Panasonic, which grew into a major battery cell supplier in the EV industry through its partnership with Tesla, is now teasing some important improvements in battery capacity.
Back in the early 2000s, Tesla approached every battery manufacturer in the world with its idea of using Li-ion cylindrical battery cells – primarily used to power laptops at the time – to power electric vehicles.
They…
Canoo stock doubles as Walmart orders up to 10,000 EVs in deal that includes warranted shares in company [update]
July 13, 2022
EV startup Canoo continues to feverishly lay the railroad down right in front of itself as it chugs along its route toward scaled production. A recent feeling of dread has been encapsulated by the company’s low stock, but new life has been injected into Canoo in the form…
26% of US households use electricity as their only energy source – but there’s a caveat
July 13, 2022
In 2020, 26% of US households – that’s 32.25 million out of 123.53 million homes – used electricity as their only source of energy, according to the US Energy Information Administration. But what the EIA doesn’t note is what fuels that “electricity as the only…
Phase One has announced a new specialized lens for the XT IQ4 camera system: the XT-Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 40mm f/4 Tilt. The optic is designed to support landscape photographers and will retail for $11,990.
The XT camera system was originally announced in 2019 and Phase One called it the smallest digitally integrated film camera ever made. Like most of Phase One’s medium format…
Of Course Nikon is Getting Out of DSLRs
July 13, 2022
Let’s talk about something obvious that apparently is big news: Nikon is going to stop making DSLRs.
According to Nikkei, Nikon has been “losing out” to smartphones and is aiming to push back against that trend by offering mirrorless products with more…
The mysterious and elusive Milky Seas phenomenon has been captured on camera for the first time by a yacht sailing in the East Indian Ocean.
Crew members aboard the superyacht, Ganesha, were circumnavigating the globe in 2019 when they noticed the sea all around…
Meike has introduced a new 10mm f/2 APS-C manual focus prime lens for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Micro Four Thirds cameras.
The Meike 10mm f/2 has a lens structure of 15 elements arranged in 12 groups, which includes two aspherical lens elements. The lens features an aperture range of f/2 through f/22, though Meike doesn’t say how many blades are in its diaphragm…
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Most Western gamers haven’t heard about South Korea’s Wemade, so you can forgive them…
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Ubisoft revealed last week that it is making Tom Clancy’s The Division: Resurgence, a new…
The next batch of emoji headed to Android and iOS may include an actual ‘high-five’ emoji
July 13, 2022
Emoji have become a part of our modern language, and it’s a big deal when new options are added to the catalog. With Unicode 15, the next batch of emoji may finally bring a proper “high-five” emoji, alongside other options.
Emojipedia says that the list of emojis up for addition to the Unicode 15 standard includes just 31 new options. That’s less than a third of the number that was…
