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Audi unveils A6 Avant e-tron station wagon concept described as a ‘storage champ’ with headlights that project a video game

March 17, 2022
Another year, another Audi A6 e-tron concept. During its 2022 Annual Media Conference, the German automaker pulled the sheet off its second A6 e-tron concept – a luxury class station wagon called the Avant. Picking up when the A6 e-tron Sportback concept left off, the Avant offers a glimpse into Audi’s all-electric future with some sleek new features that optimize space and…
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Quick Charge Podcast: March 16, 2022

March 17, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Canon Has Designed a Gimbal System for Consumer-Level Drones

March 17, 2022
Canon may be interested in the consumer drone market as it has designed a gimbal system for a small camera for use on a small quadcopter. In a patent filing spotted by CanonRumors, the design seems to be for a camera similar to many of the existing small-sensor camera systems already in use on most current consumer market drones, such as those from DJI. The design seems to pick up from a…
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Lensbaby Unveils the 50mm f/2.5 Soft Focus II Optic

March 17, 2022
Lensbaby, a company known for making unconventional lenses that create unusual photos, has released a recreation of one of the company’s most popular swappable lens optics: the $280 50mm f/2.5 Soft Focus II. The original Soft Focus optic was launched about twelve years…
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LG Velvet gets Android 12 w/ new privacy features, no sign of Material You updates

March 17, 2022
While LG is done with smartphones, the company is fulfilling its promise of still supporting existing models. This week, the LG Velvet is getting its Android 12 update. Rolling out starting in Korea, the LG Velvet is the brand’s first smartphone to get Android 12. While the update is certainly pretty late, it’s still great to see it coming at all considering LG hasn’t played an active role…
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Google teases I/O 2022 w/ ‘SVD’ interactive puzzle

March 17, 2022
Historically, Google teases its annual developer conference at the end of January, but last year waited until April. The company this morning released the Google I/O 2022 puzzle that should reveal when the event takes place. Google Developers on Twitter revealed the “SVD” puzzle this morning, asking “Can you untangle this string?” in what could be a reference to string or music theory.
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