For its latest Nook device, Barnes & Noble partnered with Lenovo to create a branded Android tablet. The Nook 10-inch from Lenovo notably features Google Kids Space.
Hardware-wise, this is a fairly standard Android — version unspecified — tablet with a 10.1-inch HD IPS display that features “TÜV Rheinland-certified eye protection to help lower harmful blue light” and an 85%…
Auto manufacturer Geely plans to launch a new premium EV brand called Zeekr in China. Zeekr will exist as a separate brand and marketing strategy under the Geely umbrella. The automaker reportedly hopes to develop premium vehicles like Mercedes-Benz to compete with the likes…
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla Heavy Trucking, the BMW i4, the Rivian Adventure Network, and more.
The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s…
For years now, we’ve been watching and waiting as Google has gradually developed their Fuchsia operating system from the ground up. Now evidence has appeared pointing to Google’s Fuchsia OS getting its first — and second — proper release.
As a quick recap, Fuchsia is an operating system — like Android, macOS, or Windows — developed by Google as an open source project. While Google…
WASHINGTON ― Amid fears about the strained industrial base for energetics, a key part of munitions and other conventional weapons, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division has forged an agreement with the National Armaments Consortium to accelerate tech…
Made by Google on Friday released a video on “how to mindfully switch to the New Google Pixel” that certainly wants to be fun.
Switching to a new Google Pixel is super clear and easy. But calming the mind can take a little longer. Get comfortable and allow this…
Tesla secures order for world’s first 8,000-ton casting machine to build Cybertruck pickup truck
March 20, 2021
Tesla has secured an order for the world’s first 8,000-ton casting machine, which is expected to be key to produce the Cybertruck pickup truck.
In January, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the automaker was looking to secure an order for a new world’s biggest casting machine.
He said during the conference call for Tesla’s Q4 2020 financial results:
“We’ll soon order the equipment…
WASHINGTON — In the future, when U.S. Air Force fighter pilots face off in aerial combat training missions, they could be dogfighting the video game version of Chinese and Russian warplanes at a fraction of the cost of using real jets like the F-22 Raptor.
At least…
Samyang, also known as Rokinon and Bower depending on your region and retailer, has announced its VDSLR MK2 cine lens series is now available for Canon RF mount camera systems.
The VDSLR MK2 series was first released back in the middle of 2020 and offers manual cine lenses…
Canon has recently been thinking out of the box with its experimental camera lines, but a new patent filed in Japan shows the company isn’t afraid to try new things with more conventional camera equipment either. The designs show an interchangeable lens with a large, circular touchpad.
In the patent description, Canon says that the goal is to provide a lens that has “advantageous”…
