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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table lead-image-small"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CBSNRY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000CBSNRY&amp;linkId=5f1082a39b78f993a1df258c8500778c" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MagnaTiles/photos/a.112078552168529/886798488029861/?type=3&amp;theater">Magna-Tiles/Facebook/Business Insider</a></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Children learn by playing, and educational toys encourage the development of essential skills like creativity, thinking outside the box, and problem-solving.</li><li>STEM toys, in particular, enhance divergent and innovative thinking, help children develop hand-eye coordination, and better promote spatial skills. Not surprisingly, the educational toys in this guide are all STEM.</li><li>Of all the expert-approved educational toys, the Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100-Piece Set is our top pick. This must-have toy is deceptively simple, but it's packed with fun.</li></ul>Like it or not, the toys we choose to buy for our kids can make a difference in their development. During your child's growing years, it is important to provide them with educational toys that allow them to learn while they play. Different types of toys require children to use different skill sets and tap into different learning areas of the brain. While any toy can offer value to a developing brain, there are certain toys, usually referred to as educational, learning or instructional toys that provide specific value to children. The beauty of educational toys is double fold, as they appeal to both children and parents. At their core, they are still toys, so they don't seem like homework or a burden to children, yet they conveniently, almost secretly, provide learning benefits.That's why we've done the research to find the best <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-gifts-for-kids-under-10-years-old-2018-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">educational toys</a> for kids of all ages. Before we get into our picks, here are some scientific benefits to educational toys. <h3>Benefits of Educational Toys</h3><ul><li style="font-weight: 400;">Innovative and creative thinking: When playing with educational toys and games, children can develop perception, intuition, and reasoning as they partake in a creative activity.</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Cognitive skills: Educational toys can help children connect to their thought processes and further develop their capabilities to think freely. Common toys that help boost cognitive skills include puzzles and number games.</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Motor skills: With the right educational toys and games, children develop their motor skills in conjunction with their cognitive skills.</li><li style="font-weight: 400;">Soft skills: By giving children a well-guided play experience, children develop what are considered softer skills such as appropriate social interaction (dictated by social values, principles, and sentiments), language skills, and emotional development (i.e. handling certain situations, such as losing a game, helps them learn to accept challenges, to overcome them, and to gain mental strength).</li></ul>We've handpicked five of the best <keyword id="6355445" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="education">education</keyword>al toys that provide a firm foundation for learning and education, thereby giving your child a good start early in life. Certainly, different learning toys are best for certain age groups, but rather than focus on individual age groups, we sought to present the best toys on the market hands down, regardless of age. Most toys on our list are suitable for children six years and older, although some may be used by children as young as 3 years old. All picks ended up being STEM toys, not by intention, simply by nature of finding the best products out there for educational purposes. Our selections are based on online research, hands-on reviews ranging from mommy bloggers to tech analysts, Amazon customer reviews and best-seller lists, as well as independent expert rankings. In this category, we also took into consideration the type and number of awards and recognition the toys received from educational institutions and researchers. Read more about our top educational toys in the following slides.<h2>Here are our favorite educational toys for kids:</h2><ul class="summary-list"><li>Best educational toy overall: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CBSNRY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000CBSNRY&amp;linkId=5f1082a39b78f993a1df258c8500778c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Magna-Tiles Clear Colors 100 Piece Set</a></li><li>Best educational toy for learning about electricity: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008BFZH/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00008BFZH&amp;linkId=551a5cda21b8e446aa31aa9754b9a12c" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit</a></li><li>Best educational toy for learning about science: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BURAP2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B000BURAP2&amp;linkId=e509b403b791584680c66263284bcb1b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scientific Explorer Mind Blowing Science Kit</a></li><li>Best educational toy robot: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SKURVKY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00SKURVKY&amp;linkId=9ddfe31283c907ac7297a8fbd968f272" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wonder Workshop Dash Robot</a></li><li>Best app-based educational toy: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071FN6KXK/ref=as_li_tl?imprToken=OkikTm1xnDJ.F84LDFCvmg&amp;slotNum=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipgf_082117_best-educational-toys-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=w61&amp;creativeASIN=B071FN6KXK&amp;linkId=c5a721da31e6df43a17f375042215ab4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Osmo Genius Kit</a></li></ul>Updated on 10/22/2019 by Lisa Sabatini: Updated prices, formatting, and text.<a href="http://e.businessinsider.com/join/ci/insider-picks">Subscribe to our newsletter.</a> Find all the best offers at our <a href="https://coupons.businessinsider.com/">Coupons page</a>. 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<ul><li>Since the beginning, BYJU’S secret has been to focus on engagement and effectiveness. It has made learning fun for students by adding videos, interactive media, and gamification on its platform.</li><li>It all started when Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, identified a gap between how the concepts are learned and how it should be learned by students in India. </li><li>BYJU’S plan now is to ‘expand to international markets, achieve scale and build a global brand while simultaneously working on creating learning programs in regional languages to provide access to quality content and teachers to the students even in the remotest parts of the country.’ </li><li>Mrinal Mohit, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales and Marketing, BYJU’S shares his vision for making the platform an industry leader, content marketing mantra, and revenue goals for the year. </li></ul>For a relatively non-existent segment that started shaping up a decade ago, BYJU’S has come a long way in a short span of time. India has around 3500 edtech startups and BJYU’S has an edge for it is the fourth-highest valued company -- placed at $5.7 billion. BYJU’S added 40 million registered users onto its platform and 2.8 million paid subscribers this year; nearly doubling from 1.26 million in June 2018. It also became profitable in 2018 – cut down its losses by over 76% to ₹8.8 crore from ₹37.1 crore. It is now eyeing to be a ₹3000 crore brand by end of the fiscal year. It is all set to become the leader of edtech industry. The company plans to do so by adding more regional languages, spreading awareness around its platform with omni-channel approach, and deeper penetration across India. Mrinal Mohit, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Sales and Marketing, BYJU’S – The Learning App shares the secret of achieving fame so soon, advantages of tying up with cricket tournaments, developing a brand from scratch on the back of strong marketing tools, leveraging the strength of population by going deeper in markets, revenue goals, and much more. Excerpts: How has the year been so far for BYJU’S? Earlier in the year you announced that you had become profitable, a first in the consumer internet start-up space. What helped you achieve this, which is no mean feat? At BYJU’S, we understood the challenges the ecosystem faces and one of the key challenges we could address immediately and effectively is the method with which students consume knowledge and information. We began the journey with conviction and understood the potential to bring in transformational change with respect to the format for interaction and learning. The core challenges traditional education formats face are (a) good teachers are hard to find at scale (b) ability for personalization is limited (c) format of learning (rote memorization vs. wanting to learn). Our approach from a content creation perspective has always been to focus on engagement and effectiveness i.e., if it will be useful to students and it will be used by students. We approach subjects by first identifying concepts and curriculum that need to be covered and then identifying the best mode to teach these concepts be it through video, gamification or interactive media. With over 40m downloads, 2.8m paid users, and average engagement time ~ 71 minutes, our approach, both in terms of engagement and effectiveness, has been received positively by students, parents and education providers which is helping propel our growth. We have been fortunate to reach scale relatively quickly due to our student and learning-focused approach and are increasing year-on-year which is helping us achieve progressively higher earnings, enabling us to invest more organically in improving engagement and effectiveness in the product. There is no real playbook for success here and our approach has been based on first principles, especially since this was a relatively non-existent segment a couple of years ago. Everything we learnt was first hand – from business model tinkering, expansion, to raising funds. BYJU’S has been aggressively marketing itself in the recent past, be it the advertising during this year’s world cup or replacing Oppo to find a place on the jerseys of Indian players. As a learning company, we have always recognised the critical role that sports play in a child's development. They teach you unmatched life-skills and crucial lessons like teamwork and collaboration. Cricket is the heartbeat of India and as a platform, gives us unmatched reach to even the deepest parts of the country. Our focus is to go deeper into India and make better learning experiences accessible to students who need it the most. We are thrilled about being the jersey sponsors of the Indian Cricket Team. Just as cricket inspires a billion budding dreams across India, we too as a learning company hope to inspire the love of learning in every child's heart. What kind of investments are you keeping aside for marketing this year? Your FY18 advertising spends was up 77% at Rs 188.5 crore. What kind of money did you spend in the current financial year? What was the percentage increase? During our campaigns around cricket matches, we have noticed a big spike in the number of downloads we see. In fact, our last set of advertisements with Shah Rukh Khan received the highest recall among celebrity endorsements during the 2019 ICC World Cup Cricket, according to a survey by the Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB). Our daily organic downloads are close to 50,000-60,000 and the marketing expenditure has gone up over the year, on the back of an increase in revenue. However, the cost of customer acquisition has dropped to 25%. For digital, we use a combination of channels including display, banner besides advertising on YouTube. Additionally, we also use TV, print and outdoor. What role has advertising played in cementing a place in the hearts and minds of Indian consumers? Our advertisements celebrate the power of visual learning and is aimed at helping our end users understand how it could be beneficial for them. TV has helped us reach out to our primary and secondary customers - i.e.; children and their parents, across geographies. Advertising on TV has primarily helped us with customer acquisition, i.e. increased downloads, while we have specifically used print medium to explain the how and the why of the app to our target audience. From the very beginning, we were able to measure the ROI from our ad campaigns, through downloads, subscriptions, etc. Our campaigns were based solely on where the product stood at a certain time and if it made sense for us to scale up or reach out to a wider audience then. We are very paranoid about the performance of an ad; if we see it performing well, we are ready to invest. There is a direct link in how downloads spike with ad campaign releases. With regards to mediums, we have seen that TV when used simultaneously with social media amplifies our ROI. Hence, we also share timely and relevant communication across our social media handles to reach out to a large set of audience and create awareness about our brand offerings. Considering you had taken on Shah Rukh Khan as an ambassador pretty early on in your journey. You also roped in actor Mahesh Babu to target Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How did this help in winning your consumer’s trust? It was great to have Mahesh Babu and Mohanlal associate with us and spread the message that conceptual and life-long learning is far superior to learning by rote. We believe that every region, especially in South India, is really unique and it is crucial that we customize our message to truly gain mindshare here. Both the ad campaigns highlighted evolving learning habits of students and celebrated the long-term benefits of conceptual understanding. Our TVCs were specially targeted at the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively to connect with parents and help them understand real, tangible benefits of technology powered learning. The core objective of our TVCs was to address the apprehension among parents and show them the real advantage of learning through a product like the BYJU’S Learning App. Mahesh Babu and Mohanlal’s immense popularity and credibility amongst parents and children in the respective regions made them a perfect fit for our brand. What kind of uptake has BYJU’S been seeing among parents and children? Can you share some user figures with us, and where do you aim to take this number to, in the next few years? Today we have over 40 million registered users and 2.8 million paid subscribers; nearly doubling from 1.26 million in June 2018. The average number of minutes a student spends on the app has increased from 64 minutes to 71 minutes everyday from across 1700+ towns/cities. More than 60% of our students are from outside the top 10 cities. But there is still a long way to go before we call this a learning revolution. India today has the largest K-12 education system in the world, with around 300 million school going population. Going forward, there will be a strong focus to further accelerate our reach and create awareness about digital learning in deeper parts of India. This is one segment where the real fun is not in creating a billion dollar company, but in creating a billion thinkers and learners. When you launched the platform, what was your vision? How has that vision evolved over the years? What BYJU’S stands for now for you and what is the BYJU’S of the future? The main idea behind starting BYJU’S was to make learning accessible, effective, engaging and personalized for everyone. We noticed that there was a huge gap in the way students learn and how concepts should be learnt. In a traditional, face to face learning set up, access to high-quality education and personalization of learning has always been an issue. In our system, children are still getting trained to solve questions and not ask questions. Learning happens because of fear of exams, and not for the love for learning. Students memorize and forget after exams. The need of the hour is for a product that brings the childlike curiosity back in students and makes them look forward to learning something new everyday. When we launched, learning was not actively taking place through digital media, even though children were browsing on the internet and watching videos online. This medium was not viewed as a reliable learning source. We have managed to change that and have created and established the ‘app learning’ segment. Our vision is to now be viewed as not just a ‘digital learning’ medium but the leaders of the ‘learning at home’ segment. By 2020, we would like to transform into a learning at home platform. Everything a student needs to learn at home, BYJU’s will be able to provide that. You are looking at expanding to international waters now. Can you throw some light on your strategy to navigate these markets? When can we expect you to launch and are there markets other than the US and the UK that you are considering currently? We are in the process of building a product for international markets. Our recent acquisition of Osmo, the US-based award-winning playful learning system, is also aimed at bolstering our international plans to innovate, explore and set new benchmarks for tech-enabled personalized learning solutions. Currently, there are no products like the BYJU’S learning app which can reach out to such a large number of students and create great engagement at the same time. We strongly believe that such a product can come out of India. The market opportunity is huge and we believe our product can create the kind of engagement one has never seen before What kind of growth have you been witnessing? What kind of growth do you hope to achieve this year and what are the factors that will help you achieve it? In terms of revenue, the company has been growing at 100% year-on-year for the last 3 years and have tripled our revenue to INR 1430 crore in FY 18-19 and also turned profitable on a full year basis. We are estimating a revenue of over INR 3000 crore this year. Today we have over 40 million registered users and 2.8 million paid subscribers. Our numbers and growth over the past few years speak for themselves. Where will the next phase of growth for BYJU’S come from? While our focus is to expand to international markets to help achieve scale and build a global brand, we are also working on creating learning programs in regional languages to provide access to quality content and teachers to the students even in the remotest parts of the country. We have also launched language switch option in Hindi, that will not only help in on boarding the platform but also help gain a better foothold in English. Going forward, there will be a strong focus to further accelerate our reach and create awareness in deeper parts of India. We are also working on creating learning programs in other regional languages. The availability of BYJU’S learning programs in multiple vernacular languages will make quality learning accessible for children in every nook and corner of the country and fulfill their aspirations of building better lives. Tell us a bit about your partnership with Disney and what more can we expect out to this partnership? Can we expect some more similar partnerships with other global players too? The Disney.BYJU’S Early Learn app is specially crafted for young children aged between 6 to 8 years old (classes 1- 3) in India. This app offers personalized learning programs while entertaining them with Disney’s timeless stories and characters from Disney Princess, Frozen, Cars, Toy Story franchises and more. BYJU’S pedagogy and content expertise are enhanced by the compelling storytelling of Disney in this app and provides a strong head start to the way young children learn their first concepts in India. The Disney. BYJU’S Early Learn App offers a first-of-its-kind integration of offline to online learning experience through BYJU’S acquired Osmo platform. Where do you want to see Byju’s three to five years from now? Our vision is to be one of the largest education brands in the world. While starting a mission company is easy, sustaining a mission-led organization is challenging. The market needs standardized education and new methodologies/formats to be introduced so as to engage students. To move from the traditional classroom system where teaching is one-way traffic to the one where teachers are facilitators of learning and also, mentors for discussions in classrooms is essential. At BYJU’S, we have made small strides in this direction and with increased traction we believe this is possible in the near future.

BYJU’S envisions to become the leader of ‘learning at home’ category; targets ₹3000 crores revenue this year

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Neste</div></div></div>Cubicles are so 20th century. A growing number of people can now work remotely, and want the flexibility to do that wherever they want.That's the motivation behind the <a href="https://www.neste.com/preorderthefuture/topics/future-of-public-space/">Greenpod</a>, a futuristic office design concept with walls that can project different surroundings. The idea comes from <a href="https://www.neste.com/na/en">Neste</a>, an oil refining corporation that produces a renewable diesel fuel from raw materials.The Greenpod is part of Neste's "<a href="https://www.neste.com/preorderthefuture/">Pre-order the Future</a>" initiative, which envisions five innovative products made from sustainable materials, Neste's head of communications, Osmo Kammonen, tells Tech Insider. The public and the <a href="https://www.neste.com/preorderthefuture/jury/">project's jury</a> will vote on their favorite concept, and then Neste will work toward making a prototype of the winning one.Other projects in the series include a classroom where students use a hologram of the earth, and an app that directs users to businesses that only use sustainable fuels and materials. The Greenpod looks like a transparent egg and would sit in a park or other public space. Anyone could book one to use as an office or meeting space, Kammonen says.<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image"></div></div>The pod's walls would be transparent, but you could also choose the scenery shown on them using a remote - a snowy forest or a beach, for example.The pod would be designed to block out surrounding noise and have speakers that play music or natural sounds to accompany the chosen scenery. <div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Neste/Leanna GarfieldThe Greenpod would change scenery instantly.</div></div></div>If you remember <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDbx2bOFRU">Marty McFly's windows</a> in his 2015 home from Back to the Future Part II, the Greenpod's walls would be a lot like that.<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image"></div></div>Neste would construct the Greenpod completely from renewable materials. Though Kammonen is not sure exactly what those materials would be yet, he says biodegradable plastics are an option. The pod would fit two to three people and have all the modern conveniences of a normal office, like computers, outlets, and WiFi.Kammonen says the pods would be available for rent by the hour, but it's unclear how many people could actually afford to rent one (If the Greenpod wins, the team would then finalize the rate). The Greenpod may seem ultra-futuristic, but other startups have actually made similar pods. London-based company Archipod sells <a href="http://www.techinsider.io/inside-podzooks-work-life-pods-2016-5">funky $30,000 office pods for your backyard</a>, called Podzooks. There's also <a href="http://www.techinsider.io/ecocapsule-is-ready-for-preorder-2015-12">Nice Architects' $87,000 Ecocapsule</a> that lets you live and work off-the-grid. Granted, the walls of those other spaces can't change, but they provide a similarly flexible workplace. If the Greenpod comes to fruition, people could pick the wall scenery based on the surroundings that allow them to be most productive. Whether you work best in a coffee shop or at the beach, you wouldn't even need to leave your Greenpod. You'd just switch the scene. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/office-chair-design-sit-anywhere-2016-6">This 'pogo stick' is the hot new office chair</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="40M2FkNDE6UYSdLXVSxLqClM6eKcWqoJ" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>From smartphones to cameras and gaming devices, microSD cards are the go-to for external storage.</li><li>But not all microSD cards are the same, and picking one can be complicated. The letters and numbers found on microSD cards can be incredibly confusing, and you need to consider the speed or capacity (or both) depending on how your device will use the card.</li><li>Overall, the <a href="https://amzn.to/2BSAvu3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Samsung EVO Plus microSD card</a> does the best job in speed and capacity options for the best price, although you should also consider the <a href="https://amzn.to/32YKp9l" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SanDisk Extreme microSD UHS-3 Card</a> and the <a href="https://amzn.to/2qVeecI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SanDisk Ultra microSD card</a>.</li></ul>Sometimes, the storage that's built into a device just doesn't cut it (and sometimes there is no built-in storage option) - that's where microSD cards come in to expand your device's storage.Many Android smartphones, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and LG V50 ThinQ 5G, support microSD cards - a minuscule version of the larger SD format - as do all <a href="https://amzn.to/33FRSu8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow nofollow noopener">GoPro Hero</a> action cameras and small cameras like it; consumer drones, like those from DJI; and mobile gaming devices, like the <a href="http://amzn.to/2oXR9nu" rel="nofollow nofollow">Nintendo Switch</a>.Before we get into our top picks, let's go over those aforementioned confusing numbers and letters so you know what they mean and why they're important for your device.<h2>Card type and capacity</h2>When it comes to the card type, the two main kinds you'll want to consider are SD HC (Secure Digital High Capacity) and SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity). The only real difference between the two is how much storage they offer. SDHC cards contain 4GB to 32GB, while SDXC starts with at least 64GB of capacity and extends up to 2TB (and beyond, in the near future). Although most newer devices accept the SDXC standard, some older gadgets, like the GoPro Hero4 and Nintendo 3DS, will only support lower-capacity SDHC microSD cards of 32GB or less. Consult your product's user manual to see what it recommends before purchasing any card.In general, you should get as much capacity as your budget allows. And depending on what you plan to do with the card, you will also need to consider the speed class, which we'll explain below. The card speed and capacity will determine pricing.<h2>Speed class</h2>Speed class is where things get complicated. The chart from the SD Association below breaks it down visually, but we also will explain below.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><a href="https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/choices/speed_class/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></div></div></div>MicroSD cards are measured in six speed classes: 2, 4, 6, 10, U1, and U3 (this also applies to standard SD cards, if you were wondering). The class number refers to the write speeds (how fast it can record onto the card) in megabytes per second (MB/s), so Class 2 = 2MB/s, Class 4 = 4MB/s, Class 6 = 6MB/s, and Class 10 = 10MB/s. U1 supports at least a 10MB/s write speed, and U3 cards offer at least a 30MB/s write speed, but there's something to keep in mind with U1/U3.Most new cards support Class 10 or higher; from our observation, you're less likely to see new cards being sold that are Class 6 or lower. But you may also see a card with both Class 10 and U1 or U3 designations. This means the card is also compatible with the Ultra High Speed (UHS) bus (in computing, a bus is the system that transfers data between components). MicroSDXC cards will always carry a Class 10 and either U1 or U3, as well as higher-end microSDHC cards.For example, a microSDHC or microSDXC card with both Class 10 and U1 classifications will support faster transfers (U1) when used in devices that support UHS, but will throttle down to the slower transfer speed (Class 10) in most other devices. (Note: If an older device supports Class 6 or lower, you can still use the faster card we mentioned in our example, but you won't achieve the higher write speeds.)A high-end card will also list either UHS-I or UHS-II. This is in reference to the theoretical top bus speed and is not to be confused with the write speeds mentioned above. UHS-I Cards have a maximum speed of 104 MB/s, while UHS-II cards have a maximum speed of 312 MB/s - compare them to non-UHS cards, which have a theoretical speed of 25 MB/s. Cards that support UHS-II offer even better performance, naturally.Lastly, as the above image shows, there's a classification called Video Speed Class. With the increase in devices that can capture very high-resolution video, the SD Association - the governing board that created all these designations - created the Video Speed Class for cards that support these higher video resolutions, like 4K, 8K, virtual reality, 360-degree, and 3D. This classification is denoted with a V and followed by a number, which represents the speed in MB/s. For example, a V30 card will support a minimum write speed of 30 MB/s. Video Speed Class is rated as V6, V10, V30, V60, and V90. Cards labeled with a Video Speed Class are designed to support those aforementioned resolutions, according to the manufacturer.<h2>App Performance Class for smartphones and tablets</h2>The App Performance Class denotes which MicroSD cards are best for smartphones and tablets. An A1 rating means that the card can open apps and process apps quickly, because it can handle a random read input-output access per second (IOPS) of 1,500 and write IOPS of 500. A1 cards are new, and anyone who wants to use Google's "Adoptable Storage" feature, which formats your card as internal storage in an Android device, should look for the new rating.<h2>The right microSD card for your device</h2>Depending on what you're using your microSD card for, you'll want the right amount of capacity.For smartphone users: Because the photo and video capabilities of modern smartphones have dramatically increased in quality, we recommend avoiding SDHC cards entirely, and starting at the 64GB capacities found in SDXC cards. The price of microSD cards, even at high capacities, has plummeted in recent years, so price should not be nearly the inhibitor it once was. With that said, although modern phones can support cards up to 1TB, unless you're taking a lot of photos and videos, you are unlikely to ever need that much capacity. If you like to shoot 4K video on your phone, then you should buy an SDXC microSD card that has a U3 speed class rating, with 128GB or 256GB capacity. Many phones, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and LG V50 ThinQ, support SDXC microSD cards with up to at least 1TB of storage (the LG V50 actually supports up to a whopping 2 TB).For the Nintendo Switch and 3DS: The Nintendo Switch accepts SDXC microSD cards with up to 2TB of capacity. Since games take up a lot of storage, we recommend you get the highest-capacity card for your <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LTHP2ZK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipg_041117_best-microsd-cards-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01LTHP2ZK&amp;linkId=5dabb3b5908191ae5fe50a790514e51e" rel="nofollow">Switch</a> that you can afford. The older Nintendo 3DS only supports SDHC cards (32GB or less), so don't waste money on high-capacity SDXC cards.For GoPro and similar small cameras: If you need a microSD card for your GoPro, consult the <a href="https://gopro.com/help/articles/Block/microSD-Card-Considerations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company's list of recommended cards</a>. The site says that GoPros require a minimum of Class 10, but U1 or U3 are better speed classifications. The Hero8 supports SDXC microSD cards with up to 128GB of capacity, as does the DJI Osmo Action. We have been testing the Hero8 with a SanDisk 32GB SDHC U1 card and have not had any issuesAvoid poor quality cards made by less scrupulous manufacturers by sticking with tested and verified brands and clicking on our links.<h2>Here are the best microSD cards for your phone, GoPro, or Nintendo Switch:</h2><ul class="summary-list"><li>Best microSD card overall: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01273JZMG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipg_041117_best-microsd-cards-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01273JZMG&amp;linkId=fce8a0082bcc2855c11e1b74b841955b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Samsung EVO Plus microSD card</a></li><li>Best microSD card for action cams or drones: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FCMBLV6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipg_041117_best-microsd-cards-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07FCMBLV6&amp;linkId=bf241aea7d05f0c104f061cd18719db7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SanDisk Extreme microSD U3 Card</a></li><li>Best microSD card for the Nintendo Switch: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073JYVKNX/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=biipg_041117_best-microsd-cards-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B073JYVKNX&amp;linkId=5e5db6a1c4d5a6e35df054f4b88ecd0e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">SanDisk Ultra microSD card</a></li></ul>Updated on 11/12/2019 by Jaron Schneider: Updated recommendations and copy. Added new version of the SanDisk Ultra microSD cards and the new SanDisk Extreme microSD card. We are currently testing new options for our next update. <a href="http://e.businessinsider.com/join/ci/insider-picks">Subscribe to our newsletter.</a> Find all the best offers at our <a href="https://coupons.businessinsider.com/">Coupons page</a>. Disclosure: This post is brought to you by the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/insiderpicks">Insider Picks</a> team. We highlight products and services you might find interesting. If you buy them, we get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. We frequently receive products free of charge from manufacturers to test. This does not drive our decision as to whether or not a product is featured or recommended. We operate independently from our advertising sales team. We welcome your feedback. Email us at insiderpicks@businessinsider.com.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">Open Road"Spotlight" won the first award of the night for original screenplay.</div></div></div>The 88th Academy Awards are taking place tonight, and we're updating the winners list live. Hosted by Chris Rock, the ceremony has been heavily criticized for its lack of minority nominees this year. "The Revenant" has the most nominations of the evening, 12, and is followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with 10. The winners (in bold) from tonight's live telecast will be updated below: Original screenplay "Bridge of Spies," Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, and Joel Coen "Ex Machina," Alex Garland "Inside Out," Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen "Spotlight," Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy - WINNER "Straight Outta Compton," Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; story by S. 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"Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom"Live action short film "Ave Maria" "Day One" "Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)" "Shok" "Stutterer"Foreign language film "Embrace of the Serpent" "Mustang" "Son of Saul" "Theeb" "A War"Original song "Earned It" ("Fifty Shades of Grey") "Manta Ray" ("Racing Extinction") "Simple Song #3" ("Youth") "Till It Happens To You" ("The Hunting Ground") "Writing's On The Wall" ("Spectre")Original score "Bridge of Spies," Thomas Newman "Carol," Carter Burwell "The Hateful Eight," Ennio Morricone "Sicario," Jóhann Jóhannsson "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John WilliamsDirecting Adam McKay, "The Big Short" George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Alejandro González Iñárritu, "The Revenant" Lenny Abrahamson, "Room" Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight"Actress in a leading role Cate Blanchett, "Carol" Brie Larson, "Room" Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy" Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years" Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"Actor in a leading role Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo" Matt Damon, "The Martian" Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs" Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"Best picture "The Big Short" "Bridge of Spies" "Brooklyn" "Mad Max: Fury Road" "The Martian" "The Revenant" "Room" "Spotlight" <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/george-clooney-nailed-americas-hate-speech-problem-2016-2">George Clooney nailed America's problem with hateful political speech</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="xuNTd2MDE6Xm85IBWVGBMpRa7IXMB1NF" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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