| October 29, 2021
It's October 29, 2021. It's National Hermit Day! We're not saying close yourself off from everyone today, but definitely take some "me time" whenever you need it. Here are some new tunes to help you relax, too. Enjoy. Apple Music | Spotify  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 379 articles, 15 podcasts, 21 press releases, 471 tweets, and 11 YouTube videos 1. Facebook Announces New Tech To Build the Metaverse Facebook held its annual Facebook Connect event on Thursday and shared quite a bit about its future with VR, AR, and MR. Reveals included plans for a "metaverse," a new VR headset called Project Cambria, and updates for its Spark AR platform. Oh! And the company's name is "Meta" now. No joke. 2. Apple TV Coming to Comcast's Video Platforms Comcast has announced that it's bringing the Apple TV app to its platforms later this year, including the Xfinity X1 streaming service and Flex set-top box. Apple TV Plus and select third-party apps like Paramount Plus, Showtime, HBO Max, and Hulu will also be supported. Congrats, Comcast customers! 3. Raspberry Pi Releases New Zero 2 W Model Raspberry Pi's Zero 2 W is out today, touting better performance than the original and a $15 price. How much better is it? How does 5x faster sound? Of course, If you want to use it as a PC, you'll need a case, cords, peripherals, and more, but if you're excited for this, you likely already knew that. Have fun! 🦑 Go Deeper Social media and video platforms aren't as safe for kids as they should be, but that could be changing. Sascha Brodsky dives into YouTube's latest efforts to improve videos for children, and how it's leading the charge for such change. 🎱 By the Numbers Way too much spam  Data: Facebook With Facebook (now Meta) delving more and more into virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, we hope it doesn't start slacking on its spam removal efforts. It has removed billions of spam posts over the years, and we'd really hate to see it ruin our inevitable time spent in mixed reality.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
Been holding out for an affordable HD projector? Wait no longer, because VANKYO's Performance V620 1080P projector is $130 off at Walmart right now, dropping to a very tempting $119.99. Good luck passing this up. 🤓 Nerd Out "Can we finally get space TV?" —Molly McLaughlin, Senior Content Strategist We don't know everything about what's at the center of our galaxy, but for the moment, astronomers at least know there are unusual signals coming from its direction. Do we want to know what they are? Of course we do! (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It 4K desktop gaming  Image: Philips More accustomed to gaming on a PC monitor than a TV? You're gonna want a good one. The Philips 328E1CA 32" 4K Curved Monitor may do the trick, offering, well, everything its name implies. It also has two HDMI 2 ports, as well as audio out with built-in speakers. What more could you need, really? 🎥 Behind the Scenes Is that safe?! You know Dune, the 2021 movie that just came to HBO Max and theaters? Would you believe its screenplay was written using an old MS-DOS program? It's true, and we both love it and are terrified of how unsecure it must be. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too.
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