Sunday
Mar222020

Google Assistant helps you wash your hands the proper way

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Since one of the most basic ways to help defend against fatal contagions is washing your hands, Google partners with the World Health Organization to help you do it properly. A new Google Assistant command will play an instructional song that follows the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" for 40 seconds. The time is the minimum duration that WHO recommends you wash your hands to remove the germs off your hands.

The command is designed to work with all devices that support Google Assistant. On mobile, it'll even display lyrics, while on smart displays like the Nest Hub, there's a graphic of soap bubbles that appear.

Source: Gizmodo

Sunday
Mar222020

Rosario Dawson will reportedly play Ahsoka Tano in 'The Mandalorian'

For the first time, we might see Ahsoka Tano in a live-action Star Wars production. Slash Film reported that Rosario Dawson had been cast to play Anakin Skywalker's Jedi padawan apprentice in the second season of the popular Disney+ show The Mandalorian. Ahsoka has so far appeared on animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars and Rebels.

Dave Filoni, who is the co-creator of the animated version of Ahsoka, is a writer, producer, director on The Mandalorian. He will also be returning as a director for season 2. Lucasfilm or Dawson hasn't confirmed the casting yet, but we'll keep you posted on any updates.

Sunday
Mar222020

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Saturday
Mar212020

Google launches its coronavirus information website

Google finally has a simple website to share information about COVID-19. The company will also provide you with enhanced information cards to offer more info for those who look for terms related to the coronavirus. Information tabs are available for things like symptoms, prevention, and global statistics. Google emphasizes that it's getting information from "authoritative" sources such as the World Health Organization and the US's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The site is currently only available in English, but The Verge quotes a Google spokesperson who said that the website will support Spanish soon. The website also has videos in ASL. It also shows the information on Google's relief efforts as well as some resources to help you cope with this extraordinary situation we find ourselves in.