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🤖 Toddler 2.0: Meet Tong Tong, the world’s first AI child that mirrors a toddler’s emotional spectrum. This thing chats, judges right from wrong and throws tantrums like a pro. I’d rather have a robot that can do my laundry, just sayin’.
A startup from the co-founder of Pluto TV is giving out at least 500,000 free TVs. Yep, you heard me right. The company started shipping them in July last year and planned to send half a million sets by the end of 2023. But it’s still accepting reservations, so it’s not too late to put your name on the list. More on that later.
Greetings, colleague: Dreading writing an email for work? Open ChatGPT or Google Bard and give it a headstart by typing who you are, your recipient and what the email needs to communicate. If the first draft is awful, give feedback (e.g., “Make it sound more conversational” or “Be more confident”) until you get a workable starting place.
… or have a lot of devices, mesh networks are your Wi-Fi’s secret sauce. Instead of a single router struggling to send a signal to every nook and cranny, you’ve got multiple “nodes” working like a tag team.
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🎧 Upgrade your earbuds: The second-gen Apple AirPods Pro are $60 off right now on Amazon. They come with a MagSafe charging case and a USB-C option, so no more looking for another one of those Apple Lightning cords.
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⛈️ Real-time weather in Google Maps: New upgrade for Android folks. Look for a small box in the top left corner to see the current temp and air quality. Tap it to get a 12-hour forecast. Sweet!
Take a screenshot on your iPad: For iPads with a Home button, press it and the sleep/wake button together. No “Home” button? Press the power on/off and volume up buttons at the same time. Find your screenshot in your Photos app gallery.
🏉 Stream the big game: Super Bowl LVIII kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST this Sunday on CBS. Stream it on Paramount+ if you don’t have live TV. Not a subscriber? Sign up now for a free one-week trial. (Don’t forget to cancel before the $5.99 fee kicks in.) Or grab a TV antenna. There’s still time!
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SMB smart tip: Say you run a business and you want multiple people to have access to your customer service email account. Open Gmail on your computer and click Settings > See all settings > Accounts and Import or Account > Add another account. Enter the email address of your delegate and hit Next Step > Send email to grant access.
🎧 If your wireless earbuds won’t connect to your phone or your PC can’t recognize your wireless mouse, shut ’em down. Yep, a restart often fixes Bluetooth glitches. I just saved you 10 minutes of tinkering in the settings. You’re welcome!
