Revel’s planned fleet of 50 Tesla Model Y taxis in New York City was shut down by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), and the reasons they gave are sketchy, to say the least.
Earlier this year, we reported on Revel, a mobility startup better known for its ride-sharing fleets of electric scooters, launching an effort to bring a fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis to New York.
The effort was…
Hands-on: Stadia for Android TV is a quirky but suitable replacement for Chromecast Ultra [Updated]
June 24, 2021
Since the launch of the Chromecast with Google TV back in October, it’s been downright bizarre that Stadia, Google’s premier game streaming service, was not available on the company’s newest streaming hardware. Instead, to (officially) play on TV, players were forced…
Closer look: A single piece of aluminum makes up SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle frame
June 24, 2021
When SONDORS first unveiled its 80 mph (130 km/h) electric motorcycle known as the Metacycle, the unique design was seriously eye-catching. Now, we’re getting an up-close look at just what goes into that innovative frame.
Unlike trellis frames that are still common on…
Google makes big push for new Wear OS, TV, Auto, & tablet media apps by reducing its commission
June 24, 2021
At I/O 2021, Google made a big push for building apps across all the form factors Android is available on. The company is now massively encouraging adoption with the global launch of the Play Media Experience Program to get more apps on Wear OS, Android/Google TV, Auto, and tablets/foldables.
For these platforms to be successful, third-party applications are a crucial part of getting end users…
Lucid has now over 10,000 reservations for the Air electric luxury sedan and that’s not bad
June 24, 2021
Lucid Motors confirmed that it now has over 10,000 reservations for the Air, its first car and a luxury electric sedan.
It might not sound as impressive as numbers of reservations in some other programs, but it’s actually not bad.
Lucid has faced some delays in bringing…
TV remotes can end up being a deeply personal thing and the design matters. Some remotes feel cheap in the hand or have buttons that don’t feel nice to press. Others are too thin and have stupid navigation methods and take 6 years to replace with one that’s still too…
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The free-to-play shooter space is getting crowded, and it includes some of the biggest companies in video games. But Call of Duty: Warzone, Fortnite, and Valorant are not scaring an upstart like Splitgate: Arena Warfare out of the market.
Developer 1047 Games is preparing to expand its successful competitive arena shooter…
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Vindex‘s Belong Gaming Arenas is opening its first U.S. location in Houston, Texas, as part of a plan to expand its chain of local esports gaming centers as the pandemic eases.
Many retailers have…
Electronics manufacturers in Taiwan including Canon and Foxconn supplier Innolux have been accused of “locking up” migrant workers amidst the COVID-19 outbreak taking place in the country.
The Financial Times reports that according to internal documents and staff…
NVIDIA has announced Canvas, an app that is available as a free beta that it says brings real-time painting tools to anyone with an NVIDIA RTX GPU. It uses artificial intelligence to make rudimentary sketches or doodles into photorealistic scenes.
Canvas is part of NVIDIA Studio, which is a program that provides artists and creators with both hardware and software tools to assist in bringing…
