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Samsung’s Wear OS-powered Galaxy Watch’s ‘Camera Controller’ app gets new zoom function

January 12, 2023
An iconic feature of most smartwatches is the ability to remotely take photos on your phone by tapping your watch. With the Galaxy Watch series, users will soon be seeing an expansion with an option to zoom in and out using the Camera Controller app on the Watch 4 or Watch 5. The Galaxy Watch series has been running on Samsung’s version of Wear OS – Watch UI – since the Watch 4 was…
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Nvidia adds AI workflows to retail to help combat shrinkage

January 12, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Nvidia is looking to help retailers reduce losses from theft and fraud, as well as optimize in-store experience with a series of new retail artificial intelligence (AI) workflows announced today. The new retail workflows are being announced ahead of the National Retail Federation (NRF) 2023 conference that gets…
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Escalating concerns for AI in 2023 and what can be done

January 12, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. When people think of artificial intelligence (AI), what comes to mind is a cadre of robots uniting as sentient beings to overthrow their masters. Of course, while this is still far out of the…
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Here’s how and why you should set up cardio fitness on Apple Watch and iPhone

January 12, 2023
One of the valuable, and lesser-known health features of Apple Watch is cardio fitness. The measurement is based on your VO2 max which Apple Watch can estimate when recording three specific workouts. Follow along for a look at how to use cardio fitness on Apple Watch and iPhone including why it’s important, how to set it up, and how to measure/view cardio fitness levels. Table of…
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Gear in this story

January 12, 2023
Sigma has announced the release of the 60–600mm F4.5–6.3 DG DN OS lens, which it calls the the world’s only 10x ultra-telephoto zoom lens for mirrorless cameras. It’s the company’s second full-frame mirrorless zoom in its ‘Sports’ lineup. It will be…
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Google Maps for Wear OS rolls out phoneless navigation on LTE watches [U]

January 12, 2023
As previously teased, Google Maps for Wear OS now supports turn-by-turn navigation without needing a paired phone for LTE watch owners. Update 1/11: Following last week’s announcement, Google Maps for Wear OS is rolling out independent navigation. Open Maps and navigate to Settings at the very bottom. “Launch Mode” is a new menu between “Auto-launch” and “Terms of…
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