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The JaxJox interactive home gym.

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JaxJox, which makes a smart personalized home gym that uses AI to track and improve your performance and give you a wellness score, just scored itself. The Seattle-based fit tech company announced today that it has raised $10 million to bring its JaxJox “interactive fitness studio” to market.

The company also announced an exclusive retail partnership with Best Buy, and customers can get the fitness studio installed by Best Buy’s Geek Squad.

The system consists of a 43” touchscreen TV that can display fitness classes as well as data about your performance. The screen rotates both horizontally and vertically, and tilts if you’re doing floor exercises. Crucially, however, JaxJox isn’t just about cardio: the system has integrated smart dumbbells and a smart kettlebell — both configurable for different weights — that also report performance data. There’s also a “smart push-up device” and a vibrating,

October 13, 2020 [email protected]_84

Why experts say the pandemic-led virtual-fitness boom is here to stay

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Much like how Netflix and Amazon disrupted the way Americans watch television and shop, experts say the on-demand fitness boom is ushering in the next wave of digitization in our lives.
While the pandemic was integral to the rise of digital fitness, Matthew Schopfer, the head of research at Infusive, said it ultimately accelerated a push toward digital fitness that had long been in the works.
“The virtual component was already a big deal for us as a brand,” Retro Fitness Chief Marketing Officer Victor Bao told Business Insider. “And then as the pandemic shut down every single business in the world, we made a big thrust into virtual.”
We talked to leaders in the fitness industry and analysts about why they think virtual fitness is here to stay, even when the pandemic subsides.
Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

The pandemic has drastically changed the way Americans exercise,

October 13, 2020 [email protected]_84

We Like Our Health Insurance And Working From Home

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Jan Dubauskas is the Vice President of Healthinsurance.com.

We have experienced a lot of change throughout the course of the pandemic that has required us to reconsider our priorities and become nimble in the way we work and how we reach out to our clients. Many were skeptical that these changes would lead to similar productivity. However, as we prioritize our health during the pandemic, working from home has become important, and many (24%, according to CNBC) have adapted so well that they want to keep doing it.

When we first started working from home, the primary concern for many was to set up an office, retain camaraderie, and continue meeting with clients. During the spring, as I watched as annual springtime conferences got canceled or sent to an online format, I keenly felt the void previously filled by those intense social interactions. It seemed that with a bit

October 12, 2020 [email protected]_84

Lowe’s Announces 2020 Vendor Partners of the Year

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MOORESVILLE, N.C., Oct. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Each year, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. recognizes vendor partners who continue to raise the bar in delivering outstanding quality, innovation, value and service. Lowe’s is proud to announce it has named Altman Specialty Plants, Monopy and Reliance Worldwide (Sharkbite) as the company’s 2020 Vendor Partners of the Year. Even during these unprecedented times in the world and the retail industry, these companies have remained committed to going above and beyond to meet customer needs at a time when home has never been more important.

Furthering the company’s commitment to offering more sustainable products in its assortment, Lowe’s recognized LG Electronics with the company’s first-ever Sustainability Award. With more than 80 percent of its portfolio being ENERGY STAR certified products, LG Electronics offers customers a wide selection of environmentally friendly appliances from washers and dryers to refrigerators, ranges, ovens and dishwashers. Its robust sustainability strategy

October 11, 2020 [email protected]_84

2 Stay-at-Home Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now

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Some technology companies have had the unique opportunity to help businesses of all sizes weather the coronavirus pandemic. And some of these tech stocks have thrived as people around the world spend more time at home than ever before.

Investors who are looking for a couple of investments that are tapping into the stay-at-home trend should consider snatching up shares of Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) and Limelight Networks (NASDAQ:LLNW). Here’s why these two stay-at-home tech stocks are worth considering right now.

Image source: Getty Images.

1. Zoom Video in on this investment opportunity

I was a bit skeptical about Zoom’s stock when it started gaining attention months ago as the U.S. lockdowns began. My hesitation was that there are plenty of other video communication tools available from tech heavyweights, so how could Zoom’s services beat them all?

Boy was I wrong. Zoom’s stock is up an astounding 611% so

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Legend One $21,500 tiny home with AI is available for pre-order

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Nestron will be manufacturing the Legend One, an eco friendly $21,500 tiny home with artificial intelligence systems and a bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom.
For $12,500 more, the 167.92-square foot home — which is currently available for pre-order — can come fully furnished and move-in ready.
The Legend tiny home lineup was designed to appeal to the traditional tiny home customer that’s drawn to container or cabin homes.
Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

Nestron will be manufacturing the Legend One, an eco-friendly $21,500 tiny home with artificial intelligence systems.

The company, which was founded three years ago, currently has two tiny home “series” in its product lineup: the Legend and the Cube, both with differing exterior appearances but similar interior amenities, like eco-friendly components and an artificial intelligence system.

The Cube tiny homes — which is currently the company’s most popular series — were designed to appear

October 11, 2020 [email protected]_84

Look Out, Cable: T-Mobile Is Accelerating Its 5G Home Broadband Offering

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Many investors know we’re at the beginning of the 5G era. 5G wireless technology has been hyped as the next big thing, with lightning-fast speeds and low latency enabling next-generation applications we can’t even think of yet.

Another potential use for 5G that’s more immediate and quantifiable? Replacing your broadband connection. Yet while the limits of 5G technology probably wouldn’t work in the crowded city today, 5G broadband may soon be making its way to the country.

Last week, T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) announced that it will be taking its home LTE broadband project and accelerating it in a big way across the United States. And it could come at AT&T‘s (NYSE:T) expense.

A mobile router sits on a table with a laptop behind it.

T-Mobile is going after the rural broadband market. Image source: Getty Images.

“450 Cities & Towns Left High-and-Dry by AT&T”

With its usual combative flair, T-Mobile said in a Thursday press release:

T-Mobile is throwing a lifeline to

October 10, 2020 [email protected]_84

Home improvements in the time of Coronavirus

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The shift to remote work during the coronavirus pandemic has had an effect on the home renovation market. Spending more time in the home has spurred a do-it-yourself (DIY) renovation renaissance and home improvement projects have become popular with the advent of social media platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube which offer ideas and inspiration.

Since the onset of the coronavirus, national home-improvement retailers like Lowes and Home Depot have reported record sales. Many homeowners are looking to improve the design and functionality of their homes by either making aesthetic changes or by upgrading and renovating to improve utility and efficiency. Smaller DIY projects ranging from landscaping to upgrading appliances and painting the exterior of the home are popular, but homeowners are also tackling larger scale DIY renovation projects such as kitchens and bathrooms.

Homeowners look for the best Return on Investment (ROI) on

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1 killed in Charlotte home late Friday, police say

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Police are investigating the killing of a person in a Charlotte home late Friday.

The victim was stabbed, Charlotte Observer news partner WBTV reported.

Police said they responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in a home in the 5000 block of Cheval Place just after 8:30 p.m. The house is off North Sharon Amity Road in east Charlotte.

MEDIC responders pronounced the victim dead, police said in a news release.

CMPD has not disclosed how the person died, only that they found the victim with a wound.

The victim was a 20-year-old man who was arguing with someone he knew, WSOC-TV reported. Police haven’t released the victim’s name and age or said if anyone was arrested.

Officers have talked with witnesses and are “not looking for any suspects at this time,” according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department release.

Anyone with information is asked to call

October 10, 2020 [email protected]_84

ECSO searching for escaped inmate from Escambia County Jail

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Colin Warren-Hicks, Pensacola News Journal
Published 12:56 p.m. CT Oct. 9, 2020 | Updated 2:35 p.m. CT Oct. 9, 2020

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s helping in finding an inmate who escaped from the Escambia County Jail.

Jeremy Daniel Pecotte, 28, of Pensacola, was arrested in April on suspicion of using a mini camera and a selfie stick to record at least one woman going to the bathroom at Lowe’s Home Improvement on Airport Boulevard.

Pecotte was last seen about 10:30 a.m. Friday working with an Escambia County Road Crew in the 20 block of Bauer Road. He was wearing black boots and blue inmate scrubs with white lettering reading “ECRP,” according to an ECSO social media post.

Anyone with any information about Pecotte’s whereabouts has been asked to call 911 immediately.

Pecotte was arrested April 29, charged with voyeurism and booked into the

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This Smart Home Gym Is The Future Of Fitness

Why experts say the pandemic-led virtual-fitness boom is here to stay

We Like Our Health Insurance And Working From Home

Lowe’s Announces 2020 Vendor Partners of the Year

2 Stay-at-Home Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now

1. Zoom Video in on this investment opportunity

Legend One $21,500 tiny home with AI is available for pre-order

Look Out, Cable: T-Mobile Is Accelerating Its 5G Home Broadband Offering

“450 Cities & Towns Left High-and-Dry by AT&T”

Home improvements in the time of Coronavirus

1 killed in Charlotte home late Friday, police say

ECSO searching for escaped inmate from Escambia County Jail