Boost Mobile has launched a new app that rewards players with Boostcoins for playing games or watching ads that they can then redeem to help pay their phone bills. Boost Mobile will now let you pay part of your phone bill with “blockchain-backed” Boostcoins earned through watching ads and playing games (via CNET). In a press release, the carrier says you can get BoostCoins by downloading the new BoostOne
Lego’s next batch of official unofficial sets go on sale May 17th, and you’ll want to be quick
Lego rejected these fan-designed sets, but it’ll sell a few to you. If you consider yourself a Lego fan, you’re going to want to read this story and visit this website before Tuesday, May 17th, at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. That’s because Lego is about to put its third and possibly final batch of officially unofficial
Netflix’s Resident Evil invites you to New Raccoon City
Netflix’s Resident Evil — out July 14th — envisions an apocalyptic, zombie-filled future that begins with the Umbrella Corporation and New Raccoon City in the first teaser trailer. The Resident Evil franchise’s Umbrella Corporation always presents itself to the public as a benevolent organization committed to creating a better future for humanity through pharmaceuticals. But the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming
Google will let you talk to Assistant on the Nest Hub Max just by looking at the screen
Google is introducing some new features to let you use Google Assistant on the Nest Hub Max without having to say "Hey Google" ahead of every request. The idea for these features is to make talking with the Assistant a little more natural. The Nest Hub Max’s latest updates let you use Google Assistant without having to say “Hey Google” ahead of every request. One of the ways that’ll work is with a new feature Google calls “Look and Talk.” Once it’s turned on, you’ll
The Aura Strap 2 is an Apple Watch accessory that enables body composition analysis. It uses bioelectric impedance analysis — the same tech that’s used in smart scales. But while the tech isn’t new, the companion app adds useful context to help interpret results. While smart scales have been around for ages, body composition analysis is still a fairly new feature for wearables. Case in point, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 was the first smartwatch to natively include the feature. Amazon’s Halo Band was the
You can hack Apple CarPlay into a Tesla using — what else — Android
Thanks to the Tesla Android Project, you can use CarPlay or Android Auto in a Tesla, provided you’re willing to shell out for some hardware and go through a complex setup process. While Tesla’s operating system is known for having tons of built-in features (including the ability to play AAA video games), there’s one capability that’s notably missing: support for Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Michał Gapiński, however,
Asus’ new Zenbook Pro 16X OLED raises the entire keyboard tray when you lift its lid
The new $2,599 Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED, announced today, lifts its entire keyboard tray when you lift the lid. There’s also a new Asus Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED among other flagship laptops. In 2017, Asus wowed us with an ultra-thin gaming laptop that got thicker when you opened the lid, opening a giant hidden trapdoor to keep its uncharacteristically large GPU cool. But the original Zephyrus also committed the cardinal sin of joining
Everybody’s got a gun in Avatar: The Way of Water’s first trailer
The first trailer for Disney’s Avatar: The Way of Water from director James Cameron will transport you back to the land of Pandora ahead of the movie’s December 18th release. Avatar: The Way of Water’s first trailer is finally here, and, strangely, it’s packing a conspicuous amount of heat. When last we saw Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) in the first Avatar, he’d more or less become the Na’vi’s savior after being
Google’s latest Nest cameras now work with Amazon Alexa
The new Google Nest skill for Alexa adds live view and motion announcements with Echo speakers and smart displays to all Google Nest cameras. Good news for smart homes divided: as of this week, the newest Google Nest cameras can now stream to your Amazon Alexa smart displays, including Echo Show devices, Fire TVs, and Fire tablets. Following Amazon’s announcement last week that
Ecobee Premium thermostat leaks with built-in Siri and Alexa support
Ecobee appears to be preparing to release two new smart thermostats: the Ecobee Enhanced, and the Ecobee Premium. The Premium model could get air quality monitoring, and both could receive a revamped interface. Smart home company Ecobee appears ready to release two new smart thermostats — the Ecobee Enhanced and the Ecobee Premium — ZatzNotFunny reports. The Enhanced model has appeared in a post on Reddit, while the Premium has leaked via a retail
Google and Samsung join forces to make it easier to sync fitness data between apps
Google has partnered with Samsung on Health Connect, an API and platform that makes it easier for developers to share users’ data across different apps and devices. Google and Samsung have partnered to create Health Connect, a platform and API (application programming interface) that gives developers a toolset to sync users’ health data between Android apps and devices. This should make it easier for users to