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Taiga launches off-road electric vehicle charging network to power emission-free adventures

October 19, 2021
Taiga Motors, an electric snowmobile and watercraft manufacturer, announced today that it is launching its own off-road electric vehicle charging network. One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles is that you don’t have to go get gas at a station. You can charge your vehicle on any electric outlet overnight. That’s true of electric cars and also of electric off-road vehicles like…
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Sigma launches 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN for E- and L-mounts

October 19, 2021
Sigma has announced the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN zoom, as part of its Contemporary series of affordable lenses. The APS-C lens offers a fast upgrade from the standard kit zooms and will be available for the Sony E and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount. It offers a 27-75mm equivalent…
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Material You weather widgets go live on Android 12 with latest Google app beta

October 19, 2021
In a very welcome change from what we previously expected, the Google Weather Material You widgets are now live on existing Pixel phones with the latest Google app beta. Earlier today, Google app 12.40 fixed At a Glance weather in the Pixel Launcher on Android 12 Beta 5. The 12.41 beta enables the two Google Weather widgets with Material You that we’ve been tracking for the past few…
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Google Chat adding ‘mark as unread’ for DMs and Spaces

October 19, 2021
Google is rolling out a simple but rather useful ability to “mark as unread” in Chat. This capability is already found on competing team messaging solutions, and doubles as a light reminder system.  On mobile, long pressing on a conversation will reveal a new “Mark…
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Canon shows first footage from its unusual RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens

October 19, 2021
Earlier this month, Canon announced an unusual addition to its RF lens lineup, the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye Lens. It’s the world’s first digital interchangeable lens that captures stereoscopic 180° images onto a single image sensor for processing in virtual reality (VR) software. When the lens was announced, we saw its design, but Canon didn’t publish any images or…
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