Train for a marathon like a pro with these apps
Want to run a marathon? There's an app for that!
Want to run a marathon? There's an app for that!
The headphones we saw at CES 2015 were smart, connected, and packed with technology: There were headphones that could measure your heart rate, stream music from incredibly long range, allow you to hear ambient noise, and almost anything else you could imagine.
Cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and SugarSync are convenient, efficient--and notoriously insecure. Files are rarely encrypted, data transfer is typically not protected, and companies are usually able to access your files (even if they state they won't, they may be legally compelled to do so).
You suck at multitasking. Don't take it personally – everyone does. According to a 2009 Stanford study, chronic multitaskers can't concentrate, have bad memories, and are terrible at switching from one task to another. And you don't look more efficient to your boss and coworkers, you just look unfocused, overcommitted and generally not in control.
Free programs will take you only so far in protecting against viruses, malware, ransomware, especially now that phones and tablets are as commonly targeted as PCs. Many suites promise to protect you, but only a few offer comprehensive security with minimal hassle.
Packed with radars, sensors, cameras, and more, the techiest cars of 2014 aren't quite ready to drive themselves, but they are ready to compensate for their drivers' all-too-human failings, whether it's straying from the lane or sucking at parallel parking. They also boast the latest in human-to-car interfaces, including multiple screens, touchpads, joysticks, and even writing input.
The sensors, cameras, and radar systems that already make today's cars smarter have plans--big plans--for expansion. Recently, at its spanking-new facility in Mountain View, California, automotive parts supplier Delphi showed off its next generation of smart technology, and all its tricks focus squarely on what's happening inside the cabin.
The debate has raged ever since Google announced in 2011 that its pet project, a fleet of autonomous Prii, had logged almost 200,000 miles on California highways: Are self-driving cars ready for primetime?
Today's best gaming desktop computers are universally fast, powerful, and sexy. They're a lot like high-end sports cars, complete with flashy lights and sleek metal chassis. Origin takes the sports car analogy one step further with its Haswell-powered Genesis Z87 system: It offers the option of a semi-custom paint job or a totally custom laser etching on its case--provided you're willing to open your wallet wide.
While there is a plethora of fitness and activity trackers available, like the Fitbit and the FuelBand and the Striiv, each and every one of those has a serious problem: They're just not very stylish.
When it comes to its high-end all-in-one PC lineup, Dell seems to be operating on the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" principle. The XPS 27 Touch packs a speedy new Haswell CPU under its hood, but that's the only significant departure from earlier models.
In March, Twitter announced that it would be shutting down its TweetDeck iOS and Android apps. That's bad news for TweetDeck devotees, but good news for Twitter--I'm betting that the social network plans to funnel users to its own app, which offers basic functionality but allows the company to display paid tweets (better known as ads).
If social networks were ice cream flavors, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter would be hopelessly vanilla.
Running and mobile apps seem to go hand in hand--after all, runners often have their phones with them, whether for safety, for music, or because they've paired their favorite fit tech device to their smartphone. So, naturally, there are plenty of apps out there to help train for a marathon, whether they're training programs, running/fitness trackers, or even calorie counters. Here are a few apps to get you started--the rest of those 26.2 miles are, unfortunately, up to you.
Social networking and privacy do not go hand-in-hand. After all, the key to a good social networking experience is sharing, and the key to good sharing is...lack of discrimination.