The latest version of Google Photos makes it possible to archive photos for safe, out-of-sight keeping. The tool was added to Google Photos 2.15 for Android devices, though it is not yet available to iOS devices or on the web 🙄. The archiving tool now appears within the navigation drawer on the left. A tutorial will walk people through the feature upon first use, after which archived photos can be accessed via the nav drawer.

Update: is now available for iOS.

Via 9to5Google.

Here are the nominee for your 2017 board game of the year:

The shortlist for board game’s biggest international award, the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year), has just been announced by the German critics’ association that awards the prize. The main Spiel des Jahres award is currently reserved for lighter, family-style games, while the more complex Kennerspiel des Jahres honors deeper or more strategic games.

The final decision will be made this summer, but for now, if you’re looking for something new to play with friends or family, this list provides a nice starting point.

Source.

One of the most popular 3rd party keyboards app for iOS has been updated introducing 68 new languages, making it over 100 in total. In addition, this release also introduces two new animated themes called Zig Zag & Cogs, each of which is available in three colors. With this update, You also get an updated app icon and an updated emoji panel with version 2.0, as well as a fresh new look for the Nickel Light and Nickel Dark themes.

Some fun fact, the company was acquired back in 2016 by Microsoft.

SwiftKey is available free on the App Store.

Today Google announced Google Assistant for iOS.

It’s most likely that the Assistant on iOS will be more limited than it is on Android. You probably won’t get the “Always on” hotword system that you get on Android phones, which allows you to just say “OK Google” even if the screen is off. The Assistant on iOS is most likely just an app. The hotword will still work, but you’ll have to have the Google app open. That’s similar to how the “Ok Google” trigger works on the Google app for iPhone today, but with Assistant on iOS you’ll get more functionality.

This is pretty interesting, from the Apple perspective, Siri now has some competition. If you ask me this is great because this can only make Apple continue actively working to make Siri better.

I’ve been a big fan of Shake Shack here in NYC, since forever and this week the folks behind the delicious burgers release their first ever cook book.

Shake Shack’s first-ever cookbook, with 70 recipes and plenty of stories, fun facts, and pro tips for the home cook and ShackFan, as well as 200 photographs.

Follow Shake Shack’s journey around the world; make your own ShackBurgers, crinkle-cut fries, and hand-spun frozen custard shakes at home; and get a glimpse into the culture, community, and inner workings of this global phenomenon.

Check the book out on Amazon for $16.99.

Ever since forever this is what I use every morning to make my coffee before a leave the house. Keep in mind that technically it doesn’t make espresso, because it can’t build that many bars of pressure.  But in reality it basically makes something sort of between espresso and coffee, so it’s kinda like a strong coffee hence the term “moka”.

• Produces 6 demitasse (2 ounce) cups of rich, velvety espresso in less than 5 minutes

• Made of high quality polished aluminum in the classic Bialetti Octagon shape

• Max Boiler Capacity : 10(fl oz), 300ml

• Patented safety valve; Easy to clean and disassemble

• 2 Year Warranty, Designed and Made in Italy

You can get the Bialetti  stovetop moka espresso maker at Amazon for $34.99.

Apple has applied for a patent that lets you use the digital assistant without having to talk to it.

From the patent:

User input can be received and in response to receiving the user input, the user input can be displayed as a first message in the GUI. A contextual state of the electronic device corresponding to the displayed user input can be stored. The process can cause an action to be performed in accordance with a user intent derived from the user input. A response based on the action can be displayed as a second message in the GUI.

Via http://appft.uspto.gov.

Yes, everybody and they mommy is talking about the new Amazon Echo Show. But don’t make no mistake about the little dot.

For those who don’t know by now, the Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device with a small, but nice built-in speaker, it can also connect to your speakers or headphones over Bluetooth or through a 3.5 mm audio cable to deliver stereo sound to the speakers you choose.

Alexa—the brain behind Echo Dot—is built in the cloud, so it is always getting smarter. The more you use Dot, the more it adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences. And because Echo Dot is always connected, updates are delivered automatically.

The Dot connects to the Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and so on. According to Amazon the Dot can hear you from across a room, even if music is playing in the background, nice!

The Amazon Echo Dot is available for $49.99.

Simply because a mug make a great gift for anyone in the business of drinking coffee or tea. Once you pour a hot cup of coffee the constellations will merge, pretty cool.

The mug includes the follow:

• Cassiopea
• Perseus
• Saggitarius
• Hercules
• Andromeda
• Scorpius
• Taurus
• Ursa Major (Big Dipper)
• Ursa Minor (Little Dipper) Orion
• Castor & Pollux.

The mug is available on Amazon for $13.95