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Reddit users provide ten fantastic yet surprising ways to use ChatGPT.

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I’m constantly looking for new ways to use ChatGPT as part of my profession so that I can give Technovatica readers some of the greatest examples.

I came over a topic from zentara which asked, “What’s the most unexpected, actually useful thing you’ve used ChatGPT for that you’d never imagined an AI could help with?” when perusing Reddit the other day. And some of the concepts have really inspired me.

The nicest thing about ChatGPT is that it can handle almost any task you give it. As a result, AI is rapidly taking over as the tool of choice for many individuals, whether they need help reaching their fitness objectives or advice on how to dress.

1. Improve your cooking skills

“Probably not surprising so much, but I used it to learn how to cook better,” commented Reddit user Squirrelisinjacket (awesome username!). I used to cook simple meals for a while, but after I purchased an air fryer, I was able to explore a variety of marinades, recipes, and even preparation and cooking times. I now prepare almost all of my meals and meal prep on the weekends instead of ordering takeout. I also eat much healthier and cook things I probably wouldn’t have in the past.

It also creates a shopping list for ingredients and seasonings, making it incredibly simple and enjoyable to try new things. It’s positively altering my life.

I can vouch for this. It should come as no surprise that ChatGPT is a great tool for improving in the kitchen, especially when used in Advanced Voice Mode. When I’m cooking a delicious meal, I love to bounce ideas off of my voice assistant.


2. Making the Most of Uploading Photos

This post isn’t just one use case, but the examples below demonstrate how to leverage ChatGPT’s ability to analyze uploaded photographs.

U/SunnyBunnyBunBun reported “taking a pic of the shampoo aisle at the store plus a pic of my hair to help me pick the best products.” Sounds like a fantastic idea, but I haven’t tried it because I have very little hair on the top of my head.

Another intriguing use case is “taking a picture of my handwritten scribbled notes from meetings and having it transcribe and summarize.” I adore this idea, especially since I have pages and pages of scribbled notes from meetings that I frequently lose track of.

3. Engage in interview preparation

You can utilize ChatGPT to help you think more clearly, and U/TreeOfAwareness used the AI to “land a great job.”

“After losing out on a job opportunity that I truly wanted, I turned to ChatGPT to commiserate,” they added. In a way, it helped me work through my emotions, and we discussed my professional objectives. I came to some realizations about my own desires and how to achieve them. To help me stay in a positive frame of mind, we prepared some affirmations and action plans.

Try this the next time you have an interview for a job; it may help you cope with the anxiety of getting ready for questions.

4. Employ a personal stylist

“Take pictures of your clothes and ask it to plan outfits,” U/katskratched advised.

Numerous AI tools are available to assist with fashion. Google just unveiled a virtual try-on function this month that allows you to preview how you’d appear in various clothing with a single click.

Nevertheless, I had never thought of utilizing AI to assist with the clothing you presently own, and I believe this may be a very useful tool for optimizing the worth of your wardrobe.

5. Taking on the role of your preferred fictional character

The Advanced Voice Mode in ChatGPT is ideal for roleplaying. It is used by U/Biojest to amuse their twin toddlers.

They said, “I have ChatGPT Plus and twin toddlers who love Hook. I activated the voice/talking mode, changed the voice to English, and repeatedly instructed it to imitate a Dustin Hoffman pirate voice in order to get my boys to hurry into their pajamas and join the Captain for a book before bed.

Yes, I adore Kermit the Frog. I might have to try this out.

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The antique Nokia phone everyone possessed 25 years ago will get a resurrection soon—and yes, it has Snake.

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  • HMD’s suspected replica of the vintage Nokia 3210 is now fully exposed.
  • The original 3210 is one of the best-selling phones of all time.
  • Remake contains homage to original design with modern elements such as a camera.

HMD may have recently introduced its own mid-range smartphones, but that does not mean it is abandoning the Nokia nostalgia business – quite the contrary, as a new leak has thoroughly disclosed the impending relaunch of one of Nokia’s most popular phones.

The Nokia 3210 was introduced in 1999 and quickly became recognized as the’mobile’ that almost everyone owned. HMD recently suggested on X (previously Twitter) that it will be resurrecting a Nokia classic shortly, and according to Finnish shop Giganti (via NokiaMob), it will be a recreation of the 3210.

The new Nokia 3210, which appears to be a little more colorful than the practical grey dumbphone we remember, is expected to be officially introduced on May 8 (with an on-sale date of May 15). The design isn’t a perfect duplicate; there are parallels in the button layout, but it’s probably closer to a Nokia 3310 from the early 2000s.

Still, we enjoy the cyan and yellow color options, and the ‘new’ Nokia 3210 has a few more modern functions to make it feel less like a relic from another era. The rumored specifications include a 2.4-inch QVGA color screen (a modest advance from the original’s 1.5-inch monochrome display) and a rear-facing 2MP f/2.8 camera capable of shooting 720p video.

These features, together with the addition of 4G connectivity, suggest that the 3210’s battery life will not be as impressive as the original’s. However, a 1,450 mAh battery should last for days, and a separate teaser from HMD has confirmed that the phone will, of course, include Snake.

According to the Giganti leak, the phone’s price should be delightfully retro, with it likely to cost ₹7980.07 (approximately $95 / ₹7967.69 / AU$145) when it hits shelves on May 15 – though we may have to wait until the official launch to find out where it will be sold.

Why was the Nokia 3210 so popular?

This isn’t the first time HMD has resurrected a beloved Nokia classic (it just announced a trio of tributes to 2000s-era candybar phones), but the Nokia 3210 stands out for those who remember it.

The remarkably indestructible classic recently celebrated its 25th birthday on March 18, and it came from an age when Nokia completely dominated’mobile phones’, making the 3210 the iPhone of its time. Wikipedia estimates that there were 160 million in the wild in 1999.

As I recounted in TechRadar’s nostalgic look back at the team’s first phones, the 3210 didn’t do much more than send SMS, play Snake, and go for weeks without charging.

However, it was one of the first major phones without an external antenna. The design was reportedly inspired by both Casio G-Shock watches and the Sony Walkman, which explains its utilitarian appearance.

Subsequent phones became much more colorful and feature-rich, but the 3210 was arguably the pinnacle of dumbphones – and while HMD’s remake isn’t exactly a faithful tribute, I’m glad to see the phone return, at least in spirit, as a reminder of a time when endless doomscrolling wasn’t such a dangerous wormhole.

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