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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $1,500 electric duck boat

September 11, 2021
There are few things more pleasurable than a relaxing Sunday on your own boat, slowly meandering your way around the local lake or water hole. And lately the increasing number of electric boats are making that experience even more relaxing by removing the noisy and troublesome gas engines from the mix. But electric boats have often been prohibitively expensive… until now! That’s because I’ve…
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NewsPhotography

Why Camera Sensors Matter and How They Keep Improving

September 11, 2021
What is the most important aspect of a camera to consider when looking to buy a new one? In this video, Engadget put camera sensors in the spotlight and reviewed how they have improved and what role they play in today’s photographic equipment. Camera brands regularly release new cameras, with each model improving on its past versions. However, video producer Chris Schodt from Engadget points…
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MobileNews

WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption for Android cloud backups

September 11, 2021
After being hinted at and after testing in previous beta builds, WhatsApp has confirmed that end-to-end encryption for cloud backups is set to roll out soon. Announced in a Facebook Engineering blog post, end-to-end encryption has been missing from cloud backups despite the fact that the messages in chat gained the added security layer way back in 2016. The current implementation has relied…
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Google Home Essentials: Roborock S7 is a near-perfect floor cleaner w/ a pricey auto-empty option

September 11, 2021
Robot vacuums are still very much a luxury, but they’ve come down in price considerably over the past several years to the point where, now, you can get something halfway decent for around $150. What’s more interesting to me, however, are the vacuums that are still a bit more expensive but are also much better at the job in question. Roborock has become a big name in that market, and the…
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