Electronics gadgets: Apple Watch Will No Longer Leave You Lost

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Apple Watch Will No Longer Leave You Lost

AUGUST 11, 2020

Everything worth knowing in tech today, August 11, 2020. Happy birthday to the prankster from San Jose, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak!

⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds

Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to):

351 Articles, 6 Podcasts, 14 Press Releases, 422 Tweets, & 9 YouTube videos

1. Google Maps Return to Apple Watch

For those of you who like Google's Maps app better than Apple's own iteration, you're in luck (again). Apple Watch just got the "better" mapping service back on the wrist, which is a good thing, because Android watches are pretty bad.

2. Toshiba is Finished With Laptops

Toshiba just sold its Dynabook business to Sharp Corporation, which may or may not mean much for anyone. Still, it's weird to see a company known for quality laptops sort of just give up, right?

3. Twitter Tests Retweet Counts

If being super popular is important to you, Twitter's new move to place quoted retweet counts directly on your tweets is gonna make your day. It's testing the feature right now, so be prepared for yet another way to feed the hype beast.

🦑 Go Deeper

We're still dealing with all the TikTok tomfoolery at the nation's top levels, but Charlie Sorrel takes a deeper look at why Instagram's competing Reels feature isn't its own thing, but shoehorned into the main Instagram app.

🎱 By the Numbers

We see you, Google

Data: Counterpoint Research

Apple Watch is the top-selling smartwatch by far, making Google's move to get its Maps app back on the Apple wrist a smart one—and good for consumers!

🤓 Nerd Out

"Road trip? More like road...click?" -Kyree Leary, Assistant News Editor

Just because travel is restricted doesn't mean we can't check out cool places around the globe. This 19-year-old Harvard sophomore decided to spend part of his summer virtually traveling across the country, because, well, 2020. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

I can't believe it's not butter chicken

Image: Hasbro

3D-printed plant-based "meat?" That's what KFC is planning on breading up and serving to customers this fall. It's only in Moscow to start, which is a bummer, but do you really want to taste test version 1.0 of the Colonel's 3D-printed "chicken" nuggets? We'll wait till at least 2.0.

🙈 Wait, What?

Classic gaming goes way back

You might think 1972's Pong was the first video game, but you'd be wrong! 1971's Computer Space was actually the first arcade/commercially available video game. Even that one is pre-dated by Spacewar! from 1962, though the latter wasn't sold as a product. Who knew? Now YOU do.