Now it’s confirming when the update will actually arrive. And it’s a lot sooner than people probably think. Turns out, the update will be landing for compatible smartwatches next week. So if you have a Fossil smartwatch that’s compatible, get it ready. Fossil smartwatches will get the Wear OS 3 update on October 17 Fossil smartwatches will get the Wear OS 3 update on October 17 The update is just around the corner for Fossil’s existing lineup....

There are plenty of things you can do to get out of the creative rut. Plenty of ways to overcome the creative block. But we often forget the simplest and the most obvious one, and it is to do nothing. Sometimes, the best way is to retreat, to take a step back from everything and just be. In this amazingly inspiring video, Sean Tucker discusses why retreat can sometimes be the best thing you can do for your creativity....

Let’s start with the design. The new streaming stick appears a bit longer than last year’s model. It sports the same dual-tone finish but does away with the “Mi” branding and adopts the new Xiaomi logo. In fact, the FCC listing refers to the device as Xiaomi TV Stick instead of Mi TV Stick. And that’ll likely be the official marketing name for the product. If you’ve been following the news recently, you probably know that the Chinese company is in the process of phasing out the “Mi” branding....

You will use your Android phone to install apps on your TV You will use your Android phone to install apps on your TV Most people find it a lot easier to find and install apps using their phones than using their TVs. Google is looking to leverage this with a new feature in the Google Play Store. If you have an Android phone and an Android TV both on the same account, you will see an additional option when you go to install an app....

At Adobe MAX 2019, Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky announced the Content Authenticity Initiative – a nascent and ambiguously defined way for attribution to travel with an image and allow consumers to know, in the words of Adobe VP Dana Rao, that “the content they’re seeing is authentic.” In announcing the initiative alongside partners The New York Times and Twitter, Belsky said, “Together, we’re developing an industry-wide standard to allow creators to put their mark on their work and have that attribution accompany that piece of content across different platforms, posts and stories....