There is a purveying sentiment that cameras have only gotten more expensive over time. While there is certainly some validity in certain sectors of the market, the truth about camera prices over time is a bit more nuanced and complex than the average person makes it out to be. So, let’s take a look.
Please note that all prices are adjusted for 2021 inflation unless otherwise stated.
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ZTE is currently the only company that is commercially selling a smartphone with а selfie camera hidden under the display and it’s about to release its second generation any moment now. We expect the Samsung Galaxy Fold3 to also adopt the tech, Oppo has also been…
Asus Zenfone 8 coming to India soon
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Asus India exec Dinesh Sharma confirmed that the company’s Zenfone 8 is coming to the local market soon. The news was confirmed in a tweet that also linked a pre-sale page. Unfortunately, we don’t get an official launch date just yet.
There’s also no word if the…
A PR war between two billionaire-owned space companies, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, is starting to get spicy.
Ever since Virgin announced it’d try to fly its founder Branson to space nine days before Bezos flies on his own rocket, Blue Origin has been on a warpath to discredit Virgin’s suborbital spaceplane, publicly attacking everything from the…
Tesla signs breakthrough deal to deploy solar roofs and Powerwalls on ‘large scale’ in the new community
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Tesla has signed what could be described as a breakthrough deal to deploy solar roofs and Powerwalls on a “large scale” in a new community being built by Brookfield Asset Management and Dacra in Austin.
With the launch of the Tesla Solar Roof Tiles, the company has not…
NIO announces plan to open battery swap stations to other electric automakers – any takers?
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NIO, a growing Chinese electric vehicle maker, announced a new plan to open up battery swap stations and technology to other electric automakers.
Are there going to be any takers?
Over the years I have been covering electric vehicles, I’ve seen several companies attempt…
KIA EV6: In-depth walkaround
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In this EV game, there are heroes, both sung and unsung. More often than not, it’s the Teslas and Polestars of this world that steal all the headlines with their space-age technology and spaceship designs. But actually, some of the most significant EVs of the past decade have rather flown under the radar, adored by those who drive them but underappreciated by the rest of the world.
And there…
Electrek sat down with Gregor Hembrough, the head of Polestar North America, to discuss the electric automaker’s latest developments, including the upcoming lower-priced 2022 version of the Polestar 2, SPAC deal speculation, and more.
Gregor Hembrough spent two decades…
Tesla dashcam feature helps in arrest of maniac who shot Model Y in crazy incident caught on video
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TeslaCam, Tesla’s integrated dashcam feature using an Autopilot camera, has helped in the arrest of a maniac who shot a moving Model Y.
The incident was caught perfectly in a very impressive video embedded below.
Tesla has two features that utilize the eight cameras…
Podcast: Tesla Model Y in Europe, FSD Beta v9 finally coming?, Chevy Bolt EV fire, and more
July 10, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Model Y launching in Europe, FSD Beta v9 finally coming, another Chevy Bolt EV fire, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As a reminder, we’ll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an…
