Garmin’s new smartwatch lets streamers show real-time heart rates

Posted on 22/10/2020 by Engadget

Watch a Twitch streamer playing horror game du jour Phasmophobia, progressing in a tense esports tournament or perfecting a speedrun, and you might see their current heart rate on their feed. Garmin is offering broadcasters another way to layer that...

China’s revamped law bans online services that ‘induce addiction’ in kids

Posted on 18/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

China is implementing stricture measures in its bid to keep kids away from addictive digital content. The state-backed news agency Xinhua reported (via Reuters) that China has voted for revamped law that will ban internet products and services which...

Twitch Studio adds chat overlay and countdown timer tools

Posted on 12/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Twitch has updated its livestreaming software with more features, which will give streamers more ways to make their broadcasts pop. With Twitch Studio, you can now copy and paste or duplicate layers or scenes so that you can make your stream's visual...

Twitch clarifies its ban on terrorist and extremist content

Posted on 05/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Twitch has updated its community guidelines to clarify its ban on terrorist and extremist content. It said that it’s doing so to “reinforce the fact that this type of content has no place on Twitch.” We’ve clarified our policy prohibiting terrorist...

Amazon Explore offers livestreamed classes, tours and shopping

Posted on 30/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

We’re in the middle of a pandemic, which means most people are limiting the time they spend outdoors. That means fewer shopping trips and vacations — especially those that involve boarding a plane or train — with friends or family. Amazon’s solution...

Spotify will now list virtual events on artist pages

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The ongoing pandemic means that real-world concerts — the kind with people packed together, waving their hands and screaming their lungs out — are few and far between. Spotify has clearly noticed this and decided to spruce up the mostly-empty ‘On Tou...

Facebook Gaming’s partnered streamers can now play licensed music

Posted on 15/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook Gaming has secured partnerships with multiple music labels including Universal, Warner, Sony, BMG, Kobalt and Merlin. That means streamers can play a “vast amount” of tunes without worrying about copyright takedown notices. For now, the feat...

Google’s latest experimental app lets influencers host paid online events

Posted on 09/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Area 120, Google’s internal startup incubator, wants to give YouTubers and other influencers a platform to host paid online events. Fundo, its new app, allows those individuals to set up internet meet and greets and workshops with their fans. It give...

Facebook blocks terminally ill French man from livestreaming his death

Posted on 05/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook is dealing with a test of its policies barring live streams involving suicide and self-harm. The social media giant told the AFP (via The Verge) it would block terminally ill French man Alain Cocq from livestreaming his death. The French gov...

Lollapalooza 2020 will be online with new and old performances

Posted on 27/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Not surprisingly, the massive weekend-long music festival Lollapalooza isn’t happening in Chicago this year. Perhaps also unsurprising is the fact that there will be a massive Lollapalooza livestream in its place. As reported by the Chicago Tribune,...

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