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Withing’s new Steel HR Sport is a hybrid fitness watch with GPS

Sep18
by on September 18, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Health gadget company Withings is back from the dead after being acquired by Nokia in 2016 and subsequently buying itself back late last year. To celebrate, the company has announced the Steel HR Sport, an update to one of my all-time favorite fitness trackers. Like the original Steel HR, the Sport’s main selling point is its hybrid design – it looks like an analog smartwatch save for a small OLED complication that’s used to display information like your heart rate, steps, calories or elapsed distance. Meanwhile, an analog complication tracks an assignable goal. That lets you get an at-a-glance idea…

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US and EU regulators team up to probe shady game makers

Sep18
by on September 18, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Multiple European gambling commissions, as well as one in the US, have joined in a common investigation of gaming practices and intend to crack down on any practice suggestive of illegal gambling. It’s the first time such a large collective of authorities have addressed the issue before, and it’s an escalation from the mostly fragmented efforts in the recent past. The 16-member group intends to analyze and “address” the risks posed by gambling-like practices in games, primarily the more predatory tactics which they say work best on children. In a declaration of intent, they say: …we are increasingly concerned with…

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US and EU regulators team up to probe shady game makers

Sep18
by on September 18, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Multiple European gambling commissions, as well as one in the US, have joined in a common investigation of gaming practices and intend to crack down on any practice suggestive of illegal gambling. It’s the first time such a large collective of authorities have addressed the issue before, and it’s an escalation from the mostly fragmented efforts in the recent past. The 16-member group intends to analyze and “address” the risks posed by gambling-like practices in games, primarily the more predatory tactics which they say work best on children. In a declaration of intent, they say: …we are increasingly concerned with…

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Alienware’s Elite Gaming Mouse feels like a winner in these giant hands of mine

Sep18
by on September 18, 2018 at 4:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


Dell’s Alienware brand launched its first attempt at a pro gaming mouse last year with the Elite Gaming Mouse. This year’s version — the AW 959 — improves in every area without losing the one thing that made me love the original: Its size. I’ve got big hands. They’re not freakishly huge by any means – I don’t need special gloves or giant-sized forks. But, the trend towards small, sleek mice isn’t doing me any favors. Thankfully, there’s still a few models out there that are well-suited for the large-handed. Alienware’s Elite Gaming Mouse feels better than most of them.…

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Alienware’s Elite Gaming Mouse feels like a winner in these giant hands of mine

Sep18
by on September 18, 2018 at 4:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


Dell’s Alienware brand launched its first attempt at a pro gaming mouse last year with the Elite Gaming Mouse. This year’s version — the AW 959 — improves in every area without losing the one thing that made me love the original: Its size. I’ve got big hands. They’re not freakishly huge by any means – I don’t need special gloves or giant-sized forks. But, the trend towards small, sleek mice isn’t doing me any favors. Thankfully, there’s still a few models out there that are well-suited for the large-handed. Alienware’s Elite Gaming Mouse feels better than most of them.…

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