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The best smart scales for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-07 18:00:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Finding the best smart scale isn't just about tracking your weight anymore. Today’s smart bathroom scales do much more than older analog or digital models — they can give you detailed body composition measurements, track trends over time and sync effortlessly with health apps on your p

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IKEA ditches Zigbee for Thread going all in on Matter smart homes

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-07 18:42:17

Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, tells The Verge in an exclusive interview. Ikea is also rebooting its audio offerings as it seeks to fill the Sonos Symfonisk-shaped h

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Wildfires are challenging air quality monitoring infrastructure

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-07 20:30:07

Ten years ago, Tracey Holloway, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, would have said that air pollution in the United States was a huge success story. “Our air had been getting cleaner and cleaner almost everywhere, for almost every pollutant,” she said. But in June 2023, as wildfire smoke from Canada spread, the air quality dropped to historically low levels in her home state of Wisconsin. Just last month, the region’s air quality dipped once more to unhealthy level

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Thread count: Ikea is stitching together a smarter home

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-07 18:00:00

Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, tells The Verge in an exclusive interview. Ikea is also rebooting its audio offerings as it seeks to fill the Sonos Symfonisk-shaped h

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Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-07 21:33:14

Teachers urge parents not to buy children smartphones 28 minutes ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until they're at least 14 amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day. Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a countywide policy advising parents against g

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Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-08-07 16:59:18

Teachers want parents to stop giving children under 14 smartphones 6 hours ago Share Save Will Fyfe BBC News Reporting from Monmouthshire Share Save 'One of my friends had a smartphone when they were three or four' Parents of thousands of children have been asked not to give them a smartphone until at least 14-years-old amid fears some were using devices for eight hours a day Many schools have already banned smartphones on site but one part of the UK thinks it will be the first to have a coun

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Prime Day Deals: Add a Portable Jump Starter to Your Emergency Kit With up to 36% Off Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 19:02:10

Table of Contents Prime Day Deals: Add a Portable Jump Starter to Your Emergency Kit With up to 36% Off Today Amazon Prime Day deal: The Noco Boost Sport GB20 portable jump starter is currently discounted by 15%, bringing its normal $65 price tag down to just $55 bucks. The GB20 packs enough cranking power for most passenger cars and small SUVs, but owners of big trucks, V8s or diesel-powered vehicles can also find Noco's larger GB40 jump starter discounted to $80 which is 36% off. Either way y

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-08-08 03:24:15

LangChain, an AI infrastructure startup providing tools to build and monitor LLM-powered applications, is raising a new round of funding at an approximate $1 billion valuation led by IVP, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. LangChain began its life in late 2022 as an open-source project founded by Harrison Chase, who was then an engineer at machine learning startup Robust Intelligence. After generating significant developer interest, Chase transformed the project into a start

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Aqara HomeKit smart locks, cameras, and more offer Prime Day discounts of up to 38%

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-08-08 11:30:00

9to5Mac readers know the value of HomeKit compatibility when it comes to smart locks, security cameras, and other devices – and Aqara’s extensive product range has you covered. There’s never been a better time to buy, thanks to Amazon Prime Day discounts of up to 38% on some of the company’s most popular products … Smart Lock U100 A smart lock is one of the biggest upgrades you can give to your home, boosting security while also offering a whole new level of convenience and flexibility. The

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8 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-08-08 11:20:38

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living—Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it—I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those a

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Brainwash '72 [video]

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-08 14:34:08

Probably the strangest thing I've found on a video tape. A quit-smoking "brainwashing" tape, my favourite bit is the whole long shot of a mysterious stranger walking through the desert only to reveal A •SPOILERS•. Content warning: there's some footage of someone getting operated on. It makes me feel all squooshy so I'm warning you. This came to me on a Umatic tape with a McDonalds label on it, perhaps a franchisee somewhere was trying to stop his staff smoking. Anyway, enjoy. --

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Catch an all-time low price on the 55-inch Amazon Fire Omni QLED smart TV

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-08 19:30:48

Amazon If you’re in the market for a new TV, there’s a fantastic deal on the 55-inch Amazon Fire Omni QLED smart TV right now. For a limited time, you can snag this impressive smart TV for just $364.99, down from its usual price of $499.99. That’s a 27% savings off the recommended retail price and the best deal we’ve ever tracked on the display. 55-inch Amazon Fire Omni QLED smart TV for $364.99 (27% off) The Amazon Fire TV is a smart choice for anyone seeking a high-quality viewing experience

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I tested the 4 most popular health trackers for a year - and they're on sale for Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-08 19:08:00

The Oura Ring is, in my opinion, the sleep and health tracker to rule them all. Not only does it track your sleep, stress, activity, and more, it also creates helpful data illustrations that encourages healthy habits, whether that's a consistent bedtime routine, daily activity, or reduced alcohol consumption. Many users, myself included, have reported changing their drinking habits after seeing their heart rate's response to a few beers late at night on Oura's graphs. Earning high sleep scores

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Smollm3: Smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner LLM

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-08 17:13:40

SmolLM3: smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner Published July 8, 2025 Update on GitHub Base model: https://hf.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B-Base Instruct and reasoning model: https://hf.co/HuggingFaceTB/SmolLM3-3B Small language models are becoming increasingly important as users seek capable models that can be deployed efficiently. The community has produced a fascinating range of capable small models, each pushing the boundaries of what's possible at this scale. With SmolLM3, we're excit

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The best Prime Day smart home deals we found

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-08 19:00:00

Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to stock up on smart home gear. With big price drops on all of Amazon’s many smart home brands, from Blink and Ring to Echo speakers and Eero Wi-Fi routers, plus a ton of other manufacturers getting in on the action, making your smart home better rarely gets more affordable. However, there are a lot of deals, and it’s frankly overwhelming. So, I’ve sifted through them all to find the best deals on some of my favorite smart home products. If you’re

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My favorite AirTag wallet alternative is lightweight, super thin, and on sale now

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-08-08 23:47:30

ZDNET's key takeaways KeySmart's SmartCard is available on Amazon for $40 (3-pack for $90). It's super thin, has a wireless rechargeable battery, and is IPX7-rated. It needs to be recharged every 5 months or so. View now at Amazon Save 25% on the KeySmart SmartCard during Amazon Prime Day. Just be sure to apply the on-page coupon to get the SmartCard for $30 (save $10). Apple AirTags have changed my life, saving me countless hours looking for keys and other items that I absent-mindedly mis

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The Oura Ring 4 just got its first discount for Prime Day

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-08-09 07:30:00

writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge. Smartwatches aren’t for everyone. Maybe you don’t want to wear a screen-equipped gadget to bed, or you’re just after something that’s less obtrusive. Subtlety is where smart rings like the Oura Ring 4 shine, and Prime Day has knocked down its cost. It costs $296.65 ($52.35) from Amazon, which is both its best price and first significant discount. The fourth-gen

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How I used the Pixel Tablet as my smart home display - and why it's worth it at $150 off

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-08-09 15:34:00

On Amazon, the 128GB Google Pixel Tablet is $150 off for Prime Day, bringing the price down to a more accessible $250. Google's Pixel Tablet marked the company's return to the tablet market after some years (previous efforts included the Pixel C and Pixel Slate). While it was highly praised as a near-perfect Android tablet, its reception was underwhelming. Also: I replaced my Kindle and iPad within hours of testing this tablet - and didn't regret it The Google Pixel Tablet is an 11-inch Andro

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WebAssembly: Yes, but for What?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 10:34:43

June 30, 2025 Volume 23, issue 3 PDF WebAssembly: Yes, but for What? The keys to a successful Wasm deployment Andy Wingo WebAssembly (Wasm) turns 10 this year, which, in software terms, just about brings it to the age of majority. It has been polished, prepared, explored, and deployed, but in the language of American speculative fiction author William Gibson, we are now as ever in the unevenly distributed future: WebAssembly has found a niche but not yet filled its habitable space. This ar

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Hate how big the OnePlus Watch 3 is? I tried the smaller 43mm version, and it’s almost perfect

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-09 19:00:47

Joe Maring / Android Authority Since its launch earlier this year, the OnePlus Watch 3 has only been available in a single (and large) 46mm case size. While I love the big, bulky design, that’s not true for everyone, and understandably so. Seemingly in direct response to that, OnePlus has launched the OnePlus Watch (43mm). The OnePlus Watch 3 (43mm) is exactly what the name suggests: a repackaging of the OnePlus Watch 3, but in a smaller 43mm-sized case. If you like the specs and features of t

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The Oura Ring 4 is on sale for the first time ever this Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-09 19:27:10

ZDNET's key takeaways The Oura Ring 4, the newest generation of the popular smart ring is now available at a discount for the first time ever. The Oura Ring 4 emphasizes a comfortable build with flatter and smarter sensors, more sizes, upgraded software, and an alleged eight-day battery life. The eight-day battery life is actually more like five and a half days. $399 at Amazon $399 at Best Buy more buying choices The Oura Ring 4 is discounted by up to $75 right now, on the first day of Amazon

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This Oura Ring dupe is $91 during the first day of Prime Day

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-09 19:36:33

ZDNET's key takeaways The RingConn Gen 2 is a subscription-free smart ring that's on sale right now for $91 less. It monitors your sleep, activity, stress, and vitals, and it's got a marathon battery life. The only downside is the user interface feels underdeveloped. View now at Amazon View now at Ringconn more buying choices The RingConn Gen 2 smart ring is on sale for $91 off right now, a mighty fine deal that cuts the price of the smart ring by 30%. If the Oura Ring is out of budget, this

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5 Prime Day Kindle Deals (Plus Amazon Echo Devices)

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-08-10 04:42:21

The sale event of the summer is here, and the Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals (and other Amazon device deals!) are ones you can count on being great to shop. As someone who tests Amazon gear for a living—Echo speakers, Kindles, Amazon's smart plugs, you name it—I'm always tracking what in Amazon's lineup is worth buying. I have a ton of favorites, from the best of the best, like the Kindle Paperwhite and Echo Show 8, to the Kindle Scribe and Echo Spot. It's the perfect time to shop all of those a

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Some Verge-favorite gadgets are cheaper during Prime Day 2025

theverge.com Verge Staff 2025-08-10 03:19:33

Every month, we like to ask our staff about their favorite stuff — whether it’s tech, kitchen tools, or camping gear. What they answer gives us some interesting insights into what the folks here like to use when they’re at the job or enjoying some time off. Now that Amazon’s Prime Day sales have come again, we’ve looked through some of our recent “favorites” articles and found deals on a lot of the devices we like. So, we thought we’d list a few in case you have read about them in the past and

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“AI YOUR LIFE”, Anywhere: Hisense Transforms Stadium Excitement into Home Immersion

gizmodo.com David Nield 2025-08-10 05:00:42

We’re now getting towards the business end of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, with the semi-final stage imminent: Just four teams remaining, one of whom will leave the tournament with the trophy and the accolades. It’s been a wildly entertaining and action-packed series of games on the pitch, backed by cutting-edge technology off it. Hisense, a leading brand in global consumer electronics and home appliances, is showcasing its AI leadership at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ with the bold pitch-si

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This smart home tech is another way Apple is falling behind in AI

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-11 19:15:05

Amazon, Google, and Samsung are all working on an exciting way to bring AI to smart homes – and Apple risks being left behind. Samsung is first to launch the new feature: the ability to use natural language to simply tell your smart home app what it is you want it to do … Samsung Smart Things is effectively the Korean company’s equivalent of HomeKit. All compatible devices can be controlled through a single app on the company’s smartphones, in exactly the same way the Home app can be used on i

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Now you can just tell SmartThings how to automate your home

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-08-11 23:00:00

Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked this week, Samsung is announcing several new features coming to its smart home platform, SmartThings, including the ability to create routines using natural language. That means you’ll be able to simply tell SmartThings what you want your smart home to do, and it’ll take care of all the complicated details for you. Samsung also announced updates to its Apple Watch app, a new dark mode for the SmartThings app on iOS, and more features coming to SmartThings Find, its locat

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DJI Osmo Action 4 Camera with Dual Touchscreens Sees Price Crash, Did Amazon Make a Mistake?

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-12 03:55:26

Amazon is pulling all the stops on Prime Day, cutting the price on some of the most popular items from the largest brands to their all-time low price. Among this year’s steamiest deals is on the DJI Osmo Action 4 which has become a favorite among vloggers. You can get the DJI Osmo Action 4 standard combo for $209 today, discounted from its regular $299. That’s a nice 30% discount, the lowest Amazon has offered this camera. Even better, this is a sale open to everyone (Prime member or not) so it

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Ask HN: Any resources for finding non-smart appliances?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 11:44:04

My washing machine broke down. I need a replacement. I must avoid getting a "smart" one though. Are there any lists of products that arent "smart" so I can know which models are viable options to buy? Or other resources? I'm based in Ireland.

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Echo Spot’s Newest Model Sells at a Loss on Amazon, Prime Day Beats Black Friday Easily

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-12 04:42:05

Prime Day has become Amazon’s biggest shopping event of the year, surpassing Black Friday in both hype and deals. It’s the perfect time for Amazon to drop prices on its own brands and this year, we’re seeing record lows across the board. One of the most exciting offers is on the Echo Spot, Amazon’s popular smart speaker with Alexa built in. The latest Echo Spot, which was released in 2024, is being offered for a price as low as $44, down from its regular price of $79. That’s an all-time low tha

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The best smart scales for 2025

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Wildfires are challenging air quality monitoring infrastructure

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LangChain is about to become a unicorn, sources say

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Smollm3: Smol, multilingual, long-context reasoner LLM

The best Prime Day smart home deals we found

My favorite AirTag wallet alternative is lightweight, super thin, and on sale now

The Oura Ring 4 just got its first discount for Prime Day

How I used the Pixel Tablet as my smart home display - and why it's worth it at $150 off

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The Oura Ring 4 is on sale for the first time ever this Prime Day

This Oura Ring dupe is $91 during the first day of Prime Day

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Echo Spot’s Newest Model Sells at a Loss on Amazon, Prime Day Beats Black Friday Easily

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