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Friday, June 28, 2024
The Learning Curve, Part 6: The Collaborative Path to AI Innovation
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Samsung Electronics Releases 2024 Sustainability Report
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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Samsung Collaborates With the University of Georgia To Define and Measure Energy for Innovative Digital Health Experiences
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Samsung Unveils Versatile Image Sensors for Superior Smartphone Photography
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How to Check Apple Watch VO2 Max Accuracy
* VO2 max is the maximum volume of oxygen that your body consumes when exercising.
* The Apple Watch VO2 max likely under/overestimates your VO2, so it is not 100% accurate.
* You can check your VO2 max in the Heart section of the Health app on your iPhone.
If you're a health nut, the Apple Watch is the perfect device for you. The device is packed with a wealth of fitness-related features that are designed to help you meet your goals and stay in shape. One of the Apple Watch's many great features is its ability to measure your heart rate and blood oxygen level. As a part of this, it can also measure your VO2. But how accurate is the Apple Watch’s VO2 max reading? Let's find out.
Jump To:
* What Is Apple Watch VO2 Max?
* How Accurate Is Apple Watch VO2 Max?
* How to Check Apple Watch VO2 Max
* FAQ
What Is Apple Watch VO2 Max?
VO2 max refers to the maximum volume of oxygen your body consumes when you exercise. This measurement can help you better understand your health and physical fitness. Normally, your VO2 max is measured by wearing an oxygen mask while running on a treadmill. This method gives you the most accurate reading. Smart devices like the Apple Watch or Garmin smartwatches can also measure your VO2 max.
How Accurate Is Apple Watch VO2 Max?
The Apple Watch measures your VO2 max by gathering data from workouts like Outdoor Walks and Runs, or Hiking. If you don't use these types of workouts very often, you might not be able to get an accurate reading. For more ways to stay healthy with your Apple Watch, be sure to check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter.
It is also important to keep in mind that the most accurate way of getting this reading is with an oxygen mask, so the Apple Watch will never be quite as accurate. In most cases, the Apple Watch is likely underestimating (or even overestimating, as Neal Templin at Barron's found out) your actual VO2 max.
How to Check Apple Watch VO2 Max
You can your Apple VO2 max in the Health app on your iPhone. Here's how to see your Apple Watch VO2 max:
* Open the Health app.
* Tap Browse.
* Tap Heart.
* Scroll down to Cardio Fitness.
* You'll see a measurement of your VO2 max.
So is the Apple Watch VO2 max accurate? Now you know the accuracy and how to check your VO2 max on your Apple Watch at any time. Next, find out how to use heart rate workout zones on the Apple Watch.
FAQ
* Can you add workouts to Apple Watch manually? If you ever forget to wear your Apple Watch during a workout or if you just forgot to start the workout, you can easily record it using the Health app. Find out how to manually add a workout to Apple Watch.
* Can you add data to the Health app? If you find that your Apple Watch didn't record data accurately, you can always adjust it. Check out our article on how to manually add data to the Health app.
* How do you start a workout on Apple Watch? There are many ways to start a workout on your Apple Watch. You can do so in the workout app, or you can ask Siri. Our article on how to start a workout on Apple Watch with Siri has all the details you need to start exercising.
* How do you see Apple Watch workout history? You can view previous workouts in the Fitness app on your iPhone. Find out how to use Apple Watch to see past workouts.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
[Invitation] Galaxy Unpacked July 2024: Galaxy AI Is Here
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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Samsung Wallet To Introduce Added Support for Residents and Visitors in France
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Samsung Enhances Hotel Stays With Apple AirPlay on Hospitality TVs
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Monday, June 24, 2024
iPhone Life's Best Entertainment Apps (2024)
Best Entertainment Apps
Here are the best entertainment apps we found to help you discover new content, whether you like to watch, play, listen, or read. For more iPhone tips, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's our list of the best entertainment apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
NYT Games: Word Games & Sudoku - (Free)
Wordle was successful for a reason—daily puzzle games are fun! The NYT app offers you an array of daily puzzles even without a subscription, though subscribing gives you more access.
BritBox: The Best British TV - ($8.99/month)
If you love a good mystery show or true crime series (who doesn’t?), BritBox is a goldmine of the best whodunit shows on British TV, plus other genres.
Threads, an Instagram app - (Free)
If you're looking for an alternative to X (formerly Twitter), Threads is it. Enjoy a similar format in a calmer environment with higher character allowances.
Bleacher Report: Sports News - (Free)
Enjoy comprehensive sports coverage, follow your favorite teams, and interact with other fans all in this one app! A must-have for any sports fan.
Libby, by OverDrive - (Free)
Enjoy your library on your iPhone! Libby gives you access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, including many current popular titles with just your library card.
Apple Podcasts - (Free)
While some people have strong feelings about a favorite podcast platform, Apple Podcasts remains one of the easiest to use with one of the largest selections.
Bandcamp - (Free)
Directly support your favorite artists by buying their albums and having most of the proceeds go straight to the artists and/or labels rather than to the platform itself.
hoopla Digital - (Free)
Hoopla gives you access to your local library's digital books but also offers movies and TV shows to borrow so you don’t have to pay for a streaming service.
Likewise: Movie, TV, Book Recs - (Free)
Discover movies, books, and podcasts similar to ones you love with this easy-to-use recommendation app. Follow people with similar tastes or explore suggestions.
Shazam: Find Music & Concerts - (Free)
Shazam can recognize a song that’s playing, tell you what it is, and even open it in Apple Music or Spotify! It's great for discovering new music whether you’re out or scrolling socials.
Tubi: Movies & Live TV - (Free)
Tubi offers free movies and shows (legally!) without requiring a credit card number or account. You can also cast from your iPhone to other devices for a bigger streaming experience.
Apple TV+ - ($9.99/month)
There are a lot of streaming services out there, but AppleTV+ offers seamless integration with all Apple devices, plus a wealth of high-quality original shows.
YouTube Kids - (Free)
YouTube Kids offers children a safe browsing experience by letting parents set up preferences and filters. They do play ads, so be sure to still monitor what they’re seeing!
TikTok - (Free)
More than just a social media app, TikTok offers quality entertainment in the form of shorts and skits. Many users have theatrical aspirations, so the acting can be top quality!
StoryGraph - (Free)
If you like tracking your reading but want more than what Goodreads has to offer, StoryGraph is for you. See your stats broken down into categories like mood, genre, length, and more.
Flashscore - (Free)
Track your favorite teams and sports all in one app! Just mark everything you want to follow and see the latest game stats with just a tap.
Apple Music - ($5.99+/month)
Apple Music not only integrates with your Apple devices, but it also pays artists among the highest amounts per stream, offering fair compensation.
Soundcloud - (Free)
Soundcloud puts a focus on getting independent artists in front of the right audience. Because of this, it offers a very different catalog than most other major streaming platforms.
Genshin Impact - (Free)
Travel through an enormous and beautiful world alone or with friends. Solve mysteries, challenges, and puzzles and enjoy frequently updated material to keep gameplay fresh!
If you liked this entertainment app list, check out our full list of best iPhone apps in the categories of entertainment, finance, health and fitness, dining and cooking, design and photo, and staff and reader favorites.
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Friday, June 21, 2024
[Interview] Transition to Tizen: How a Talented Team of Developers Laid the Foundation for AI TV
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
[Voices of Galaxy] Meet the Breaker Poised To Break Limits at Paris 2024
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Why I Ditched My Apple Watch for the Oura Ring
There, I see my daily health briefing. My Sleep and Readiness score give me a snapshot that helps me plan my activities for the day. Readiness score in the 70s? Perhaps I’ll work from home and go on a walk with my German Shepard. Readiness score above 80? Time to hit my high-intensity spin class! Next, I quickly approve the activities my ring detected in the last 24 hours—the quick walk I took over lunch and the afternoon pickleball session. Finally, I sync my data with the Natural Cycles app so I can see where I am in my cycle.
If I want to dig deeper, I can see a full breakdown of my night’s sleep, including the timing of REM and deep sleep. I’ve discovered how important those early hours of sleep are—all my deep sleep takes place before 2 a.m.! I can also see my Daytime Stress levels, resilience score (how you respond to physiological stress), and even my Chronotype (which calculates my body type’s preferred hours of rest and activity). All of this happens within a couple of minutes, and then I’m ready to go about my day. For more on the latest tech, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter.
I decided to give Oura a try after years of wearing an Apple Watch. This decision came from a shift within me. My Apple Watch was great at encouraging me to do just a little bit more than I thought I could, whether that was training for a half marathon or reaching my stand goal for the day. As someone who has a tendency toward burnout, I realized I needed encouragement to slow down.
That’s where Oura Ring shines. In a refreshing change in psychology, Oura Ring puts sleep and stress reduction at the center of the story and helps me align my life choices around promoting that. It’s for people who want to be more in tune with what their body needs—choosing to push harder or rest in a more contextual, holistic way.
I’ll be honest, though, you may find the fitness tracking features lacking. While accurate with walks and pickleball, Oura has often missed spin, HIIT, or yoga classes altogether. My Oura (and my partner) always know when I fall asleep halfway through a movie, though!
The Oura Ring also helps me place more emphasis on my sleep hygiene. Alcohol and caffeine are not your friend when it comes to sleep. More than anything though, it’s taught me that stress is my biggest enemy. On days that Oura reports high levels of Daytime Stress, my Sleep Score suffers the most. A good wind-down routine that involves putting away my phone and computer before 9 p.m. along with general stress management techniques like thinking of five things I’m happy about before bed make the biggest difference to my score.
A word of caution—Use Oura as a tool to make healthy changes, but don’t let poor scores get you down. You, like me, may be using the Oura Ring because you’re struggling with sleep and stress. The first week I wore my ring, I slept even worse because I was so worried about getting a bad grade in the morning. I eventually had to kindly ask my partner to stop sharing his consistently-over-90 sleep scores.
Oura Ring Generation 3 (Starting at $299 + $5.99/month)
Pros:
* Easy setup (though you do need to have them send you a sizing kit before you order).
* Easy to use. Just wear it and check the app daily.
* Waterproof and long battery life (4–7 days) means you can always wear it.
* Realistic, helpful suggestions customized to you.
* Stress tracking. Oura can tell you when your stress has spiked using heart rate variability readings.
* Accurate sleep readings that match sleep lab polysomnography about 80 percent of the time.
* Fertility tracking integration with Natural Cycles.
Cons:
* Sleep score can cause sleep anxiety.
* The ring is bulky on smaller hands.
* Subpar fitness tracking.
* Expensive up-front with an ongoing cost.
Now I privately assess my own scores and use them as a tool for self-reflection—no comparing allowed!—and it gives me so many valuable insights that now I don’t like ever missing a day with Oura.
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Best Photography Gear for 2024
Embracing the Apple Ecosystem
I adopted the iPhone as soon as it came out in 2007. Over the years, I have usually bought the latest phone for its updated photo capabilities and have become an Apple fan with a Mac mini desktop, two MacBooks, an iPad, and an Apple Watch Ultra. All of these devices have their place in the enjoyment and processing of my photography.
Nature Photography and the Power of the Canon R5
I also enjoy nature photography and have acquired a Canon R5 mirrorless, full-frame camera with several long lenses for getting close shots of birds, flowers and all things natural. I find that it helps me see the world with fresh eyes and by capturing the experiences in images I can enjoy and share them with others.
At the center of this universe is my iPhone with its almost unlimited capabilities. It is my core device for capturing images, minor edits, managing my library, and sharing with the world. Here are some of the apps that enhance my iPhone photography experience:
Apple Photos - (Free)
This app is the window into the Apple photography ecosystem and has so many capabilities for the storage, viewing, sharing, and editing of your photos. You can mark your favorites and create folders, including smart folders that import your chosen category automatically. Your photos are replicated via the cloud for viewing on any device you are logged into with your Apple ID. Its integration with Apple’s backend AI processing enhances the experience. It is all most everyday casual photographers need to fully enjoy and process their photos.
Apple Watch Camera Remote
The Apple Watch supports remote control of the Camera app right on your wrist. One of the best uses for this I have found is when taking group family photos. Set your iPhone up on a tripod and line up the family. You can then see what your camera sees right on your wrist and trip the shutter with a three-second delay giving time to evoke a smile from everyone. Works like a charm. Alternatively, you can set your camera up in hard-to-reach places and take the photo via your watch for creative shots.
Canon Camera Connect - (Free)
With the convenience of the iPhone camera, I don’t use my Canon camera as often as I used to. It is still my go-to tool for nature photography and I enjoy capturing images and videos of nature subjects. My iPhone still comes into the picture though as the core device in this universe of photography as well.
With my iPhone, I use Canon’s Camera Connect app to control the camera when it is mounted on my tripod. With the remote live viewing of what the camera is seeing and to trigger the shooting, it can be more convenient than looking through the lens or viewing on the cameras screen and allows releasing the shutter without any vibration for tack-sharp images. Secondarily I can use the app to transfer the cameras images to my iPhone for integration into my image processing workflow. Very handy. Canon also provides an app that allows you to upload your images to the cloud in real time. I have tested this but have opted to use my iPhone and desktop system instead.
Advanced photographers may want to explore using file formats that contain more of your images’ information. On the Canon camera, they are called RAW files, on the iPhone, you can opt to save your photos in RAW Max by tapping the button on your Camera app screen. Apple’s ProRAW format combines the RAW format along with iPhone image processing to offer additional creative control when you adjust parameters like exposure, color, and white balance.
These RAW formats take up a lot more storage on your devices but give maximum flexibility for editing your images to perfection. This means you may want additional capability to sort, catalog, and backup your image files.
Mylio - (Free or $9.99/month)
One of my most recent finds is an app call Mylio, an iPhone and desktop application for cataloging, editing, and backing up my images. It fills a need that the Photos app does not handle very well. I capture so many images with only a handful that are really good, so I struggle with the constant process of sorting the good from the bad and deleting them to manage the storage they take and the mental space of having to look through them all to find the best ones. Photos does not do this very well and it can only mark a photo with a single “favorite” status. Mylio provides a 5-star rating system as well as tags to evaluate and catalog all of your images quickly and efficiently.
It manages your images in batches for quick editing, backs up all images to multiple local and online storage locations, preserves the original file, and has decent editing tools for more detailed editing of individual images plus ties to Adobe Lightroom and/or Photoshop to embellish from there. Although this software may be geared to the professional photographer, as an amateur with tens of thousands of images, I have found it fills a missing capability in the processing and management of my library of images. If you are an avid photographer and want to be more organized, you may want to look into this software. They have a free and a more capable paid version of this software.
Insta360 Gimbal - $146
I have recently been enjoying more of the video capabilities of my iPhone and have acquired a gimbal to enhance the capability to capture excellent footage. This three-axis gimbal is quite a marvel of technology packed into a very compact package. You feel like a pro with this device keeping your shots steady and greatly increasing the range from down low, to above your head you can shoot from with less effort due to the telescoping extension of the gimbals handle. I have been able to have a lot of fun shooting family videos. It has a built-in tripod, or you can mount it on any tripod, where, with the tracking capability, can track a chosen subject you are wanting to capture. By setting it up on your desk for video calls it will track you—keeping you in the frame as you move around on a video call or capture a video of your latest and greatest culinary creation without the need for a separate camera person. This just scratches the surface of this devices many capabilities and it is an incredible value for the cost.
Moment Lenses
The three lenses on the Pro iPhones do cover most of your photographic needs, but if you want to enhance that capability even more, there are a few add-on lenses available in the marketplace. I recently acquired several lenses from Moment with interesting results. You need a Moment iPhone case which has a snap-in bracket that sits over the iPhone lenses to twist and lock on the Moment lens over the iPhone lens.
I tested their 10x macro, fisheye, and telephoto lenses and found that each extends the standard lenses capabilities providing images not available with the standard lens and with sharper results where the focal lengths were similar to the built-in lens. The bottom line: additional image options and more creative shots. The lenses are excellent quality and are easy to use but do require that you bring them with you, so they’re another thing to keep track of. You also have to snap them on and off for a given use, so they’re not as convenient as the built-in lenses. These are a nice addition to the photographer’s arsenal, and I would recommend them for the quality images they produce.
Learning & Experimenting
The beauty of photography, whether with iPhones or other cameras, lies in the constant discovery—new devices, innovative apps, and ever-evolving techniques to try. So, grab your camera, smartphone, or whatever inspires you to capture the world around you, and go create something new and beautiful. Happy shooting!
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Set to Enhance and Open up the Olympic Broadcast and Viewer Experience Like Never Before at the Olympic Games Paris 2024
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Monday, June 17, 2024
How to Tell Yahoo Not to Sell Your Information
Why You’ll Love This Tip:
* Protect your privacy by stopping Yahoo from selling your information.
* Make sure your data stays out of the hands of third parties.
Yahoo: Do Not Sell My Personal Information Setting
System Requirements
This tip works on iPhones running iOS 16 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
While you would think the “do not sell my personal information” setting would be on the Yahoo security page, you’ll find it under a different menu. For more iPhone security tips, like how to set up Apple's authenticator app, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here’s how to tell Yahoo, “Do not sell my personal information”:
* Open the Yahoo Mail app.
* Tap your profile icon in the upper left.
* Tap Settings.
* Scroll down and tap Manage account privacy.
* Tap Your Privacy Controls.
* Tap the Yahoo logo.
* You will be prompted to log into your Yahoo mail account. Enter your username/email address, tap Next, and follow the on-screen prompts to log in.
* After logging in, scroll down to the Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information setting. Tap Manage Selling and Sharing Information.
* Tap the toggle.
* The page and its toggle will turn gray, indicating that the setting has been disabled.
That’s how to set your Yahoo account not to sell or share your personal information. Next, find out how to enable two-step authentication for Yahoo.
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