The trailer for Season 3 of The Pitt was released the other day. I really enjoyed the first two seasons of the show and am looking forward to seeing what Season 3 brings!
The trailer for Season 3 of The Pitt was released the other day. I really enjoyed the first two seasons of the show and am looking forward to seeing what Season 3 brings!
Walmart recently announced that tap-to-pay will be coming to select Walmart and Sam’s Club stores starting on August 24, 2026:
We want customers and members to have choice in how they pay, so they can check out in the way that works best for them. Now, beginning Aug. 24, we will be adding Tap to Pay to our payment options at select Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations, with plans to roll it out to all U.S. stores and clubs by the end of 2026 and to fuel stations by mid-2027.
Walmart previously offered customers the option to pay using Walmart Pay, which can be done from within the Walmart app, but held off on adopting the standard tap-to-pay options that have been available at other retailers for years.
For those who follow the New England Patriots, here’s a pretty cool video that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the team’s new football facility - The New Balance Athletic Center.
Had a great time at the Flight Experience for Youth (FEFY) Fundraising Dinner and Live Auction at Sugarbush Soaring last night! It was great to see people come together to support such a great organization!
Congratulations to Mr_Mammal on raising $50,800.69 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during his latest 24-hour charity livestream! It was a great stream for a great cause!
For those interested, here’s a link to the highlight video on YouTube!
Saddened to learn that longtime technology blogger and writer Om Malik passed away earlier this week. He founded the GigaOm website in 2006 and later wrote on his personal blog, Om.co.
Malik was also a great photographer, with his photos available on PhotosByOm.com and Instagram.
My sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew him.
Happy Father’s Day to all of the dads out there! Hope you all had a great day! Thank you for everything that you do!
Andy Ihnatko, announcing the re-launch of his website:
Well. Whatever, I’ve decided that it’s time to end the “Soft Opening” era of my new site/blog. Lots of folks discovered it on their own. I incorrectly supposed that by hiding it behind a mysterious URL identical to my last name, I’d be able to live-test the CMS and my customizations in secrecy.
I’ve been a follower of Ihnatko for a number of years now and enjoy hearing his takes on technology and particularly Apple via the MacBreak Weekly podcast on the TWiT Podcast Network. It’s great to see that he has re-launched his website and I look forward to seeing his takes on all things technology!
Spent this past weekend hanging out with Zeba’s family at an Airbnb by the beach! Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, it was still a great time! Though, as you can see in the video below, my rock skipping skills might need some work!
Just discovered that you can pinch in and out while on the “Month” view of the native iOS “Calendar” app to change how much data is shown for events.
Was scrolling through Instagram today and came across this simulation that NASA released a few years ago of what it would look like to fall into a black hole. Pretty interesting stuff!
Oura announced the latest version of their health and fitness-focused smart ring today - the Oura Ring 5:
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ŌURA, maker of the world’s leading smart ring, today announced Oura Ring 5, the smallest smart ring in the world. Built on more than twelve years of industry-leading innovation, Oura delivers its most advanced health sensing and insights in a more comfortable and compact form than ever before. Crafted from lightweight, non-allergenic titanium, Oura Ring 5 goes beyond tracking. Oura pairs its most innovative hardware yet with new software that moves beyond tracking to action—spanning preventative health, metabolic insights, live activity, and more to deliver the most complete member experience yet.
According to the company, the Oura Ring 5 is “40 percent smaller, with next-generation sensing for best-in-class accuracy, week-long battery life, and powerful new software features that connect clinical history with real-time biometrics to create a more comprehensive, predictive view of health.”
The Oura Ring 5 is available for pre-order now, in a variety of colors / finishes, with prices starting at $399.
I purchased an Oura Ring 4 back in October, 2024 but ended up returning it a short while later. While I like the idea of wearing a smart ring, I also wear an Apple Watch and found that I already had much of the data that the Oura Ring provided.
That said, the Oura Ring’s sleep tracking was a nice feature to have, especially as I don’t generally wear my Apple Watch to bed. I did find the Oura Ring 4 to be a bit on the thicker side, so I am interested in seeing how the smaller 5th generation ring looks and feels.
Had a great time in Vermont this past weekend! I was even able to get my first glider lesson of the season in on Saturday!
Back on May 7th, Google announced the Fitbit Air, a new, screenless, health tracker:
Fitbit has always been committed to making great wearable technology that works for as many people as possible, through the right form factors and the right price points. But even today, many people find wearable devices to be too bulky, too complicated or too expensive.
That’s where Fitbit Air comes in — it’s simple, affordable and comfortable enough to wear 24/7. It was designed to unlock the full power of the Google Health Coach, bringing personal health insights and recommendations to everyone.
The Fitbit Air has a similar look to existing trackers by companies like Whoop, which have been pretty popular over the past few years, albeit with little competition so it will be interesting to see if and how this might shake things up.
And while it’s not exactly the same thing, the Fitbit Air somewhat reminds me of the Fitbit Flex (which I actually reviewed way back in 2014) and similar health and fitness trackers that were available a number of years ago.
Happy 7th “Gotcha Day” to our best bud, Sully!
Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and all of the moms out there! Hope you had a great day! Thanks for all you do!
Learned that WordPress recently announced a microblogging theme called “Blurt” that includes some features that can be found on other microblogging / social media websites, like Twitter / X, etc.
I created a new site on WordPress.com to test it out and think it’s pretty nice. You can even import your posts from Twitter / X, Mastodon, and Bluesky.
Zeba and I went down to Newport a few days ago to celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary! We had a great time!
Took the “Learn to Lead” course at Central Rock Gym today with Zeba! It was quite the challenge at times (and a bit nerve-wracking with those falls), but a lot of fun!
Apple, in a press release on their “Newsroom” website:
Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026. The transition, which was approved unanimously by the Board of Directors, follows a thoughtful, long-term succession planning process.
Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer as he works closely with Ternus on a smooth transition. As executive chairman, Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world.
The transition from Cook to Ternus as Apple’s CEO has been in the rumor-mill for a while now, though it seemed as though there was some uncertainty regarding the timing of when it would actually happen.
Tim Cook has lead Apple since Steve Jobs stepped down from the CEO role back in 2011. During that time, the company has seen a great deal of success including many product launches and even becoming the first company with a $1 trillion valuation.
It will be interesting to see what happens once Ternus takes the reigns in September!
Best wishes to everyone who is running the Boston Marathon today!
Happy Easter! I hope everybody had a great day!
My brother and his fiancée took the “Intro to Climbing” class at Central Rock Gym this evening and then joined Zeba and I for some climbing after! It was a great time! My brother even made it to the top of a route I had been working on for a few sessions!
Just found out that there’s a Saturday Night Live UK version that premiered last night (also executive produced by Lorne Michaels). I had no idea that was in the works!
Manton Reece, founder of Micro.blog and creator of new RSS reader app Inkwell, announced the release of a native Inkwell app for the Mac earlier today. If you’re interested in checking it out, the app is available for download directly from the link in his blog post.
While I haven’t yet tried the Inkwell app for macOS, I did check out the web version and enjoyed using it! One of the features that sets Inkwell apart from other RSS readers is the ability to highlight text from within a post and then use that to create a new post on your own Micro.blog account.
Additionally, the “Fading” tab, which collects posts older than a few days and automatically archives them afer a week, is a nice way to ensure you don’t end up with too many unread posts to catch up on.