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TTArtisan announces the 27mm F2.8 XF, its first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount cameras

TTArtisan has announced the 27mm F2.8 XF lens, its first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems. The 41mm equivalent lens is constructed of six elements in five groups, including two high-refractive index elements. It has an aperture range of F2.8 through F16, uses a seven-blade aperture diaphragm, has a minimum focusing distance of 35cm (13.8″), uses a 39mm front filter thread…
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OnePlus offers up a vague schedule for when to expect the Android 13 beta on Nord devices

Android 13 is starting to expand past the beta stage on devices from Samsung, Vivo, and more after launching on Pixels earlier this year. OnePlus, though, is just now releasing a schedule for when to expect Android 13 on more devices, but only in its beta form. So far, OnePlus has only released a “stable” version of Android 13 with OxygenOS 13 to a single device, the OnePlus 10 Pro. That was…
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What apps support the new Android 13 media player [Updated]

Android 13’s most obvious UI change is a redesign of the lockscreen and notification shade media player. However, not all music, podcasts, and audio apps have been updated to support them yet, and here’s our running list of what controls have been modernized. Original…
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US Special Operations tests American-made electric motorbikes for military use

Light electric vehicles have seen growing interest from militaries all over the world. Now the latest electric motorbike receiving its draft card comes from North Carolina-based electric moped builder Huck Cycles. Huck Overland enlists The company recently shared news that its Huck Overland model is currently being evaluated by the US Military as well as various government and private…
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Check out Honda’s swappable battery stations for electric motorbikes, hoping to go global

Honda’s swappable battery packs, known as the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPPe:), are soon getting their own Gogoro-style battery swapping stations for recharging. The station will be known as the Honda Power Pack Exchanger e: (HPPEe:), just in case we needed another long acronym. It features a number of battery slots that would allow electric scooter and motorbike riders to pop in their…
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