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Pergear Launches 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro for Fuji, Sony, Nikon, and M43

Pergear has announced a new 2x magnification lens, the 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro for a range of APS-C mounts — Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount, and Nikon Z-mount — and Micro Four Thirds. The company touts the lens as able to recreate “life-size” 2x maximum magnification photos and can focus as close as 19.1 centimeters (about 7.5 inches) and is therefore suitable for close-up subjects. It is…
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Elon Musk confirms Tesla plans to open Superchargers to other automakers later this year

Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla plans to open its Supercharger network to other automakers later this year. It’s something that has been in the works for a while. It’s hard to put a number on that value, but there’s no doubt at this point that Tesla’s Supercharger network is the most extensive electric vehicle fast-charging network in the world. Instead of relying on third-party…
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Quick Charge Podcast: July 20, 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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YouTube Music for Android loses ‘Offline Mixtape’ app shortcut

One of YouTube Music’s oldest (and best) features is an “Offline Mixtape” that can be quickly played on Android. Over the course of today, the app shortcut has disappeared for users. The Offline Mixtape is set by Smart Downloads with users able to choose how many songs (up to 500 or 2GB) they want downloaded for listening without an internet connection. Besides being accessible from the…
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An on-the-ground look at Blue Origin’s motley crew

Today, Wally Funk, 81, and Oliver Daemen, 18, made history as the oldest and youngest people ever to go to space. They hitched a ride with Jeff Bezos and his brother, Mark, aboard the New Shepard, a rocket made by Bezos’ company, Blue Origin. Blue Origin will eventually…
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Journey to the Center of Mars With the InSight Lander Team

. Journey to the Center of Mars With the InSight Lander Team Scientists will talk about new findings in a question-and-answer session with the news media and public. Scientists working with NASA’s InSight Mars lander will share new results in a virtual discussion at 9 a.m. PDT (12 p.m. EDT) on July 23. Since InSight landed on Mars in November 2018 its…
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