Tag: Gear / Gear News and Events
Gear News of the Week: Google’s Next-Gen Nest Cams Are Coming, and Sony Debuts a New Xperia Phone
Plus: Qualcomm unveils Quick Charge 5+, Solo Stove has an easier-to-light firepit, Nikon debuts a cinema camera, and xMEMS upgrades the bass on its headphone tech. Source
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The Free Ride for EVs in the Carpool Lane Is Coming to an End
The US government is ending a program that allowed EVs and hybrids to display a “Clean Air Vehicle” sticker and use the HOV lane on freeways, even if the driver was alone in the car. Source
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3 Exciting Camera Features on Apple’s New iPhone 17 Lineup
An upgraded selfie camera with a square sensor, dual camera capture, and 8X optical-like image quality has me excited about the new iPhone 17 models. Source
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Here Come the Robotaxis: Zoox and Lyft Both Launch Driverless Ride Sharing
Two new self-driving car services—one in Atlanta from Lyft and May Mobility, another in Las Vegas from Amazon subsidiary Zoox—prove that the robotaxi race is still on. Now comes the hard part. Source
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Apple’s Best New iOS 26 Feature Has Been on Pixel Phones for Years
The iPhone’s new software screens your calls using machine intelligence. Neat, but Google had the feature first—just like so many other features that rely on AI to work. Source
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Everything Apple Announced: iPhone Air, iPhone 17, Apple Watches, AirPods Pro 3
The iPhone 17 is here, along with a very thin iPhone Air. There are three new Apple watches to tell you how you’re feeling, and a pair of AirPods Pro 3 that can translate between languages. Source
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