One of the handy new features arriving with iOS 15 is the option to quickly recognize text and select, copy, paste, lookup, and more in both the Camera and Photos app. Let’s looks at how iPhone Live Text OCR works from photos to screenshots and handwriting too.
Live Text may not be as flashy as other new iOS 15 features like FaceTime’s SharePlay but it offers a lot of convenience.
Up until…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
NanoGraf claims it has enabled the highest-energy density 18650 cylindrical lithium-ion cell in the world.
The US clean energy transition could create up to 600,000 jobs for American workers by 2030.
UnderstandSolar is a free…
Why a Texas congressman asked the Forest Service to move the moon to fight climate change
June 11, 2021
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asked the US Forest Service if it was possible to alter the orbits of the moon or the Earth to combat climate change. Was he serious?
What he asked about the moon and climate change
In a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on…
With plans accelerated by the boom in online shopping that stemmed from COVID-19, Google Shopping has been growing in big ways this year. After announcing a partnership with Shopify last month, Google Shopping is also working with WooCommerce and, now, the tools merchants need to get listings up are live.
Google announced in late May that it would be introducing further integration between…
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the overdue start of Europe’s feast of football – UEFA Euro 2020.
The second-largest international football (soccer for all you Americans) tournament after the World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 is the world’s largest regional competition…
Google’s efforts with Android TV OS seem to finally be in gear with new hardware, Google TV, and more. As the platform expands, the YouTube app for Android TV has just passed 100 million installs.
According to the Play Store, Youtube for Android TV now has over 100…
Tesla warns new Model S Plaid won’t hit advertised 200 mph at launch, needs tire/wheel upgrade
June 11, 2021
Tesla is warning that its new Model S Plaid won’t hit its advertised 200 mph top speed at launch since it will need a tire and wheel upgrade this fall.
When Tesla announced the new Model S Plaid, the automaker announced some impressive specs, like a 0-60 mph acceleration in 1.99 seconds, a quarter-mile run in 9.2 seconds, and a top speed of 200 mph.
Those are record-breaking specs in many…
Alphabet Scoop 126: Android 12 Beta 2, Pixel Feature Drop, and Stadia for Google/Android TV
June 11, 2021
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the new features and changes that came to Android 12 Beta 2 and the 3 major announcements that came to Google’s Stadia platform.
New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are published every Friday. Subscribe…
Woot via Amazon is offering the ROCKPALS 300W Portable Power Station for $176.99 shipped. Normally $245, today’s discount is the lowest that we’ve tracked since this past April when it fell to $150 for a few days. This portable battery delivers 280Wh of power which is…
Bloomberg: Apple hires BMW veteran who led i3 development to join its electric car team
June 11, 2021
Apple has hired a former BMW executive to help lead the team working on the rumored Apple Car “Project Titan.” According to Bloomberg, Apple hired Ulrich Kranz within “recent weeks” to work alongside Doug Field leading the Apple Car development.
Kranz spent 30 years at BMW, serving as the senior vice president of the team that developed the BMW i3 and i8 electric and hybrid cars. After…
