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The new tool allows viewers to set videos to loop on the desktop version of the site. In the past, the lack of an auto-repeat function meant that in order to loop a YouTube video, users would have to download a third-party extension. Related Videos The easy-to-use update bypasses that by allowing you to simply right click on the video you wish to set to repeat and then select the loop option from the pop-up menu. The selected video will then restart from the beginning once it finishes. The new loop feature was first spotted by Web developer and computer science student Henry Lim . There has been no official word from YouTube or Google as to when exactly it was implemented. The update will come in handy for users who listen to music via YouTube, giving them the ability to repeat tracks, albums, and music videos — the way you would on any other music streaming service. Additionally, if you want to set longer videos to repeat (in case you miss anything) you can do that too. … [Read more...] about You Can Now Loop Your Favorite YouTube Videos | Digital Trends

Instagram is dying a slow, drawn-out death, and I don’t think that I’m the only one to notice. The app has been at the center of controversy after controversy as Meta continuously shifts around its ambitions for it, tries to compete with other social media giants like TikTok , and packs itself full to bursting with suggested posts and a relentless number of advertisements . It feels like Meta is doing its best in order to maximize profits and draw users in, but from everyone I’ve talked to who feels the same as I do, we’re only being pushed away. Contents Remembering what Instagram used to be Still searching for a good alternative As it’s desperately tried to find a new identity, Instagram has become completely useless to me. It’s an app full of content I don’t care about that’s plastered floor-to-ceiling with ads that have me closing it each time — feeling frustrated and that I might as well delete it to save myself some time and storage space. Related Videos … [Read more...] about Instagram was one of my favorite apps — now I can’t stand it | Digital Trends

We are back with a new selection of videos to tickle your fancy. These videos are not all from this week, but they all made us laugh or caused our jaws to drop recently. Enjoy! Extreme Unicycle Related Videos X-TREME unicycle!  Generally, you can add “extreme” to anything to make it sound more badass, but it helps to be able to back it up.  Rider Max Schulze makes the argument that people that ride bikes with two wheels are sissies. Luchadore’s gone wild Although wrestling may not be entirely real, it is hard to fake the amazing acrobatics of this determined Mexican luchadore. It may be fake, but it is still awesome. Matrix Ping-Pong An oldie, but a goodie. The Japanese are weird, and for once it works out in their favor. If you haven’t seen this video, you are in for a treat, and if you have, this one never gets old. The Red Shirt Guy from Blizzcon There are so many cruel, cruel jokes to make about this kid who went to Blizzard’s annual … [Read more...] about Digital Trends’ top 5 viral videos of the week, November 5, 2010 | Digital Trends

On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler and Luke Larsen, DT’s section editor of computing, dive into the trending tech topics of the day, including Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 10 unveiling, YouTube’s AR makeup tutorials, Niantic’s new Harry Potter AR game, a Tesla pickup built by a YouTuber, and more. Nibler then speaks with Olga Andrienko, head of global marketing for SEMrush , about the growing popularity of voice search, and the future of optimization in voice recognition. Kevin Mann, co-founder and chief product officer of CallRail , then joins us to discuss how the company transforms call data and inbound lead generation for small businesses. Finally, Ken Tomita, chief executive officer and co-founder of Grovemade , sits down with Nibler to talk about the company’s wooden iPhone cases and chargers, and how the craft of woodworkingis used to create beautiful, functional desktop art. Editors' … [Read more...] about Digital Trends Live: Samsung’s Upcoming Galaxy Note 10, Harry Potter AR | Digital Trends

We are back with a new selection of videos to tickle your fancy. These videos are not all from this week, but they all made us laugh or caused our jaws to drop recently. Enjoy! A collection of some of the more insane sports tricks around Each week we tend to add a video or two of people showing off their sporting acumen. This week we are doing something a bit different and introducing a theme of sorts. Spurred on by the sight of the first video set in Russia, it inspired us to compile a few of our favorite clips of people that defy the notion of evolution by their sheer existence. As a result, many of these videos are older than usual, but hopefully still entertaining. Enjoy! Related Videos In Russia, you don’t choose to evolve, evolution chooses to evolve you! While typically we use a highly complex system of algorithms to choose the order of the videos that we like to call “alphabetical”, but in this case, this video is what kicked off our Darwin Awards edition and … [Read more...] about Digital Trends’ top 5 viral videos of the week, December 10, 2010 | Digital Trends