Shared electric scooter giant Bird has just released its own affordable electric scooter known as the Bird Air.
Priced at just $599, the Bird Air fits snugly between the major $300-ish low-cost electric scooters and the $650-ish mid-cost electric scooters.
The Bird Air’s specs are fairly middle-of-the-road as well.
The scooter tops out at a speed of 16 mph (25 km/h). There’s no word on its…
Hands-on: Widgetsmith brings ultra-customizable widgets to your iOS 14 home screen
September 20, 2020
If one thing is clear following last week’s release of iOS 14, it’s that there was a lot of pent-up demand for home screen widgets on the iPhone. A variety of third-party applications have added home screen widget support over the last several days, but one app has stood…
iOS 14: How to hide photos from the library in the Photos app
September 20, 2020
For years, iPhone and iPad users have been asking for ways to hide pictures from the main camera roll in the Photos app. Apple has finally gone some way to addressing this feature with iOS 14 thanks to a new Hidden Album toggle. Here’s how to hide photos from the camera…
Review: Quip’s new Bluetooth toothbrush has its own iPhone app and integration with Apple Health
September 20, 2020
If you follow my HomeKit Weekly series, you know that I am a sucker for anything I can make “smart.” In my never-ending quest to have an app for everything in my house, I now have a Bluetooth enabled toothbrush from Quip. I’ve been using Quip for a couple of years after I heard a podcast ad for them, and now every member of my house is using one of them. I recently got an email about a new…
This week’s top stories: Apple event recap, iOS 14 features, Apple Watch Series 6, and more
September 20, 2020
In this week’s top stories: Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE announcement, new iPad Air, iOS 14 released to everyone, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
Apple this week officially held its September “Time Flies” event. During the virtual…
Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 IS gallery updated with Raws
September 20, 2020
The Olympus 100-400mm F5-6.3 offers Micro Four Thirds shooters a whole lot of reach in a hand-holdable lens. We’ve been putting its versatile zoom range to use ever since it was announced last month, and have updated our initial sample gallery with even more images…
Google shares what the Android Earthquake Alerts System detected in Los Angeles last night
September 20, 2020
The Android Earthquake Alerts System turns phones running the mobile operating system into mini seismometers. Following last night’s earthquake in Los Angeles, Google shared an interesting visualization of what Android phones detected.
Android engineering VP Dave Burke tweeted a video showing Los Angeles and the surrounding area moments after the earthquake. P-waves (shown as yellow dots) appear…
iOS 14 Weather app includes real-time precipitation data, more
September 20, 2020
iOS 14 adds a slew of new features such as widget support on the home screen and Siri enhancements. The update also brings new features to the Weather app, including a variety of new data points and much more.
As a quick refresher, Apple acquired the hyperlocal weather app…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 18, 2020
September 20, 2020
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
TuneTrack app brings Spotify widget to your iOS 14 home screen
September 20, 2020
As we’ve been rounding up all week, a variety of third-party apps have rolled out powerful iOS 14 home screen widgets. Spotify itself has not updated its iOS app with support for widgets, but there is a third-party app available that brings Spotify widgets to your iOS 14 home screen.
One of the tentpole features of iOS 14 is support for home screen widgets. A variety of Apple applications…
