On Thursday, Made by Google announced that its first physical store would open this summer. Google’s hardware division has dabbled in retail with pop-ups for the past several years, but this is the most significant investment yet.
2013: Google Glass
This history surprisingly — or unsurprisingly — starts with Glass. Google wanted to create a floating showroom for its smart glasses that…
Best cameras under $1000 in 2021
May 23, 2021
If you want a camera that offers more advanced features than typical budget options, there are several products available in the $500-1000 price range that should fit the bill.
The cameras in this buying guide tend to offer more direct controls than cheaper models, better…
Quick Charge Podcast: May 22, 2021
May 23, 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…
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
(Reuters) — Chinese fund managers, grappling with a rapidly-growing list of publicly-traded securities and mountains of data, are rapidly embracing machine learning and other types of artificial intelligence (AI) to boost efficiency and bolster returns.
From using computers for analyzing news and research reports and…
Ford is not getting into electric pickup trucks to build just a few of them – Darren Palmer interview
May 23, 2021
Electrek sat down with Darren Palmer, head of battery-electric vehicles at Ford, to discuss the automaker’s launch of the F-150 Lightning and the company’s broader electric ambitions.
After Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning this week, the EV community was for the most…
Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!
Call of Duty: Warzone got some 1980s action heroes this week with its mid-season update. Now you can play as your favorite Die Hard character John McClane (Bruce Willis) or Rambo (Sylvester Stallone. It’s the…
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.
Machine learning has become pervasive in businesses across industries as the technology has matured in recent years. A 2020 Deloitte study found that 67% of organizations surveyed have put machine learning to work, and 97% expected to deploy some form of it in the year ahead. With this expanding use, new considerations are…
Kodak Ektar 25, Frozen for Over 30 Years
May 22, 2021
Can you preserve a 30-year-old roll of color film and shoot it like the day it was purchased? Today I’m going to answer that question as well as give an in-depth history of one of Kodak’s most pivotal films, Ektar 25. I think that some of its history as well the results…
Netatmo Weather Station adds iOS 14 widgets for monitoring local weather on your home screen
May 22, 2021
I purchased the Netatmo Weather Station a few weeks back, and it’s been a great addition to my HomeKit environment. As I mentioned in my HomeKit Weekly article, I love being able to track hyper-local temperature, rain, and humidity. Today, Netatmo has shipped an update to…
In this week’s top stories: Google Phone gains a new Caller ID announcement feature, Android 12 Beta 1 arrives for Pixels and beyond, Nest Thermostats gain a C wire adapter, and more.
In some parts of the world this week, the Google Phone app — which is usually the default dialer on Android devices — got a new feature, allowing your phone to speak incoming calls aloud. While admittedly a…
