In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle video honoring Maria Tallchief, the first Native American prima ballerina.
Maria Tallchief was born on January 24, 1925 as Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief to a wealthy member of the Osage Nation and his Scottish-Irish wife. She grew up on the Osage reservation in Fairfax, Oklahoma, and was enrolled…
Venus Optics' 100mm F2.8 Ultra Macro lens is now available with Pentax K mount, new stepless EF mount version also available
November 14, 2020
Venus Optics has announced its popular Laowa 100mm F2.8 Ultra Macro APO lens is now available for Pentax K mount cameras and is also available in a stepless aperture version for Canon EF mount.
When the Laowa 100mm F2.8 Ultra Macro APO lens was announced back in 2018, it was…
The Iron Dome air-defense system fires to intercept a rocket over the city of Ashdod on July 8, 2014, in Ashdod, Israel. (Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)
The U.S. Army announced today that it has activated two air-defense batteries at Fort Bliss, Texas that will test the…
Videos: First iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max teardowns detail battery changes and more
November 14, 2020
As the first iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max orders arrive to customers, early teardown of both new devices have now surfaced. The new videos showcase the detailed internal designs of the new 5.4-inch and 6.7-inch flagship iPhone 12 models.
The teardown comes courtesy of the folks at Kaputt.de, a German electronics repair company. One of the more interesting tidbits is that the iPhone 12…
Popular iOS podcast client Castro has launched a new update today that brings widgets to your iPhone home screen in multiple sizes with support for dark/light mode, new custom icons, and more.
Castro shared the news in a blog post today: “Time to make some room on the…
Readers have just one week left to enter to win an iPhone 12 Pro from our friends over at Survivor. From now until Nov. 20th, Rewards readers can hit the form below and follow each step to increase their entries and chances of taking home one of Apple’s latest…
EGEB: Solar and storage replaces New Mexico coal plant
November 14, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
A northwestern New Mexico coal plant is closing and being replaced by solar and battery storage.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Joe Biden presidential win: “Make our planet great again.”
Two coal plants in Baltimore will stop burning fossil fuel by 2025.
Arcadia Power is committed to making clean energy work for the planet and Americans’…
Tesla 101 series adds two new videos: Sentry Mode and Trip Planner
November 14, 2020
Tesla has a new ‘101 series’ about some of the most important features in its vehicles.
Now it has added two new videos to it: Sentry Mode and Trip Planner.
Last week, Tesla released ad-like videos showcasing charging at home and on the road.
As we noted at the time…
EUNORAU G20 review: full cargo features, half price
November 14, 2020
The EUNORAU G20 is a compact cargo bike on a reasonable budget. This little guy can carry kids, cargo, and yourself for a healthy distance. If that sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Clearly the bike, and also the very name G20, is inspired by the GSD from Tern…
Alphabet Scoop 104: Free Stadia Premiere bundles, Google Photos backup changes, more
November 14, 2020
This week, we talk about Google giving away free Stadia Premiere Edition kits to YouTube Premium subscribers. We then swing to the other end of the spectrum and dive into Google Photos no longer offering unlimited High quality backups.
Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast…
