August's Digital Life from Lökwest - Digital Wellness, windows in the cloud, a giant cat, and more!
August is here, the Olympics are in full swing, and it feels like summer! Hopefully, your summer is going well and you're getting your share of vitamin D! 🌞🌞
This month, introducing our new Digital Wellness Practice, in partnership with Michael Roham, medical concierge. We'll be able to reach clients in a whole new way, providing more opportunities to improve lives through technology.
Apart from that news, we've got the usual slate of the informative, the interesting, and the silly for your reading pleasure this month. Enjoy a new voice for Alexa and an Olympic video you probably missed. Then, learn a bit - we have great reads on Windows Cloud PC's, Roblox, and your car and data privacy. Finish it off with a battery that's powered by sweat, a nuclear car and you've got yourself a newsletter. 😎
Oh - and don't forget - you can go to summer school with us. Take a course from us at your own pace from our Common Sense Tech Academy!
Thanks as always for reading.
Introducing Digital Wellness
Digital Wellness Practice - Lökwest — lokwest.com
Digital Life Wellness is a new coaching practice by Lökwest Digital Life Coaching, focused on using technology as an adjunct to professional therapy.
We strive to help clients use technology in a balanced way as an essential tool for wellness. Read more about our new service offering today!
Your monthly news bites
Alexa finally gets a new name and voice: How to switch them up on your Amazon Echo — www.cnet.com
Tired of speaking to a female virtual assistant? Now Alexa has a masculine-sounding voice option and you can call your device Ziggy. Plus, you can mix and match. Read all about how to set this up, along with other alternative voices here.
Japan's giant 3D 'Shinjuku cat' has taken over one of Tokyo's biggest billboards — www.cnn.com
Here's one thing you might have missed on the Olympic broadcast. The hyper-realistic cat looms playfully over one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations thanks to a curved 1,664-square-foot LED screen. You have to watch the video to believe it - how'd you like to be looking out the window at this? 😮
Need to know
What's a Cloud PC? Microsoft's video offers a first look — www.pcworld.com
Microsoft's latest foray may have you working in the cloud more than ever. Why buy an expensive machine when any old machine with a browser will connect you to a cloud PC. So, what's a Cloud PC? What's Windows 365? This Microsoft video walks you through what Windows in the cloud could mean to you.
Just what is Roblox? — www.theverge.com
If you haven't been around the under-15 crowd lately, you may not know about Roblox. ICYMI - Roblox is one of the biggest apps on the planet. You’ve probably been hearing about it a lot lately due to its recent IPO and even in-game concerts. Here's a great explainer from The Verge to help you learn more about the hugely popular platform.
How much does your car know about you — and who else can get their hands on your data? — www.codastory.com
As everyone learned during the recent computer chip shortage, your car is basically and computer and an engine on wheels. Or in the case of an EV - a computer and a big old battery. As a result, our cars collect a VAST amount of personal data. A cybersecurity expert at Privacy4Cars explains data privacy and security risks.
Sweaty tech
Wearable device turns human sweat into a charger, without you moving a muscle — www.cnet.com
Nope, that's not a Band-Aid. It could be the future of charging small electronic devices. Technology and chemistry turns the lactic acid released in sweat into a miniature electrical charge. Workout and personal health devices could see some interesting improvements.
In tech history...how many MPG?
Here's Why the Nuclear-Powered 1958 Ford Nucleon Never Entered Production
Driving more than 5,000 miles without stopping to refuel sounds like a '50s fever dream—because it was.
In 1958, Ford showed the world a car like it had never seen before, one powered by a small nuclear reactor. The Ford Nucleon, as it was christened, was envisioned as a car capable of driving more than 5,000 miles between fueling stops, appealing to a postwar fixation with convenience that has dominated American consumerism since. Like some other midcentury nuclear fantasies, though, the Nucleon never came to fruition, in part due to engineering problems we still struggle with to this day.
Read on to find out why you're now driving plutonium-style......
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