Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to go for a run outside without fear of harm? Technology has a way of making us safer and putting us at greater risk while out and about, but a new tool from Strava could help with the former. Strava has announced Night Heatmaps, a feature that shows which areas have more activity – or “heat” – between sunset and sunrise. Yes, heatmaps are the feature that accidentally revealed the location of US military bases.
This update is welcome because in some areas of the world the sun sets very early, while nights last long into the morning. It also comes with a new Weekly Heatmap, which shows the heat level in an area over the past seven days. Again, this can help you know which trails will have the most people, but not at all times of the day. While this extra awareness is great for knowing where to go, some people may choose to deliberately avoid the busiest times for fear of unwanted attention (no winning here).
In any case, the Night and Weekly heatmaps are only available on subscriber accounts (subscriptions will cost you $12 per month or $80 annually). It’s also worth noting that the heatmaps are only pulled from public activities on Strava, so you’re not getting a full picture of how many people go where.
The Night and Weekly heatmaps join the Global heatmap (which is also subscriber exclusive) and your personal heatmap. You can access any of them via the Maps tab and filter the heatmaps by activity type.
At CES 2025, Anker announced several new products, including a 3-in-1 robot vacuum that transforms into a stick vacuum. While you can’t buy that device just yet, the company’s newest chargers and power banks are available to buy right now — and at a discount.
Anker’s 140W Four-Port Wall Charger is $10 off thanks to a coupon you can clip on both Amazon and Anker’s website. The charging brick has a built-in display that lets you keep an eye on various metrics, including an “odometer” to track its lifetime usage.
When not on sale, the Anker charger (140W, 4-Port, PD 3.1) costs the same as Apple’s 140W wall charger for MacBooks, but it has a number of additional features. One of them is its “high-definition” (though we don’t know the exact resolution) color display.
There, you can monitor its total output power, per-port wattage breakdown, temperature, and its total hours of operating time (the aforementioned “odometer”). The screen rotates 90 degrees with a long-press of its button to fit different outlet orientations.