PlayStation Wants Your Loyalty

Sony's working on a new PlayStation program that will reward you with store credit for completing game-related challenges.

July 15, 2022   It's July 15, 2022—National Give Something Away Day! If you have some tech you don't need, why not give it to someone else or donate it? For our part, we're giving you new music to improve your Friday. Enjoy. Apple Music | Spotify ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 499 articles, 17 podcasts, 11 press releases, 370 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos 1. Get Store Credit and More Via PlayStation's New Rewards Program Sony is working on a new rewards program, called PlayStation Stars, that lets you earn PlayStation Store credit and more via the games you play. Play a certain game during the month? Rewards! Win a tournament? Rewards! We love gamifying our... games. Hm. Guess the experience isn't enough anymore. 2. Samsung SmartThings Find Nodes Are 200 Million Strong Samsung hit a major milestone for its SmartThings Find service that helps people find their lost devices. Specifically, the company says over 200 million Find nodes are currently operating worldwide, meaning millions of people opted-in to let their tech help people. Not bad for a two year old service. 3. Instagram Creators Can Now Entertain Subscribers in New Ways Instagram has some new features to help creators attract more paying subscribers. What could be so tempting? The platform thinks subscriber-exclusive Instagram feed posts, group DM chats with paying subs, and a new home tab that only shows these exclusive goodies is enough. Uh... is it? 🦑 Go Deeper Own a Honda? Well, we don't want to scare you, but Charlie Sorrel wants you to know hackers can remotely unlock and start your car. But don't panic, because the original key fob is still required to actually drive it. Good, right? 🎱 By the Numbers No time for long videos! Data: Sprout Social  Say what you will about people who can't stay off social media, but they know what works for them and what doesn't. Based on the above graph, we know they want quick, digestible content. It's not that they don't want longer videos or audio, but maybe short videos and images are just better for their time. 🔥 Today's Hot Deal We know how important PC storage is, which is why we're recommending this Samsung 980 PRO M.2 SSD. It's 1TB and down to $119.99 at Newegg for a limited time. Just don't fill it up too quickly. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Don't get too close." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Is VR bad for your eyesight? Whether you're a VR veteran or a VR beginner, you should know what you're putting your eyes through and how to avoid the strain. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Snazz it up Image: Corsair Replace your keyboard with something flashier, like Corsair's K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS RGB 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (yep, that's what they called it). It's more colorful than your average board, and it comes with customizable key switches you can swap out whenever you want. Fancy. 🎥 Behind the Scenes Meta-television People are eating up this metaverse concept, including the film industry. Read all about how the former can influence the media we watch, courtesy of Hollywood Insider. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and 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. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]