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    This new Kohler sensor is like a health detective in your toilet – tiny camera and all

    Nina Raemont/ZDNETWant to follow my work? Add ZDNET as a trusted source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysKohler’s Dekoda will grade your hydration. Dekoda monitors pee, bowel movements, and blood in the toilet bowl. The device retails for $599 and launched on Wednesday. You probably aren’t drinking enough water, and Kohler’s newest device tells you so — from your toilet. Kohler unveiled Dekoda, a sensor that attaches to a toilet to monitor hydration, gut health, hemoglobin, and more. The device uses a spectroscopy sensor and a tiny camera to monitor what’s going into the toilet bowl. The sensors analyze hydration levels, bowel movements, and hemoglobin levels within the bowl. The position of the camera is pointed down, so Dekoda only monitors what is in the toilet bowl.Also: I tested the 4 most popular health trackers for a year – and they’re on sale for Prime DayDekoda is the latest health tech device that passively monitors personal data and turns it into easily viewable health information that a user can address. It also turns everyday activities, like peeing, into a quantifiable data point and score. The app gives users a hydration rating, effectively scoring them on how much water they’ve drunk each day.  More

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    Finally, hook-free earbuds that actually stay in my ears (no matter what I’m doing)

    Baseus Inspire XP1 earbuds <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Baseus Inspire XP1 earbuds are on sale on Amazon for $104. These earbuds’ seal allows them to fit like a glove, so they seal better than most, maximizing audio quality. The app is pretty minimal. –> Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. I cannot […] More

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    10 ChatGPT prompt tricks I use – to get the best results, faster

    Andriy Onufriyenko / Moment / Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Here’s how to write prompts for more accurate ChatGPT responses. Use personas and context to guide the AI’s tone and depth. Experiment and refine your prompts to get better results. ChatGPT is the world’s most […] More

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    World’s first truly free software phone? That’s the FSF’s new ‘long game’

    klyaksun/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has unveiled a new initiative […] More