Tag: Gear / Gear News and Events
A First Look at Matic, the Reengineered Robot Vacuum
We spent some time with the prototype robot vacuum from two ex-Google engineers that will be available in March 2024. Source
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Beeper’s iMessage Fight With Apple Has Blown Up Into a Debate Over Regulating Big Tech
Beeper’s “Mini” Android app was supposed to be a simple green-bubble-to-blue-bubble messaging solution. It has now fueled a larger conversation about government regulation of the tech industry. Source
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Apple to Halt Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2
A dispute over the patent for the blood-oxygen sensor in the two newest Apple Watch models is at the heart of the pause, which partly goes into effect on December 21. Source
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Panasonic’s New Powder-Powered Batteries Will Supercharge EVs
A company working with Tesla’s main US battery supplier has silicon-based tech that could soon give electric cars 500-mile ranges and charge refills in just 10 minutes. Source
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Beeper Mini Turns Android’s Green Bubbles Into Blue Bubbles on iPhones
The new app Beeper Mini lets Android users send texts that show up as blue bubbles on iPhones. We talked to the 16-year-old high school student who wrote the code to make it possible. Source
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Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Here and It Costs $61,000
Elon Musk personally handed over the first Cybertrucks to reach customers at a delivery event in Austin today. Tesla also revealed the price and specs of its latest EV. Source
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