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Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support netw...

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Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support network of family and friends is crucial, apps can help alleviate some of the stresses that come with caregiving.</div>
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From helping to keep track of appointments to assisting in health emergencies, apps are tackling all areas of caregiving. Here are 10 notable apps that can help support caregivers every day.</div>
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1. AARP Caregiving</h2>
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This app comes from one of the most notable names in elderly care. AARP Caregiving is an app that empowers caregivers with information on how to effectively care for an aging loved one. </div>
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The app allows users to monitor symptoms, coordinate care with other family or caregivers, and keep track of appointments and medications. It also features a help center, where caregivers can find answers to urgent or commonly asked questions. </div>
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AARP Caregiving is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aarp-caregiving/id940668274?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carezone.caredroid.careapp.aarp.caregiving&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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2. CareZone</h2>
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Dubbed a "health info organizer," CareZone helps caregivers keep track of medical information by organizing medication, allergies, insurance cards and ID cards all in one place. </div>
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Through the app, caregivers can also create to-do lists to keep track of appointments and medication times. The app also curates news relevant to your loved one's illness, disability or condition. All features are private and secure, according to the company, meaning sensitive information stays private. </div>
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CareZone is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carezone-health-info-organizer/id829841726?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carezone.caredroid.careapp.medications&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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3. Alzheimer's Caregiver Buddy</h2>
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The <a href="http://www.alz.org/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Alzheimer's Association</a>, a leader in action and awareness around the disease, developed this "caregiver buddy" app to help caregivers manage their personal stress, navigate family conflict and reach a 24/7 helpline. </div>
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The app includes features like daily care tips for tasks related to hygiene and meal times, and fun activities that will stimulate the body and mind of someone living with dementia. It also covers how to cope with new and sometimes overwhelming behaviors, like aggression or hallucination.</div>
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Alzheimer's Caregiver Buddy is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alzheimers-caregiver-buddy/id994572444?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Alz_IL_Caregiver_Buddy_Application&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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4. Care.com</h2>
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Need a helping hand? <a href="https://www.care.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Care.com</a>'s app helps you find temporary, qualified care for your loved ones — including caregivers specializing in the needs of people with disabilities and aging populations — with just a few taps of your finger.</div>
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Users of the app can search resumes and applications of local professional caregivers to find the right fit for their families. Primary caregivers can even book interviews and facilitate payment through the app, making hiring a professional easy when needed.</div>
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Care.com's app is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/care.com-find-nannies-babysitters/id328453619?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.care.android.careview&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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5. Elder 411</h2>
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Elder 411, developed by award-winning geriatric doctor Marion Somers, has practical information for caregivers all in one place. </div>
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From safety in the home to communication tips, this app makes caregiving easier to navigate by starting with the basics. It even includes tips on how to manage stress as a caregiver.</div>
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Elder 411 is available for <strong>$.99</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elder-411-senior-caregiving/id337794946?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a>.</div>
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6. First Aid by American Red Cross</h2>
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With so much to remember as a caregiver, it's helpful to have reminders of the basics — and that includes first aid and CPR. The First Aid app from the American Red Cross provides users with clear and concise first aid and CPR instructions to help in the event of an emergency.</div>
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The app also helps users identify health concerns by decoding symptoms, which is especially useful for people who are displaying physical symptoms but can't verbally describe what they are experiencing.</div>
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First Aid by American Red Cross is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-aid-by-american-red/id529160691?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cube.arc.fa&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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7. iPharmacy Pro</h2>
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People living with health challenges are sometimes prescribed numerous medications to help ease and manage symptoms. But keeping track of everything that comes with that can get difficult.</div>
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iPharmacy Pro helps caregivers easily identify medications, check for any potential drug interactions, and track prescriptions.</div>
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The app is available for <strong>$.99</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipharmacy-pro/id575982668?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sigmaphone.topmedfree&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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8. CaringBridge</h2>
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Communication is critical when dividing caregiving duties among multiple people — and that's where CaringBridge can help. CaringBridge connects several caregivers through one app, allowing several people to keep track of appointments, changes in health and other essential information. </div>
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Users can also send each other inspiring messages and motivation through the app, which really helps pull together a team of caregivers in the toughest moments.</div>
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CaringBridge is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/caringbridge/id365726944?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caringbridge.app&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>.</div>
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9. Symple</h2>
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Symple is an easy way to keep track of your loved one's symptoms like anxiety, fatigue and pain over long periods of time. The app allows you to track up to 10 individual symptoms, recording how your loved one feels and documenting any possible contributing factors to mood or health shifts. </div>
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Symple features an interactive graph and spreadsheet that a caregiver can use independently, or send to a doctor for evaluation. Users <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symple-symptom-tracker-health/id479818115?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">say</a> the app is simple to use, making it easy to remember sometimes vital health information in between office visits.</div>
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The app is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/symple-symptom-tracker-health/id479818115?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a>.</div>
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10. Pacifica</h2>
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Pacifica may not help with the routine tasks of a caregiver, but it does help them with something essential: self-care. Caregivers have to navigate a lot of responsibility, which <a href="https://www.caregiver.org/pilotIntegration/indexPersistent.html?uri=/caregiver-health" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">studies say</a>sometimes leads to and increased risk of depression, stress and other health impacts.</div>
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To best care for someone else, caregivers need to take care of themselves. Pacifica is a mindfulness app that aids in relief of anxiety, depression and stress. Users can track their moods and health, while also keeping track of moments during the day that trigger mood shifts. The app has in-app exercises, too, which help reduce stress and anxiety.</div>
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Pacifica is available for <strong>free</strong> on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacifica-anxiety-stress-depression/id922968861?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>iPhone</strong></a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacificalabs.pacifica&hl=en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a>, with extra features available for a monthly or yearly subscription</div>

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Audi launches a car-sharing service, but only in San Francisco and Miami for now

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Audi is launching a premium car-sharing program called Audi at Home, the company announced Monday, if you're fortunate to live in one...

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Audi is launching a premium car-sharing program called Audi at Home, the company announced Monday, if you're fortunate to live in one of its two preliminary locations: the LUMINA luxury condominium complex under construction in San Francisco and the Four Seasons Residences in Miami.</div>
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The program puts a fleet of Prestige-trimmed Audis — for a nominal fee, of course — at your fingertips, incuding the S7, S5 Cabriolet, SQ5, TT Roadster, Q7 and RS5 Cabriolet. The German carmaker will "frequently rotate" models so that the fleet stays fresh.</div>
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Residents can call down to the concierge to register for the program, then log on to Audi at Home's mobile website to reserve a car. When they're finished, they simply leave the car with the building valet. Drivers will be charged either an hourly or daily fee, which includes cleaning, fuel, insurance, local tolls and unlimited mileage.</div>
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Pricing details are still unclear, though <em>Mashable</em> has reached out to Audi for comment.</div>
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Audi aims to expand the program to other U.S. cities this year, so if you live outside one of these two elite condo communities, you may want to wait before signing a new car lease for 2016; there may be a fleet of Audis outside your front door soon.</div>
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This was perhaps inevitable. Shortly, after increasing the price of its HTC One A9 from the initial, promotional price of $399 to $499, HTC is once again offering the phone with a $100 discount.</div>
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As part of a <a href="http://www.htc.com/us/go/htc-hot-deals/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">store-wide sale </a>at HTC.com, <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/10/9703584/htc-sale-one-a9-price-399" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">noticed</a> by <em>The Verge</em>, the company offers a 15% discount on $200 purchases, a 20% discount on $400 purchases, and a 30% discount if you spend more than $650. Since the HTC One A9 officially costs $499, you can actually get it for exactly one hundred dollars less.</div>
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The savings scheme allows for some interesting combinations. For example, if you're also interested in a Nexus 9 tablet as well, you can grab both for $629.</div>
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The deal is valid for U.S. customers only, and only today, Nov. 10 (it ends at 11:59pm PT) or while supplies last.</div>
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Though this is just another promotion — and a short one at that — we expect to see similar discounts on the device from HTC in the future. With its snazzy, Apple-like look, a 5-inch screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 CPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 13-megapixel camera, it's an attractive device, but much more so at $400 than $500.</div>
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A handful of users in Apple's Support Communities <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?type=discussion&showAnsweredFirst=true&q=touch+id+9.1" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">report</a> that Touch ID is buggy and unresponsive with iOS 9.1. Users say Touch ID works more slowly — and often not at all — when updating to iOS 9.1 from a previous iOS version.</div>
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While many users on Apple's Support Communities and some on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/search?q=touch+id+ios+9.1&restrict_sr=on" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Reddit</a> are reporting similar issues, it doesn't seem to be widespread. A quick poll of the <em>Mashable</em> office revealed only three cases of this issue, including issues with my own device.</div>
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I began noticing Touch ID performance issues on my personal iPhone 6S after installing iOS 9.1. When first using the phone with iOS 9, Touch ID unlocked the phone instantaneously. With iOS 9.1, Touch ID responded much more infrequently with manual passcode inputs often required. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="an-attempt-to-rectify" style="color: #00aeef;"></a></div>
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To rule out the possibility of my fingers being the issue, I set up Touch ID on an iPhone 6S review unit at the <em>Mashable</em>offices, also running iOS 9.1. Unlike my phone, the review unit worked flawlessly.</div>
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Some users, including two <em>Mashable</em> staffers, report that Touch ID is especially problematic with specific apps as well as the App and iTunes stores. On my phone, I've had issues across the board, including Apple Wallet.</div>
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A representative for Apple has yet to respond to a <em>Mashable</em> request for comment.</div>
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Unfortunately for users experiencing these issues, there doesn't seem to be a currently available solution as this is very likely a software issue. Even though the iOS 9.2 Public Beta didn't fix the issue on my particular phone, it doesn't mean that the final build of iOS 9.2 won't fix the problem.</div>
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This isn't worthy of a -gate suffix yet, but this issue is common enough to be noteworthy.</div>
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Augmented reality device turns your arm into a keyboard

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Japanese electronics maker NEC has unveiled a unique input mechanism that allows you to type on your arm using augmented reality.</div>
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The system is called the ARmKeypad and it combines a set of glasses to visualize the virtual keyboard and a smartwatch to detect how fast you type.</div>
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Designed as a means to give workers a "hands-free" way of working while maintaining the ability to input text into a database, the company describes <a href="http://jpn.nec.com/press/201511/20151105_04.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the ArmKeypad</a> as better than other next-gen input methods such as voice interfaces, which are difficult to operate in noisy environments.<br /></div>
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In the video of the system at work (above), <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/11/06/nec-brings-augmented-reality-keyboard-to-users-forearm/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">obtained by</a> the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, the smartwatch device is also shown displaying an augmented reality component, hovering above its real-world screen, working in tandem with the keyboard.</div>
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NEC thinks the innovation could be used in a wide range of working environments including healthcare, manufacturing, document management and even security.</div>
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The system was shown off in the run-up to the company's <a href="http://www.nec.com/en/event/uf-iexpo/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">C&C User Forum and iExpo 2015</a>being held in Tokyo next week.</div>
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No details regarding the software or hardware aspects of how the system works have been revealed. However, NEC claims that it will release a commercial version (price to be determined) of the system sometime in 2016.</div>
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Don't even think about fixing the Microsoft Surface Book on your own

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Microsoft Surface Book is one of the more interesting and innovative pieces of hardware to come out of the Redmond technology giant in at least a decade. It's also, apparently, one of the least repairable devices you can buy.</div>
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The teardown masters at iFixit got their hands on the coveted Windows 10 portable and did what they always do, <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Book+Teardown/51972" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tore it apart</a> in an effort to measure repairability. In the process, they also learned a lot about what goes inside the laptop/tablet hybrid.</div>
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Windows device lead Panos Panay shared quite a bit with me about how Microsoft developed and designed the Surface Book, but he certainly didn’t get to this level of detail.</div>
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iFixit's most interesting discoveries include:</div>
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A sprawling motherboard that spreads throughout the base.</div>
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Lots of glued-down parts.</div>
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A large heat pipe in the display (which is also the computer) connected to the fan that shuttles heat away from the primary components.</div>
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The Surface Book uses the same memory as its cousin, the new Surface Pro 4.</div>
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An up-close look at the muscle lock components, including the tiny rod that holds the Surface Book Clipboard screen onto the keyboard base.</div>
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The innovative dynamic fulcrum hinge is probably a replaceable part.</div>
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A number of Apple-esque touches, like a heat-sink mounted on the Nvidia Custom GeForce graphics card (found only in the base of the $2,099 models)</div>
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The glass-covered trackpad is made by capacitive wizards Synaptics.</div>
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Overall, the iFixit team awarded the Surface Book a 1 out of a possible 10 on its repairability scale.</div>
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It's probably not the result Microsoft would hope for. However, in this day and age, when most companies simply replace faulty devices with new or refurbished models, does a device's repairability impact your tech buying decisions?</div>
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You can see the full Surface Book teardown <a href="https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Microsoft+Surface+Book+Teardown/51972" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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8 wireless ways to stay connected with faraway family

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Long gone are the days of having to go through operators and scratchy audio connections when calling faraway places. The calls to Seoul from my childhood were a mix of butchered Korean, inaudible English and raised voices to merely glean half of what the other person was saying.</div>
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It is amazing how far technology has come. Now calls to Seoul, or anywhere else in the world, can take place with a single tap on a screen. (I am still baffled as to how you can FaceTime with someone on the other side of the world.</div>
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Of course, there are plenty of video chat services and free international apps that make this possible, but every day, a new technology comes onto the market to make those connections richer, more meaningful and more frequent.</div>
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Here are a few of the newest gadgets for keeping those family connections strong:</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">1. <a href="https://bloomcloser.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">bloom</a></span></strong></h2>
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Designed specifically with elderly parents in mind, bloom is part screen, part band and part app for staying connected to aging parents. The bloomview screen is housed at your parent’s house and the bloomband is worn by your parent. The screen senses when the band is nearby and any photos or messages you have uploaded through your app instantly pop up on screen. There are no confusing buttons to fuss with and it’s great for parents who don’t own mobile devices. The wearable also doubles as an activity tracker and medical alert system to keep track of your elder’s health and safety. ($249, shipping soon)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">2. <a href="http://www.logitech.com/product/circle?wt.ac_id=global_circle_102015" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Logi Circle</a></span></strong></h2>
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Whether you want a peek into a family member’s house or just keep track of what’s going on in your own, you can set up the new Logi Circle camera for a bird’s eye view, no matter where you are. Live HD video and two-way talk using the iOS or Android app, guarantees instant contact when necessary. Plus, you can set alerts for certain activity. As we mentioned in our previous coverage, the camera’s Day Brief feature is a cool way to see 24 hours’ worth of activity, condensed into seven seconds. ($199)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">3. <a href="http://everystory.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">everyStory</a></span></strong></h2>
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A large part of staying connected to family is knowing where your family members came from and understanding more of their life experiences. everyStory is an app that lets anyone record personal color commentary to a photo, whether it’s an old family portrait or a birthday party shot from thirty years ago. Of course, it’s up to you to digitize those old family photos, but once you do, it’s possible to have a storied narrative attached to each one. (Free, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/everystory-give-your-photos/id990148261?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.everystory.android.everystory" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Android</a>)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">4. <a href="http://skylightframe.strikingly.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Skylight Frame</a></span></strong></h2>
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For family members who are always begging for photos, the Skylight Frame is a perfect way to keep them satisfied. Using a home Wi-Fi network, you can simply email any photos to the dedicated email for your particular frame (yourname@ourskylight.com) and the images magically appear, regardless of where you are and where the frame is. Skylight features a 7-inch display and can hold approximately 1,000 photos. There’s also touchscreen capabilities on the screen, allowing users to browse photos or freeze on a favorite. ($109)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">5. <a href="http://www.eggcyte.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">The Egg</a></span></strong></h2>
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The dreaded pop-up alerting us to dwindling storage is a real nuisance. This is where The Egg wants to help. Dubbed as a “personal cloud device,” Egg does everything from store data, import images from many devices (camera, phone, GoPro, etc.) and even serve as a Wi-Fi access point. The Egg offers up to 256GB of storage and works with iOS and Android apps to access and transfer content. Those long videos to Aunt Sue from your Hawaii vacation can now be stored and sent directly from The Egg when your mobile device runs out of space. (Starting at $169 for 64GB; shipping in November)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">6. <a href="http://bevy.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Bevy</a></span></strong></h2>
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Speaking of photo sharing, <a href="http://mashable.com/2015/02/18/lineagelabs-bevy-photo-management/#0c7O0KRbFZqR" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Bevy</a> is a new device that lets family members save and preserve memories in one location, wherever they are in the world. The person who has the actual Bevy unit in the home can grant access to any family members who want to upload photos, see new photos from other family members and create albums and favorites, all from an app. It’s a great way for everyone to stay connected, plus the 1TB model holds approximately 400,000 photos. That’s a lot of memories. (1TB, $299; 2TB, $349)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">7. <a href="https://www.ily.co/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">ILY</a></span></strong></h2>
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Aiming to be the new family phone, the ILY (pronounced ill-ee) is geared towards family members of all ages who don’t want to be reliant on a smartphone to communicate. This Wi-Fi enabled video phone is an alternative to parents who don’t have mobile devices, but want the benefits of video calls. You can connect via the ILY app (or an ILY phone in your own house) and send drawings or messages to let Grandma know that the kids miss her. ($299, no monthly fees; shipping in early 2016)</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">8. <a href="http://farfarawayapp.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Far Far Away</a></span></strong></h2>
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For parents who frequently travel or family members who don’t live close by, Far Far Away lets them participate in one of the most treasured times of day — story time. Both parties need to have an iPad, but using the app’s technology, two parties from across the world can connect on the app, choose a story and read it together. (Free, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/far-far-away-one-family.-connected./id910158336?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iOS</a>)</div>
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All that Google searching might be giving you a big head. Simon Oxenham at BPS Research Digest summarized a study from the Journal o...

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All that Google searching might be giving you a big head.</div>
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Simon Oxenham at <em><a href="http://digest.bps.org.uk/2015/10/googling-stuff-can-cause-us-to.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BPS Research Digest</a></em> summarized a study from the <em><a href="http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/xge0000070" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Journal of Experimental Psychology</a></em> that found that after accessing information on the Internet, people might actually be overconfident about what they think they know.</div>
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Yale University's Matthew Fisher led a team of researchers conducting a study with 119 men and 83 women from Amazon’s <a href="https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Mechanical Turk</a>, a web service for individuals and businesses to offer work or request workers for tasks.</div>
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They asked a group of participants to use the Internet to answer questions such as “Why are there more women than men?” and “Why are there dimples on a golf ball?” In the control group, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="participants-were-asked-to" style="color: #00aeef;"></a><span class="microcontent" data-description="participants were asked to answer those questions without help from the Internet" data-fragment="participants-were-asked-to" data-micro="1">participants were asked to answer those questions without help from the Internet</span>. The researchers then asked all participants how confident they were in answering questions, without the Internet, about six different topics: weather, science, American history, food, health treatments and the human body.</div>
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The study found that "the participants who had used the Internet to search for answers were more likely to overestimate their own internal knowledge in unrelated areas." In other words, people think they are more knowledgeable than they actually are.</div>
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Oxenham notes that "a recurring problem with claims about the potential harms of new technologies is that the criticisms are typically indistinguishable from criticisms of earlier technologies." In other words, "the same claims that are now being made of the Internet were once made of the printing press, and of the pen before that." So the study's finding might not be unique to just the Internet.</div>
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Because of that, researchers attempted to focus solely on the Internet as its main point of study by separating it from other forms of receiving information.</div>
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For example, the same effect was not found when the participants were simply presented with information that contained the answers to the questions, even if that content was precisely the same as that found online by the internet search group. The researchers achieved this by repeating the experiment with new participants and instructing some of them to search for specific resources, for example: “Please search for the scientificamerican.com page with this information,” while the control participants were simply shown the text from the same websites.</div>
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"This finding strongly suggests it was the activity of searching the web, rather than merely having access to external reference information, that led to the illusion of knowledge," Oxenham wrote. "Bizarrely, this remained true even if the search engine was rigged to turn up no useful results whatsoever."</div>
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Despite all this, researchers think the medium of the web is an important thing to consider in the study because its accessibility, speed and expertise can cause us to forget about our dependence on it.</div>
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And that dependence is something that has been studied before. One team called it the "<a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6043/776.abstract" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Effect</a>," which explains our tendency to easily forget information when we know it's all saved in a computer and retrievable with just a few clicks.</div>
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