Web User - UK (2019-09-18)

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Tell us yourfavourite new thingsattwitter.com/webusermagazine 18 Sept - 1 Oct 2019^7

bit.ly/premier
It could be arguedthat some footballe rs are
so out of touch, they don’t actually know
they were born, but Sky Sports has
nevertheless plotted the birthplaces of 557
Premier League players to show how global
the English game has become. Se e an
overall view or select a specific club before
clicking a marker for a player profile.

Combine transport

methods

google.co.uk/maps

Google Maps now recognises that

you may needa bike or taxi ride

before you can hop on public

transport, so it includes cycling and

ride-share options with directions

when you search for a destination.

Rout es include travel ti me and costs.

Distort text with your hand

pose.yee.gd

Touch Type uses body tracking

from Posenet as well as a clever

algorithm to allow you to wave your

hand in front of your webcam and

make typography on the screen

distor t and disappear. It works best

if you stand back, so that both hand

cursorsappearon the screen.

LearnLatin with Duolingo

http://www.duolingo.com

Latin may be considered a dead

language, bu t Duolingo has added

it to its list of co urses. Available via

its website and iOS and Andr oid

apps, it uses Duolingo’s proc ess of

reinforcement and repetiti on.

lensstudio.snapchat.com

Snap Chat is making it easier to

produce your own augmented-reality

lenses. The messag ing service’s

desktop app Lens Studio allows for

step-b y-step creation by selecting

Help, Start

Tutorial and

also offers

a range of

new

templates

including

one that

applies 2D

content

to a video

and others that allow for makeup and

differen t hair colour. You’ll needto

download Lens Studio to get started,

but you can see what other users are

creating by tapping the smiley icon

in the mobile app when the Lens

Carousel is active. An extra 14 world

landmarks have been added, too.

bit.ly/temp

Using data from NASA, this interactive

globe lets you see how temperatures

have change d on Earth over the past

century. Select a decade andthe tool

will compar e the temperature for that

10-year period with the average for

1951 to 1980, before spinning the globe

to see the anomalies in di fferen t parts

of the world. Red, yellow and orange

spikes show warmer than average

temperatures, whil e bluesand purples

indic ate cooler averages. Take a deep

brea th before you select the 2010s –

it’s rather worrying.

liminal.earth
Described as a “map of th e strange,
wonderful, unusual, and unexpected”,
Liminal.Earth lets you explore spooky
sightings aroundthe world, as reported
by users, from fairie s and ghosts to
aliens and time travellers. The UK is
currently underrepresented, although a
“classic flying saucer” has been spotted
in Birmin gham and a scary, 8ft lake
monster was seen in Northumberland.

Discover footballers’ birthplaces

Make your own

SnapChat lenses

See temperature

changes globally

Explore global paranormal sightings

We pick the 10 best things you must do on the web this fortnight

NEW VOICE

COMMANDS

KeepAssistant quiet

Googlenowletsyou turnoff

speech output, soresponsesappear

onanAndroidphone but aren’t

spoken aloud. Say “Ok,Google”

and tap the Explorericon, thenyour

profile pictureand select Settings,

Assistantbeforetapping Speech

Outputunder ‘Voice and Speech’

and choosing Hands-FreeOnly.

Finda new book

Audible’s newAlexa skillgives

recommendations for yournext

book oraudiobook.Say “askBook

Finderfor inspiration” tohearfrom

editors, authors and celebrities,or

askfor bestsellers, newreleases

and books similartothoseyou like.

Audio samplesare alsoavailable.