The University of Washington study reveals that smart speakers are just as accurate, if not more so, than fitness-tracking wearables or smartwatches. Experts say that smart speakers could be more utilized for health applications in the future, especially in a telehealth world. “We believe that telehealth is the future, but Zoom meetings are not enough,” wrote Anran Wang, co-author of the study and research assistant at the Network and Mobile System Lab at the University of Washington, to Lifewire in an email....

Sony has confirmed the launch date and price of the PlayStation VR2. The PS VR2 will arrive on February 22, 2023, for $550 and include the headset and two PS VR2 Sense controllers. On paper, at least, the PS VR2 offers advantages over the recently released Meta Quest Pro. “The [PS VR2], in my opinion, is a better device; it weighs less and actually has a 4K resolution,” Bob Bilbruck, the CEO of Captjur and a technology analyst, told Lifewire in an email interview....

Craft is a Mac and iOS app for writing. It gathers links and clips from other apps, formats them beautifully, and interlinks everything, so what you need is usually no more than a click away. You also can quickly share pages with other apps, so you could use something like Ulysses or iA Writer to write your reports and so on, or add a link to Noteplan or Things to create a to-do item....

How Do I Access Android Security? Google has offered a similar setup of security-based settings on your phone for years. Android 12 is the first version of the operating system to bring it together in an easy-to-use interface. To access the Security Hub, open Settings > Security. You may need to scroll down to get the Security menu. On Pixel devices, it’s usually above the Privacy option. However, the exact lineup of settings may change depending on which Pixel device you use....

How to Check Voicemail on an Android Phone by Calling In The most common way to check your voicemail on your Android device is by calling your mailbox. Call your number from your phone, or use the quick dial to access your voicemail. How to Access Your Voicemail Using Visual Voicemail Another way to access and manage your voicemail is by using Visual Voicemail: How to Enable Visual Voicemail on Android If your carrier supports Visual Voicemail, you may need to enable it....

How to Access Modem Settings Overwhelmingly, today’s modems include built-in wireless networking, and if you have this, you can access your settings page on any device connected to your home network. If you don’t have wireless networking, you will need to use a computer with a wired connection to your network. Before you open up a web browser to go to your modem’s settings page, you’ll need to have your sign-in information handy....

How to Check Your Steps on Apple Watch Your Apple Watch step counter is activated when you first set up your Apple Watch and configure the Activity app (you can also configure the Activity app later). After setup, you can find the Apple Watch step counter (or pedometer) in the Activity app. Here’s how to access the feature and see how many steps you’ve taken. How to Check Your Step Counter on iPhone When your Apple Watch is paired and near your iPhone, you can also check how many steps you’ve taken through the iPhone’s Fitness app....

Copy the YouTube Code to Share or Embed To get started, go to YouTube.com. Browse through the videos and find one that you want to add to your Wikispaces wiki. When you locate a video on YouTube, look beneath the video for the Share menu. Select the Share menu to see a variety of options: A link you can share and buttons specific to Embed, Email, and various social media sites....

What Types of Add-Ons Are Available? There are add-ons available for both the base Hulu streaming service and those exclusive to the enhanced Hulu + Live TV offering. Subscribers can add premium channels including HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz, and ESPN+ to any plan for a monthly upcharge. Meanwhile, if you’re a Hulu + Live TV subscriber, there are two types of add-ons you can use. One is Feature Add-ons that increase your cloud DVR storage from 50 to 200 hours or allow you to watch on unlimited screens at home or up to five outside your home (you can also bundle these two together)....

How Do I Add Apps to My Galaxy Watch? After you have set up your Galaxy watch and connected it to your phone, you can add apps through the Google Play store on your phone. The Google Play store has sections for Wear OS, watch apps, and watch faces, and you can also select your Watch as the target device to narrow down any search. Here’s how to add apps to your Galaxy Watch using the Google Play store on your connected Android phone:...

How to Add Contacts on Skype for Windows and macOS The Skype experience on Windows and macOS has changed over the years, but today there’s parity across both major desktop platforms. Because Skype comes in both personal and corporate editions (through Skype for Business), the program maintains its own address book. Expand your digital network of friends and colleagues by adding contacts to Skype. Unlike some messaging services, Skype maintains its own separate list of contacts....

Adding Disney+ and ESPN+ To Hulu Hulu makes it easy to bundle the three streaming services together. How To Add Hulu and ESPN+ To Disney + Disney+ offers the bundle on its home page. How To Add Disney+ and Hulu To ESPN+ It’s also easy to get the bundle from the ESPN+ website. What if You Already Subscribe To Disney+, ESPN+, or Hulu? If you have a Hulu subscription, go to the Manage Account page, sign in, and change your subscription to the Disney+ bundle....

How to Add Line Numbers to a Word Document To include line numbers in a document: All About Line Numbers Microsoft Word automatically numbers all lines except for a select few. It counts an entire table as one line. It also skips text boxes, headers and footers, and footnotes and endnotes. Continuous: Allows consecutive numbering throughout the document.Restart Each Page: Starts each page with the number 1.Restart Each Section: Starts with number 1 after each section break....

So, why would you want to do it manually? Sometimes however hard you try, Microsoft’s media player won’t be able to locate the right artwork for some of your music albums. Maybe you’ve got a rare (or older) album that can’t be matched to an image. Perhaps it’s a local band that hasn’t released their album through a professional record label. If it isn’t available in the online resources that WMP 12 uses, then it will likely come up with the best match or even empty-handed....

What Are the Ways to Add Someone on Snapchat? There are several methods to add someone on Snapchat which we’ll go over in detail below: Search by usernameAdd them from your phone’s contact listScan their SnapcodeSubscribe to users by finding them on a map Add People By Username If you know the person’s username, you can add them on Snapchat by searching for it. Add People From Your Contacts Your phone already holds your friends’ phone numbers and email addresses, so it’s a great way to connect with them on Snapchat, too....

How to Appear Offline on Xbox Series X or S Sometimes you might want to be undisturbed while playing online and don’t want to be messaged by people on your friend list. Here’s how to appear offline on Xbox Series X or S. How to Change Your Status on Xbox Series X or S If you’d rather show as online but don’t wish to be disturbed, you can also change your status to Do Not Disturb which means you won’t receive any notifications, messages, or invites until you’ve switched it off....

Mac Backup Methods There are a bunch of ways to back up your Mac, from manually copying files, to one-off and ongoing Time Machine backups, to iCloud and even third-party apps. Here are your primary options: Manually back up files: This method requires you to manually copy each file to external storage, so it’s only useful if you have a few important files. If you are experiencing disk failure, you may want to use this method to immediately grab your essential files before attempting a full backup....

How Do I Customize My MacBook Desktop? One of the fastest and easiest ways to customize your MacBook is by changing your desktop wallpaper to an image you love, whether it’s one Apple provided or a photo from your collection. You can always opt for a solid background color if that’s more your style, but the choice is yours. You can change your background by following these steps. If you can’t decide which picture you like most, you can even set up your wallpaper so it rotates through select images throughout the day....

Can I Change My Keyboard Color on iPhone? Unless you want to install a third-party app such as Gboard, the only way to change the keyboard color on an iPhone is to turn on Dark Mode, so you change the keyboard from white to black. Here’s how to do so. Can I Change My Keyboard Color on Android? On an Android phone, you can change your keyboard color quite easily. Here’s how to do it on a standard Android phone....

How to Use a Fitbit Charging Cable and Cradle All Fitbit models require either a charging cable or charging cradle. All new Fitbits come with their required charging equipment, but if you purchased a Fitbit second-hand you may need to buy an aftermarket charger. Here’s a list of the Fitbit devices that require a charging cable vs. a charging cradle: Charging cable: Fitbit Ace, Fitbit Ace 2, Fitbit Ace 3, Fitbit Alta, Fitbit Alta HR, Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Charge 2, Fitbit Charge 3, Fitbit Charge HR, Fitbit Flyer, Fitbit Ionic, and Fitbit Surge....