Thursday, January 31, 2019

Bluetooth 5.1's Presence Detection Could Be the Future of Smarthome

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The oldest plant scientists have brought back to life is a 32,000 year old strain of the flower Silene stenophylla; they recovered the seeds from a prehistoric cache left behind by a squirrel.

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Today's Featured Articles

How to Declutter Your Web Browser Bookmarks

Browser bookmarks can become a mess over time. Do you need bookmarks to hundreds of web pages you never visit? Here’s how to back up your bookmarks, purge them efficiently, and keep a more organized browser going forward.   Read More »


Bluetooth 5.1’s Presence Detection Could Be the Future of Smarthome

Bluetooth 5.1 lets devices track each other down to the centimeter. But Bluetooth 5.1 isn’t just for finding your keys—this precise position tracking will let your smarthome know who you are and where you are in your home.   Read More »


Bluetooth 5.1: What’s New and Why It Matters

Bluetooth 5.1 brings new “direction-finding” features that will let Bluetooth devices pinpoint physical location to the centimeter, aiding in indoor positioning. This latest version includes features that will make for more reliable Bluetooth connections, too.   Read More »


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23 Gifts For An Avid Indoor Gardener

Of all the hobbies on earth, indoor gardening can be the most satisfying. That’s why your plant-obsessed friends stick to it. But buying a gift for an indoor gardener can be a little confusing.   Read More »


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8 Portable Office Essentials to Stay Productive On the Go

Increasingly few of us are confined to the same location for work any more. That’s the beauty (and curse) of Wi-Fi and cell coverage. It might seem like all you need for a portable office setup is a laptop but there’s more to it than that: here are our favorite essentials.   Read More »






Review Geek Deals
DEAL OF THE DAY

Deal Alert: Score a Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse for Just $25

Take a look at your mouse. Is it old? Is it crusty? Does it go unresponsive every few minutes? Why don’t you replace that dumpy old mouse with something clean and responsive, like the Logitech G603?   Read More »


DEAL OF THE DAY

Stock Up on New Logitech Gear with Today’s Amazon Sale

If you’ve been in the market for a new keyboard, mouse, headset, webcam, or speakers, today’s Amazon sale on a handful of Logitech products has you covered.   Read More »




FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines


Beta Test New Firefox Features with Mozilla’s Reference Browser for Android
Years ago, Mozilla’s “Test Pilot” initiative encouraged users to beta test mobile versions of the Firefox browser. Now, Mozilla is asking users to use its new Reference Browser to help bring a new generation of Firefox to Android phones.   Read More »


UltraViolet is Shutting Down on July 31st, Here’s How to Transfer Your Movies
UltraViolet, one of the largest digital rights locker for your movies (at one point, anyway), is shutting down on July 31st. You don’t have to lose your content though; you can connect VUDU and move your library to Movies Anywhere.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Save PowerPoint Objects as Pictures
How to Prevent Storage Sense From Deleting Your Downloaded Files on Windows 10
For a Better Instagram Experience, Follow Hashtags Instead of People
How to Link to Another Slide in the Same PowerPoint Presentation
How to Create a Radar Chart in Excel
Deal Alert: Score a Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse for Just $25
23 Gifts For An Avid Indoor Gardener
Stock Up on New Logitech Gear with Today’s Amazon Sale
8 Portable Office Essentials to Stay Productive On the Go
These New Chargers from Anker and RAVPower Offer More Power in a Smaller Package
The Best Fitness Trackers For Kids
You Can Get Meizu’s Portless Phone for $1299…On Indiegogo
1TB Phones Are Coming, Thanks To Samsung
GoPro Boosts Its Cloud Storage for Unlimited Video Uploads
Lenovo’s 4K Yoga Chromebook C630 Is Available to Order




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