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Weekly poll results: the Sony Xperia 1 III has devoted fans, a lower price tag would bring in more

July 18, 2021
Months after it was originally unveiled, the Sony Xperia 1 III is finally available for pre-order. It should start shipping on August 19 in the US and the UK, in late August in mainland Europe (e.g. Amazon Germany has set the launch date as August 25). And some people have their eye on the Mark 3 flagship, but even more have their eye on its price tag. Last week’s poll shows that about a fifth…
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Tesla is charging owners $1,500 for hardware they already paid for

July 18, 2021
This weekend, Tesla started offering their long-awaited Full Self-Driving subscription package for $199/month. Along with the package, Tesla is offering a $1,500 hardware upgrade for early owners who have old hardware that is not capable of full self-driving tasks. The problem is, Tesla previously told those same owners that their cars were capable of full self-driving tasks, and isn’t allowing…
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OnePlus Nord 2 5G's design confirmed in latest teaser

July 18, 2021
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G’s renders that leaked last month revealed the smartphone’s design, which is now officially confirmed by the phone maker as it posted a teaser of the Nord 2 5G on its social media accounts. The image shows us the Nord 2 5G’s rear side…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 17, 2021

July 18, 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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Galaxy Buds 2 leak in official app showing off five color options, software features

July 18, 2021
While a new set of earbuds isn’t the most exciting thing we’re looking forward to in Samsung’s Unpacked event next month, the leaks just keep coming and today an official app is showing off all colors of the Galaxy Buds 2 and revealing the feature list as well. A developer by the name of Tim Schneeberger (via XDA) managed to get his hands on the companion app for Galaxy Buds 2 which is…
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Light Painting Photos with a Geometric Drawing Machine

July 17, 2021
Originally, the geometric chuck was a device to make ornate patterns on a lathe. Invented in the 1860s, the device could have up to 8 layers—each driven by a central shaft. There are several of these complex devices still in existence and on display in museums. Each layer…
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Photos of the Sulfur Miners at the Ijen Volcano in Indonesia

July 17, 2021
Every day hundreds of men climb the 9,000 feet to the summit of Mount Ijen located in Java, Indonesia and then trek 3,000 feet down into the crater to break slabs of sulfur. Each load of sulfur is around 100-135 pounds, which is the approximate total body weight of the miners. Many of these men do not wear gas masks and carry their loads of sulfur up a steep volcano wearing sandals versus shoes.
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