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Bluetti’s new modular power stations can power your whole home & be managed from your phone

August 23, 2021
The latest power stations from are designed to let you slowly scale up your battery backup system from powering only the most important electronics to keeping your whole home energized in an outage. Just this month, the folks at Bluetti have launched the , both offering significant upgrades from last year’s debut. Bluetti’s biggest focus is on making their power systems modular. By not…
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Tesla updates Model X with new darker wheels

August 23, 2021
Tesla has updated the standard set of wheels available for the Model X to new darker wheels. But don’t hold your breath to get the electric SUV anytime soon. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S in January, the automaker also unveiled the new Model X, but the SUV has been…
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Gurman: Apple tested iPhone 13 with Touch ID, but it’s unlikely to launch this year

August 22, 2021
In today’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman doubles down the fact that Apple won’t add in-screen Touch ID to the rumored iPhone 13 as the company has a “long-term goal” to include the Face ID sensor inside the display. Gurman writes: “While Apple had tested in-screen Touch ID for the next flagship iPhones, it won’t make the cut this year. I believe Apple is all-in on…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 21, 2021

August 22, 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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Bluetti reveals modular home backup battery and more

August 22, 2021
makers of battery backup systems both large and small, have announced its modular take on the home battery backup. With the Tesla Powerwall only available to solar roof customers (and backorders up the wazoo), many are dipping their toes into vehicle or home backup systems…
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Android’s built-in ‘COVID Card’ vaccination record is now available for California [U]

August 22, 2021
At the end of June, Google Pay gained the ability to save and display COVID-19 vaccination cards on Android. More countries and states are letting people add this “COVID Card” to their Android phones. This COVID Card system is built directly into Android devices that support Google Play services. The experience is not too different from saving a flight boarding pass, transit fare, or…
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8 Helpful Camera Hacks for Landscape Photography

August 21, 2021
Much of successful landscape photography depends on having the right location, composition, and light, but photographer Mark Denney has shared 8 camera tips and hacks that can further enhance the shooting process and benefit photographers of all levels of experience. Denney…
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The Split LUT Technique in Photoshop to Get Separate Controls

August 21, 2021
I’m Colin Smith from PhotoshopCAFE.com. In this 4-minute video and article, I’ll share a new Photoshop technique I came up with that gives you separate control over strength, color, and luminosity in LUTS. I call this the Split LUT technique. We all love LUTs (lookup tables). They are a quick and portable way to apply color and tonal presets across platforms and different applications. We…
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