iPhone X is out and this new flagship smartphone brings an all-screen display and Face ID at the expense of the Home button. This means there are a lot of new gestures and actions to get things done. Personally, the changes are quite intuitive but I still find myself searching for the Home button. Apple's posted the guided tour video above to help new iPhone X users get up and running.
YouTube is looking to give more control to both the kids and parents with the new update to its YouTube Kids app. The app now supports multiple users, letting your child set up their own profile and have optional passcodes added to keep their brothers or sisters from messing with the profile (parents can still override the passcode). This also ties their profile to the same Google account and lets them switch between devices (including smart TVs) with ease. For the parents, the setup process has been improved as well. When you enter your child’s age, the app will adjust its look to suit the age range (the app does get a fresh new look to it). The app will also now let parents now information you put in during the initial setup process will impact what your child can watch.
The YouTube team is quick to remind users though that they are still working on making sure mature content gets filtered out. In the blog post announcing the changes, they encourage parents to block and flag videos that do get through the cracks and they promise they are working and “looking at ways to build an even better experience for families.”
You might have noticed Instagram recently added a poll feature to its app. Its parent company Facebook is refreshing that idea (they’ve had this before) for its web and mobile apps. Now, you can ask friends and family your important life questions (or the silliest ones) with the help of GIFs, too. The poll feature will allow you two options and let you use GIFs as responses to said question. You can access this feature by selecting the “What’s on your mind” text box and pick Poll from there.
You don’t have a limit for how long the questions should be but the responses need to be limited to 25 characters. But you can use GIFs for this, which you can access when you hit the camera or GIF icon in the option line for responses. You can select how long you want to have the poll up. Your options are: one day, one week, custom, or never. For your followers who answer your poll, they won’t be anonymous, these responses will be recorded for the poster to see.
While you might be a good touch typist and have been able to do so in virtual reality, sometimes losing sight of the keys will throw you off. Logitech is hoping to make things easier for you with its new VR keyboard kit called the Logitech Bridge. This system works with the HTC Vive VR and makes use of a Vive tracking disk, a Logitech G gaming keyboard, and an accessory that links the two together. Once you have this set up, you’ll be able to see a 3D virtual keyboard that looks precisely like the one you’re using. There are even customization options on how the keyboard looks as well as custom keyboard layout. It’ll let you replace hotkeys or shortcuts with actual labeled buttons. If the game or app you’re using makes use of the Vive’s SteamVR software, the Bridge system will work with it.
Unfortunately, it won’t work with just any Logitech keyboard, you need to shell out US$150 for the concept. Yes, it’s still a concept now and it’s going out to 50 developers who are interested in trying it out. If you’re an interested developer, you can try and apply for one through this form. Applications will close on November 16.
Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 10:21AM 
