Technical Doctorz

Apple is now selling the iPhone X refurbished, and prices start at $769 for the 64GB model . If you want the 256GB configuration, it will cost you $899 . This is less than you’ll pay for a new iPhone XS , and it could be a good option if you’re happy with how the 5.8-inch display feels in your hand. The iPhone X is smaller than the iPhone XR , though even in a refurbished state, it is still more expensive. The XR starts at $749, and for most, it’s a smarter buy. The iPhone X has a dual-camera setup and a more pixel-dense OLED display (compared to the XR’s LCD) on its side. But paying a bit less for the iPhone XR actually puts you ahead in a few ways. There are a few colors that you can choose between, and its A12 Bionic chip is the same that you’ll find in the XS and XS Max. The battery life is also really good, and it only gets better with the new Apple Smart Battery Case . If you do end up deciding to buy a refurbished iPhone X, it will come with a one-year warranty from Apple, an

Apple’s iOS 12.2 developer beta was released today, and it includes four new Animoji that seem to be made for Animoji karaoke . There’s a giraffe, shark, warthog, and owl — all of which can be used with the TrueDepth camera to create short recorded clips that you can send to your friends in iMessage, or they can replace your own face during FaceTime calls. That brings the total number of Animoji to 24, which includes mostly animals but also some surprises like the ghost and poop emoji. The update happens to be all animals this time, which is great news for people who want to perform some Lion King karaoke. I, for one, would like to see someone sing “Hakuna Matata” with the warthog Animoji, particularly the opening line, “When I was a young warthog!” I do not want to see anyone abusing the shark Animoji for any “Baby Shark” covers, so please keep those to yourselves. Here’s what the four Animoji look like, courtesy of 9to5Mac , which first spotted the new additions: The Animoji a

Puma has announced its latest take on self-lacing shoes just a few weeks after Nike unveiled one of its own self-lacing models . The sneakers, called “Fi” for “Fit Intelligence,” are training shoes that can adapt to a wearer’s foot with the swipe of a module on top of the shoe’s tongue. A micromotor pulls a pair of blue cables that run through the sneaker, and tightness can be adjusted through a smartphone app or an Apple Watch. The shoes are the successor to Puma’s first wirelessly connected self-lacing sneakers from 2016, the AutoDisc. They can be charged via a Qi wireless charging pad, and they last around five days. Like Nike’s self-lacing shoes, the Fi don’t have any tracking capabilities to do things like log steps or measure calories burned, which is a bit of a disappointment. Even Puma’s ( recently re-released ) RS-Computer shoes from 1986 could record distance, time, and calories, but they came at the cost of a chunky heel. In an interesting twist, Puma is putting out a

Twitter today added a new feature to its Periscope live-streaming app that it says users have been asking about for years: the ability to invite guests onto a live recording. The new feature is designed to let streamers bring in audience members, while the Periscope app will then broadcast audio from that person to everyone else in the stream. Twitter says you’ll be able to include up to three guests in addition to the host on a live stream. If any one guest drops off, new ones can then be added. The feature is another attempt from Twitter to reorient its live-streaming suite into something that might attract more of the podcast crowd, as well as Twitch and YouTube streamers that thrive on live content. Starting in December 2017, when Twitter added the ability to go live from within its main mobile app , Periscope has become more of a feature of the Twitter platform than a platform onto itself. That’s largely because the live-streaming fad failed to take off in commercial fashion, as