A new trademark for the eSR1 shows that Aprilia is likely developing an electric scooter, which would be the first electric vehicle under the brand’s name.
It wouldn’t be the first for its parent company, though.
Piaggio, which owns the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia, already debuted the Vespa Elettrica in 2018.
Now, it looks like the Vespa Elettrica may be getting an electric…
Israeli Navy welcomes new generation of German-made warships
December 4, 2020
HAIFA, Israel — Israel’s Navy on Wednesday welcomed the first of four German-made warships that will be at the vanguard of the country’s efforts to protect its coastline and growing natural gas industry.
The first missile boat of “Project Magen” docked at…
Google Fiber ‘2 Gig’ launches in two cities, includes custom-developed Wi-Fi 6 ‘Multi-Gig Router’
December 4, 2020
In September, Google Fiber announced a ‘2 Gig’ tier, and it’s now widely available in Huntsville and Nashville. As part of this, a Wi-Fi 6 Google Fiber Multi-Gig Router is provided to customers.
In recent years, Google Fiber has moved to just offer a single “1…
Extreme E, an upcoming electric racing series, started delivering its electric off-road car, the Odyssey 21, to its racing teams, and it’s making me jealous.
I want an electric off-road car now.
The new racing series is from the same people behind Formula E.
It aims to be the first off-road electric racing series, and they developed their own car, the Odyssey 21, to make it happen.
The Odyssey…
Great Britain is arguably better known as a bleak little island on the edge of Europe, rather than as a renewable powerhouse, but ‘the times they are a-changin’. It won’t be surprising that Britain with its considerable coastline is ‘blowing in the wind’, but what…
WASHINGTON — A year after the U.S. Army awarded a contract to build a heavy-duty robot able to dispose of bombs and other explosives, the Air Force is looking for its own system — and it wants to see what’s on the market before committing to purchasing what the Army…
Google has upgraded its Street View app on Android to allow you to capture and submit your own Street View photos with nothing more than your phone.
While the majority of Google Maps’ Street View is powered by images taken by their dedicated camera cars, Google has allowed citizens of the world to contribute their own photos to Street View… provided you had the necessary 360-degree camera…
The Nikon D5, D850, and D500 Finally Get CFexpress Compatibility
December 3, 2020
If it feels like it’s been a long time since Nikon promised the D5, D850, and D500 would get CFexpress support, it’s because it has. The original announcement came in February of 2019, and today that promise is fulfilled.
There were rumors that the impending firmware…
Viltrox 33mm and 56mm f/1.4 APS-C E-Mount Lenses Now Available
December 3, 2020
Viltrox has added the 33mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.4 APS-C prime lenses for Sony E-Mount to its online store. The 56mm f/1.4 looks very similar to the Fujifilm X-Mount version that became available in September.
The 33mm f/1.4 features an STM motor for autofocus which Viltrox…
Android Users Can Now Shoot and Share Google Street View Photos
December 3, 2020
Google Street View was created using an army of iconic camera cars driving up and down all the streets of mapped areas. Starting today, though, anyone with an Android camera can effectively become a Street View car and contribute to the massive trove of explorable location photos.
Google just pushed out a new update for the Street View app on Android that makes it simple for users to collect their…
