Why 'countdown mode' is the task manager feature I can't live without

While I call my approach "working better under pressure," my family tends to call it "procrastinating." Either way, I'm the ...

The Flipper Zero creators’ Busy Bar productivity display will go on sale next month

The focus-enhancing device is still priced at $249, but the first 3,000 units will be discounted to $199.
AOL

My wife and I set retirement countdown timers for ages 59 and 60. Our spreadsheet says we're ready — but how do we actually know?

The average age of retirement in the U.S. is 65 for men and 63 for women, according to the Center for Retirement Research (1). Of course, some hope to retire earlier, but doing so requires saving and ...
Entrepreneur

From QVC to Countdown Timers — How eCosmetics Is Turning Beauty Shopping Into a Live Auction Game

Picture this: It’s 9 p.m. on a Tuesday. You weren’t planning to buy anything. You opened an app out of boredom, maybe to kill five minutes before bed. Then a countdown timer appeared on your screen — ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Commentary: Fake countdown timers, the sale that never ends – tackling 'dark patterns' requires more than rules

SINGAPORE: Fake visitor counts, fabricated countdown timers and false discount claims. These were the deceptive website features that landed three online retailers in trouble with Singapore’s consumer ...
Game Rant

What is the Fortnite Showdown Live Event Countdown Timer For?

Nathan Round, part of GameRant's talented Game Guides Team, is the leading voice for Call of Duty guides. From meta loadouts to the best weapons for each season, he takes pride in crafting top-notch ...
The Star

Three Singapore retailers caught using misleading website features such as fake visitor counts, countdown timers

Misleading features included fake visitor counts, fabricated countdown timers, and false discount claims were used to create fake urgency and demand. -- PHOTOS: COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF ...
The Straits Times

3 retailers caught using misleading website features such as fake visitor counts, countdown timers

SINGAPORE – Three online retailers have been caught using misleading features to influence shoppers by Singapore’s consumer and competition regulator. The companies were found to have used misleading ...
Cosmopolitan

A New ‘Toy Story’ Countdown Appeared on Taylor Swift’s Website and Mysteriously Disappeared

Stop everything you’re doing (for me, just dissociating into space): there’s a new countdown on Taylor Swift’s website. Or, there was. Fans noticed that Taylor’s site briefly changed to a countdown ...
CBS News

Countdown underway for long-awaited Artemis II moon mission

For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew on a trip to the moon and back, a major step in NASA's accelerated drive to ...
SpaceNews

Artemis 2 countdown underway

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The two-day countdown for the Artemis 2 mission around the moon started March 30 with NASA officials reporting no major issues for the launch. The countdown clock started ...