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Android Authority
5 hours ago
- Android Authority
Deal: Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 40L Smart Cooler hits new record-low price!
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 40L smart cooler is one of my favorite appliances, but its $899.99 retail price makes it a hard-to-justify purchase. If you've been looking to get one, right now is your chance, as it is at a brand-new record-low price of $629.99, saving you $270 bucks! Buy the Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 40L Smart Cooler for just $629.99 ($270 off) This offer is available from Amazon. We're specifically referring to the 40L version. That said, the 58L model is also on sale, at a $340 discount. The Anker SOLIX EverFrost 2 40L is really cool, both figuratively and literally. I've taken it to some family picnics, and it quickly became the highlight of the party multiple times. It's one of those things everyone wants! Plenty of characteristics make it a very special cooler. For starters, this is pretty much a portable fridge, so it can keep drinks and snacks cool without the need for ice. Ice wastes a lot of space, so you can store much more in this 40-liter (about 10.5 gallons) cooler than you would in any traditional cooler. Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Of course, this is a smart cooler. You can control the temperature down to the degree, giving you the freedom to pick between -4 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes, this means you can also turn it into a freezer. It's also portable, so you can really use it wherever you want. The unit comes with a 288Wh battery that should run the cooler for about 52 hours. If that's not enough for you, there is a second slot, so you can buy another battery separately and double the battery life. That would be over 4 days of battery life! And if you still want more, you can take advantage of a 100W solar panel. Depending on the weather conditions, it could technically run indefinitely. Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority We know paying $629.99 for a cooler still stings a bit, but I personally think it could be a worthy upgrade for the serious camper or picnic hero. Additionally, you could justify the purchase if you were already thinking of getting a second mini fridge or small freezer. Nothing is stopping you from using this at home! I use it to store extra drinks or freeze meat all the time. When the opportunity arises, it also becomes my on-the-go cooler. If you're interested, keep in mind this is a record-low price. Such discounts tend to end pretty quickly, so get yours at this all-time low price while you can!
Android Authority
5 hours ago
- Business
- Android Authority
Pre-order Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and get a free $50 gift card!
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Galaxy Watch 8 The new Samsung foldables are all the hype right now, but not everyone is looking to get a new phone. If you're in the market for a new smartwatch, we already love the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8. It's not even out yet, so there are no discounts on it, but Samsung is offering some nice incentives if you decide to pre-order one. You can get a free $50 gift card! Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and get a free $50 gift card ($50 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The free $50 gift card can be used exclusively with Amazon. We're specifically referring to the 40mm version, but the 44mm model gets the same freebie. It just costs a bit more. Also, the offer applies to all available color versions. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 40mm + $50 gift card Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 40mm + $50 gift card Brighter display, better battery life The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 offers a new 'squircle' look, with new band attachments, backed by new software, a 50% brighter display over last year's model, and a slightly larger battery. The watch is available in four configurations: a 40mm display in Wi-Fi or LTE and a 44mm display in Wi-Fi or LTE. See price at Amazon Save $50.00 Limited Time Deal! The Samsung Galaxy Watch has never looked nicer. The square bezel and circular screen (also known as' squircle') look much more like the Ultra series. Love it or hate it, it certainly looks unique, and you can tell Samsung has really polished the design here. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is 11% thinner than its predecessor. It's also built to withstand most of the dangers of life. It is IP68-rated, so water and dust have nothing on it. Additionally, it has a 50 ATM rating, so you can submerge it to 50 meters. On top of that, it gets a MIL-STD-810H certification. C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The 1.47-inch Super AMOLED display is also very bright, at 3,000 nits, which is comparable to the brightness of the highest-end smartwatches. It has a 480 x 480 resolution. This may not sound like much, but it is a small screen, so this makes for a 327 ppi pixel density, which isn't bad at all. The battery life is also pretty nice. It should last 30 hours with the always-on display enabled or about 40 hours with the feature turned off. We don't expect any actual discounts for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 to show up soon, so this is the best deal you can get right now. Go sign up for it and secure your watch! Extra deal: You get a $100 gift card with the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic! Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic + $100 Amazon Gift Card Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic + $100 Amazon Gift Card Going squircle, still Classic The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic continues the Classic lineage but with a squircle redesign. Available in Wi-Fi and LTE, with a 3,000 nit display and big 445mAh battery, enjoy all of the best Samsung smartwatch software experiences in style. See price at Amazon Save $100.00 If you want the nicer Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, this one comes with a $100 gift card. Of course, it is also pricier, starting at $499.99. What are the benefits of going with the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic iteration? Well, the looks are certainly much nicer. It features a more traditional aesthetic that more closely resembles traditional watches. Additionally, the frame is made of stainless steel, instead of aluminum. It also gets twice the storage at 64GB. Hadlee Simons / Android Authority If you care for fancy features, what I like most about the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is the rotating bezel, which lets you interact with One UI 8 more intuitively. It's a nice upgrade, if you don't mind the $150 price bump. The $100 Amazon gift card reduces the difference, too.
Android Authority
6 hours ago
- Android Authority
Android's hidden phone info menu is finally getting organized
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android Canary is showing a change to the hidden phone information menu. There's a new entry called 'Phone Information V2.' The new entry separates information that was on one page into four categories: Device Details, Data & Network, Satellite, and IMS. Did you know that Android has secret short codes you can use to gain quick access to certain features or information? You just have to enter one of the codes into the dialer to trigger an action or be taken to a hidden menu. In Android Canary, it looks like one of these hidden menus is getting a change. When you type in *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer, your phone will show you a hidden menu with options including Phone information, Usage statistics, and Wi-Fi information. Most people who know about this hidden menu tend to use it to force-lock their network to 3G, 4G, or 5G, so it doesn't switch automatically. Something we noticed in Android Canary is that this menu now has a fourth entry — Phone Information V2. Previously, all of the details in the Phone information option were presented on one page. This new option separates that information into four different tabs: Device Details, Data & Network, Satellite, and IMS. As expected, the tabs neatly bin all relevant information into the categories they belong in. The Satellite tab is particularly interesting as it is completely new. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Forbes
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Google Photos AI Remix: Are Your Memories Still Real?
Google Photos is prepping a new AI-powered feature that can turn still images into moving videos. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google Photos is developing a new 'Remix' feature that turns still photos into AI videos. Remix prioritizes fun and ease of use over creative control The feature raises concerns over how we view our memories. Google Photos is primed to significantly change the way we interact with our memories, thanks to an experimental new AI-powered 'Remix' feature that will let you transform any still images into entertaining video clips using AI. While this sounds like a fun new way to enjoy our photos, for me, it also raises questions about the authenticity of our memories and whether such a feature is really appropriate for Google Photos. Early signs of the Remix feature were first spotted in the Google Photos app a couple of months ago, focused mainly on transforming photos into various artistic styles, but now a new report from Android Authority , reveals Google's demo of a new image-to-video function, suggesting that the feature is getting closer to release. Google's Remix feature turns still images into fun videos with AI. GOOGLE/ANDROID AUTHORITY The demo video, unearthed by software sleuth AssembleDebug , shows a still image of a cute dog, accompanied by two human friends in the park. Remix then transforms this image into a celebration including natural movements from all three participants, with the addition of applause and falling confetti. Introductory text below the clip states, 'Simply choose a photo, pick a fun prompt to apply, and see your photo transform,' displayed above a large 'Try now' button implying that Google is preparing to introduce the new Remix feature to users imminently. According to previous discoveries reported on by Android Authority , these 'fun prompts' will include 'Subtle Movements, ' 'Go Wild,' and 'I'm Feeling Lucky,' suggesting that users will have only limited control over the videos they create. With the Pixel 10-series launch just weeks away, the release of Remix could be strategically timed to showcase the capabilities of Google's latest Pixel devices. However, there's nothing in the code to suggest when, or for whom, the feature will eventually become available. Perhaps it will launch as a Pixel 10 exclusive, or for Google One subscribers only: we'll have to wait and see. Not The Same As Gemini's Veo 3 Image-To-Video? Google adds image-to-video capabilities to Gemini for Gemini Pro and Gemini Ultra subscribers GOOGLE Remix appears, at first glance, to offer similar functionality to other image-to-video AI applications, including the version powered by Google's own Veo 3 model, recently made available to Gemini Pro and Gemini Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app. However, there seem to be some important differences between the two, not least being the fact that Veo 3 allows you to type any text prompt you like when generating a video rather than forcing you to pick from a list. Veo 3 can also generate audio for your AI clips, something which isn't mentioned as a feature of Remix. However, I think Remix's inherent limitations could be vital in maintaining Google Photos' core usage as a place for storing, reliving and sharing memories. Is Google Photos the right place for AI Video? Google has a history of using the latest available technologies, including AI, to enhance and repurpose the photos and videos in our libraries by automatically-generating animations and short videos and collating our most interesting memories into 'Moments.' However, the Remix feature appears to take things a step further by encouraging users to turn their photos into videos of moments that never actually happened. I feel Google Photos should be a place for storing real memories rather than a platform for creating synthetic content. Google Photos is pretty good at separating out different types of content, such as screenshots and documents, so it's reasonable to hope it will do the same with AI-generated videos. However, if Remix AI-videos start appearing in Google's automatically-generated 'Moments,' I think we'll have a problem — especially if they become difficult to distinguish from reality. Remix runs the risk of blurring the lines between genuine memories and what many would consider 'AI slop.' I'm sure there's plenty of fun to be had in sharing short AI-generated clips, but I wouldn't want them clogging up my photo library. Much will depend on the details of how Google implements Remix and how Google Photos curates these AI videos alongside our genuine photos and videos. Would you use Remix? Let me know in the comments below. Follow @paul_monckton on Instagram. Forbes Google Photos Gives New AI Photo Editor To All — And It's A Genius Move By Paul Monckton Forbes Google Photos Is Getting Smarter About Deleting Your Worst Pictures By Paul Monckton
Android Authority
9 hours ago
- Android Authority
Google's reconsidering its approach to Circle to Search within Gemini (APK teardown)
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Circle to Search has been a great tool for working with on-screen content, and Google's been developing similar solutions across its ecosystem. Earlier this year we first uncovered evidence of a Circle to Search-like feature for Gemini. While still not user-accessible, Google's been changing how this tool is labeled and what happens once you activate it. Google's long had a bit of overlap when it comes to all the various services and apps it offers, so it shouldn't be any surprise that it can be a little tricky keeping track of what functionality is available where. For instance, just last week we saw Google bringing AI Mode search to Circle to Search. And we've already been able to share what's on our screen with Gemini Live. But what about using screen input with regular old Gemini? That's not yet publicly available, but a couple months back we took an early look at how it was coming together — and now we've got some progress to share. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. Last time around, we previewed an in-development Gemini change that would add an 'Ask about screen' button to the Gemini overlay. Hitting that would select your entire screen for Gemini input, or you could circle a specific area to narrow that down. Looking at the recent beta build of the Google app for Android, we've identified some changes to that workflow. For one, we could be getting a whole new button altogether. We spotted this text string within the app: Code Copy Text Circle anything to submit it to Gemini And sure enough, when trying to activate screen input for Gemini, we find this new 'Tell me about this' option. Upon activating Gemini and selecting 'Tell me about this,' rather than starting with your whole screen by default, Gemini will instead wait for you to circle an area before it begins any analysis. While this iteration feels even more like Circle to Search than what we had before, Google conspicuously continues to go with different branding here within Gemini. That probably makes all the sense in the world to the teams managing these disparate products, but from a user standpoint it does feel a tad disjointed. It's entirely possibly Google will continue to tweak how this option both operates and is labeled before it is finally publicly deployed in Gemini. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
