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If your dad is a fitness fanatic who enjoys purposefully designed tech, he’ll likely be impressed with the new Whoop 5.0 band.  The Whoop 5.0 is the newest release since the Whoop 4.0, and it’s a standout among fitness trackers because of its unique design — a band without a screen. While Whoop is mainly considered a health tracker used by pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts, the launch of the new wearables caters to a more…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET You might’ve heard about that recent viral Street View trend — the one where people learned they can go back in time and see street-view-level imagery of their house or a loved one’s home, and they’re getting emotional spotting long-gone relatives, friends, or even trees when they try it for themselves. But did you know you can do something similar with Google Earth? Unlike Google Street View, which only goes…

Milwaukee/ZDNET Memorial Day might be over, but you can still find great deals on hand tools and wrench sets, like this 77-piece Milwaukee SAE/Metric wrench and socket set at The Home Depot. Right now, you can save $200 on a high-quality set of hand tools, bringing the price to just $549.  Also: This electric screwdriver is my go-to tool for weekend fixes – here’s why With a 47-piece socket wrench set and 30 combination wrenches,…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Nerdytec Couchmaster Cyworx is an ergonomic lap desk for WFH employees or gamers for $150. It features an oversized mouse pad, a ventilation grill for laptop cooling, wrist pads, and more. The setup may be too cumbersome for smaller couches and isn’t ideal for travel. more buying choices I recently flipped to fully remote work after over a year of enduring a five-hour round-trip commute a few times a week. Along…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET T-Mobile may be spying on your phone, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. Earlier this week, T-Mobile users started noticing an ominously titled feature called “screen recording tool” appear in their T-Life app on both Android and Apple devices. On by default The company hadn’t announced anything, and the feature was on by default. Naturally, some customers freaked out about this apparent invasion of privacy (perhaps rightfully so,…

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Last summer, Google added the ability for Gemini in Gmail to summarize individual messages or long email threads. It was an especially useful feature for catching up on an email chain while you’re on the go or if you were on a smaller screen, like your phone. Also: Gemini can now watch Google Drive videos for you – including work meetings The only drawback was that you had to…

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Designing a detailed web app, dashboard, or even spreadsheet might take you hours to complete. What if someone or something could do the same work in just a few minutes? That’s the idea behind the new Labs tool from Perplexity AI. In a blog post published Thursday, Perplexity explained how Labs can create anything from reports to spreadsheets to dashboards to simple web apps. The new feature…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Disney+ and Hulu have announced a suite of benefits for subscribers, with the launch of “always-on” Perks programs. Disney+ subscribers immediately have access to things like discounts, free trials, and sweepstakes, while Hulu plans to roll out its own rotating offers in a few days. The goal? To reward loyal users — and to give both services an edge over the competition.  Also: 6 ways I save money on TV streaming…