#wireless for watching tv/doing chores

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no option for all

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The Benefits of Using Wireless Headphones

The Benefits of Using Wireless Headphones

Wireless headphones are a great best sleep headphones invention that people find very useful. Not having a cord on your headphones is great. Everything has gone mobile so it is time for cable free earbuds to become as common as the cell phone. No more wires and cords to step over and try not to trip on.

You've probably had a night when you couldn't sleep.Perhaps you wanted to watch TV to try and help you get back to sleep but you didn't want to wake up your spouse. You know if you turn the TV on, he or she will start complaining about the noise so you don't. You just lie there. Or maybe there is a game you have to see but you have company and the noise will disturb them. If you have wireless headphones, this won't be a problem.You will be able to sit as close to or far away from the TV as you like and get crystal clear sound without bothering anyone else.

Probably Had A Night When You Couldn't Sleep

If you have a small baby in need of sleep, best sleep headphones wireless devices can be a lifesaver. If you like to turn the music up while you're doing household chores but you can't because of the napping baby, all you need is a pair of wireless earbuds.That way you can listen to your music and still move around the room and do what needs to be done.

A lot of people get their music from downloads now instead of buying CDs from the store. If you store your music on your computer, you can easily listen to all of it with your set. You can move around your house and listen to your favorite tunes. You can also even wear them while your family is in the same room watching TV.

Batteries And Reduce Background Noise

Wireless headphones have best sleep headphones many benefits.It can extend the life of the batteries and reduce background noise. Let's say you are in college and need to study for a big test but your roommates have a bunch of friends over.You can wear the wireless headphones and put some music on and you won't even know there is a party going on around you.

The Sennheiser brand as well as Panasonic and Sony all make comfortable and lightweight wireless headphones that will provide great sound quality.The great thing about these wireless headphones is they recharge themselves without you having to do anything. As soon as you take them off and set them on the charger they start charging so they are ready next time you need them. They come in many styles.

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[spoopy-sloth]

[ Weird Asks ]: 12, 29, 42, & 44!

12. favorite tv commercial?

Oh gosh, let me see if I can find it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6XKV1RSQOY We can always talk about how problematic Amazon is, but this commercial RIPPED my heart. It lives as a memory core in my head 😭😭😭

29. the last thing you ate?

Un quesadilla! And the good kind too! The one that is literally a flour tortilla folded in half with cheese and jamón inside (plus the added veggies 💖💖💖💖)

42. earphones or a speaker?

It depends! If I'm doing chores or working at a cafe, earphones. But if I am working at home, I'd rather use a speaker because I tend to get fidgety when sitting down for a long time. Plus it's easier to grab my office supplies and not have to worry about ripping the earphones from the port (yes I know wireless earphones exist but there's only so much I can handle having audio in my ear cannel.)

44. do you collect anything?

Mostly ghost-themed items, sloth items, and rocks. Right now I'm on a rock-collecting phase. I looooove rocks. They are so cool, and it's so cool that the earth creates them???? I just love them!!!! They are the schist! (ba dum tss)

[alchemist-shizun]

Thinking of you keeps me awake

Read on Ao3!

Word count: 1,407

Pairing: Logicality

Warnings: There's surgery mention and a mention of an incident in a playground, nothing specific or graphic.

Summary: Logan has been testing out the new advanced technology that had just been created for surgery. Patton, a doctor at the same hospital, finds the machine one night and starts talking to it daily. Logan finds it out in the weirdest way, and crushing ensues.

A/N: Hi name's Ellie and I find inspiration in TV advertisings. Okay this was supposed to be a drabble but I can't physically write less than a thousand words. (pardon me I can't put the read more on mobile.) This is also the first fic I post here so I'll just let you read in peace while I will disappear in fear. (Look I rhymed) Feel free to point out any typo or mistake, English isn't my first language and I'm always one for learning! Thank you so much and without any further ado, enjoy your reading.

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Logan finally found relief in the comfortable chair in front of his desk. It had been a little over a month since they started using advanced technology at work, which permitted Logan to attend meetings and to his job at the same time.

They didn't really take into account that being a surgeon wasn't exactly a piece of cake and doubling his work-related stress didn't help at all.

But Logan had never minded pushing himself to the limit in order to save lives or learn something new. (A bad habit that he had been dragging along ever since youth.)

The "machine of the future", as they liked to call it, was this robotic device that could be controlled wireless from a long distance. All Logan had to do was turn his phone on and a projector would show him what the robot was seeing and he could interact with the projection.

For instance, there had been cases in which he was required both at an updating course on new discoveries and also at the operating room to operate on one of his patients.

With this new object, he could help his team while traveling, as soon as he found a quiet place.

Quite the jewel, wasn't it?

That was the reason a hidden camera was implemented in the machine, it functioned both while in use and while seemingly asleep. If anything touched it, it would send a notification to the database Logan had access to on his laptop.

He was used to check on it daily, of course. Especially at 2 a.m., when he was definitely not supposed to be asleep. Now, he wasn't messing with his circadian system, just touching it up a little to see-

« A notification? »

His heart started pounding as panic drove its way through his chest; his mind, though, tried to find all the possible positive outcomes.

It could have been just an incident, right? Someone moved it or touched it by accident. There was nothing to be worried about, or else it would have automatically sent a call to the police.

Yes, it had a complicated security system, but it was needed, considering it was the only device existing at the time.

Logan scrolled through his database and found the videotapes section. He checked on the least recent video; they got deleted by the system monthly, so he was used to only check on them once a month unless an issue like that occurred.

He went through the frame previews and stopped when he saw a figure at the back of the room. The video started playing.

Logan could only watch as the figure became a more distinct man with wavy hair who paced around the room.

There was something familiar about him, but maybe it was just the glasses he was wearing that oddly reminded him of his own pair.

The mysterious man (actually, he was probably a doctor given his white coat) turned to the robot's direction and gasped at its sight before approaching it.

It was something, to see that scene almost as if it had been playing right in front of his eyes.

But Logan wasn't a robot.

« Oh my, what do we have here? » the man spoke in the most sugary voice Logan had ever heard. He wondered how soothing he was with distressed patients.

« This is so cool! » he paced around the object, then stopped back at its front.

« Is someone there? I'm Patton! »

Oh- That's what it was. He had worked with Patton, once or twice, but he had been on his team for a fairly short time. Wasn't he the new one around?

« Cat got your tongue? » his chuckle was so soft he could have made the maddest beast grow gentle. « Oops! You don't have one. »

Logan snorted and shook his head, was it really just this guy goofing around until the end of the tape?

He made to close the video and move onto the next ones, when Patton looked up again.

« Oh! Uhm ... whoever's behind this- because I really don't know, none bothered to answer me when I asked. » this time his snicker was embarrassed, he almost felt bad for him.

« I don't know why they think I'm dumb. I mean I got a doctorate, you can't exactly make your way through that by playing dumb, right? » Patton looked exactly where the robot's camera was hidden. Logan felt his heart skip a beat and he couldn't pinpoint whether it was out of fear or something else.

« But here I am, venting to a soulless machine. Maybe they're right. » he scratched his neck and sighed.

Logan remembered suddenly how Patton's first period of time with them was filled with simple tasks and chores. He had always thought they were just using him and not letting him unleash his potential.

Until one of the oldest doctors had to retire and some space had been made for him too.

« Anyway, to whoever is doing the awesome job behind this, I hope you know you're amazing! » Patton flashed him a toothy grin, then waved, gathered the stuff he needed and left.

Logan went through the other tapes as quickly as possible, but couldn't help but stop and listen to whatever Patton had to say in every single one of them.

The sight of his bright smile was a cathartic experience and, essentially, all Patton really did was clean some spots in the room and give both the robot and Logan a pep talk.

He didn't realize how wide he was smiling thanks to all the "I'm proud of you"s, "Your work is amazing", "Look at how marvelous you are" or "You inspire me", not until he reached the last tape and his cheeks were soaring from all the stretching.

Logan passed his hands on his face, his clock barely counting down to 3:30 a.m.

He tried to shake off the giddy feeling he felt when Patton appeared on his screen once again.

Sometimes you just need constant but simple reminders.

« Patton! Did a real good job! » he entered the room dancing and humming in his tracks. « Hey, didn't see you there! »

He approached the camera skipping along the pavement, that was the happiest he had ever seen him in those videos.

He couldn't believe that happened that day and he had missed the opportunity to see his joy at less than a couple of paces away.

« I saw the family of your patient today. » Patton sounded as if he were reminiscing about the moment.

Logan digged in his earliest memories and remembered the serious conditions of his patient: they had been victim of a terrible accident at a local playground. A mere little kid.

They had to work on the child for hours before it was safe to assume they would survive.

« I wish you could have seen the relatives. Their reaction when I delivered the news just ... Made me realize why I really love this job. » he hesitated, letting the words sink in.

« You did that. » Patton looked right into the camera but this time Logan's chest didn't feel tight.

Instead, it filled with warmth. Pleased and content.

« It's all thanks to you. » his voice trailed off as his cerulean eyes wandered around a spot Logan couldn't see.

« Oh gee, let's get you cleaned up! »

Next thing he knew, Patton had cleared some blood from the robot's surface. So that was why it sent off the notification.

Logan was glad it turned out to be nothing serious.

Just a cute and bubbly doctor that managed to start stealing his heart away without anything more than a night and video tapes. Not even his beloved surgery was needed.

Wait, what was that thought just now?

Logan closed his laptop as soon as Patton walked out of the frame.

He felt like he could have seen him if he moved, he didn't want to ruin the peaceful atmosphere Patton brought.

Afterwards, he finally dedicated himself to the thought of getting some rest for the hopefully less stressful day ahead.

Even though Logan spent the first few seconds of his sleeping time mentally smacking himself for staying up late, which he didn't actually regret, he now knew who to go to during his next coffee break.

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How ICT Affects My Daily Life?

       Our teacher in empowerment technology asked us to do a vlog or blog about how ICT affects our daily lives. So here I am making a blog to tell you guys how it affects me. But before we proceed, let me first tell you what ICT is.        Information Communication and Technology or ICT is modernized, upgraded and advanced. These are the applications and technologies we use like cellular phones, computers, wireless signals, televisions and internet that helps us to disseminate or give information to the public.         So moving forward, I'll discuss first those positive effects ICT had given to me.        Two months ago, I really want to buy a pair of boots. But I don't know where to buy them so I searched for it through the use of my mobile phone featuring internet and fortunately, I found it! I downloaded the app shopee, oh yes, I saw my dream boots there, and ordered for it. See? My boots is just one click away! And it was less hassle because you just have to scroll down to find what you want without getting your feet hurt.        I can access a lot of information through these upgraded technos! It is much cheaper and information are updated than in libraries. With just one click, there would be a lot to see. With the help of ICT, I was able to communicate with my loved ones who's far using skype.        When I am finding a laundry shop near us, Google Maps helped me. I didn't get lost because I was just sitting when I found one. When there's a practice for church, I am updated though are houses are blocks away because there is Messenger!

       From the latest news in any part of the world, trending updates, concerts of my idols, new ideas, discoveries to experiences. What else, huh? Oh! I was also able to watch all the movies that I want without entering the cinema and download all the songs that I love!        I am an adventurous person so when I am thinking about where to go, I'll just type and search for it and then bang! There it is waiting for me. And it seems like I've been there because of those amazing photos on Google.        ICT, really, is a big help. But then, despite of these benefits, I admit that I am one of those people who are using it in an inappropriate way. More like, abusing it. I became so addicted to it that I spend most of my time lying on the sofa, scrolling up and down till midnight. In the morning, instead of thanking God that I woke up that day, I will reach for my phone and then lay my back again to our fluffy and soft bed embracing my pillows with my phone in both hands chatting someone a "Good morning!" even though I am not greeting my parents yet. I wasn't able to do some of the household chores because I am very busy sharing memes on Facebook, tweeting what I feel, watching my favorite vlogger, and reading an e-book. Instead of having a bond with my little sisters, I will just sit there, my feet on the chair, unlock my phone and then have a chat with my friends about anything. My mom's cleaning the whole house, washing the dishes, cooking for us, fetching my little sister from school while I am there sitting or lying comfortably listening to the song I downloaded recently having a face to face with my phone. There's also a time that my brother asked for a help but I got mad at him because he's disturbing me. I was like, "Can't he see that I am watching TV?" I was so annoyed. That's when I realized that I don't have time for them but have so much to my phone and computer. Selfish as it is.        Also, due to ICT, my anxiety level has increased. I was cyber bullied by my classmates. Instead of receiving a hug from my friends, they just helped me ease the pain thru chats. Though it helped me, I guess it would be better if I received a hug. LOL!        So, I'm gonna leave it here. If you really love doing something like scrolling, sharing memes, tweeting, IG-ing or whatever, you should not forget your responsibilities as a student, a friend, a sister or a brother, and as a child. You should know your limitations on using these modernized technos. Always have a thought if it is helpful and necessary. Just like what people say, "Think before you click." ICT will help you grow but your abusive acts will be the cause of your destruction. See you, when I see you! Mwa! 

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Smart Cooking Tools You Must Have In Your Kitchen

As smartphones and tablet sales rise, several companies are starting to develop products that work with your favorite electronics to deliver superior control. In 2013, the Smart Kitchen finally arrived and now new products and services are being introduced to the market to make it a reality. Whether it's a smart oven that lets you program a special cooking process or an intelligent dishwasher, now is the time to find out just how a smart kitchen is able to enhance your life.

Smart kitchen gadgets combine tech with traditional appliances and guide you through the cooking process to help make cooking easier. They also free up your schedule so you're not spending unnecessary time watching your meal cook — many of the appliances below pair with apps that let you monitor and adjust temperatures, cooking times, and power switches remotely.

Whether you're a novice who is typically afraid of stepping foot into the kitchen, or a seasoned cook who wants to multitask, the following smart kitchen appliances can help you create the perfect meal.

When it is about chopping veggies, if you are not quick enough, it may take a long time to execute the entire process. So, having a kitchen stocked up with smart mini chopper machines or tools will not only save your time and effort but will reduce the chance of getting wounded by using knives while chopping.

To maintain a healthy lifestyle, keeping few tools for juicing and blending is much needed. From making smoothies, juices to healthy smacks, these tools are pretty helpful. Also, when you are in the mood of baking, you must need smart kitchen gadgets to make the process easier.

When we talk about a juicer, we mean an appliance that either crushes or pulverizes fruits or vegetables to separate the pulp from the juice, leaving you with a liquid that may be frothy with a little pulp.

A blender could be a personal blender or a super cutter and blender that blends whole fruits or vegetables to create a thicker smoothie.

Whether you opt for a blender or a juicer depends on what you'd like to use it for. Blenders are a more versatile appliance – as well as smoothies, you can use them to make everything from milkshakes and frappes to soups, salad dressings and nut milks (or, if it's a high-performance 'super blender', even pestos or nut butters).

Meanwhile, juicers usually just make, well, juices. That's not to say there's not something to get excited about on the juice front.

A kitchen soap dispenser can come in various designs, ranging from the standard pump mechanisms and infrared sensors to foaming or built-in dispensers. A plastic dispenser is one of the most common choices as it is economical. Glass kitchen dispensers will be a much more sustainable option as compared to plastic and stainless steel dispensers will provide maximum durability. Having a high-quality dish soap dispenser will ease your daily chore of washing dishes and will also make your sink area much more presentable. While selecting a product, go for a type that is both easy to use and sturdy to weather multiple usages. The best kitchen soap dispenser should suit your kitchen’s look as well as your preference of mechanism.

We know, knife sharpeners aren’t found in most kitchens. People usually throw away knives the moment they become dull, which leads to unnecessary waste and additional expenditure. This makes it all the more important to own knife sharpeners, as they help your blades perform their best and look brand new.

A long day of cooking can often result in a messy kitchen—splatters of sauce here, pots and pans with crusty bottoms there, a full dishwasher and a sink that’s starting to fill up, too. But with the right tools, you can make your clean up a little bit easier. There are scrubbers specifically designed for cleaning cast iron skillets, and crumb scrapers to help you get debris off your table.

Getting dishwashing off from your to-do list can feel like the most relieving experience even though no one looks forward to doing it every day. If you are still using a single, dated scrub pad in the kitchen for all sorts of cleaning tasks, then you are about to be introduced to a whole new set of cleaning tools that can make this chore much easier and fuss-free. From efficient gloves that make scrubbing off crusty cookware easier to automatic washing soap dispensers, the soap dispenser brush set can upgrade your utensil washing routine.

The smart thermometer has an outdoor wireless range of 200 feet and sends you a notification and alarm when your meat reaches the set temperature. Through the app, you can see real-time temperatures and save cooking presets for your favorite recipes. The thermometer itself has an easy-to-read LCD display and the probes can be left inside the oven for the entire time.

A smart fridge that can help plan your meals

This fridge is more than a food storage appliance. Set expiration notifications so your food never goes bad, plan a meal based on the available ingredients in your fridge, and see the contents of your fridge from anywhere. You can share photos and synced calendars on the screen, plus control smart home devices like lights, thermostats, and doorbells, and stream music, all through voice commands.

Baking relies on ultra-precise measurements, so if you love baking, get this smart scale. It's easier and faster than using spoons and cups, and can make following even the most complicated recipes less intimidating. It also reduces clean-up time since you can just place all your ingredients in one bowl.

There are many common features between different smart appliances. They include familiar interfaces, such as glass-paneled, touchscreens and lighted displays, and an assortment of shared technologies.

Refrigerators, range hoods, and smart turntables may have interior cameras to give you quick and easy visuals of the food inside or above the stovetop.

Some are equipped with microphones and speakers. This provides voice-activation commands via the smart devices connected to the appliances. It can also allow the use of audio/visual media through any connected apps, whether a video chat while you cook, or to watch a step-by-step instruction video of a new recipe, or to watch TV in the kitchen.

These connected systems allow some appliances to email you alerts when it’s time for maintenance or to restock supplies. This can include access to helpful tips or customer service help.

Updating to a modern smart kitchen means finding the best kitchen appliances that fit your space and how your household uses it. Whether cooking-in after a busy day, or finally trying that baking recipe you found online, the smart technology behind these new appliances is designed to make it simple and even a little fun. Multitask by listening to music or podcasts, or even video chat with friends as you prepare or cook your favorite meals.

It’s a little like living in the future, but these new kitchen designs are already here. It’s up to you which futuristic features your household will use most, so take a look at the variety of choices already available.

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The Rise in Popularity of Wireless Headphones India

Wireless Bluetooth Headphones have become very popular in the past few years especially when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone in 2016 and people got understandably panicked. After that, the market got flooded with a large number of wireless headphones. Today you will find a plethora of options that use Bluetooth connectivity to get paired to your devices and are undeniably more convenient than the traditional wired headphones. 

Wireless headphones- Making our lives easier

You might be wondering what all I can do with my Bluetooth headphones, can I use them on my laptop, what are the other uses that I have overlooked, how it is going to help me in my everyday life? If you are planning to invest in a pair of headphones for yourself, these questions are obvious to stick in your mind. To help you make a better decision, we have put together the following information. Read on!

Wireless Headphones India can be used for a variety of activities that include gaming, smartphones, computers, laptops, TVs, etc. They have become an indispensable part of people’s lives around the world. It is the second gadget found in every pocket, however, smartphones remain the first! People use them during working out, watching TV at night without disturbing others' sleep, listening to their favourite tracks when doing household chores, lounging around, attending office meetings and whatnot! Going wireless is freedom at its best and people enjoy it.

How’s the music quality of Bluetooth headphones?

Technology is advancing every now and then, Bluetooth technology is no different! In the past few years, Bluetooth has improved dramatically allowing wireless headphones to receive CD-quality audio. Yes! You read it right. Wireless Bluetooth headphones stand nowhere less than their wired counterparts. For some models, you even get active noise cancellation, echo reduction, noise isolation features which further makes them a premium choice for great sound quality.

So after going through all this information, are you ready to throw your old wired headphones and go wireless? At Lumiford, we bring you an exciting collection of Wireless headphones online. Even if you are on a shoestring budget, you are sure to find an amazing pair of headphones at our store. Have a look at our selection!

Original Source - https://www.apsense.com/article/the-rise-in-popularity-of-wireless-headphones-india.html

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Tech firms think the home is the next big computing platform

FILM BUFFS will tell you that watching a movie on the big screen is a much more immersive experience than watching it at home. But if Matthew Ball gets his way, that might not be true for much longer. Mr Ball—who used to be head of strategy at Amazon Studios, the tech firm’s TV division—spends a lot of time thinking about the future of film and TV. He is especially interested in the possibilities offered by connected, computerised homes.

Imagine an action film, he says, in which a smart television, equipped with the sorts of gaze-tracking cameras already used in smartphones, can wait until it has a viewer’s full attention before showing a monster leaping out from behind a door. Or a horror film which commandeers a house’s lights and makes them flicker at the appropriate moment, or plays eerie sounds—even whispering the viewer’s name—from speakers in another room.

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For now, Mr Ball admits that such ideas are experimental. But many of the technologies necessary to make them work already exist. Consumers can buy smart light bulbs, such as Hue from Philips, a Dutch electronics giant, which can be switched on or off by phone or voice and can generate thousands of tones and shades. Viewers of “12 Monkeys”, an American science-fiction TV series released in 2015, can download an app that will sync with their light bulbs, automatically changing their colour and brightness to match the mood of an episode moment by moment.

Consumers can use voice-activated window-blinds and mattresses that track heart rate and sleep patterns

GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of a mobile-industry trade body, reckons that smart homes will be the biggest part of the consumer side of the IoT (see chart). For now, most of the applications are more prosaic than powering a futuristic home cinema. Besides light bulbs, technophile consumers can use voice-activated window-blinds, robotic vacuum cleaners and mattresses that track heart rate, movement and sleep patterns (and also nag you about your poor “sleep hygiene”). Wifi-connected, camera-equipped fridges can let you check their contents from anywhere in the world.

Security is another popular use, says Alexandra Rehak, who heads the IoT division of Ovum, a firm of tech analysts. Smart doorbells have built-in surveillance cameras and motion detectors. Their users can choose to let visitors in by unlocking the door over the phone.

IDC, a market-analysis firm, reckons 833m smart-home gadgets of various sorts will be sold in 2019, a number that it forecasts will double by 2023. Most of these devices sell themselves on a combination of comfort, convenience and cost-saving.

And he built a crooked house

It all sounds good in theory. But Ben Wood, the chief of research at CCS Insight, another firm of analysts, says that installing and maintaining smart gadgets—let alone trying to get them to work together—can be a chore. “It’s a very Heath Robinson kind of patchwork, a jigsaw puzzle of connectivity.” He should know: besides his day job, Mr Wood is a keen tinkerer who has converted his own house into a home smart enough to win a European award in 2017, complete with voice-activated lighting and windows, room-by-room heating, phone-controlled speakers and a camera-equipped door that can be locked or unlocked from anywhere in the world.

Making it work required installing 2km of network cabling, all of which feeds back into a cupboard containing a set of rack-mounted computers that would not look out of place in a data centre. Another problem is that products from one manufacturer often fail to work well with those from another. Standards do exist: Zigbee and Z-wave are wireless networking protocols designed for the type of low-power radios found in smart-home gadgetry. But many firms either use proprietary standards or implement existing standards in ways that prevent their products working with those from other companies.

Many companies are involved. Tim Hatt at GSMA Intelligence says that telecoms firms are keen to find new, higher-margin businesses rather than simply acting as “bit pipes”, so they have built smart-home offerings as well. Vodafone, a telecoms company, advertises the V-Home hub as a central control point for smart-home devices. SK Telecom, a South Korean firm, has the Nugu. AT&T, an American company, offers its Smart Home Manager. Others are startups, such as Wink, which launched with backing from General Electric. In Britain, even British Gas, a former state-owned energy monopoly, has got in on the act. It launched Hive, a smart-home ecosystem in 2013.

That fragmentation means risks for early adopters and highlights some of the problems involved in installing gadgets that rely on external services. Last year Logitech, a Swiss company, stopped supporting its Harmony Link smart hub, which was designed to get smartphones to act as universal remote controls. In 2016 Revolv, a smart-home startup that had been bought by Google, announced that its app and home hub were being abandoned, leaving the firm’s customers high and dry. “My house will stop working,” wrote one disgruntled user.

The companies best placed to solve the fragmentation problem, and thus to dominate the business, are the existing internet giants—and specifically Google and Amazon, thanks to their lead in the fast-growing smart-speaker market. Until fairly recently, says Mr Wood, the assumption was that smart homes would be controlled from phones. But, he says, the reality is different. “Pulling out your phone, unlocking it, tapping an app, then using it to turn the lights on, is much more complicated and annoying than simply walking across the room and pushing a button”. Voice, he says, is by far the most convenient user-interface.

Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home, the two firms’ smart-speaker products, already have greater market penetration than rival smart-home hubs. Canalys, a market-research firm, reckons that 78m smart speakers were sold in 2018, more than double the number in 2017, with Amazon and Google accounting for roughly a third each, and products from Alibaba, Xiaomi and Baidu, a trio of Chinese tech giants, making up most of the rest (see chart). According to surveys, around a quarter of American smart-speaker owners already use them to control at least one other device.

Having a home’s smart gadgets controlled via a central hub simplifies things for consumers. Consumer-goods firms are increasingly keen to ensure that their devices are capable of working with Google and Amazon’s speakers. Many tech firms have set up certification programmes, as well as smartphone-style app stores aimed at third-party developers keen to integrate Alexa and Google Home with their own products.

The tech firms are chasing two prizes, says Ms Rehak. The first is that, through a combination of standardisation and convenience, those who master the smart-speaker market will come to occupy the same dominant position as Google and Apple do in the smartphone market.

The second is that connected homes offer a rich seam of data to be mined for consumer preferences. “What these companies are really good at is making use of data to sell you things you think you want,” she says. Smart televisions report the programmes their users are watching. A camera-equipped fridge might reveal useful information on its owners’ eating habits. Even simple data on when the lights are on can reveal occupancy patterns, or when a home owner is awake or asleep. There are already reports of arguments between smart-device makers and the tech giants over who has access to those data, and how much must be collected.

As for consumers, Ms Rehak thinks that many are still ignorant about the basic trade-off of the smart-home model, in which a service is provided in return for “collecting a whole bunch of personal data”. Even among the cognoscenti, there are differing opinions. “I love this stuff,” says Mr Wood. “But I have some colleagues who refuse to have any of these things in their houses at all.”■

This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline "Very personal computing"

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Maybe It’s Fairies

Title: Maybe It’s Fairies Link Ship: Eileen Leahy/Jessica Moore/Sam Winchester Square Filled: Who Mows the Lawn Tags: Domestic, Domestic Fluff, Stubborn Eileen, Stubborn Sam, Established Relationship, Alternate Universe - No Supernatural Summary: Jess can't mow the lawn since she's recovering from a broken ankle, and Sam and Eileen are being pains in the ass about it. 

One of the best things about sharing a household with two other people was that chores tended to be divided up based on what everyone was good at and hated the least. They were still chores though, so no one really wanted to do any of them, but at least Jess didn’t have to get on a ladder to dust the bookshelves when dusting was Sam’s job, and Eileen didn’t have to fold the laundry because Jess did that. It was a fair arrangement the three of them had. Until Jess broke her ankle.

It was a combination of an overexcited dog and a misstep of the curb that caused Jess to break and sprain her ankle. She was really just lucky that she and Eileen had been walking the dogs and hadn’t been alone. Laying on the sidewalk while waiting for Sam was bad enough, but at least she didn’t have to worry about Boomer and Max trying to climb all over her like it was play time. Three weeks in, the painkillers were mostly un-needed and Jess could hobble around on crutches so it wasn’t that big of a deal. What was a big deal, however, was that the lawn had remained un-mowed.

Jess actually liked mowing the lawn. It was one of the chores she didn’t mind that allowed her to be outside and get a little exercise. All the lawn work was her job, mostly because neither Sam nor Eileen were allowed to touch her rose bushes. But an un-mowed lawn meant the grass was starting to seed and it was ugly and potentially allergy-inducing. Jess brought it up, for the third time, over Sunday brunch.

“Which one of you is going to mow the lawn?” She asked. She signed as she spoke, even though everyone knew Eileen could read lips. She just had a bad habit of pretending she hadn’t paid attention or caught what other people were saying when she didn’t want to acknowledge things.

“Oh, um. I kinda told Dean I’d spend the day watching Emma while he and Benny went out,” Sam said.

That wasn’t a surprise. She’d known that for days, but she also knew Dean and Benny weren’t planning on even leaving the house until four and it was only ten.

“Okay, but it’ll take you twenty minutes at most. And you don’t have to leave the house until at least three thirty.”

Sam shrugged. “Oh. Wow. What time is it?” He checked his phone. “I could’ve sworn it was later than that.”

Jess rolled her eyes.

“I do still have that brief I have to look over, though. I need to make sure we’ve got everything in order for our case on Wednesday.”

“Okay, Eileen, what are you doing today?”

Eileen’s eyes went a little wide as she shoved a massive bit of scone into her mouth. She wouldn’t sign if she had food in her mouth, regardless of the fact that she didn’t even have to talk in order to get her point across. Several moments later, she signed: “Boomer needs a bath. And if he’s getting a bath, Max is going to want one, too.”

“You could do that afterward,” Jess offered.

Eileen frowned over at Sam who was looking at his muffins like they were the most interesting thing in the world.

“Why are you two so intent on avoiding the lawn?” Jess asked.

“I’m not opposed,” Sam said, “just, that’s usually your job.”

“Not with crutches it’s not,” Jess said. “And you’ve been doing the vacuuming so why can’t you do the lawn?

“Well yeah, but, the lawn mower hates me,” Sam said.

“That’s ridiculous!” Jess said.

“No, it’s true! I can never get it started and when I do there’s always something screwy with the blades. Last time I tried it I broke the mower and we had to get a new one.”

“That was two years ago,” Jess said.

“And in two years we haven’t had an issue with the mower, have we.”

Jess rolled her eyes. “Alright, Eileen, what’s your excuse?”

“I clean the pool.”

“So?”

“Sam doesn’t do any yard work.”

“She’s got a point,” Jess said.

“Okay, but I’m doing more than half of your chores while you heal,” Sam said.

“That’s because I’m too short to dust,” Eileen signed.

“You could use a ladder,” Sam said.

Jess rolled her eyes. “Well, one of you needs to figure out who is going to mow the lawn because it’s starting to seed. It needs to be done soon and I don’t care who does it as long as it gets done.”

Sam and Eileen stared at each other for a moment before Sam brought his hands up for rock paper scissors. Seven ties later, Jess gave up on paying attention.

~~~

Three days later the lawn still hadn’t been mowed and neither Sam nor Eileen had stepped foot outside the house to do it. How the hell Jess wound up getting together with two grown adults who refused to even mow the freaking lawn was beyond her. She needed to figure out a way to get someone to do it before their front lawn turned into a jungle. She called Dean.

“”Sup Jess?”

“Your brother and his girlfriend are being idiots again,” Jess said.

“Oh, no. Sounds serious. What’d they do, forget to clean out the fridge again?” Dean asked.

“Worse.”

“Spent too much at the farmers market?”

“They won’t mow the lawn,” Jess said.

“Seriously? The lawn?”

“Mmhmm.”

“Okay. What are you gonna do about it?”

“I have no clue, Dean. I’ve tried to get them to do it for weeks and they just won’t. They’re making excuses and I just don’t know what to do outside of hobbling my ass out there and doing it myself.”

“Yeah, that’s a disaster waiting to happen.”

“Yeah, no kidding. Why they both have to be so stubborn is beyond me.”

“Have you tried bribery yet?”

“With what? I’m already cooking for all of us.”

“Head?”

Jess snorted. “Yeah, no. I’m not trading lawn work for sex.”

“What about ransoming their shit?”

“Hmmm. I hadn’t thought of that.”

“I used to do that shit to Sam all the time when we were kids. If Sam refused to keep his dirty ass socks on his side of the room I’d steal his skin mags.”

“Gross.”

“Hey! It got him to keep his shit on his side of the room. It was a win for me.”

“Yeah, but you had to touch your brother’s porn.”

“You severely underestimate the level of grossness two teenage boys living in the same bedroom involves.”

“Ugh. Remind me never to have boys.”

Dean laughed. “Good luck with that.”

“But seriously, I might have to do that. I just need to find a good place to hide their shit.”

“You could always hand it over to me. You and Eileen are helping watch Emma this week so I can just take it on my way out. Then they really won’t find it until one of them mows the damn lawn.”

“I like the way you think.”

~~~~

“Have you seen my running shoes?” Sam asked, digging through the hamper. Why they’d be in there was anyone’s guess.

“Nope,” Jess said. She had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep from smiling.

“Dammit. I could have sworn I put them right over here,” Sam gestured to the end of the bed. “Unless the dogs got them.”

“The dogs are better behaved than that,” Jess said.

~~~~

“Have you seen my bookmark?” Eileen signed.

“Not recently,” Jess signed.

Eileen frowned, rifling through the papers on her desk. “I left it right over here after I finished my last book. It was the nice one leather one with the gold ribbon,” she signed once she finished.

Eileen frowned and looked under the desk.

~~~

“Shit!” Sam grumbled, digging through his desk drawers. He was making enough racket that Jess had decided to wobble into the room.

“What’s up babe?”

“I can’t find my headphones. You know, the really nice wireless ones. I can’t find them and I know I didn’t take them into the office with me.”

“Huh. That’s really weird,” Jess said.

“I don’t know what they hells going on around here. My running shoes are gone and my favorite tie is missing and now my headphones. You don’t have anything to do with it, do you?”

Jess shrugged.

“And Eileen is missing her favorite bookmark and her mom’s recipe book, too.”

“Maybe it’s fairies.”

“Fairies? Seriously, Jess?”

“I dunno. Could be. I hear they tend to be mischievous and like to mess with the people who live in areas they’ve made their homes in.”

“So, putting aside the fact that fairies aren’t real, why the hell would fairies want to mess with me? Or Eileen?”

Jess smirked. “Maybe they decided they like the lawn and decided to make their home in it.”

Sam’s face fell and he frowned at her. “Where’d you put them?”

“Me? I don’t have them.”

“Seriously, Jess.”

“Seriously, Sam. I don’t have them. But I would suggest that if either of you wants your stuff to stop disappearing, you should mow the lawn and kick the fairies out.”

Sam rolled his eyes and groaned. “This isn’t funny.”

“Neither is my overgrown lawn,” Jess said, wobbling back out of the room and back into the living room.

Sam and Eileen sulked for the rest of the evening.

~~~

For the first time in more than a month, Jess got to have lunch with her sister. It had been too long since they’d been able to work their schedules around and actually see each other again, and it was nice to see her. So, Jess had been having a good day when her sister dropped her back off at home but it was elevated to a great day when she noticed the lawn cut down to a manageable length and all the seed and clippings raked away.

Both Eileen and Sam were sitting in the living room, Eileen playing with Emma on the floor while Sam sipped a lemonade and watching TV. They all turned their attention onto Jess when she walked into the room.

“So, which one of you mowed the lawn?”

Sam shrugged.

“Maybe it was the fairies,” Eileen said.

Jess chuckled and set her purse on the coat rack by the door. She’d text Dean to return their stuff in a while, but right then she wanted to have a lemonade and sit in her fresh cut grass. Maybe the other three would enjoy joining her.

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Wireless headsets are headphones that are not physically connected to the main device with a wire. These headsets use radio or infrared waves to receive signals from the main source. They provide extremely flexibility to do anything while wearing them-walk, jog, skate or even ski.

Wireless headsets are becoming fairly common even for household use like watching TV or listening to music. Since they are not connected by cords to the main equipment, they allow flexibility to move around and do things like cooking, exercising or any other household chores.

Some wireless headsets use infrared rays for receiving signals, like a remote control. These have a limited range of receiving of a maximum of 30 feet. Cordless headphones, on the other hand, use radio waves. The headset should be adjusted in frequency with the base station so as not to interfere with other devices. These headsets have a greater frequency of up to 2.4 GHz and can reach up to 300 feet.

When buying a wireless headset consider the following: is it comfortable? Does it stay securely in place for long hours? Is the microphone flexible and unobtrusive? Are the volume and other controls easily accessible? Is the sound quality on both the lines clear?

Most wireless headsets these days come with advanced features like standard/voice tube/ noise canceling, the solution type (telephone use/ mobile use/ headset adapter/headset accessory), the kind of ear piece (monaural/binaural), the kind of phone or computer connection to be used with the headset (Bluetooth, USB, 3.5mm/ Analog), the compatibility (to music), the kind of computer usage (VoIP, Computer Gaming), the range of bass/treble, the speaker power, etc. The kind of battery should also be considered since the length of use is dependent on the strength of the battery. Some wireless headsets use rechargeable batteries.

The leading manufacturers of wireless headsets are Plantronics, GN Netcom, Headsets.com, Sennheiser, Jabra, and Sony. The Internet is a good source for locating the ideal wireless headset. There are several web sites that provide comprehensive information about the wide range of wireless headsets available in the market today. Manufacturers also provide the support of online specialists to help you select the best headset, including discounts and warranties.

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How To Increase Your Productivity By Harnessing Dead Time

Although the title suggests this post will be a world-changing experiment, dear reader, I have to let you down — it won’t. Stop reading if you expect a new promising model as to how to become a super-productive human being.

However, keep reading if you want to read the narrative of your average workday. It’s a good way to determine how you could build on your dead time to get more out of your day.

Growing as a person and becoming better is what we constantly dream about, but when it comes to taking action, we always have an excuse.

If that’s your case, consider the following strategies in managing time wisely:

Your Average Workday

6:00 a.m. You’re sleeping and experiencing the best dream on your bed. The alarm clock just goes off and it’s time you get to work. Don’t hit the snooze button. Instead, try to get up just 10 minutes earlier than you would and make a commitment to use that time to meditate, journal or read every single workday. Yes, you could skip the weekend.

7:00 a.m. You’re on your commute and watching fellow passengers’ sleepy faces. It’s the best time to consume some inspiring literature. Pull out your Kindle and read something that grows you in mind and spirit. You soon will notice that travel time shrinks to its third.

8:00 a.m. You get to your table at the office. If you’re not in a very busy season or simply can’t begin to work right upon arrival―I see a lot of colleagues fall under this category, but not you of course―please don’t check Facebook, don’t check the news, and don’t socialize with colleagues. You have a lot of other options to consider: read a blog post on productivity, learn two new English phrases, search for potential workshops, etc.

Pro tip: It’s best to start with your most demanding and important task just to gain momentum.

9:00 a.m. You start writing an email to a client. The text is in your head since you’ve already drafted such emails a lot of times. This time, you’ve had a bad night sleep and words are coming slowly.

Wait a minute! Get a text expansion app that enables you to use “snippets” or chunks of words that will unfold into a complex text like email, phone number, link, or whatever you want.

Here is how it works. You save your emails, frequently used email addresses, and links to your text expansion app and label each with a snippet that hopefully, you can memorize. Next time, when you compose a report in MS Word, write an email or perform any text-oriented action in any of your apps. All you have to do is enter the associated snippet and the text will unfold itself. The nice thing is that it works in all your apps. Some good text expansion apps include PhraseExpress, TextExpander, and Breevy.

10:00 a.m. You wonder how much time it consumes to draft your report. Why not learn some keyboard shortcuts to increase your productivity? You can print a list of shortcuts and hang it next to your screen. Over time, you’ll feel comfortable with using the keyboard.

1:00 p.m. You’ve just arrived from lunch with a full stomach. Colleagues invite you for a cup of coffee and, you know, for some 10 minutes of chit-chatting. Why not go for a short walk instead? Walking can help to gather your thoughts, gain focus, and refresh your mind.

5:00 p.m. You’re on the train and you’re heading home. You feel worn out because you really have had a busy day. Pull out your Kindle and just pick up reading where you left off in the morning. By doing so, together with your morning reading, you can implement a full hour of reading into your day.

Pro tip: If you’re driving to your office, you could listen to an audiobook.

6:00 p.m. You’re about to do the laundry, take out the trash, and the list goes on. (If you have a spouse, you know what I mean.) Just put on your wireless headphones and listen to life-changing podcasts to charge your mental batteries. From here, you would never ever do household chores without putting on your headphones.

That’s amazing. There’s not a single minute wasted anymore! You can’t wait to wash the dishes, do the laundry, and ironing your shirts because you know that you’re strengthening your mental muscles.

See Also: How Music Affects Your Productivity

7:00 p.m. You’re blaming yourself because you’ve skipped your exercise this day. You planned to do it but your day unfolded in a way as it always would: With lots of to-dos and seemingly no margins to counterbalance.

Although you clearly missed your full-hour workout, you can take your dumbbells and exercise for 15 minutes while watching your favorite TV show or movie. This time, again, you don’t have to sacrifice your “me-time” while enjoying the benefit of a workout.

Pro tip: Make sure that you don’t exercise too late in the evening because it can delay sleep onset.

Let’s Do the Math

Let’s look back and sum up how much you’ve done over the day without investing a single minute:

Meditation- 10 minutes

Reading- 30 minutes

Learning English- 10 minutes

Harnessing technology (text expansion and keyboard shortcuts―well, it’s harder to measure, I leave it up to you)

Walking- 10 minutes

Reading- 30 minutes

Listening to inspiring podcasts- 30 minutes

Exercising- 15 minutes

Those things equate to a total of 135 minutes (more than two hours!) of meaningful activities without claiming a single minute from your agenda. Wow!

On top of that, these activities will strengthen your mental as well as your physical muscles. They’ll contribute to your productivity and overall well-being.

See Also: The Profound Effects Of Meditation On The Mind

Identify Your Gaps

I hope you happened to notice that not a single minute was consumed by your new habits. We just harnessed your dead time to get the most out of your day. Now, it’s your turn to recognize your dead times and build the necessary habits to draw upon.

Experiment with your cues and rewards to find out what works for you to establish the desired habit.

I suggest that you fill in―as productivity experts would call it―an ideal day template to identify your gap. Then, fill those gaps with true content. This template is nothing more than a hard landscape of your day, showing your schedule in half-hour blocks. Take an hour to fill in your template to prevent mind leakage.

Begin the Journey

This post doesn’t claim that you not socialize with colleagues or not read the news. It doesn’t cover in details morning or evening routines, essentialism, goal setting or other productivity methods. It does nothing more than shed light to those little things that can make a change in how you perceive your world.

Finally, be willing to change and you’re likely to experience a paradigm shift in your everyday life.

Your one takeaway: Take a deep breath and figure out three things that you can draw upon to harness your dead time.

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