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r/GoogleHealthFitbit r/googlehome r/wok r/PixelWatch
Is there really no decent bedside device anymore?
▲ 185 r/googlehome

Is there really no decent bedside device anymore?

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7 or 8 years ago I bought a bunch of Insignia speakers (Best Buy Brand, see photo) for all the main rooms in the house. They're compact, effective (mainly for Google Home commands, less for music) and they all displayed the time and outside temperature, which was handy wherever I was in the house. One of them is starting to malfunction and, in searching for a similar replacement, I'm coming out empty. Lots of options for Alexa but nothing for Google Home other than the giant screen model which is a complete overkill for a bedside device. What's going on with the Google ecosystem?

u/WaterNoIcePlease — 13 days ago
▲ 4 r/PixelWatch

Pixel watch 4 is not reading my heart rate correctly during workouts

The watch is fitted snuggly (but not too tight), and my HR is obviously in the 140s range doing deadlifts and squats, but the watch shows HR values in the 80s and 90s. Any idea what's going on?

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u/WaterNoIcePlease — 3 months ago
▲ 9 r/wok

Strata 14" wok

Just wanted to mention that I recently bought the 14" Strata 3-ply nitrided carbon steel wok after reading about it in this sub, and it's a fantastic find for my application. I'm cooking on an induction stove and I tried 2 other carbon steel works with no joy. They only heat up at the flat bottom and you can comfortably touch them an inch up the curved wall and they're barely warm. That really makes for a lousy stir trying experience.

The Strata has an aluminum layer sandwiched in between the outer carbon steel layers, and to my surprise, it makes the wok really hot all the way to the upper edge, even smoking the thin oil layer up on the slope. It's a must if you're on an induction stove!

The nitriding is just a maintenance bonus feature which I certainly appreciate.

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u/WaterNoIcePlease — 5 months ago