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Google Meet on Nest Hub Max adds 2×2 grid view, pinning, and other tweaks

Following this morning’s Zoom announcement, the Google Meet experience on Nest Hub Max is getting a revamp. A handful of usability tweaks provide more controls to the group video calling experience introduced in June. Google is adding an in-call clock to the top-left corner of the screen. Appearing next to the call name, it’s meant to “keep meetings on schedule” and revealed by a simple…
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Hands-on: ‘AAWireless’ aims to give your car wireless Android Auto and, impressively, it works

The promise of Android Auto Wireless is a simple one — bringing the same useful software to a car’s display but minus the cable. Unfortunately, the vast majority of cars sold with Android Auto lack wireless functionality without an easy way to add it. That’s where the incredibly clever “AAWireless” steps in. In case you missed its announcement back in September, “AAWireless” is a…
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Amazon’s Zoox unveils its autonomous electric vehicle with massive battery pack

Zoox, a startup developing an electric and autonomous vehicle that was recently purchased by Amazon, has unveiled its autonomous electric vehicle. It has a massive battery pack. Zoox has been a relatively secretive startup that has been developing a fully electric and autonomous vehicle. It has become higher profile after major investments boosted its valuation, and it was recently acquired by…
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Owl Lands on Photographer’s Lens, Blends in Perfectly

Photographer Scott Dere was on an owl photography outing when an owl unexpectedly landed on his Canon 600mm f/4L IS III, blending in strangely well with the camouflaged lens. Dere had set out to photograph some great grey owls and, along the way, teamed up with three other photographers, including Beaumon Day and Olympus Explorer Brooke Bartleson. “In a minute or two, I found one perched and…
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