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Review: Testing out the affordable $199 Issomi 300 Wh portable power station & emergency battery

February 18, 2022
Gone are the days of actually having to be near a wall outlet in order to plug in your AC devices. With today’s new offerings in the portable power station industry, plugging in everything from camping lights to power tools and even charging your electric bicycles can be done literally anywhere. And as I discovered from my testing of the unit, Issomi’s small yet mighty power station can do all…
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Ep. 363: Canon Sticks the Dismount – and more

February 18, 2022
Episode 363 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait photographer, Walter van Dusen In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take…
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Why Australia’s largest coal-fired plant will close seven years early

February 18, 2022
Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant will close seven years earlier than originally planned. That’s because its operator, Origin Energy, says it’s unable to compete with renewables. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 17, 2022

February 18, 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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Tesla app update adds actionable notifications, charge stats, plans for annual FSD/connectivity subscriptions

February 18, 2022
Tesla has updated their smartphone app to version 4.6 adding some useful new features including actionable notifications and charging stats, and data-miners have found plans for an upcoming cheaper annual subscription to their Full Self-Driving and Premium Connectivity services. But even with this upcoming cheaper subscription scheme, Tesla has so far shown no interest in ending their practice of…
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Wearable Smart Camera Can Detect Silent Voice Commands

February 18, 2022
Two researchers from Cornell University have created a wearable infrared smart camera that can detect voice commands even if the speaker isn’t making a sound by measuring the neck and face from under the chin. The Usefulness of Silent Speech Detection Cheng Zhang…
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What’s In Your Camera Bag, Anete Lusina?

February 18, 2022
Anete Lusina has been a news, features, and reviews writer with PetaPixel for about a year and brings her talent for street and wedding photography to frame many of the stories you see here. As she focuses more on personal work and journalism, we thought it would be interesting to share what her workstation looks like and give you an insight into what she carries with her when her camera is in her…
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