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Category: Blog

Advanced Copy Command – Shows Progress Bar While Copying/Moving Files in Linux

2023-01-082023-01-08 Danie
A Linux command line interface showinga copy command in progress with a graphical progress bar

Advanced-Copy is a powerful command line program that is very much similar, but a little modified version of the original cp command and mv tools. This modified version of the cp command adds a progress […]

Blog#advancedcopy, #progress, linux, opensource, technology

How, for heart health, new Huawei Watch D beats Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch: No calibration required for Blood Pressure

2023-01-082023-01-08 Danie
An ECG graph in background with a rectangular shaped smartwatch in foreground showing a heart rate graph, and a 78 bpm reading

What if you had a smartwatch that could measure your blood pressure and generate an electrocardiogram (ECG) too? A ticker for your ticker, so to speak. Well, there is one: Huawei’s new Watch D. Someone […]

Bloghealth, heart, huawei, smartwatch, technology

The art of cut-throat shaving: Because real men shave with a naked blade

2023-01-072023-01-07 Danie
Black and white photo of a man shaving with a cut throat razor, whilst looking into a mirror that is mounted on a wooden pole holding up a tent

The cut-throat razor is an appealing throwback to traditional shaving. It’s heroically old school, both an objet d’art and a challenge. “It’s the apex of wet shaving,” says Robert Burton, ecommerce manager at The Executive […]

Blogshaving, traditionalwetshaving, wetshaving

PhotoPills is a $10.99 app that will help predict when the Sun, Moon, and other Celestial Objects will be in a Specific Position for Photography

2023-01-072023-01-07 Danie
Photo of a rock archway silhouetted with the sun positioned inside the arch

Have you ever walked through a place and thought: “It’s too bad the Moon isn’t RIGHT there… would have made a great photo!”? What about the Sun? And the Milky Way? Well, now you can […]

1 CommentBlog#magichour, #photopills, photography, photos, technology

Valencell announces a fully cuffless blood pressure monitor connects to your Android phone, and does not require calibration with a cuff

2023-01-072023-01-07 Danie
Shows what looks like a SpO2 meter for your finger but with blood pressure reading on the display

The new, still nameless device is supposed to focus solely on helping people recognize high blood pressure. It’s based on a technology similar to heart rate meters using PPG, or Photoplethysmography. The device shines pulses […]

Blog#valencell, bloodpressure, health, technology

You Could Be Selecting Text With Your Mouse Incorrectly

2023-01-072023-01-07 Danie
Plain white background with three words 'Stop doing this' showing first word and a half highlighted with selection

Most people position the cursor at the beginning of the text, hold the mouse button down, drag the cursor to the end, then release the button. The text is highlighted letter by letter. But this […]

Blog#selecttext, mouse, technology

Video demonstrating how and why those red and green LEDs measure heart rate and SpO2, and why they need to flash

2023-01-062023-01-06 Danie
Image of smartwatch above a hand, with violet light shining down on the hand, which reveals the veins

Smartwatches use a flashing green light to measure your heart rate and a red and infra-red light to measure your oxygen saturation. The way it works is really clever, and this video demonstrates that. See […]

Blog#heartrate, health, smartwatch, SPO2, technology

Are 3D Monitors Making a Comeback? The New Ones Don’t Require Glasses

2023-01-062023-01-06 Danie
Photo of a laptop with a 3D display, and a hand posed over the keyboard holding a sytuls

If it were Acer alone, despite being a major hardware player, it would be easy to dismiss this as an experiment, but with ASUS joining the club with its creator-focused ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED […]

Blog3d, 3dmonitor, technology

Adonit’s $45 Neo Pro Stylus Magnetically Charges Off the iPad, Just Like Apple’s $129 Pencil

2023-01-062023-01-06 Danie
A hand holding a stylus over an iPad screen

Adonit has been making stylii for touchscreen devices since 2010, and already offers several iPad compatible options, including ones that magnetically attach to the side of the tablet for easy storage. Its new Neo Pro […]

Blog#adonit, #applepencil, ipad, technology

Qualcomm Wants to Bring Two-Way Satellite Texting to Android Phones

2023-01-052023-01-05 Danie
Image of a woman holding a phone up to the sky to receive a text message via a satellite

Qualcomm, the company behind the Snapdragon chipsets found in many Android phones (like the Galaxy S22 and OnePlus 10T), announced “Snapdragon Satellite” at CES 2023 today. It’s advertised as the world’s first two-way messaging system […]

Blog#qualcomm, android, satellite, technology

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