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Grab your fork and dig in: Android 9.0 Pie is here  Pie is delicious, whether it’s apple, blueberry, or pumpkin. Get ready to grab another slice, as the baked dish is the name of the next version of Android. Android 9.0 Pie is here, right out of the oven, and it’s coming to a phone near you soon. Google’s Pixel and Pixel 2 devices will receive the new version first, with Android One smartphones following towards the end of the year, as well as any other device that was eligible to partake in the Android Open Beta. After that it’s all based on when the manufacturer and carrier want to issue to update. Essential has already rolled out the 9.0 update for its only phone. Google believes strongly that your phone should be intimately yours, and should adapt to your life, rather than the other way around. Android 9.0 Pie is bringing several features powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These additions are general quality of life improvements, so don’t expect th...

1. The smartest (and nicest) scale yet   Qardio makes a few different at-home health devices, like a futuristic blood pressure cuff and ECG monitor. But the one you’ll likely want for your bathroom is the new QardioBase 2, a sleek-looking scale that measures weight and full-body composition stats like percent body fat and muscle mass. It’s also got cool features like the ability to recognize individual family members and a pregnancy mode that can track your nine months with charts. And if you hate numbers, a “motivational goal setting mode” allows you to replace them with smiley faces (really). 2. The next-gen face mask     A gadget called a “ UFO ” is guaranteed to grab your attention, right? That’s what Foreo has dubbed its “ advanced smart mask ,” a device that simplifies the messy sheet-mask process into a 90-second treatment it says will help give you clear, glowy skin. The UFO utilizes a few skin-care technologies common in dermatologi...