Ubisoft gamifies your stress management with O.zen

We live in a stressful age. Some of these might be self-induced but they’re there nonetheless. Hoping to help curb some of your stress is this new connected program from Ubisoft (yes, that Ubisoft). Called O.zen, the app, with an accompanying fingertip sensor, gamifies a way for you to manage your stress better through breathing exercises. Developed in collaboration with Dr. Frédéric Kochman, child psychiatrist and heart coherence specialist, O.zen doesn’t just offer breathing games and exercises. It hopes to promote a healthier lifestyle overall.

Users of the iOS-based app are advised by personal coach, Coach K. You’ll be asked to fill out a range of topic-specific tests to help you develop better habits. There are over 600 self-reflection questions for both physical and psychological state to help create your personalized profile, complete with your own avatar. The breathing games have over 80 levels and 14 different programs for long-term use. Each session can be used daily in 3- to 8-minute sessions. The sensor it comes will records your heartbeat and helps with the exercises you’ll do. O.zen app, which is compatible with iPad and iPhone (but more optimized for the iPad), retails for $149.99.

HP reveals New Pavilion PC convertibles and notebooks for education at Coachella

HP announced a new lineup of Pavilion laptops at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival 2017

The new Pavilion convertibles and laptops deliver a rich set of features and performance options previously reserved for higher-end products, including the addition of premium materials like 3D metal to help remove all visual seams, USB-C  for more connectivity options and active pen support to bring Windows Ink to life on Pavilion x360s.  

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First look at the Microsoft Surface Studio and Surface Dial

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Canadians finally get access to the Surface Studio desktop as well as the Surface Dial accessory which were shown off yesterday at a press event at the headquarters of Gelaskins, a Toronto based maker of original art-inspired skins and overlays for devices.

The Surface Studio is based around a 28-inch multi-touch display that can be articulated and reclined for drawing or laying almost flat on a desk. Despite having a small footprint, the Surface Studio is a complete PC that's the closest thing to having a large canvas for artists and designers.

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Google Chrome gets rid of annoying page jumps in new update

If you’ve found yourself scrolling through a website and have it jump right back to the top once a slow loading element loads, then we have to say you’re not alone. Google is fixing an annoying effect that happens when you’re reading in Chrome.  Called scroll anchoring, this new feature helps avoid those incidents from happening, especially when browsing on a phone. The update will lock the content you’re currently looking at on screen and will no longer jump when elements on the page load. This means it’ll keep you in the same spot so you can continue reading. One other issue this addresses is you won’t suddenly be clicking on links you haven’t intended to when the page jumped. You can see how it works in the clip above.

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