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Grogu from ‘The Mandalorian’ is Google Search’s latest AR object

December 17, 2020
Last week, 50 new AR creatures were introduced to Search for Android and iOS. Google is now making Grogu, previously only known as “The Child,” from The Mandalorian available in Search, joining the long list of 3D animals and objects. You can look up “Grogu,” “The Child,” or “Baby Yoda” into Google Search on your phone to get a Knowledge Panel for the character. That name was…
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Quick Charge Podcast: December 16, 2020

December 17, 2020
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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Nikon Z7 II samples gallery

December 17, 2020
The Nikon Z7 II is here, bringing improved speed and twin card slots. Sitting at the top of Nikon’s Z-series full-frame mirrorless lineup, the Z7 II is Nikon’s most advanced Z-series camera yet. But does the addition of a second processing engine make any…
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Las Vegas approves Boring Company’s Loop transport system with Tesla vehicles

December 17, 2020
Las Vegas City Council has voted to approve the Boring Company’s plan for a citywide Loop system with Tesla vehicles. A Boring Company Loop system consists of tunnels in which Tesla autonomous electric vehicles travel at high speeds between stations to transport people within a city. The first system is being deployed at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCVA), which is paying $50 million for…
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FCC filing unveils the internals of the upcoming Pentax K-3 III flagship APS-C DSLR

December 17, 2020
Recent FCC filings for the Ricoh Pentax K-3 Mark III have produced interesting images. Although FCC filings are rarely exciting, Ricoh Imaging’s filing shows the upcoming K-3 III DSLR without its outer shell. This isn’t the first we’ve seen of the K-3 III. In late October, Ricoh published a video, seen below, sharing some information about the K-3 III. At this time, the company…
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Army Combat Medics Evaluate Lifelike Female Trauma Mannequin

December 17, 2020
Capt. Daniel Karakas (right), a medical corps officer at Winn Army Community Hospital, checks a female mannequin for breathing, while Spc. Ekya Graham, an aviation operation specialist assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, holds pressure on a wound to stop…
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Samsung reportedly hasn't given up on the Galaxy Note line

December 17, 2020
The Galaxy Note line may not be discontinued anytime soon. A Samsung official told Yonhap News on condition of anonymity that the tech giant is preparing to release a new Galaxy Note model next year. Reports that Samsung is killing the product line started coming out earlier…
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Facebook runs full-page newspaper ads to attack iOS 14 privacy changes

December 17, 2020
Facebook is using full-page newspaper ads to criticize an upcoming Apple policy that will give iPhone and iPad customer the choice over whether advertisers can track them. The company claims in its advertisement that it’s “standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.” If the policy change goes ahead, it argues, these sorts of companies will be unable to find and target customers…
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