If you’ve been tossing around the idea of getting the Apple Watch or another smartwatch like Samsung’s Galaxy Watch, we’ve got another option you really need to consider. It’s called the Amazfit Bip Smartwatch by Huami, and it’s better than big-name smartwatches in a bunch of key ways. Unlike the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch, the Bip tracks your heart rate all day long and it has sleep tracking as well. And despite those features and plenty more, you still get up to 30 days of battery life on a single charge. All that for a fraction of the price of smartwatches from big brands — you really can’t go wrong.

Amazfit Bip Smartwatch by Huami with All-Day Heart Rate and Activity Tracking, Sleep Monitoring…: $79.99

Here’s more info from the product page:

• Look as Good as You Feel: With a range of colors and options, the Bip is designed to be worn as an extension of your personal style. Weighing only 1.1oz (32g), and with a bright, transflective always-on 1.28″ display, the Bip can be worn all day
• Go the Distance: Use the Amazfit Bip for up to 30 days on a single 2.5-hour charge.
• Don’t Miss a Beat: Optical heart rate monitoring and built-in GPS allow you to accurately track in real-time your steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, and quality of sleep. Special sport modes (running, treadmill, cycling and walking) give you even more detailed insights into your most frequent activities.
• Be in the Know: The perfect companion to keep you organized and productive all day long. Receive one-way notifications for emails, SMS messages, and incoming phone calls (prompting you to take action on your smartphone), as well as alerts for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Snap, Slack, weather forecasts, and other mobile apps
• Satisfaction Guaranteed: Buy with confidence. Amazfit offers a 30-day refund policy, and 12-month new replacement warranty.

Amazfit Bip Smartwatch by Huami with All-Day Heart Rate and Activity Tracking, Sleep Monitoring…: $79.99

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Before you spend hundreds on an Apple Watch, check out this $80 smartwatch with 30-day battery life originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 07:56:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was only a few days ago that we learned that Google Maps would finally show speed limits during navigation, which is a basic feature available on plenty of other competing apps, including Google’s Waze. The same report revealed that speed camera warnings and notifications, a feature that Waze users love, will also be available in Google Maps — soon enough Google confirmed the feature. But it looks like that’s not the only Waze feature coming over to Google Maps, not that we’re surprised. After all, previous leaks did say that Google was working on introducing the incidents reports feature that makes Waze so great.

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Google Maps is getting another cool Waze feature you’ve been dying to use originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 07:31:53 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple earlier this week released a new software update for those iOS device users who’re enrolled in its iOS beta program, which is something we’ve come to expect from the iPhone maker. However, the first beta of iOS 12.2 contains a gem that suggests the AirPods 2 release date is getting closer.

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iOS 12.2 beta update suggests AirPods 2 release date might be getting close originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 at 06:50:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Huawei is in the news for all the wrong reasons these days, for everything from the arrest of its CFO to US-led opposition to its devices over national security-related fears. Yet despite all that, even with Western governments increasingly banning the company’s devices over Huawei’s perceived ties to China’s central government, the China-based tech giant still managed to post record numbers in 2018, the company announced today — a record driven in large part by its smartphone division that, at least in 2018, was still seeing explosive growth.

Of course, going forward is a different matter. Thanks to the effects of the ongoing US-China trade tensions, and a slowing economy in China, it seems as though the future is going to be less rosy for the company, which made news in recent days for its founder speculating that “mediocre” employees are going to get the ax in light of the challenges ahead.

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Huawei touts that it still sold a ton of phones last year, despite US-led opposition originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 23:07:05 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today, NASA is celebrating the monumental achievements of the Opportunity rover as it tallies a full 15 years on the planet Mars. The rover landed on Mars on January 24, 2004, and it’s had an incredible stretch of good fortune in its decade-and-a-half on the planet.

Unfortunately, Opportunity has been silent for over six months, and it’s unclear exactly what its status is. The solar-powered robot was swallowed up by a massive dust storm that engulfed the entirety of Mars last year, and even though the skies have since cleared, the rover shows no signs of awaking from its unplanned slumber.

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NASA’s Opportunity rover enters its 16th year on Mars, but it’s still dead quiet originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 22:05:27 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s no denying that cumulative iPhone sales were down during the recent holiday quarter, but that’s not to say that sales have completely plummeted. Far from it, Tim Cook explained in his letter to investors earlier this month that Apple’s revised guidance for the December quarter was 100% attributable to a revenue shortfall in China. Put differently, iPhone sales are seemingly doing quite well across the globe, save of course for China.

Consequently, the narrative that the iPhone XR has been nothing short of a colossal failure isn’t exactly on point. And sure, while Apple’s marketing with respect to the iPhone XR may leave a little to be desired, the cold hard data shows that Apple’s entry-level iPhone is actually performing as expected.

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The iPhone XR was quietly Apple’s top-selling iPhone model last quarter originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 21:03:57 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of the best party games of all time is now free to own on the Epic Games store. As of Thursday, January 24th, the original Jackbox Party Pack, which came out in 2014, has taken the place of What Remains of Edith Finch as the latest in what will be a long line of free games from the newly-minted digital store from Epic Games. It will be free now through 11:59 p.m. EST on February 7th, at which point yet another free game will go live.

If you’ve never played a Jackbox Party Pack (of which there are now five), you’re missing out on some of the most ridiculous fun you can have with your friends and a TV screen. You only need one copy to play, and then dozens of other can join in on their phones, tablets, or computers by visiting Jackbox.TV and entering a code.

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‘The Jackbox Party Pack’ is now free on the Epic Games store originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 20:08:37 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It looks like that female-focused Fast and Furious spinoff that Vin Diesel teased last year is definitely in the works, along with a variety of other spinoff projects in development like a Fast and Furious animated series for Netflix. In a new post on Instagram, Diesel reveals some new details about the potential female-led project, which notes that some Marvel screenwriters have also now come on board to help bring it to fruition.

“As you know, there are three new spin offs that We have promised Universal,” he writes in the post. “Well this week we heard a pitch for the Fast female protagonist driven spinoff I created in 2017, and you can tell by the smile on Samantha’s face it was VERY exciting. Shout out to Nicole Perlman, Lindsey Beer, Geneva Robertson-Dworet. Welcome to the Fast FAMILY.”

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The Galaxy S10 launches in less than a month, but we already know everything there is to know about the handset. Samsung’s next flagship will introduce a bunch of exciting features, including the Infinity-O display, a sophisticated in-display fingerprint sensor, upgraded multi-lens camera systems (that were reportedly created at the behest of Samsung’s heir), next-gen chips, more storage, and 5G support (at least in one version).

But the Galaxy S10 won’t be the only smartphone you should be aware of in the first half of the year. Samsung’s biggest Android rival will launch a brand new Android phone soon as well, and it’s rumored to pack a feature the Galaxy S10 won’t get.

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Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that often requires early diagnosis in order to be effectively treated, but there is still no cure for the disease and very little evidence as to its cause. Now, a new research effort is pointing to a link between Alzheimer’s and something you might not expect: gum disease.

The study, which was published in Science Advances, investigated the potential link between a type of bacteria associated with gum disease and the affects of Alzheimer’s on the brain. Lab tests using mice demonstrated the potential of the bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis to travel from the mouth of a subject to its brain, resulting in the destruction of neurons.

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New tests suggest link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 at 18:35:27 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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