Fitbit Ace wearable for kids is now available globally

Part of Fitbit's focus on making fitness tracking more accessible extends to giving more users access to the benefits of being more active and tracking their health.

Fitbit is the leading global wearables brand, announced today the availability of Fitbit Ace™ at major retailers worldwide for $129.95 CAD. Designed for kids ages 8 and older, Ace motivates with customizable step, active minute and sleep goals, celebratory messages and badges, and challenges for the whole family. With an adjustable, showerproof wristband available in two vibrant colors and up to 5 days battery life,i Ace is designed to keep pace with kids’ busy lives. With Ace, parents are in control and can manage who their children connect with and what information they see in the Fitbit app that will motivate them most.

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New ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ TV spot reminds us Scott Lang is an Avenger now

While we’re certain we won’t hear anything about the fate of the Avengers in Infinity War (this movie is set before all hell broke loose after all), it doesn’t mean we won’t be reminded that one of the main stars of this film is an Avenger now. At least that’s what Scott Lang a.k.a. Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) wants everyone around him to remember. This new Powers TV spot highlights more of the banter between Lang and his arguably more capable partner Hope van Dyne a.k.a. Wasp (Evangeline Lilly). We also get to see a bit of the film’s antagonist, Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) wreak a bit more havoc. Ant-Man and the Wasp is set for a release in the first week of July.

Source: Screen Rant

Instagram will now let public accounts share Instagram Story posts that mention you

A new minor update to both iOS and Android Instagram apps will let you repost Instagram Stories you’ve been tagged in. If you have a public account, you will get a DM from the person that links to that Story post. You then get an option to share that post to your own Instagram Story. When you opt to share, you’ll be redirected to your Story editor page letting you do the usual editing you’d do for any other story you post. The name of the original poster is seen at the top, letting people tap on the account and view their profile.

Source: GSMArena

Another Wear OS-powered LG smartwatch shows up at the FCC

It seems LG is gearing up to launch a couple of new smartwatches. The latest one, as seen in FCC documents, is given the model name LM-W319. It’s a Wear OS-based smartwatch with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support. No mention of cellular connectivity, though. Not much else can be gleaned from the document but last month another LG smartwatch with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi but no cellular connectivity also appeared at the FCC. This was given the model name LM-W315. Both models have been listed on LG’s OpenSource Code Distribution center and are listed as mobile devices that can run Android Oreo and Wear OS.

Android Authority speculates this could be variants of the rumoured LG Watch Timepiece, a smartwatch that has analog watch hands over the digital screen. It will reportedly have a 1.2-inch circular display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 processor, 4GB of storage, IP68 dust and water-resistance rating, and a 240mAh battery. The LG Watch Timepiece is rumoured to be coming to South Korea this month with an international release to follow. We just have to wait and see then.