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CNET's Dan Ackerman talks tech to assistance with New Year's resolutions and trends for 2023 04:26

Many Americans are already reasoning astir their New Year's resolutions, and astir accidental they're making their wellness a apical priority.

A caller survey shows radical are looking to workout more, devour healthier and suffer weight, according to marketplace and user probe institution Statista. They're besides hoping to save money and walk much clip with friends and family, Statista's survey shows. 

Dan Ackerman, an editorial manager astatine CNET, joined "CBS Mornings" connected Thursday to stock tips connected however exertion tin assistance radical scope those goals successful the caller year. 

The archetypal point connected the database is simply a virtual world headset. Ackerman said VR headsets present connection a assortment of features that tin assistance radical get motivated astir their health- and fitness-related resolutions.

"That sounds crazy, but determination are headsets that are wireless and lightweight," helium said.

The latest VR headsets diagnostic workout programs, specified arsenic boxing programs and adjacent euphony programs for those who bask dancing. 

"I've seen radical suffer a ton of weight, bash a ton of aerobic workout with thing similar the Oculus oregon the Meta Quest 2," Ackerman said.

Next, for radical who privation to get organized, helium suggested a Kindle Scribe, a caller mentation of the Amazon tablet that allows for note-taking connected the existent device.

"You tin really marque each your notes connected it, you tin bash your journals connected it. I've started my to-do database connected it," Ackerman said. "I find that if I constitute something, I retrieve it amended than if I benignant it. But this mode I don't person to transportation astir a clump of notebooks and papers and stuff. I tin conscionable support reusing this."

As for radical who privation to halt losing things similar their keys and compartment phones, Ackerman suggested Apple's AirTag. But, helium said, radical should get 1 of those on with an accessory, specified arsenic keychains and wallet cases.

"If you person one, you benignant of request 1 of these accessories for it. It makes it truthful overmuch much useful," helium said, noting that AirTags outgo astir $29 and accessories typically scope from $10 to $20.

For those who privation to harvester precocious tech and debased tech to retrieve passwords but don't similar password managing programs, Ackerman said a elemental password notebook, costing astir $5 to $25, is the mode to go.

"I utilized to marque amusive of my parent and radical for utilizing a password notebook, wherever you really wrote the passwords down, but I've travel around," Ackerman said. "Now I hold that it's really OK due to the fact that it's 1 carnal copy, you cognize wherever it is, you're not emailing yourself the passwords, not putting them successful a substance file. 

"You tin support the information of this 1 small notebook by keeping it successful your location locked up," helium said.

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