This Week
NINE THOUSAND’S A LOT!!
This show’s special for us — it’s our 9,000th show! Our whole team is dedicating it to Jan Ziff, my wife, co-founder extraordinaire and long-time SoundBytes host. Many thanks to cbs and all our listeners over the last 35 years!
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TRACK YOUR SLEEP AND BE RESTED!
It’s not enough to sleep — the sleep needs to be restful. REPOSA’s designed to ensure that, subtley nudging you when necessary to ensure you wake up refreshed.
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https://reposa-sleep.rest/ KNOW YOUR ROCKS!
Wouldn’t it be nice to look at rock and actually be able to know what it is and about its history? The ROCKPIC app that can tell you all that from just a photo.
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https://rockidentifier.net/ FOR YOUR PET’S BEST HEALTH!
Your pet needs healthy food. But it’s hard to know what’s actually in the packages … SAFE PET TREATS to provide all the details and advice so you can make the right choices.
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https://safepettreats.com/ THIS CAMERA’S NOT BORING!
Remember using a film camera? NOT BORING CAMERA brings that feeling to your phone. And it can even create images with a film look and feel!
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/not-boring-camera/id6737783441Recent Programming
GIVE YOURSELF SOME CALM!
Want to get to a place that can calm your mind when you need it? CALM’s an app designed to help you get there whenever you need to!
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https://www.calm.com PRESERVING HISTORY ONLINE!
If AI’s going to change the world, we need to preserve a record of things as they were before AI arrived. LOW BACKGROUND STEEL is doing exactly that.
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https://lowbackgroundsteel.ai WEDDING PLANNING MADE SIMPLE!
Ask anybody who’s organized a wedding … it’s one of the most stress-filled projects you can imagine! A great wedding planner app can help a lot — BIG DAY BLUEPRINT may be your answer.
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https://www.bigdayblueprint.com FASHION WITHOUT THE FUSS!
Everybody loves gorgeous fashion … RENT THE RUNWAY offers you a huge variety of the latest fashions for a reasonable monthly rental. Change as often as you want, all at a price you can afford!
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https://www.renttherunway.com FREE TV … WORLD-WIDE!
What if you could watch TV from round the world for free? Interested? Then TV GARDEN’s the place for you!
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http://tv.garden YOUR ART EVENTS GUIDE!
Love Art? Traveling soon? Then check out HAPPENZ, a guide to all the art-related events in cities you’re likely to be visiting
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http://happenz.org IS THAT URL SAFE?
To click or not to click .. that is the question … okay, so it’s not exactly Shakespeare . But ISURLSAFE does help improve life by letting you check a URL before clicking on it!
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https://isurlsafe.com COOL SITES FOR LAZY PEOPLE!
Are you lazy? Well, so are lots of other people — and that’s the reason for LAZYPEOPLE. When you have a few minutes while waiting for something, its AI will take you to cool, obscure sites.
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https://lazypeople.click/ YOUR KNEE’S BEST FRIEND!
At some point your knees may need surgery and you need to know what’s going on, what will happen and what to expect during recovery. MY ORTHO COMPANION will have you covered!
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myortho-companion-knee/id6744868471 TEMPORARY EMAIL MADE EASY
Entering your name on a website can be a recipe for receiving spam — TEMPMAIL’s a free solution to create mailboxes only last one day and keep your real address hidden.
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https://tempmailsafe.com/ SCREENSHOTS CAN POP!
Screenshots in your presentations look boring? Change that with CRISPSHARE!
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https://crispshare.com/ WORKOUTS YOU CAN FOLLOW!
Do you simply want to improve your fitness without becoming a fitness fanatic? Then FITFOR may be fitness app for you.
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https://fitfor.app/ CUT THE SWEETS AND CRAVINGS!
We definitely don’t want to give up cookies … but maybe regain control over our binges … that’s what LASTCOOKIE is designed to bring us.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lastcookie-quit-sugar-now/id6746574073 STAY AHEAD OF THE SCAMMERS!
Everybodys heard of phishing, but it’s hard to catch the fakes — PHISHING OR NOT focuses on helping you to catch the fraudsters before they can do damage.
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https://phishingornot.com NO MORE HOME OFFICE BLUES!
Sick of working from your home but don’t have a great place to sit and work nearby? Then let STUDY NEAR ME! suggest a solution form its curated list.
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https://studynearme.com/ TWO-FACTOR MADE EASY!
2-Factor Authentication is here to stay – so how to make it easier to use?
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http://www.duo.com ENCRYPT YOUR TEXTS!
Ensure that your messages are encrypted — it’s effortless and it’s a wise security precaution.
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https://www.signal.orghttp://www.whatsapp.com STABILIZE YOUR SELFIES!
DJI’s Osmo 7p is a Stedi-Cam, tripod, selfie stick and a lot more – we loved it!
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https://www.dji.com A STEP FORWARD FOR AI!
There are various systems to help us all use AI more effectively – we spoke to Richard Socher, founder & CEO of YOU.COM.
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http://www.you.com FIGHT SURVEILLANCE PRICING!
Ever wonder how Amazon & others set pricing?
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