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- Android Authority
Google Lens just made this easily overlooked option impossible to ignore
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Lens makes it easy to run searches based on pics you snap with your phone's camera. Lens has supported voice searches by tapping and holding on the shutter button. Now you can do the same thing with a new 'Ask' button dedicated to voice input. Google Lens may not be as flashy as anything like Circle to Search, but the easy-to-overlook image analysis tool has been a reliable workhorse that continues to get better and better. Like everything else in Google's stable, recently that's meant pumping it full of all things AI, like the conversational Search Live tool that's starting to roll out widely. Today we just spotted yet another addition to Lens, with Google adding a conspicuous new way to access a feature you may not have even known about. Normally when you're using Lens, you snap an image, Google does its initial analysis, and presents you with its interpretation along with some visual matches. If you have more specific questions you'd like Google to address, you're free to follow up with those. But it doesn't have to work like that. Instead of tapping and waiting, Lens has also supported voice search, right from the beginning of your query. To pull this off, you'd press and hold on the shutter button in Lens, then ask your question aloud. While this defaults to using the entire image as input, rather than first isolating a specific item in it, it does let you move things along a little more quickly when you know exactly what you're looking for. The biggest problem, though, is that this hasn't been super intuitive — and unless anyone ever spelled that out to you, there's a fair chance you'd never even realize that holding the button was an option that would modulate the tool's behavior. That's finally changing now, as Google adds a new 'Ask' button off to the right side of the shutter in Lens, accompanied by a microphone icon that clearly communicates it's here for voice input. In our tests, pressing and holding the shutter button functions exactly the same as hitting Ask, and while a ton of redundancy isn't necessarily a great thing, at least now it's impossible to miss that voice search is even an option for Lens. We're seeing the button arrive across multiple devices running different versions of the Google Android app, so it looks like this change is already headed out widely. Follow
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- Gizmodo
Anker Clears Out Its 13-in-1 USB-C Docking Station at an All-Time Low, Time to Clean Up Your Cable Chaos
Laptops are a huge help when it comes to working, because you can do it anywhere. Sure, that means you can work while commuting or at a temporary desk, and we respect that, but it also means you can work on your couch, or even in bed. Freedom is everything here, but sometimes you need a little bit more than your laptop can actually give you. In those times, it pays to have access to a good docking station, and you can currently get an amazing Anker 13-In-1 Docking Station for just $140, which is 30% off. That's a big discount, but it's also one that's not going to last forever, so if you are looking to boost the abilities of your laptop, act fast. See at Amazon A laptop dock allows you to just hook more things up to your laptop. Sometimes this is going to be more peripherals, sure, but a lot of the time it can be extra monitors as well. This can make it a lot easier to show off work, or even treat your laptop more like a PC at home if that's the kind of setup you have going on. Convenience is important, and a good laptop docking station is a huge deal on that front, and Anker is one of the best companies going on this front. This particular dock goes into a USB-C port and turns it into USB-A ports, HDMI ports, SD slots, audio slots, an Ethernet port, and USB-C ports as well. This makes it really easy to have everything running through the dock itself instead of your laptop, and that makes it way easier to treat your laptop like a portable core for your whole working life. You can even charge devices using it, but the fact that you can output visuals to up to three monitors at once is where it really shines, because it can allow you to show off specific work as you need to. It's just a really helpful device to have for creatives, freelancers, or just those who do a lot of travelling and project work. This beast of a docking station would normally cost you $200, so being able to get it for $60 is amazing. This 30% discount isn't likely to last for very long though, so you'd better be quick if you want to secure one before it expires and you have to pay full price. See at Amazon
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You Have 2 Days to Save Up to $610 on Anker Electric Coolers With This Exclusive Offer Code
It's peak heat for much of us and with back-to-school season kicking in, it's also time to make the most of the remaining summer days. Whether that's heading to the beach, the pool or on an epic camping adventure, having a cooler that keeps things at the proper temps can be a lifesaver. An electric cooler adds extra flexibility and basically can act like a mini-fridge on hours-long or days-long trips. Anker's Solix EverFrost 2 electric cooler is an excellent choice when it comes to electric coolers, but it isn't exactly cheap, with a regular retail price of just over $1,000. But luckily, Wellbots has a two-day (Aug. 7 and Aug. 8) sale on the EverFrost 2. And to sweeten the pot? Wellbots is offering an exclusive offer code for CNET readers that will enable you to save an additional 10% off the sale price. Just make sure you enter the promo code CNETDOTD10 at checkout. That means you can pick up the EverFrost 2 bundle with solar panel and battery for $989, which is $610 off the typical price. Don't need the battery and solar panel? You can get the cooler alone for just $647, down from the usual $1,100 asking price. That saves you over $450. Or, if you want a single battery pack bundled with the cooler, you can pick those up for with $899, down from $1,298. No matter which deal you go with, you'll need to enter the discount code CNETDOTD10 to get the best price. The Anker Solix EverFrost 2 is a battery-powered electric cooler that's built with outdoor enthusiasts in mind. It has a huge 58-liter capacity for storing all of your food and drink, and it even has dual-zone compartments with technology designed to keep everything fresh. You won't need any ice, either. Hey, did you know? CNET Deals texts are free, easy and save you money. Anker says you can expect the cooler to run for more than three days per charge and operate in anything between -4 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The dual-zone compartments mean that you can customize your experience to include fridge-fridge, freezer-fridge or freezer-freezer configurations to suit your needs. One other notable feature is support for charging other devices on the go, thanks to a 12-watt USB-A port and a USB-C port that's rated for 60 watts. Why this deal matters An electric cooler can be dire in the summer heat, but it's handy year-round. At the beginning of the summer we saw Wellbots drop the prices on the Anker Solix EverFrost 2 in a similar discount, but this time the savings are just a tick more. That makes these offers some of the lowest prices we've seen across the board.
