Amazon Astro is a new robot that can follow you around at home

Amazon has just launched a new home/companion robot that can follow you around the house thanks to it being on wheels. The Amazon Astro will map out your floor plan and do things like following voice commands, help you or your family stay in touch with others via voice calls, and even serve as an aid for eldercare.

With its computer vision, it can also check on your home while you're away. It won't be able to play with your pets just yet, but it has a dedicated periscope cam that pops up from its head to check things out. Think of it as a roving security bot.

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Fitbit announces Charge 5 availability, Calm content coming to app

Fitbit has finally launched the Charge 5 globally, a month after introducing the new advanced fitness tracker. The fitness accessory retails for $229.95 om Canada. You won't be getting access to the Daily Readiness Score and ECG at launch, though. Fitbit says that it will be available in the coming months.

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Netflix announces third season of 'The Witcher' alongside a kids series

Netflix wants to make the most out of The Witcher. The streaming service has already confirmed a third season of the fantasy series ahead of the second season's launch this December 17. During its recent Tudum event, Netflix teased plans for a second anime movie and a "kids and family" series. The latter seems like a weird pivot, given this fantasy world is steeped in violence and sex.

The streaming service didn't share what we can expect from these new spinoffs. But we're sure to hear more in the future anyway.

Source: Netflix | Via: Engadget

Google Meet tests live translated captions for meetings in English

Google Meet wants to make it easier for those conducting video conferences with foreign clients, students, partners, and the like. The company is testing out live translated captions, which is an improvement from the standard live captions. The test is being conducted initially in meetings done in English with the ability to translate this into Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese.

This feature is also only available for meetings organized by Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Teaching & Learning Upgrade users. 

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