With its new Google TV platform, the focus is all about helping you find and organize content easily. Ahead of the Academy Awards this weekend, Google TV is now showcasing films that have been nominated for an Oscar this year.
Two new rows have rolled out to Google TV homescreens everywhere, including on the new Chromecast and Sony’s latest Bravia TVs, too. The new rows show up further down…
Google details Pixel 5’s HDR+ camera upgrade and bracketing in Night Sight for Pixel 4/4a
April 24, 2021
Besides an ultrawide lens, the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G added HDR+ with Bracketing to improve image quality in shadows, among other benefits. Google today detailed the technology behind that new capability while also revealing that the Pixel 4 and 4a now use bracketing in Night…
Teslas reportedly being stopped from driving on the highway by police in Chinese megacity
April 24, 2021
Tesla owners are reporting being stopped from driving on the highway by the police over safety concerns in Guangzhou, China.
Right now, there’s a lot of discussion about Tesla and safety in the US following the very publicized fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S in…
Google detailed the Pixel 5 and 4a 5G’s HDR+ with bracketing advancements in a research blog post today. As part of that, the company linked to a gallery demonstrating the camera technology and one of those shots includes a photo taken by the Pixel 5a 5G.
The model of the phone in the Google Photos info panel (and EXIF data) is just the “Google Pixel 5a.” For comparison, the phone it…
This week, Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation that would invest $25 billion to convert the entire US fleet of ICE school buses to electric vehicles. The bill would authorize federal grant money over the course of 10 years, and 40% of the funds would be specifically…
The latest game added to Google Stadia just today was SEGA’s remaster of the Yakuza-series game Judgment. Somewhat unexpectedly, too, the game actually supports a key feature of Stadia, State Share, though it works in a slightly different way compared to other games on the…
Samyang, also known as Rokinon and Bower depending on your region, has announced the 12mm F2 E, a new autofocus wide-angle prime lens for Sony APS-C mirrorless camera systems.
The len, which offers a similar angle-of-view to an 18mm lens on a full-frame camera, is constructed of 12 elements in 10 groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. Other…
WASHINGTON — The cost of the F-35′s engine is set to increase by 3 percent due to Turkey’s removal from the program in 2019, the head of Pratt & Whitney’s military engines division said Thursday.
The company’s F135 engine — which is used in all three…
Google Assistant ‘Guacamole’ will let you ‘snooze’ alarms & ‘answer’ calls without ‘Hey Google’
April 24, 2021
For the past several weeks, we’ve been tracking an Assistant feature codenamed “Guacamole” in the Google app. We can now report that “Guacamole” will let users perform time-sensitive Assistant “quick tasks” like answering calls or silencing alarms on your…
Podcast: Tesla fatal crash goes viral in media, another price change, Cadillac Lyriq, and more
April 24, 2021
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a Tesla fatal crash goes viral in the media, another Model 3/Y r price change, Cadillac Lyriq production version, 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…
