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Kool Tools: SMART DOG Trainer

Pet “parents” looking to take their training on-the-go need to look no further than the phone they’re carrying, thanks to the new SMART DOG Trainer by PetSafe.

The trainer allows you to train using a smartphone. Utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology, the PetSafe SMART DOG Trainer app connects an iPhone or Android smartphone to the training collar, providing an easy way for pet owners to communicate with their pet.

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IHS: spending on VR entertainment to hit $3.3 billion by 2020

Aggressive promotional activity from smartphone vendors and the launch of premium smartphone VR solutions, including Google’s Daydream View, will help drive the installed base of VR headsets from 4 million in 2015 to 81 million in 2020, according to IHS Market (www.ihs.com). That same year, consumer spending on VR headsets will reach $7.9 billion and spending on VR entertainment will hit $3.3 billion, adds the research group.

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Graphic Inspector Now Supports macOS 10.12 Sierra

Zevrix Solutions has released Graphic Inspector 2.1.6, a compatibility update to its quality control solution for images and vector graphic files.

The tool is designed to solve the problem of quickly locating files with specific resolution, color, spot channels, fonts and other attributes. Graphic Inspector can also search file metadata, report image compression, and save search criteria in workflow specific presets. The new version introduces full support for macOS Sierra.

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