Tesla owns almost 79% of the electric car market in the US, according to registration data, but that needs to change, as per Tesla’s own mission.
During the first half of 2020, registration data showed that Tesla owned nearly 80% of the US’ electric car market.
This was especially impressive considering 2020 was the first year Tesla buyers didn’t have access to federal tax credit for…
Chromecast with Google TV may be the culprit behind broken speaker groups for some users
February 17, 2021
A useful feature of Google Assistant speakers and Android TVs is the ability to select a bunch of them to play the same audio simultaneously. It’s a useful feature, but if the new Chromecast with Google TV is a part of your speaker group, it may also be breaking…
WASHINGTON — Under a recent contract award with a $30 million ceiling, Lockheed Martin will begin integrating and formally testing its open-architecture processor designed to control the U.S. Army’s future combat vehicle protection system, the company announced Feb.
Bill Gates commends Elon Musk on climate change effort after being accused of shorting Tesla (TSLA)
February 17, 2021
Bill Gates made positive comments about Elon Musk’s effort to combat climate change, and the comments came just after Musk accused Gates of shorting Tesla (TSLA).
As we previously reported, Musk and Gates don’t always see eye to eye.
Gates has previously made some comments about electric trucks like the Tesla Semi not being viable, and Musk countered those comments recently, but he also…
OmniVision’s new 50MP OV50A smartphone sensor promises ‘DSLR level’ phase detection autofocus performance
February 17, 2021
Sensor manufacturer OmniVision has announced the specifications for the OV50A, a new 50MP 1/1.5″ smartphone camera sensor that offers 100% phase detection autofocus (PDAF) coverage.
The OV50A is built using OmniVision’s PureCel Plus-S stacked die technology and…
New Xbox Wireless Headset launches March 16 for $100
February 16, 2021
Microsoft has a new gaming headset to go with your shiny Xbox Series X/S. The company revealed the Xbox Wireless Headset today. It ships March 16 for $100, and the company built it to help players get high-quality audio from Xbox hardware. But it also works with PC or any…
Cosina Announces Three Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Lenses
February 16, 2021
Cosina has announced three new 35mm /2 lenses under the Voigtlander brand, two for the Leica M-mount and one for Sony E-mount cameras: the Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM and two versions of the Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical VM.
Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM
The Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II…
Russian Optical Company Shvabe Unveils Four New Mirror Lenses
February 16, 2021
Russian optics company Shvabe Holding, which is known as the owner of the Zenitar brand, has announced four new mirror lenses: the MC Rubinar 1000mm f/10, 500mm f/8 Macro, 500mm f/5.6 Macro, and 400mm f/4.5 Macro. Redesigns of older lenses, these feature”improved technical…
In January, photographer Jay P. Morgan shared a video where he took portraits with what at the time he called an IMAX lens on a Canon EOS R. In part two of that series, he takes it one step further and mounts the medium format GFX 100 to it.
As many PetaPixel readers and…
Home COVID-19 test finds spurious way to involve an iPhone
February 16, 2021
A rapid antigen home COVID-19 test is a purely standalone chemical process, but that hasn’t stopped one enterprising company with a smart marketing team from finding a way to involve an iPhone…
The tests work like this:
You take a swab from the back of your throat and inside your upper nasal tract
Place the swap into a vial of liquid
Drop some of the liquid onto a unit similar to a home…
