The increased frequency of wildfires and other devastating fires all over the world has caused many of us to rethink our survival strategies at home. But while many of the safety devices and procedures naturally prioritize human lives, the furry members of their families are just as important. Unfortunately, some of our pets tend to be too small for firefighters to see in all the smoke or are even unaware of their presence inside a home.In times of emergencies and panic, we cant rely on the victims to always be aware of their surroundings, let alone if their precious pets have been rescued along with them. In order to remove the guesswork when time is of the essence, this simple accessory will alert first responders and rescuers to the presence and location of your pets so that they can be retrieved with fewer risks to both humans and animals.Designers: Ryan and Rusty Tussing (Rescue Retriever)When parents caution their kids about how raising pets is a full-time responsibility, they probably never envisioned a day when it would be a literal matter of life or death for these animals. Sadly, they can be forgotten in the panic to get out of a burning house, and firefighters rushing inside to save them might not even know where to begin. Thats why this rather simple product was developed, to guide humans to where the stressed and scared dog or cat is.In a nutshell, Rescue Retriever is a large smoke detector shaped like a paw that you stick to places where your pet is likely to be in case of a fire. It could be a cage, a house, or even on your bed frame for dogs that often seek shelter under the bed during stressful situations.What makes the product different from a regular smoke detector, however, is its visibility. In addition to being quite large, it also flashes a strong, pulsating light that will be visible even with thick indoor smoke. This will help rescuers quickly locate the pet and bring them out to safety, saving not just time but also both their lives.Rescue Retriever is admittedly a very simple concept, which makes you wonder why few have even thought of it before. The designers are considering making a more portable version in the form of a collar, though there are concerns over how it could psychologically affect the animal. While the device itself doesnt emit a sound, the strobe light itself could be a source of stress and anxiety for the pet, especially if in such close quarters.The post Paw-shaped smoke detector and strobe light can help save pets in a fire first appeared on Yanko Design.

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The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced and Apple TV+ is not going to take home another Best Picture Oscar, or anything else because it didn't try."Blitz" was the only Apple production to even make it as far as the Oscars shortlistNobody can ever take away from Apple that it was the first-ever streamer to win a Best Picture Oscar for "CODA." It's not going to repeat that in 2025, but unlike Netflix, Apple truly didn't try very hard this time.That's clear not from the lack of nominations, but from the Oscars shortlist and before that, from Apple's own PR attempts. Every year studios mount campaigns known as "For Your Consideration," trying to get the Academy's voters to at least watch key films, and Apple pushed four titles. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

It might not be "new year, new me" for the iPhone yet, as scattered reports across social media show that the iPhone is, yet again, failing to wake people up.The iPhone seems to be sleeping on the job once moreNothing starts the day off on the wrong foot like missing your alarm when you've got somewhere to be or something to do. Unfortunately for some iPhone owners, that seems to be the exact situation they've found themselves in.Stop us if you've heard this before. A quick check on X shows plenty of iPhone owners reporting that their alarms are not going off or are going off silently. A smaller subset of people are reporting that their alarms are going off at the incorrect time. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has responded to President Donald Trumps reinstated executive order demanding, among other things, that the General Service Administration (GSA) report to him within 60 days with a plan to reinstate the primacy of classically-inspired architecture in all new federal buildings.One of more than two dozen new orders signed by Trump in his first days in office, his Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture remand, which offers a slightly toned-down version of an original 2020 signed order, promotes the notion of a restored American preeminence by advancing "regional, traditional, and classical architectural heritage."The AIA letter says: "AIA is extremely concerned about any revisions that remove control from local communities; mandate official federal design preferences, or otherwise hinder design freedom; and add bureaucratic hurdles for federal buildings. AIA supports the GSAs Guiding Principles, and we support freedom in design.""...

After almost a year of waiting, Square Enixs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is finally available on other platforms. No, not Xbox Series X/S (at least, not yet), but PC. Check out the launch trailer below.Available at a 30 percent discount until February 5th, the critically acclaimed RPG is the follow-up to Final Fantasy 7 Remake. It follows Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII outside Midgar and into the wider world, exploring locations like Junon, Costa Del Sol, and The Forgotten Capital. Alongside larger environments and new activities, it sports improvements to combat, including new Synergy skills.The PC version packs several graphical options, like three presets and supports resolutions up to 4K and 120 frames per second. The lighting has also been revamped, and players can adjust the number of displayed characters alongside their shadow distance.Head here for our graphical analysis and how it compares to the PS5 version. You can also read our review of the PC version here.

With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth having just come to PC (check out our review), series producer Yoshinori Kitase and game director Naoki Hamaguchi have started talking about the much-anticipated third part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy. In an interview with Famitsu, Kitase confirmed that the story for the third part is complete, and that development on the title is moving ahead without any delays.Im very satisfied with it, so Im sure the fans will be satisfied with the final chapter, said Kitase when asked about progress on the story for Final Fantasy 7 Remake part 3. The duo havent revealed any more details about the third title, however, and with development still underway, we likely wont get to see the game for quite some time.Hamaguchi, on the other hand, spoke to Automaton in another interview about the new features in the PC release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and how PS5 players have also been asking for some of these features. He specifically points to the ability to speed up through cutscenes.Nowadays, many people watch videos and movies at double speed. I myself have little time, so I often use the speed-up function, Hamaguchi said. I think we are in an age where we should let the user decide what kind of experience they have. Rather than letting (long cutscenes) become an obstacle that prevents people playing the game, I think we should incorporate such (time-saving) functions more and more.Ultimately, however, Hamaguchi did not elaborate on when we would see these features in the games PS5 release.For those not in the know, the PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth comes with quite a few features, including more technical ones like support for Nvidias DLSS, as well as support for mouse and keyboard. The PC version also supports features of the DualSense controller. These features were revealed with a trailer released earlier this month.If you are interested in picking up the title on PC, Square Enix had revealed the specs that would be required to run the game back in December. On the low-end side of things, players will need at least an AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core 14-8100 CPU, a Radeon RX 6600, Intel Arc 580 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 GPU, and 16GB of RAM.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a sequel to 7 Remake, and picks up right where the first game left off. The party, consisting of Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, Barrett and Red-XIII must now set out to stop Sephiroth from completing his plan that might potentially pose a threat to the entire world.In a change from the original, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has much larger wide-open spaces where players can explore, hunt fiends, and even complete sidequests. The title also has plenty of minigames, each of which even has its own story-based sidequest to complete for special rewards.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was originally released on PS5 back in February 2024. For more details, check out our review of the original PS5 release.

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