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Sleep Aid Apps
Sleep deprivation can have all sorts of harmful effects on your body — ranging from depression to heart diseases and several other more severe diseases. But as PC Mike Wendland reports, a number of apps can help you get a better night’s sleep. The SleepScore app tracks your sleep and shows when you sleep light, deep and when you wake up. The app uses sonar technology so you only have to have your phone by your bedside for it to work. The app is free for iOS and Android with premium features available for purchase. Sleep Cycle tracks your sleep and provides analysis to help you get a good night’s sleep…
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Prescription Discount Apps
If you have an ongoing health condition that requires prescription medication, you’re well aware of how expensive it can be. However, skipping your medication because you can’t afford it can put your health at risk and can worsen your medical conditions. As PC Mike Wendland reports, there are apps that can help make your prescriptions more affordable. Easy Drug Card is a discount prescription app that helps users save up to 80 percent. The card provides access to a discount pharmacy network of 63,000 participating pharmacies nationwide including Walgreens, CVS, Rite-Aid, Walmart, Costco and more. It can also be used to save on pet medications. The app is free for…
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Coloring apps for adults
For all of the amazing things we can do with our smartphones and tablets, apps that allow us to color remain some of the most popular. PC Mike Wendland tells you this week about three of the highest charting. IBis Paint X provides 2,500 images that users can make their own with hundreds of fonts, brushes, filters, screen tones, and blending modes. The app will record drawing processes, has a stroke stabilization feature, and things special rulers and clipping mask features. The app is free for iOS and Android. Recolor has more than 4,000 unique adult coloring pages – all created by professional artists and/or others who have uploaded their…
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Apps for online learning
If you’ve ever talked about taking an extra class or two to acquire a new skill but never had the time, there’s no longer an excuse. As PC Mike Wendland reports, online courses available through apps can help you learn anytime, anywhere. MasterClass has two defining characteristics that set it apart from any other online learning system. First is the talent. MasterClass recruits A-listers as its instructors. Steve Martin teaches comedy, Serena Williams teaches tennis, and so on. Second, the classes are supremely high quality in both production value and course composition. An all-access pass costs $180 per year or $15 per month, and the app itself is free for…
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Pregnancy tracking apps
Pregnancy tracking apps certainly are not a substitute for professional medical advice, but they can be fun and helpful when it comes to tracking a baby’s growth over time. In his report this week, PC Mike Wendland offers three great choices for expectant mothers. Hear My Baby Heartbeat App is so popular that it’s currently atop the App Store’s medical category. You use just your iPhone microphone to record and share your baby’s sounds. The app isolates the baby’s sounds and amplifies them making them easier to detect and hear. The app is $4.99 for iOS. HiMommy Has you enter your due date to receive daily information about your little…
