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What Kim's Watching August 19, 2020
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6 fitness gadgets to help you lose weight and get healthy
Trying to stay healthy or improve your fitness? If you're willing to put in the work, these gadgets can help. Kim shares six products that will make hitting your fitness goals fun and easy. Some are wearable, others get you moving and all are aimed at getting you in shape.
28 years of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator
Microsoft's Flight Simulator has been around for almost 30 years now and every iteration has gotten a little better and a little more in-depth. Whether it's upgraded graphics, more realistic physics, or just more planes to fly, Microsoft continues to push the limit.
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Cheap tech not worth the money
There are times you can make do with the inexpensive stuff when it comes to tech. But sometimes that'll come back to bite you. It takes a keen eye to separate the rip-offs from genuine bargains. In this Digital Life Hack, Kim has a list of tech to avoid and some genuinely good discount products that don’t skimp on security.
Breaking into a smart home with a laser
It shouldn’t come as a shock that all those smart devices in your home are not the most secure. It turns out they are even easier to hack than previously believed. This scientist proves not only can these devices be hacked into, but it can be done with a simple laser. You might think twice about your system after watching this.
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Hack to make your mask fit better in seconds
We are all having to wear masks nowadays to basically go anywhere. You may have noticed it can be frustrating to get them to fit just right and sometimes they slip or are downright uncomfortable. Good news, this clip will show you some simple tricks to help make that mask fit just right.
Using technology to treat depression and ‘rewire’ the brain
Doctors are using technology to treat depression with a new system called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS. The non-invasive procedure uses magnetic fields, like an MRI, to stimulate the areas of the brain that are affected by mental illnesses like clinical depression. Kim talks to Dr. TeeJay Tripp and his patient, Candise Miller, about the impact of TMS and how technology is changing both healthcare and mental health care.
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