Author: Zach_Wilson
A cheaper, weirder e-reader alternative to the Boox Palma
There are some notable compromises, like a reflective screen that will potentially have users struggling to dodge glare, ordering off of AliExpress, and a dated Android 11 OS that isn’t fully translated from Chinese to English. The display is also a few years behind the 300ppi e-paper panels you now…
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Alphabet is abandoning its Mineral robo-agriculture startup
Alphabet is reportedly walking away from its Mineral robotic agriculture startup due to fierce industry competition and slim profit margins. According to Bloomberg, the Google parent company will license some of its farming technology to Driscoll’s, a berry producer that’s spent the last few years working with autonomous “plant buggies”…
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Acemagic X1 unveiled as world’s first dual-screen laptop giving you side-by-side displays – with an unsubtle hint that it’s MacBook-level premium
Dual-screen laptops are nothing new, in one form or another, but innovations within this subset of notebooks are still coming, and the Acemagic X1 is a case in point. Acemagic just officially unveiled the X1, giving us some spec details, and the big trick here is not just that it’s…
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EV batteries get a boost with next-gen packs that charge in under five minutes and last for 50 years
Geely has just announced new self-developed battery technology that it says can achieve 3,500 charging cycles, which is the equivalent of charging and driving for one million kilometers (621,372 miles) with minimal impact to battery performance. Dubbed Short Blade in reference to its slender and shorter packaging, the next generation…
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Threads hits 175 million users after a year
A year and a half ago, Threads was but a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eye. Now, the rival to Elon Musk’s X has reached more than 175 million monthly active users, the Meta CEO announced on Wednesday. As with any social network, and especially for Threads, monthly users only tell…
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Perplexity’s ‘Pro Search’ AI upgrade makes it better at math and research
Perplexity has launched a major upgrade to its Pro Search AI tool, which it says “understands when a question requires planning, works through goals step-by-step, and synthesizes in-depth answers with greater efficiency.” Examples on Perplexity’s website of what Pro Search can do include a query asking the best time to…
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