Topic: subscription service
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Nintendo Finally Acknowledges the Virtual Boy After 30 Years
Nintendo will re-release Virtual Boy games in February 2026, exclusively for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers in the US and Canada. To play these games, users must purchase a special accessory—either a $100 plastic dock or a $25 cardboard version—that recreates the original ste...
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Fitbit Air review: near-perfect fitness tracker, flawed AI coach
The Fitbit Air is a $100 display-less fitness band that serves as an affordable Whoop competitor, offering essential health data and a break from screen fatigue. It introduces Google's $10-per-month Health Coach AI feature, replacing Fitbit Premium, which provides personalized training advice on ...
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Google Fitbit Air Rivals Whoop Without Screen
Google is launching a new screenless fitness tracker called the "Fitbit Air", which emphasizes a lightweight design for all-day wear and has been seen on NBA star Stephen Curry. The company is rebranding its health services, with the "Fitbit Premium" subscription becoming "Google Health" an...
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Sunbird's iMessage app returns for Android after 3-year hiatus
Sunbird Messaging has returned to the Google Play Store after a nearly three-year shutdown, offering Android users iMessage access for $2.99 per month with features like reactions and high-quality video sharing, despite remaining group chat friction with RCS. The rebuilt service addresses prior s...
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Xbox Game Pass: Every Game Arriving in May 2026
Xbox Game Pass will receive a lineup of new games in May 2026, with additional titles likely to be announced later in the month. Several games are set to leave the service at the end of May, including Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Revenge of the Savage Planet. Players can consult a full departing games...
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Chamberlain's Smart Lock Secures Doors and Garages from Strangers
Chamberlain has launched the myQ Secure View 3-in-1 Smart Lock, a $279.99 device that integrates a video doorbell with facial recognition to automatically lock or unlock your door based on recognized individuals. The system's core facial recognition and advanced features, like detailed alerts and...
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Amazon Echo Dot Max: The Ultimate Smart Speaker
Amazon has launched the Echo Dot Max, a new smart speaker with a spherical design and a flat front panel housing controls and an LED light ring. The device integrates with the Alexa Plus subscription service, enabling natural conversations, multi-device control with single commands, and personali...
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Tile's best Bluetooth tracker hits its lowest price of the year
The Tile Pro Bluetooth tracker is on sale for $23.99 at Amazon and Tile, its lowest price of the year and just $1 above its all-time low. Unlike the Apple AirTag, the Tile Pro works seamlessly across both Android and Apple devices, making it a more flexible and cost-effective choice for mixed-dev...
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Save Big on Amazon Luna Gaming Bundles This Christmas
Amazon Luna gaming bundles offer significant last-minute holiday discounts, with the Fire TV Stick 4K Select + Luna Controller bundle now over 50% off at £53.98. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max + Luna Controller bundle is also heavily discounted by 43%, and the Luna controller alone is available at a re...
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Samsung Frame Pro TV Hits Record Low Before Black Friday
Samsung's Frame Pro TV is available at its lowest price ever, with the 65-inch model at $1,447.99 and the 75-inch at $1,897.99, offering significant savings just before Black Friday. The TV features Art Mode, which displays digital art on a matte QLED screen to mimic a canvas, but requires a $50 ...
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Withing's ScanWatch 2: 2 Key Upgrades That Make It a Must-Have
The Withings ScanWatch 2 offers an exceptional 35-day battery life, enabling continuous health monitoring and uninterrupted usage without frequent charging. It features advanced AI-driven health analysis, processing 35 biomarkers to provide actionable insights such as fatigue assessment and alert...
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Skylight Touchscreen Calendar Unites My Whole Family
A family of five found that a Skylight Calendar, a connected touchscreen device, helped reduce scheduling chaos by allowing each member to manage their own color-coded calendar and view the family's master schedule. The device's app includes a shared grocery list that syncs to everyone's phone, p...
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Xbox Game Pass surprise drops viral horror game
Buckshot Roulette has surprisingly launched on Xbox consoles and is now available through Xbox Game Pass without prior announcement. The game combines Russian roulette mechanics with a horror atmosphere, having previously gained popularity on PC. Its sudden release adds a tense, replayable horror...
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Remarkable's next E Ink notepad sticks with monochrome screen
The Remarkable Paper Pure replaces the Remarkable 2 with a monochrome E Ink display (no front light), is twice as fast due to upgraded hardware, and is available for preorder at $399 with shipments starting in early June. The tablet features a 10.3-inch Carta 1300 screen for better contrast, a li...
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Universal Teams with AI Startup Udio Post-Copyright Settlement
Universal Music Group has partnered with AI startup Udio, settling copyright disputes and creating a licensed AI music platform that will offer new revenue streams for artists. The agreement resolves previous litigation and includes financial compensation for UMG artists, while Udio prepares to l...
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Kohler's Smart Toilet Camera Analyzes Your Health
The Kohler Dekoda is a health tracker that attaches to toilets, using sensors and algorithms to monitor hydration, gut health, and detect blood for early medical alerts. Priced at $599 with a required subscription, it includes a sensor unit, charging pad, and app for data analysis, though it may ...
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Rebecca Blumenstein Takes on Expanded Role in NBC News Executive Shake-Up
Rebecca Blumenstein now oversees "NBC Nightly News" and NBC News Now, consolidating leadership under two executives to enhance editorial supervision across platforms. The reorganization aims to strengthen a "story-centric" model, synchronizing broadcast, streaming, digital, and audio newsrooms to...
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Aqara G410 Doorbell Hub: Beyond Video, But Not Waterproof
The Aqara G410 Doorbell Camera Hub offers enhanced 2K video resolution, mmWave radar to reduce false alerts, and dual-band Wi-Fi, serving as a versatile smart home hub with support for major platforms and local or cloud storage. Its bulky design and limited IPX3 weather resistance necessitate she...
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Pebblebee Halo tracks your belongings and safety
The Pebblebee Halo Bluetooth tracker ($59.99) functions as both an item finder and a personal safety device, with a 130dB siren, flashing LEDs, and automatic text alerts to trusted contacts via its Alert Live service. A simple tug on its cap activates the safety features, making it more accessibl...
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Apple Music outage hits users across multiple countries
Apple Music experienced its third service interruption in two months, classified as an "outage" affecting users across multiple countries including the US, Australia, Brazil, and France. The outage began at 11:40 a.m. ET and was a partial disruption, meaning some users may still have had intermit...
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