U.S. Postal Service includes free augmented reality app with packages

The U.S. Postal Service wants to make gift giving just a little more magical.

The postal service has released a free augmented reality smartphone app a la Pokémon Go, just with a little less competition and a little more holiday cheer.

In order to use the app, you need to buy one of the postal service’s Priority Mail boxes. Senders can choose between two different animated messages: a reindeer in Christmas tree lights or a penguin accompanied by other wildlife near an igloo.

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“Our app adds that special touch by delivering cheer when mailing and receiving holiday gifts via Priority Mail,” USPS Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President James Cochrane …

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U.S. Postal Service includes free augmented reality app with packages

Amazon Prime Video goes global in 200+ countries at a price cheaper than Netflix

Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Amazon is also opening its Prime video subscription service globally. Amazon Prime Video is now available in 200+ countries to sign up for, at an introductory price that will make many salivate. Needless to say, the folks in Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy and Spain who already have Prime services subscription won’t have to pay anything. For the rest of the globe the fee is just 2.99 USD or EUR for the first six months, and 5.99 USD or EUR afterwards, with a week of free trial offered.
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Amazon Prime Video goes global in 200+ countries at a price cheaper than Netflix

People are sharing this cartoon on Instagram in solidarity with people in Aleppo

The situation in the eastern part of Aleppo is still grim after a ceasefire to allow the evacuation of opposition fighters and tens of thousands of civilians is on the verge of collapse.

SEE ALSO: Aleppo activists post heartbreaking goodbye messages on Twitter

Shelling has resumed in the rebel part of the city and buses meant to be used in the evacuation have returned to their depots, according to Syrian activists.

It comes after trapped residents and activists took to Twitter to send heartbreaking “goodbye” messages as the Syrian government’s forces closed in.

The UN’s human rights office …

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People are sharing this cartoon on Instagram in solidarity with people in Aleppo

Honeycomb-like structure to trap dangerous gases

Researchers have developed a new method that can trap potentially harmful gases emitted by coal factories, cars and trucks within honeycomb-like microscopic organo-metallic structures. These structures can trap emissions from things as immense as coal factories and as small as cars and trucks. – Source

Honeycomb-like structure to trap dangerous gases

'Pokémon Go' is now officially live in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

People in India and other South Asian countries can now go berserk over catching Pokémon characters in their neighbourhoods.

SEE ALSO: ‘Pokémon Go’ is taking Indian players on a pilgrimage

Pokémon Go mobile game is now available for download in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The app is available for Android smartphones and iPhones.

The official availability in these regions means more Pokéstops and Gyms, places where you find Pokemon characters will be available in local area.

“To our Trainers in India – we appreciate your patience during the last few months while we worked on bringing Pokémon GO to your country,” the developers of the game, Niantic, …

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'Pokémon Go' is now officially live in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Google makes it simpler to switch from iOS to Android with Google Drive

If you recall a few months ago, Google had updated its ‘Switch [to android]’ page with more Google apps. This was only a placeholder, seeing as every method detailed on the website basically told you to download the respective app for iOS, and backing up the respective content to the app. Google Photos, Contacts, Google Drive, etc.

This didn’t really make it easy to switch between devices using any cloud-based methods. The Google Pixel (XL) came with the USB-C OTG adapter to connect any device directly to the Pixel, which would then pull all the pertinent information from your old…

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Google makes it simpler to switch from iOS to Android with Google Drive

Kasich vetoes heartbeat bill; bans 20wk abortions to challenge Roe v. Wade

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On Tuesday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed the so-called “heartbeat” bill that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detectable, about 6 weeks into a pregnancy. Heartbeats can easily be detected before a woman even knows she’s pregnant.

The move may seem like a victory for abortion advocates. However, in the same fell swoop, Kasich also signed into a law a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. And this move is far more threatening to abortion rights in the state and country than the heartbeat legislation. In fact, the law is “nationally designed to be the vehicle to end abortion in America,” according to abortion opponents.

Kasich, who is against abortion rights, vetoed the heartbeat bill because it likely wouldn’t hold up in federal courts. Indeed, the US Supreme Court has long held that states cannot block abortions before a fetus is viable, i.e. able survive outside the womb—which is generally around 24 weeks. The heartbeat bill, essentially a 6-week abortion ban, is clearly at odds with the Constitutional standard. As such, similar heartbeat laws from Arkansas and North Dakota have been struck down in federal courts.

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Kasich vetoes heartbeat bill; bans 20wk abortions to challenge Roe v. Wade

The International Space Station’s network bandwidth will be doubled by new upgrades

The internet connection on the International Space Station and other platforms in orbit is getting a serious upgrade that will double its capacity, NASA announced today. But they aren’t sending up a new router or satellite; the improvements are mainly terrestrial. The ISS and dozens of satellites rely on the Space Network, a more or less unified architecture for sending large amounts of… Read More

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The International Space Station’s network bandwidth will be doubled by new upgrades

Make a Voice Controlled Clock and Timer with an Arduino

You have a timer and clock in just about every single device out there these days, but if you want to build you own, Instructables user GeraldF6 shows you how to do so with a Arduino.

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Make a Voice Controlled Clock and Timer with an Arduino

'Drive!Drive!Drive!' is the most fun you can have on 16 wheels

I’m not sure when I fell out of love with driving games. Sure, I’ll still play Mario Kart multiplayer when the occasion calls for it, but somewhere between the various Gran Turismo, Forza and Need for Speed titles I got bored. Drive!Drive!Drive!, whi… – Source

'Drive!Drive!Drive!' is the most fun you can have on 16 wheels