Head into orbit as Google Street View now lets you explore the ISS

Why it matters to you

The ISS has a unique perspective on the world and now you can appreciate it, as well as learn about its various modules and technical equipment.

Google Street View gave flat-Earth truthers another reason to doubt their beliefs by opening up the airlocked doors to the International Space Station. Now anyone with access to the navigational tool can explore the layout of one of mankind’s greatest achievements from the comfort of your own home.

Street View is typically used to help people find their way to a particular destination, or explore remote parts of the world which they may not otherwise have access to. This latest update really embodies that second use, though it is not technically part of the world but is in our orbit.

Made up of a collection of images of everything from the station, to the cupola Earth-viewpoint module, space fans can now explore every inch of the ISS to get a better look at what the last 16 years of construction have achieved. There are modules for science and engineering, sleeping quarters and a series of windows with a unique view of the world, all available for anyone to look at.

Taking the opportunity to educate virtual visitors to the space station, NASA has provided a number of descriptions of specific modules and equipment within them. There is a whole paragraph on the WHC, or waste and hygiene compartment, which deals with much of the solid and liquid waste from the astronauts aboard the station. That is just one of the many detailed descriptions you can dig into though.

Be prepared to drag around your view a little more than a standard Street View session because, without the confines of gravity to hold back design, the ISS sprawls in all sorts of directions. You will find interesting information and views from above and below, just as much as you would to the sides.

The timing of the images taken aboard the ISS is of particular interest too, as it happened to be when one of Space X’s Dragon capsules was docked with it, according to TechCrunch. That means you can get a unique view of the cargo capsule from the space station and appreciate what it must be like to see the cargo arriving.

Alongside this new Street View experience, you can also see how Google and the astronauts crafted it in the header video above.

LG shows off the Q8 — a waterproof V20 in a slightly more manageable package

Why it matters to you

Did you like the V20, but didn’t like the size and lack of waterproofing? The Q8 might be the phone for you, provided you can get one where you live.

LG has two flagship smartphones currently on the market — the G6, which released in the spring, and the V20, which has been kicking around since last fall. They are both powerful, capable devices, but feel very different to use. On Thursday, in a surprise announcement, the company unveiled a third top-tier option — the LG Q8.

The Q8, in essence, appears to be a smaller version of the V20. That phone had a 5.7-inch display with a secondary “ticker” panel at the top, beside the front-facing camera. The Q8 sports a similar layout, though its main display measures just 5.2 inches, while featuring the same QHD resolution. In terms of the design, it also borrows the V20’s metallic, dark silver enclosure and even its Quad DAC audio tech. The dual cameras have been carried over as well — though the Q8’s main shooter is 13 megapixels, compared to the 16-megapixel one found in the V20.

Surprisingly, the Q8 goes even a step further in one very significant respect. It is rated IP67 water-resistant, which is more than can be said for the V20. Despite the smaller size, the phone contains the same processor as its larger sibling — Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 — along with the same 4GB of RAM and a battery that is comparable in capacity at 3,000mAh. That is a hair smaller than the 3,200mAh unit in the V20 but the more compact frame had to shave off some bulk from something.

That sounds like a winning package in a much more accessible form factor, though LG is remaining tight-lipped on whether most consumers around the world will be able to get their hands on one. Currently, the Q8 has only been announced in Italy and is scheduled to release sometime before the end of July. At an asking price of 600 euros (about $698), it is still quite expensive considering the age of the V20’s hardware, which is almost a year out of date at this point. We have reached out to LG about expanded availability and will update this article as we receive more information.

We liked the V20 when we reviewed it in 2016, though we admitted that the lack of waterproofing and large size may be deal-breakers for some users. Fortunately, the Q8 looks to solve those issues, if they kept you from snagging a V20 before.

Google brings former iOS-exclusive Motion Stills app to Android

Google’s Motion Stills comes to Android, and it’s fantastic.

Google is bringing one of its remaining iOS exclusives to Android. Motion Stills emerged in the wake of the iPhone 6s’ Live Photos feature as one of the easiest ways to capture short bits of stabilized video and turn it into shareable GIFs.

Now, a year and a bit later, Motion Stills is available on Android — for the 65% or so of devices running Android 5.1 or higher.

The app is set up quite differently on Android: instead of using existing video content and making it into a Motion Still, the Android version forces users to capture video inside the app, creating something like a Boomerang or Hyperlapse.

Like the iOS version, though, resulting video is stabilized — Google said it “redesigned [its] existing iOS video processing pipeline to use a streaming approach that processes each frame of a video as it is being recorded.”

By computing intermediate motion metadata, we are able to immediately stabilize the recording while still performing loop optimization over the full sequence. All this leads to instant results after recording — no waiting required to share your new GIF.

Another feature, Fast Forward, builds on that stabilization algorithm to capture a longer clip and create a time-lapse, or hyperlapse in the modern parlance. Playback can be adjusted from 1x to 8x depending on the desired effect, and then output as a GIF in one of three sizes.

Motion Stills is available for 65.6% of Android users, which leaves out a fair few million, but it’s an impressive technical achievement that needs modern GPUs and APIs. Such is life.

Download Motion Stills (free)

HDHomeRun DVR is a slick and simple way to record TV with Android

The makers of the HDHomeRun TV tuner are working on a DVR to go with it. And it’s pretty great.

Using Android or Android TV, you’re not exactly short on options to watch live TV, nor for recording it. There’s one little box, though, that we often keep coming to that sits at the heart of many of these solutions. And it’s got its own DVR in progress.

Thanks to the good people at SiliconDust, we’re now taking a proper look at it. It’s simply known as the HDHomeRun DVR, and it’s probably the easiest DVR to use if you already have an HDHomeRun tuner.

Setup … or lack thereof

When you sign up to the DVR service, you’re emailed a link and an activation code. Essentially you just link your DVR account to your hardware and then everything works. There’s a dedicated install app that takes the place of the regular HDHomeRun setup, but it’s basically the exact same thing with added DVR settings.

If your HDHomeRun is already configured, all you need to do is point the program to a location to save recordings and hit finish. You can record to a PC or Mac or to a network-attached storage (NAS) drive. The rest can be done within the apps that you use to view live content.

Recording shows

The DVR functionality is enabled within the same HDHomeRun app you’ve already been using. There are some new bits for you to explore and a shiny red record button that presents itself in the live TV window.

One of the benefits you get with the DVR subscription over just using the free HDHomeRun app is a 14-day guide that allows you to browse further into the future and set up your recordings and season pass recordings ahead of time.

The Discover tab also gives you a highly visual interface to browse what’s on right now and what’s up next, and then breaks it down further into TV, movies, and sports.

To set a recording, you select the show or movie you want, and then you’re given the times it’s available to record from. Not only do you have control over what you’re recording, but also exactly when, which is a neat tool to have to maximize the use of the two tuners.

If you’re watching something live that you like the look of, you have one-touch access to record it by hitting the big red button on the bottom bar.

It’s important to note that while the DVR works with the HDHomeRun Prime, DRM-protected channels that can be viewed may still be excluded at this time from recordings.

DVR playback

When you’ve recorded shows, you’ll be able to watch them back in any of the HDHomeRun client apps on your supported devices. They’re handily displayed under the recordings tab and since you’re streaming over the same local network as you use to watch live TV, performance is good.

Recordings are only as good as the channels you receive, but if you’re getting a good signal, you’ll get great recordings. I recorded some samples from HD channels and was very pleased with the results.

What’s also excellent in the HDHomeRun DVR is how well fast-forward works. On some other services, fast-forward can leave buffering, but not so here. For all intents and purposes, it’s just like watching content on an actual DVR box under your TV.

Bottom line

For $35 a year (at least for now), the HDHomeRun DVR represents excellent value. The price will go up eventually, but it’s still in development and you’re getting a great deal on jumping into the early access. It’s already a polished product that’s insanely simple to use.

There’s next to no setup if you’re already using an HDHomeRun tuner on your network, and it’s as close to plug-and-play as you’ll get.

If you’re already using something else, such as Plex DVR, you’re probably not going to benefit much from switching. Especially if you’re already using a service you pay for. But if all you want is a low-cost, easy-to-use DVR system for your home network, give this one a look.

Download HDHomeRun beta from Google Play

See at SiliconDust

All the best deals from Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale

Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time with roundup of Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale!

Best Buy is kicking off a huge day of deals with “Black Friday in July.” The deals have been leaking out over the last couple days because Best Buy Elite and Elite Plus members (customers who spend $1,500 and $3,500 a year at Best Buy) have had early access. The fun starts today for “My Best Buy” members, which is free to sign up for and requires no obligation other than an email and password.

If you don’t want to sign up for My Best Buy, a lot of these deals might not last very long tomorrow when it all goes live to the public. We’ve rounded up some of the best deals from the sale, which you can find direct links to below:

These Vizio Soundbars provide some of the best bang-for-your-buck in the soundbar market. These models are already super affordable while producing great sound, and these deals are some of the lowest prices ever.

• S3851X 5.1-channel Soundbar System for $179.99 (Normally $299.99)
• SB3830 3.0-Channel Soundbar for $99.99 (from $149.99)

This CyberPower Gamer Desktop with 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, AMD Radeon RX 460 graphics is only $449.99 (Normally $549.99)

The Netgear Arlo 4-pack Security Cameras is $379.99 (from $483.99). This is even better than previous deals we’ve seen.

Add an Xbox One S console and get a free controller. This deal from Walmart is nearly identical and adds a free game.

While we have seen deals on iPad Pros before, this sale includes both the 9.7-inch and the 12.9-inch versions in multiple capacities and colors. The higher capacity iPad Pros do not regularly drop in price, so if you’ve been looking for more storage in your tablet, this is a good time to buy. The 9.7-inch has been replaced by the 10.5-inch, but these are still great deals.

• 9.7-inch 32GB for $399.99 (from $474.99)
• 9.7-inch 128GB for $499.99 (from $574.99)
• 12.9-inch 128GB for $749.99 (from $899.99)
• 12.9-inch 256GB for $849.99 (from $999.99)

Here’s a few more deals we’ve found:

• MacBook Air 13.3-inch 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD for $699.99 (from $849.99)
• MacBook Air 13.3-inch 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for $849.99 (from $999.99)
  • These MacBooks are from 2015 but the prices are some of the best we’ve seen
• Mohu Leaf 50 indoor HDTV antenna for $49.99 (from $60.99)
  • This only matches a price Amazon regularly sells at
• TP-Link LB120 Smart LED for $27.99 (from $34.99)
  • This matches Amazon’s Prime Day sale
• PlayStation VR unit for $349.99 (Normally $399.99)
  • This is $50 better than previous deals
• 10% off iTunes Gift Cards
  • If you want to spend $100 you can get a better price at eBay.
• Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter for $799.99 (from $999.99)
• WD easystore 4TB USB 3.0 external hard drive for $89.99 (from $199.99)

These deals require Best Buy’s Gamers Club Unlocked:

• Gears of War 4 for Xbox One for $19.99 (from $29.99)

• Halo Wars 2 for Xbox One for $19.99 (from $29.99)

• Nintendo 3DS Games Buy One, Get One 50% Off

• Buy 2 of these Nintendo 3DS games for $24 total (from $40): Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Kirby: Triple Deluxe

• Buy 2 of these Nintendo 3DS games for $36 (from $60): Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, New Super Mario Bros. 2, Metroid Prime: Federation Force

• Buy 2 of these Nintendo 3DS games for $48 (from $80): Pokémon Sun, Pokémon Moon, Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon: Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon: Omega Rub, Super Smash Bros, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, Mario Sports Superstars, Super Mario Maker, Mario Party: Star Rush, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past, Kirby: Planet Robobot, Bravely Second: End Layer.

See the sale at Best Buy

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For more great deals be sure to check out our friends at Thrifter now!

For as little as $27 a month you can get 10GB of data, unlimited talk and text from Mint SIM

The days of paying hundreds of dollars on phone bills are safely in the past for many of us, and for those still looking to ditch their expensive plans, we have quite the deal for you. Mint SIM, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that operates off of the T-Mobile network, is offering up some pretty crazy prices, and right now you can save even more with an exclusive coupon code. You can save an additional 20% on the already-low plans at Mint SIM with coupon code ACMINTSIM20. You’ll need to sign up for the 6 or 12-month plan, which means you pay upfront for the service, but at these prices, it is well worth it.

As previously mentioned, Mint SIM uses T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G LTE network, so you should get the same coverage and speeds that the carrier has been expanding over the past few years, but at a fraction of the price. Mint SIM offers a few phones on its website, but the great part about it is that you can bring your own (GSM-compatible) phone and just pop the SIM card in and go.

Need a new phone to use with your new service. Odds are you don’t want to pay full price for a phone either, right? Well, right now you can pick up one of Amazon’s ad-powered Prime exclusive phones for as little as $49.99, or if you want something with better specs and a fantastic camera, you could always grab the Huawei Mate 9 for just $499.99 at Amazon. If you’re looking to pick up an iPhone, you can grab a refurbished iPhone 5s for just $139.95 or jump to the iPhone SE for $399 brand new.

This offer is only good through July 25, so you don’t have long to take advantage of the extra savings.

See at Mint SIM

Live sports streaming service DAZN launches in Canada with exclusive NFL Game Pass rights

Are you ready for some streaming football?

Sports streaming service DAZN has announced it’s expanding into Canada, anchored by a deal with the NFL to be the exclusive home of NFL Game Pass. Canadians will be able to access NFL Game Pass and NFL RedZone exclusively through DAZN — services previously only available via cable providers. With the start of NFL pre-season just three weeks away, you can sign up to receive updates about DAZN’s imminent launch in Canada.

NFL Game Pass via DAZN will offer Canadians every life NFL game during the 2017 season — pre-season, regular season, the playoffs and the Super Bowl — with no annoying blackouts for primetime games. Subscriptions will start at $20 a month, or for an introductory deal of $150 for the first year. DAZN offers support for a wide number of devices including Android mobile and tablets via Google Play, Android TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Smart TVs from LG, Samsung, Panasonic, and Sony.

While a growing number of people cutting out cable in favor of online content for news and entertainment, sports streaming in Canada has still remained firmly linked to cable subscriptions, forcing those without cable subscriptions to either forgo watching TV sports or turn to illegal streaming options. Partnering with the NFL is a pretty smart move for launching a Canadian sports streaming service, as NFL viewership is on the rise in Canada amongst adults aged 18-35.

Owned and operated by UK-based Perform Group, DAZN aims to become the “Netflix of sports streaming” and launched in European territories Germany, Austria and Switzerland in August 2016, offering European football and US sports including Premier League, La Liga, NBA and NFL. It later expanded to Japan with a 10-year deal with the exclusive streaming rights for J.League soccer matches.

Learn more at DAZN

Google Play Protect now widely available, keeping your phone safe from bad apps

There’s a new interface to the app security on your phone.

Google’s new (and now properly branded) security system, Google Play Protect, is now widely available and should at this point be active on any phone with the latest version of Google Play Services. After a slow rollout with varied reports that Play Protect was available, as we look at our own devices here every one of them has it.

Google announced Play Protect back at Google I/O as a revamped and more consumer-friendly version of the old “verify apps” system, but with an identical goal: to protect you from harmful apps installed on your phone. Functionally, things aren’t much different today than they were in the old verify apps world, meaning Google is constantly tracking apps to make sure they’re all on the up and up, no matter what phone you have. But the aim of Play Protect is to let the user know what’s going on with the scanning in a way that wasn’t really available before.

You can find Play Protect by going into your Google settings, then Security and Google Play Protect. The interface is simple, and lets you know how many apps were recently scanned, when the scan occurred and how everything looks. A big green check mark will greet you if everything looks good. Eventually, this confirmation will be surfaced in the Play Store as well.

If your phone doesn’t yet have Play Protect, don’t think that your phone is left insecure — but once it does, it’s worth poking around in the (admittedly simple) settings to see what it’s all about. But the most important thing you can do is just keep that “scan device for security threats” toggle turned on. Google can’t catch every malicious app, but it has historically done a pretty great job and now users have a better feeling for what’s happening with app security on their devices.

Google Keep: Ultimate guide

Create lists, transcribe recordings, doodle, collaborate on to-do lists, and much more with Google Keep.

Google Keep isn’t your average note-taking client. While the app sports a minimal interface and is easy to pick up and use, it offers a set of powerful tools that make it an effective task management utility. From creating collaborative to-do lists to transcribing voice notes and saving bookmarks, the app does it all.

The best part about Keep is that all changes are synced automatically, giving you quick access to your notes across all your devices, and on the web. Here’s what you need to know to get started with Google Keep.

• How to install and log in to Keep
• How to create and edit your first note in Keep
• How to create and manage lists in Keep
• How to share notes and add collaborators in Keep
• How to set reminders in Keep
• How to dictate audio notes in Keep
• How to take images using Keep
• How to extract text from an image
• How to add images to notes in Keep
• How to doodle in Keep
• How to use Keep as a bookmark tool
• How to export notes to Google Docs
• How to archive or delete older notes in Keep
• How to recover archived notes in Keep
• How to sort and organize notes with labels in Keep
• How to add labels via hashtags in Keep
• How to edit and organize notes based on labels in Keep
• How to color code notes in Keep

How to install and log in to Keep

This part’s straightforward. Just head to the Play Store, search for Keep, and install the app.

Open the Play Store from your home screen or app drawer.
Search for Google Keep and tap the first search result (by Google).

Tap Install.

Following the installation, open Keep and tap the Get started button.

Select the Google account you want to associate with the app.

How to create and edit your first note in Keep

One of Keep’s strengths is that it is very simple to use. Creating a note or editing an existing note is about as easy as it can get.

Open Keep from the home screen or the app drawer.
Tap the Take a note section at the bottom of the screen.

Enter the title and text, and tap the Back button to save the note.

Tap the note you want to edit.
Tap the desired section to start making changes to the note.

Tap the Back button to save the changes.

How to create and manage lists in Keep

Keep allows you to easily create and manage to-do lists. Here’s how to get started.

Open Keep from the home screen or the app drawer.
Tap the List button at the bottom.

Set a Title for the list, and start adding items. To delete an item, tap the Delete button on the right.

If you’ve already started a basic text note, you can turn it into a to-do list by tapping the + button at the bottom left of the screen.
Tap the + button, and hit the Checkboxes option to turn the note into a to-do list.

You can turn the note back into a text note by selecting the Menu button in the top left and selecting Hide checkboxes.

How to share notes and add collaborators in Keep

Keep has an excellent collaboration feature that lets you quickly share your notes and to-do lists with your friends and family. I use the feature to collaborate with my wife over grocery lists, chores for the weekend, and things to buy for the house. Here’s what you need to know about sharing notes.

Tap the note you want to share.
Tap the Action button at the bottom right.
Tap the Collaborator button.

Allow Keep access to your contacts.

Enter the email address or name of the person you want to share the note with.

After adding the collaborator, tap the Save button to share the note.

How to set reminders in Keep

The ability to set reminders for notes or to-do lists is one of Keep’s most useful functions. The reminders feature works the same way as it does in Google Now: you have the option of creating a reminder based on time or location. Here’s how you can easily set a reminder in Google Keep:

Launch Keep from your home screen or the app drawer.
Tap the note for which you want to set a reminder.
Tap the Remind me button in the top right.

Set a reminder that triggers at a particular Time or at a Location.

You can also set recurring reminders for things like shopping lists. Reminders set in Keep will show up in Google Now and Inbox. When you’re setting a reminder, you get default options for Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Here’s how to change the default options.

Open Keep.
Tap the menu button on the left. It looks like three stacked lines.
Tap Settings.

In the Reminder settings section, tap Morning to change the default time for notification alerts in the morning.

How to dictate audio notes in Keep

In addition to text notes, you can also dictate notes to Keep, with the audio getting automatically transcribed. It is a lesser-known feature that comes in handy when you’re taking notes in class.

Launch Keep.
Tap the Speak button at the bottom.
Start recording your note. After you’re done speaking, you’ll see a text form of the note along with the recording underneath.

Tap the Play button to listen to the note.

How to add an audio recording to an existing note

Adding an audio recording to an existing note is really easy.

Launch Keep from your home screen or the app drawer.
Tap the note to which you’d like to add an audio recording.
Tap the + button at the bottom left.

Tap the Recording button and start speaking. You’ll see a text version of the recording as well as the audio added to the bottom of the note.

You can delete the recording by hitting the Delete button at the right of the audio. Doing so doesn’t delete the text, which you’ll have to clear manually.

How to take images using Keep

You can easily take photos from within Keep, and extract text from within images.

Launch Keep from your home screen or the app drawer.
Tap the Camera button in the bottom right.
Tap an image from your gallery or tap Take photo to take a new photo.

Add a title and text to the image if required.

How to extract text from an image

Want to grab the text from a photo you took, but don’t want to manually transcribe from the image? There’s a feature for that.

Launch Keep.
Tap a note with an image in it.
Tap the image.
Tap the Menu button in the top right.
Tap Grab image text.

You can also make annotations to an image by tapping the Pen button in the top left.

How to add an image to an existing note

If you’re looking to add an image to an existing note, it’s quick and easy.

Launch Keep from your hoe screen or the app drawer.
Tap the note you want to add a photo to.
Tap the + button in the bottom left.
Choose Take photo to take a new photo to add to the note.

Tap Choose image to add an image from the gallery to your note.

How to doodle in Keep

Like doodling? You can use Keep to draw digitally, with three modes available.

Open Keep from the home screen or app drawer.
Tap the Pen button from the bottom.

Tap between Pen, Marker, and Highlight tool.

Start drawing on-screen. To go back, hit the Undo button on the right.
Tap the Eraser from the bottom bar to erase your drawing.

Tap the Select button from the bottom bar to select and move part of your drawing.

How to use Keep as a bookmark tool

Remember Delicious? You don’t need a dedicated tool to save bookmarks anymore, as Keep does a capable job of saving and organizing your bookmarks.

Launch Chrome.
Navigate to a website.
Tap the Menu button from Chrome to save a link to Keep.
Tap Share.

In the Share via screen, navigate to Keep to save the link.

Use the Label button to assign a label to the link.

Tap Save to add the link as a note in Keep.

How to export notes to Google Docs

While Keep has a lot of features, it doesn’t offer rich text editing. If you’re in need of more robust formatting and editing tools, you can export your note to Google Docs, Evernote, Word, or other word processing services.

Launch Keep.
Tap and hold on a note to show menu options.
Tap the More button from the top right.

Tap Copy to Google Doc to turn the note into an editable Google Docs document.

If you’re looking to edit the document in another word processor, hit Send from the menu.
Tap your editor of choice from the Send note menu.

Tap to save the note in your word editor.

You can also save several notes to a single Google Docs file. Just hold down to select individual notes, and then tap Copy to Google Doc.

How to archive or delete older notes in Keep

If you no longer need a note, you can easily archive or delete it. Here’s how:

Launch Keep.
Tap a note.
Tap the Archive button to archive the note.
Tap the Action menu from the bottom right to access the delete option.

Tap Delete to delete a note.

How to recover archived notes in Keep

If you’ve accidentally archived a note, you can recover it by going to the Archive tab from the hamburger menu.

Launch Keep.
Tap the menu button (looks like three stacked lines) on the left.
Go to Archive.
Tap the note you want to recover.

Tap the Unarchive button located at the top right corner.

You will be able to do the same for deleted notes, with notes staying for up to seven days in the trash.

Tap the menu button on the left.
Go to Trash.
Tap and hold on the note you want to recover.

Tap the Restore button.

How to sort and organize notes with labels in Keep

Keep lets you add labels to organize your notes. If you’re like me and take a lot of notes throughout the day, labels are absolutely essential to make sense of the clutter.

Launch Keep.
Tap the note for which you want to add a label.
Tap the Action button in the bottom right.
Tap Labels.

Add your desired label.

How to add labels via hashtags in Keep

You can also add labels quickly with the hashtag (#) symbol.

Launch Keep.
Tap the note for which you want to add a label.
Type a #, which brings up all available labels.

Add your desired label from the list.

How to edit and organize notes based on labels in Keep

You can create, edit, and organize notes by labels with ease.

Tap the menu button (looks like three stacked lines) on the left.

Tap on a label to show notes tagged with that particular label.

Tap Edit to change label names.
Tap the Edit button on the right to edit the name of a label.

Tap the + button to add a new label.

How to color code notes in Keep

Along with labels, you can use colors to visually differentiate between different types of notes.

Launch Keep.
Tap the note for which you want to add a color.
Tap the Action button in the bottom right.

Tap the desired color from the options at the bottom.

Questions?

Let us know in the comments below.

Updated July 2017 with a section on how to recover archived and deleted notes.

Intel puts Movidius AI tech on a $79 USB stick

Last year, Movidius announced its Fathom Neural Compute Stick — a USB thumb drive that makes its image-based deep learning capabilities super accessible. But then in September of last year, Intel bought Movidius, delaying the expected winter rollout of Fathom. However, Intel has announced that the deep neural network processing stick is now available and going by its new name, the Movidius Neural Compute Stick. “Designed for product developers, researchers and makers, the Movidius Neural Compute Stick aims to reduce barriers to developing, tuning and deploying AI applications by delivering dedicated high-performance deep-neural network processing in a small form factor,” said Intel in a statement.

The Compute Stick contains a Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit that uses only around one watt of power. And it’s the same vision processing unit used by FLIR’s thermal camera cores, DJI’s Phantom 4 drone as well as security cameras and VR headsets. With the Compute Stick, you can convert a trained Caffe-based neural network to run on the Myriad 2, which can be done offline. Ultimately, the device will help bring added AI computing power right to a user’s laptop without them having to tap into a cloud-based system. And for those wanting even more power than what a single Compute Stick can provide, multiple sticks can be used together for added boost.

“The Myriad 2 VPU housed inside the Movidius Neural Compute Stick provides powerful, yet efficient performance – more than 100 gigaflops of performance within a 1W power envelope – to run real-time deep neural networks directly from the device,” said Movidius VP Remi El-Ouazzane, “This enables a wide range of AI applications to be deployed offline.”

Intel says the the Movidius Neural Compute Stick is now available from select distributors for $79.

Source: Intel