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Sol Motors now taking orders for its pipe-on-wheels Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle

September 30, 2021
Three years ago yesterday, I broke the news on SOL Motors’ debut of its innovative Pocket Rocket electric motorcycle. We’ve had to wait quite a while for a major update, but now, after a lengthy period of continued development (and one pandemic later), the company is taking orders for its eye-catching electric motorbikes. The Stuttgart-based company SOL Motors (which stands for “speed of…
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Google Maps readies Android homescreen widget w/ dynamic colors

September 30, 2021
The latest addition to Google’s rapidly growing catalog of Android homescreen widgets is a handy search widget for Google Maps. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines of code…
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Google Lens coming to Chrome and will soon be integrated into the Google app browser on iOS

September 30, 2021
In addition to the big MUM upgrade that lets you ask questions about a photo, Google Lens is getting more prominent on iOS and in desktop Chrome. In Chrome for Android today, long-pressing on an image lets you “Search with Google Lens.” That will also be available in desktop Chrome when right-clicking. We first spotted this behind a testing flag in July, with the upcoming launch being…
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Quick Charge Podcast: September 29, 2021

September 30, 2021
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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Film Friday: Meet the Olympus OM-X, a modular, prototype camera that was meant to be the OM-1

September 30, 2021
The Olympus OM-1 was a revolutionary camera that changed the single-lens reflex (SLR) camera market by offering impressive image quality in a compact, reliable form factor with (relatively) small, high-quality lenses to boot. While its design shaped the industry for decades to come, it almost didn’t take on the form factor we now look back on. In a recent article on Kosmo Foto, Stephen Dowling…
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