Stitcher cleans up app, introduces redesign

Source: Stitcher

Stitcher has some catching up to do with services like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Its new look might help with that. The podcast app revamps its web and mobile apps, promising better user control and navigation. The public beta for the redesigned app is out now, with plans to roll it out more broadly in the future.

You can now organize shows into custom categories and view recent and unfinished episodes, your downloads, and favourite podcasts in the My Podcasts section. With filters, you can opt to see episodes you've only downloaded, unplayed or liked episodes, or sort them by date. The app even lets you view podcasts by episode length.

Stitcher also brings the ability to download episodes from the shows you want automatically and pick how many you'll keep on your device at a given time. The app gets a slider control for playback speed. Stitcher also improved its Alexa and Sonos integrations t.

Source: Engadget

EA pushes back Switch release of 'Apex Legends' to 2021

Source: Respawn

Nintendo Switch users who are also fans of Apex Legends will have to wait for the game to come out. EA and Respawn announced the release would be pushed back to sometime in 2021. According to game director Chad Grenier, the companies need more time to make sure the game runs as they want it before bringing it to the portable platform.

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Custom PS5 coloured plates are being sold online

Source: PlateStation

The Sony PlayStation 5 isn't here yet, but there are already customization options being sold online. A company called PlateStation is offering third-party coloured plates to give Sony's next-gen console new skin. However, the company isn't associated with Sony or the PlayStation brand in any way.

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ClipDrop plugin for Photoshop enables Augmented Reality (AR) copy and paste

Augmented Reality (AR) has been demoed as more of a parlour trick for new devices. The ability to put virtual objects in real space (i.e Bulbasaurs in your living room), or being able to place virtual furniture in your living room are cool but hardly game changing. Companies like Apple have been touting AR as a serious new functionality and their iPads and iPhone 12 models now provide LiDAR scanners that do a better job at reading environments for better AR integration. But lets face it, how often will we use these outside of photography applications. The new ClipDrop plugin for Adobe Photoshop makes it possible to capture real-world objects and drop them into your Mac to incorporate them into your design. Copying and pasting real objects can change creative workflows. ClipDrop can capture images, people, and event text.