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- Google is adding useful widgets called Tiles to Wear OS smartwatches - The Verge
- AirPods, HomePod and Apple Watch sales 'off the charts', according to Apple - TechRadar
- A New Earthworm Jim Is Coming, But There's A Rather Large Catch - Nintendo Life
| Google is adding useful widgets called Tiles to Wear OS smartwatches - The Verge Posted: 01 May 2019 08:00 AM PDT  Google has spent the last year refining its Wear OS smartwatch software to make everything feel simpler, more intuitive, and easier to use. The improvements have gone a long way in making Wear OS feel smoother and more useful. Today, Google is announcing another new addition: Tiles. Tiles are glanceable widgets that you can swipe between to get information quickly, including the weather, your next calendar appointment, your heart rate, news headlines, etc. You access Tiles with a left swipe on your Wear OS watchface, which previously took you to Google Fit. Your Fit data is still in that spot, but now you'll have these other widgets available to you as well. "With a swipe left, you'll be greeted by these Tiles and can check your progress towards your fitness goals or start a workout, know where you need to be next, plan ahead with the latest forecast, check your heart rate, follow the latest breaking headlines and set a timer," Wear OS product manager Frank Deschenes wrote in a blog post. Tiles can be rearranged to your liking with a tap and hold, and layout can also be adjusted with the Wear OS mobile app. Not all smartwatches running Wear OS will have all of these tiles; if your device lacks a heart rate sensor, you're obviously not going to see that one. Google says it plans to add more tiles as time goes on. Tiles will roll out to Wear OS over the next month, according to Deschenes. Now, if we only had a flagship Google smartwatch to use them on. |
| AirPods, HomePod and Apple Watch sales 'off the charts', according to Apple - TechRadar Posted: 01 May 2019 05:06 AM PDT  Apple's Wearables, Home, and Accessories business has enjoyed a rather impressive second quarter of 2019, generating a record-breaking $5.1 billion for the company. The strong results were announced on the company's earnings call, however it was against the backdrop of an overall decline in revenue - Apple reported an overall income of $58 billion this year, a decline of from the $61 billion of last year. The Wearables, Home, and Accessories category, which includes the newly updated Apple AirPods (2019), Apple HomePod, and Apple Watch, has performed exceedingly well in spite of dwindling iPhone revenue. "A cultural phenomenon"A large part of the category's success appears to be down to the newly updated Apple AirPods (2019), which Tim Cook jokingly described as "a cultural phenomenon", saying that "demand has been incredible". Apple CFO Luca Maestri also said that the company was "working hard to catch up with incredible customer demand", which has been "off the charts" for the AirPods. The newly upgraded AirPods (2019) come with better connectivity and battery life than the original AirPods, and sport a new 'Hey Siri' voice activation feature thanks to the inclusion of Apple's proprietary H1 headphone chip. An optional wireless charging case also means you can use a Qi-compatible charging mat to power up without cables. Via Business Insider |
| A New Earthworm Jim Is Coming, But There's A Rather Large Catch - Nintendo Life Posted: 01 May 2019 06:45 AM PDT  Earthworm Jim is one of those series which really defines the 16-bit era. While it was a late release on the SNES and Genesis / Mega Drive, it really pushed the boundaries of those systems and built a solid fanbase which would endure over the years, despite some rather underwhelming sequels. Now, a quarter of a century after the character first appeared, we're getting a 'proper' Earthworm Jim 3 – and the original team is involved. That means Doug TenNapel, David Perry, Tommy Tallarico, Nick Bruty, Mike Dietz, Tom Tanaka and Joey Kuras are all on-board – the last time these guys worked together was Earthworm Jim 2, from 1995. It's all pretty exciting, right? Well, get ready for the catch: Earthworm Jim 3 will be an exclusive release for the upcoming Intellivision Amico. Set for launch on October 10th 2020, the Amico has the potential to shake up the home console war, but there are many within the industry that remain sceptical about its chances of carving out a significant portion of the market, especially when Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are so dominant. Original Earthworm Jim composer Tallarico is now Intellivision Entertainment CEO/President, so that bit makes sense, at least. He's clearly trying his hardest to secure some tasty exclusives for the console, and Earthworm Jim 3 – while not a AAA game by modern standards – has enough fame with veteran gamers to make the Amico a little more interesting. Tallarico said:
A 20-minute live interactive simulcast streaming event will take place on Saturday, May 4th at noon Pacific, and will showcase the first design meeting with the original team. The team will "engage with fans to hear their new vision firsthand" apparently, and original art will be hand-drawn by the artists and signed by the entire team before being given away to lucky viewers. In addition to that, 50 new watercolour posters by Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel will be signed and numbered by the original team, and then given away during the live stream. What do you make of this news? Are you keen to play another Earthworm Jim adventure? Will you buy a whole new console to get it? Let us know with a comment |
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