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Schwinn Coston CE electric bike review: Why don’t more e-bikes have these awesome frame lights?

May 23, 2022
Schwinn’s electric bicycle line has significantly expanded over the last couple years. When I first started riding electric Schwinns, I was largely limited to cruiser e-bikes. But with several new commuter-specific e-bikes like the Schwinn Coston CE that I recently tested, this household bicycle name is making a big move on the wider e-bike market. The Schwinn Coston CE falls in the middle of…
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Photographer Builds Giant Camera and Darkroom Bus

May 22, 2022
Photographer Bill Hao from Vancouver, Canada, spent two years building a huge oakwood camera. It shoots gigantic wet plate collodion photos measuring 32×48 inches. The collodion wet plate process has one very critical requirement: the photographer must be able to coat, expose and develop the plate while wet within 15 minutes. This would be fine for shooting in a studio with an attached darkroom…
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FCC filings reveal Apple’s mysterious ‘Network Adapter’ that runs iOS

May 22, 2022
Every time a company builds a product with radio frequency (like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), it must be approved by regulatory agencies like FCC. Interestingly, new FCC filings this week reveal a mysterious new “Network Adapter” from Apple that runs iOS. Codenamed “A2657,” the product is simply described as a “Network Adapter.” According to documents shared by the FCC, Apple sent a sample…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 21, 2022

May 22, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Pixel Buds Pro have to make up for Google’s biggest earbud mistakes

May 22, 2022
Google’s legacy in earbuds is… complicated. There’s been a lot to love with the Pixel Buds series, but also some serious mistakes. Now, we’re preparing for the launch of the Pixel Buds Pro, and they have to learn from Google’s mistakes and problems to date. Google’s Pixel Buds problems To date, Google has released three pairs of earbuds under the “Pixel Buds” brand. In 2017, the…
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