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BUILT IN CHARGING!
Plugs are getting smarter — now you can have USB-C right there with your wall plug!
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BETTER MEAL CHOICES? EASY!
It’s about more than food that’s good for you — it’s about food that’s also good – from NEUTRALYZE.
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https://nutralyze.app/ PROTECT YOUR PET WITH PETGUARD!
Wonder what could be a risk for you dog or cat to nibble on? Wonder no more with PETGUARD.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pet-guard-app/id6748543786 YOUR ALL IN ONE REMINDER!
Sick of missing meetings or arriving late for appointments because you missed the alarm or notification? Meet an answer … CHIME!
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https://www.usechime.app/ YOUR AI DISTRACTION BLOCKER!
This distraction blocker will 100% definitely keep you focused – it’s TIMESLICER.
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https://www.timeslicer.app/ WORKING FOR A PURPOSE!
ANTHONY VIRAPIN created Microsoft’s Entrepeneurship for Positive Impact Initiative to create opportunities for startups that want to work for purpose. And it’s a genuine success!
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https://www.microsoft.com/socialentrepreneurship SMARTER AI DEEP RESEARCH
Fed up with massive numbers of search links when researching something? Try the LLM deep research option!
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TURN OFF PESKY NOTIFICATIONS?
Social Media notifications can easily become too intrusive … so here’s how to stop them.
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ORGANIZE YOUR E-BOOKS!
Ever tried to find a specific ebook in your collection? Here’s how you can make them easier to manage.
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PROTECT YOUR FILES FROM AI SCRAPERS!
Once you create and post a file, AI scraper are likely to grab it in short order — here’s a tool to help protect what you create.
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https://www.boronapex.space VACATION PLANS IN YOUR POCKET!
Apple and Google have upped their game to make your vacations and travel better.
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FAKE AI WEBSITES WANT YOU!
Scam websites were always a problem, but generative AI means that there are more and they’re smarter – be careful!
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THE ROAD TO REPRODUCIBILITY!
When you do lab work, it’s essential to carefully track every step of the process to be able to reproduce your result. At DLD, I spoke to LABGURU’s former CEO.
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https://www.labguru.com YOUR PASSKEY, YOUR SECURITY!
Finally .. a safer, easier and smarter way to deal wlth endless passwords.
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SCREEN-FREE FUN FOR FAMILIES!
What if your phone could help come up with great non-computer games to play with the family? That’s what PLAYANDSEEK offers.
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https://www.playandseek.com AI TOOLS TO STOP AI SLOP
Generative AI makes it easy to generate lots of posts, fast … and they can destroy your online community. Consider fighting back with tools like SMARTMOD.AI.
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https://smartmod.ai DON’T SHARE IT, BLUR IT!
Got to share an image or document … but it’s contains confidential information? BLURIT may be what you need!
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https://www.blur-it.app A SPARK OF GENIUS JUST STRUCK!
So you’ve got a great idea for a startup — before starting, be sure to check PREXIST to find out if anybody else is already doing the same thing.
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https://prexist.pages.dev/ LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE!
Want to learn a new language but hate conjugating verbs? VIVALALINGO has a more natural way to learn.
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https://vivalalingo.com/ FOCUS YOUR WORKLOAD!
Maybe cuttng your workload is about planning better … and if so, WEEKLY WORK TRACKER may be the right solution.
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https://weekly-work-tracker.vercel.app/ WANT TO START ON A QUEST?
If your daily walk has gotten boring, then WALKINGQUEST can make it a challenge again!
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https://osanpo-quest.pages.dev/ FLIGHT TRACKING THAT FLIES!
Want to track flights your way? 2FLIGHT.COM lets you do it today.
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https://2flights.io/ GET THE JUMP ON JUMPSCARES!
No more heart-wrenching scares when you watch a horror movie — all without wrecking the story. Available free at NOTSCARE.ME!
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http://notscare.me TODDLER TRAVEL MADE EASY!
Traveling with toddlers can be an expensive, frustrating , exhausting nightmare – so consider TODDLERVACATION.COM for your next holiday.
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https://www.toddlervacation.com/ A TOOL FOR WRITERS WHO AVOID AI!
How about a writing assistant that limits itself to being your assistant … that’s UNLAZYWRITER!
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https://unlazywriter.com REAL PHOTOS, MORE CONFIDENCE!
Is that online image real or AI – hard to guess right, so improve your odds with free WASITAI.
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https://wasitai.com/ PURPOSE!
Key to a successful career? Purpose, says Barbara Martin Coppola.
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DID YOU LOSE YOUR PHONE IN A BIG CITY?
Grab ‘n Go stealing of mobile phones is big business these days! Don’t be a victim!
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TIVO SAYS GOOD-BYE!
Tivo made time shifting possible — fond memories for so many of us as it says goodbye …
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https://www.tivo.com DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD
Microsoft has created a startup group focused on creating profits out of doing good — Anthony Virapin made it happen!
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https://www.microsoft.com/socialentrepreneurship IT’S NOT SMART, IT’S WISE!
Sometimes a dumb phone is just what you need – here’s a very smart dumb phone … WISEPHONE.
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https://wisephone.com/ GIVE YOUR PHONE A BATH!
Yup, you’re right, a bath can make your phone feel like new again — it’s easy, quick and safe, if you do it right!
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PHONE ISN’T CHARGING NORMALLY?
Sometimes, your phone just won’t charge properly but you can’t find the cause — try a this treatment with a toothpick!
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DE-JUNK YOUR PHONE!
Clutter on your phone’s as bad as having clutter at home. Time to fix it and get things working better again.
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DON’T TOSS IT! FIX IT!
Fixing broken phones can be very expensive unless you have insurance on the device
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WHAT OS VERSION ARE YOU RUNNING?
Stay up to date with your OS updates — it can matter a LOT!
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READY TO TALK ABOUT PRIVACY?
So many great phone apps … but what about your privacy?
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MAKING FAMILY CHORES EASIER!
Home chores turn into a game with HABITAT!
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http://www.gethabitat.co MAKE SICK DAYS SIMPLER!
Tracking everything’s hard but it’s even harder when you’re unwell. MEDICATION Timer can help
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https://www.medicationtimer.com/ MAP YOUR MEMORIES!
MEMORYMAP gives you a birds-eye view of all your travel pix and a lot more.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nrk.memomap WHAT’S YOUR MARKET VALUE?
Wonder what you’re worth?? PAYSCOPE can can anonymously compare you profile to 27 million others and tell you what you should be asking for your work
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https://PayScope.ai KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR WORK!
Getting distracted is easy in.a world that designs things to grab your attention. FOCUSDIM tones those distractions down!
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https://www.privdev.com/focusdim DOES BLOCKCHAIN MATTER?
Blockchain gets gets talked about since AI arrived .. but it’s important for the future.
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https://www.hashgraph.com LEARN TO SELL!
Practice makes perfect according to the old saying – and SALESGYM aims to do that with your sales technique!
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https://salesgym.app SUNSHINE WHEN WE NEED IT?
Want to know what the sun’s going to do? Then check out SUNQUEST — it’ll tell you exactly what you need to know about the sun
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https://www.sunquest.com DE-TROLL YOUR INSTA!
Sick of Instagram trolls damaging your online experience? Then check out ZapTroll — it may just what you’re looking for!
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https://zaptroll.com KNOW YOUR BUGS … WITH BUGPIC!
What’s that bug? Is a good one or a bad one? BUGPIC knows and can tell you instantly.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/insect-bug-identifier-bugpic/id6744052801 GO-TO-MARKET DATA YOU CAN USE!
Knowing the market for your product can make the difference between success and failure — CLAY.COM provides that kind of data
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https://www.clay.com GREAT VISUALS, JUST LIKE THAT!
Great visuals can make a or break a document … and getting them doesn’t have to break the bank if you use UNSPLASH.COM.
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https://unsplash.com/ GET YOUR BACK UP!
A lot of backaches come from poor posture — UPRIGHT makes devices that painlessly train you to prevent that pain ..
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https://www.uprightpose.com