Last year, at CP+ 2019, Canon showed off a number of concept cameras with new and unusual designs. While some of those concepts are still just that, at least one more is well on its way into the consumer market — in Japan, at least.
The Canon PowerShot Zoom is a monocular-style point-and-shoot that’s being crowdfunded on Makuake, not unlike the approach Canon took with its Ivy Rec…
US Customs says that OnePlus Buds violate Apple’s trademark on AirPods
September 15, 2020
Last night, the US Customs and Border Patrol Agency announced a seizure of 2,000 pairs of OnePlus Buds on the grounds that they were counterfeit AirPods. A hilarious mistake, we all thought, but it seems there’s more to the story. Now, US Customs claims that OnePlus Buds…
Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup won’t have high-refresh 120Hz displays, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
September 14, 2020
Ming-Chi Kuo has a new research note out, obtained by MacRumors, that says none of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 phones will include a high-refresh ProMotion display — and that includes the pricier Pro models. Kuo anticipates that Apple will move to the smoother 120Hz…
Razer accidentally leaked the personal information for over 100,000 gamers, report says
September 14, 2020
Razer accidentally exposed over 100,000 gamers’ personal information for close to a month, according to a new report.
Security researcher Volodymyr Diachenko discovered that customer data on Razer’s website was made publicly available on August 18th because of a server misconfiguration. A redacted sample pictured below shows records of orders made on the company’s digital store, exposing…
BP report: Oil is dying, long live green energy
September 14, 2020
BP stated in a forecast published today that oil may have reached its peak due to the pandemic and that renewables will take the place of fossil fuels.
BP’s report
BP has released its 2020 Energy Outlook, which is remarkably different from its 2019 report, when BP’s…
GM unveils Hummer EV’s Crab Mode — a four-wheel steering system
September 14, 2020
GM has unveiled the Hummer EV’s Crab Mode, a four-wheel steering system that enables the electric pickup truck to drive diagonally.
As we reported earlier this year, GM is bringing back the Hummer brand starting with the GMC HUMMER EV, an electric pickup truck with…
A year and a half ago German startup NOVUS unveiled the first prototype of their new carbon fiber electric motorcycle. The design has since been updated into a more robust bike, yet the sky-high price has remained just as lofty.
I’m not going to bury the lede here.
The NOVUS electric motorcycle is priced at €39,900 without VAT or €46,284 with VAT.
That’s US$47,000 or US$54,500, for…
LG is no stranger to two-screen smartphones in recent years, but the company has just officially announced its boldest foray into a dual-screen device in recent memory: the LG Wing. It’s a wild-looking, swiveling-display smartphone that looks to — quite literally —…
The Cyrusher Everest XF900, which was just launched today, claims to be a motorcycle-inspired e-bike that combines the best of both worlds. It offers high-speed riding, full suspension, hydraulic disc brakes, and other premium features, not to mention a price set…
Kuo: New Apple Watch design coming in 2021 at the earliest, 120Hz iPhone expected next year
September 14, 2020
In addition to what to expect from Apple this year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has also outlined what could be on the table for Apple in 2021. The analyst speculates that a “significant form factor design change” could come to the Apple Watch as early as the second half of next year.
Kuo explains that the Apple Watch Series 6 is expected to resemble the Apple Watch Series 4 and Apple Watch Series…
