Google TV would nod off and enter the screensaver mode, you’d just get a slideshow of images. The images would either be from Google’s collection of images or from your Google Photos library. It was a nice display, but people were wanting a little more functionality. That functionality comes in the form of a revamp for the Google TV screensaver That functionality comes in the form of a revamp for the Google TV screensaver...

February 5, 2023 · 2 min · 319 words · Danielle Barron

Google Wallet Rolling Out To Android Users As Google Pay Replacement

Google’s idea with Wallet is to make a one-stop solution for all digital items. Perhaps with pretty much everything now becoming digital, the company wants the Wallet app to replace your physical wallet. It can store your credit and debit cards and make payments, like any other payment app. But on top of that, Wallet can also store loyalty cards, gift cards, flight tickets, boarding passes, transit passes, vaccine certificates, concert tickets, ID cards such as digital driving licenses, and even digital car keys....

February 5, 2023 · 2 min · 380 words · David Clark

Here S What The Under Display Camera Looks Like On The Galaxy Z Fold 3

So with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, it’s our first time seeing how Samsung is doing it. And well, it does not look good. The picture below is what the UDC looks like on a white screen. Very, very visible. In fact, you almost can’t miss it. When you’re on a darker screen, like the home screen with the default wallpaper, it blends in a bit more, but you can still clearly see where it is....

February 5, 2023 · 2 min · 264 words · Lisa Miller

How Does Building Useless Things Spark Joy

Since 2013, Giertz engineered a helmet that brushes teeth, drones that cut hair, and a machine to help you wake up in the morning, none of which really worked they way they were supposed to. “My toothbrush helmet is recommended by zero out of 10 dentists, and it definitely did not revolutionize the world of dentistry—but it did completely change my life,” she says. In this TED Talk, Giertz shares three lessons on how making useless robots led her to discover a deep sense of joy that she shares with over 1 million subscribers on her YouTube channel....

February 5, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Jason Hughes

How Mindfulness Changes The Brain

Sara Lazar, an associate researcher in the psychiatry department at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, along with her colleagues, outlines key neural mechanisms underlying meditation. One of those major findings? How meditaton affects self-regulation: Meditators demonstrate superior performance on tests of self-regulation, resisting distractions and making correct answers more often than non-meditators. They also show more activity in the ACC [the anterior cingulate cortex, a structure located deep inside the forehead, behind the brain’s frontal lobe] than non-meditators....

February 5, 2023 · 2 min · 286 words · Lisa Brown
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