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Seek by iNaturalist (a joint venture by the National Geographic Society and the California Academy of Sciences) connects people with nature. The app features live image recognition it scans its database of millions of wildlife observations while users have their camera open and before they take a photo. Once Seek identifies the species, it prompts users to take a photo, unlocking further features. It will also display a map of where the species is located near the user, and awards them badges that go towards completing various challenges. With the user's permission, the app sends collected data to iNaturalist's global biodiversity database, helping scientists to track the health of the planet. Free for iOS and Android.

The Seek app was originally released in 2018. It’s been redesigned and rebuilt in the past year.

Teachers interested in getting their classes involved can check out an online guide.

Grown-ups may be interested in the original iNaturalist app.

If you want to dig deeper, iNaturalist also is compiling a list of similar biodiversity observation platforms and social networks.

 

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Netflix users can have up to five profiles within a single account. To restrict access to a specific profile, protect it with a Profile Lock PIN. Sign into Netflix through a web browser. Click on your profile photo; go to Account > Profile & Parental Controls > Profile Lock > Change; enter your account password. Check the box 'Require a PIN'; enter four numbers to create a Profile Lock PIN. The next time you enter Netflix, your profile will appear with a lock under it; tap on the profile and enter the 4-digit pin to open it.

Any profile on your Netflix account can be given its own PIN, but only the account holder can set them up. So if multiple people in your house want a PIN, you can look away as they enter them in once you’ve authenticated with your password.

However, the Netflix account owner always has the power to disable the PIN and profile lock for any profile. Remember, this is meant more as a parental control tool than anything else.

 

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By 2022, astronauts on the moon will be able to make cellular calls, stream videos and more, thanks to NASA and Nokia's joint venture to put a 4G network on earth's lunar neighbour. Besides voice communication and data transmission, the mobile network could power navigation, stream biometric data on the astronauts' health and fitness, and direct remote-control robots and sensors on the lunar surface. Finnish phone company, Nokia, promises that the lunar network will be "ultra compact, low-power, space-hardened, end-to-end 4G LTE." It will also be upgraded to 5G over time.

The network will be designed to withstand the extreme conditions of the launch and lunar landing, and to operate in space. It will have to be sent to the moon in an extremely compact form to meet the stringent size, weight and power constraints of space payloads.

Nokia said the network would be using 4G/LTE, in use worldwide for the last decade, instead of the latest 5G technology, because the former was a more known quantity with proven reliability. The company would also "pursue space applications of LTE's successor technology, 5G".

 

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Designed for beginners to pick up guitar skills in a fun way, the Popular is a lightweight acoustic smart guitar from Chinese company Popumusic. The 96 LEDs located along the guitar's neck show users where and when to place their fingers on the guitar. A Bluetooth 5.0 paired app registers what you are doing on the guitar and gives you feedback as you play. The teaching system is made up of games and tutorials, there's a section for music theory, classic and modern pop songs and follow along playing. Short videos courses take you from basics like how to hold the guitar and pluck the strings to mastering popular songs. Only on completion of a song with a certain degree of proficiency can a student move to the next level. The final mode unlocks a smart guitar tool-kit, where the lights can be encouraged to dance as you play, a chord dictionary shows finger positions for "all kinds of chords in all kinds of keys", plus a tuner, a metronome and more.

 

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94-year-old natural historian and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough said he's joined Instagram because "saving our planet is now a communications challenge. We know what to do, we just need the will." Attenborough reached a million Instagram followers in a record-breaking time: 4 hours 44 minutes. He currently has over 4.8 million followers.

"I'm making this move and exploring this new way of communication to me, because as we all know, the world is in trouble. Continents are on fire. Glaciers are melting. Coral reefs are dying. Fish are disappearing from our oceans. The list goes on and on and on," added Attenborough. Attenborough will be using Instagram to share messages explaining the problems our planet is facing, and possible solutions for tackling those issues. To follow Sir David on Instagram, go to @David Attenborough.

 

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Video calling apps like Zoom call it 'sharing but Google Meet likes to call it 'presenting'. That's why you won't find the share button in Meet. Instead, click on the 'Present now button at the bottom of the screen to reveal sharing options. You can present your entire screen, a window or just a Chrome browser tab. Clicking on the window option will allow you to select any open window on your computer. That could be an open folder, file or an app The rest will stay hidden.

Since video conferences are no longer limited to desktops and laptops, both Google Meet and Zoom are available for mobile devices based on Android and iOS. Google Meet is also accessible directly through Chrome and other modern browsers and doesn't require any additional plugins. You just need to visit meet.google.com to host a meeting. Similarly, you can participate in a scheduled meeting by visiting its link in your eligible browser. This isn't the case with Zoom as it doesn't allow you to host a meeting through a browser. Nevertheless, you can join a meeting via your browser. There are also plugins for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that you can use to schedule your meeting.

Zoom is popular for its Gallery view that displays up to 49 participants on a single screen. However, Google Meet recently mimicked that interface by enabling an expanded tiled layout that simultaneously shows up to 16 participants at once. Google also recently added a low-light mode that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to adjust video on the basis of lighting conditions. The feature is initially limited to mobile users, though.

 

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Getting enough sleep is an essential part of our health but sometimes it's hard to turn your mind off at night. Restflix is designed to help users fall asleep faster and stay asleep through the night. It uses a technology called binaural beats' to harness the brain's responsiveness to sound and help create a restful state. The sleep streaming service offers over 20+ channels filled with hundreds of hours of soothing bedtime stories, music, meditations and dark screen videos that aim to ease anxiety OS and stress and fall into a peaceful slumber. Fall asleep to ocean sounds, o rainstorms and the chirp of nature, along with visual aids. Even if you're not having trouble sleeping, Restflix is a helpful tool for relaxation. The app is compatible with iOS, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Roku and Android.

Even if you're not having trouble sleeping, Restflix can be a valuable tool to help you relax and develop a healing meditation practice.

The good news is that the reviews back up what it claims to do, too. Restflix has earned perfect 5-star ratings on both the Google Play Store and App Store because it really works. You don't have to struggle to sleep each night and drag through each day. Get the best sleep of your life with Restflix. Right now, you can save big. Get 40 percent off a one-year subscription at just $29.99, 50 percent off a two-year subscription at $49.99, or 59 percent off a three-year subscription at $59.99.

 

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Maskfone is a "hands-free" smart mask that allows wearers to take calls, listen to music, and access their virtual assistant without removing their protective barrier. It has medical-grade, replaceable PM 2.5 and N95 filters, IPX5 water resistance, adjustable neoprene rubber ear hooks, a cable clip and the fabric used is washable too. An internal microphone provides access to clearer voice calls thanks to background noise isolation, while a wireless Bluetooth headset offers 8-12 hours of playtime/listening, whether it be to music, podcasts, audio books or phone calls. It even allows the user to use voice projection while speaking to someone in person powered by Hubble M HASKFON connect app. Masfone is compatible with voice assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, so users will be able to use it to control smart home appliances as well.

 

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