Apple’s iPad lineup is both more interesting and more complicated than it’s been in years. After last year’s launch of the 10th-generation iPad and the M2-powered iPad Pro, Apple now sells three tablets in the 11-inch range that pack broadly similar designs but have key differences when it comes to internal components and accessory support. The 2021 10.2-inch iPad remains for sale, but…
Microsoft is acting on its promise to bring PC Game Pass to NVIDIA’s GeForce Now service. The companies have announced that Game Pass and Microsoft Store titles will be available to stream on GeForce Now starting August 24th. Not every title will be playable right…
The Apple Watch Ultra falls to a new low of $700
August 23, 2023
Now’s a good moment to get a smartwatch that can easily handle your end-of-summer hikes. Amazon is selling the Apple Watch Ultra with a green Alpine Loop at a new all-time low price of $700, or $100 off, after a checkout voucher. That’s the same price as a 45mm…
NVIDIA's DLSS 3.5 makes ray traced games look better with AI
August 23, 2023
Last year, NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 3 with frame interpolation, which used its AI-driven rendering accelerator to add extra frames to games. Now at Gamescom it’s introducing DLSS 3.5, which adds Ray Reconstruction, a new feature that will use the company’s neural network to improve the quality of ray traced images. It’ll be available for all RTX GPUs—unlike DLSS 3’s frame…
MAG, L3Harris to supply Army with ATHENA-equipped spy planes
August 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army tapped a pair of companies to deliver jets kitted with spying technologies in advancement of its long-range targeting plans.
MAG Aerospace and L3Harris Technologies on Aug. 22 said they would together outfit Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft with a…
2Swift Board review: It’s a skateboard! It’s a scooter! It’s… its own thing in the best way [Video]
August 22, 2023
It’s very rare that I see something in the world of electric mobility that makes me think, “What the hell is that thing?” Buried in those rare instances, however, are usually some unique gems, and that is no different when it comes to the all-terrain, two-wheel inline…
EV maker Lucid Motor’s (LCID) recent price cuts have been “well received by customers,” according to CEO Peter Rawlinson. The company’s leader also said the Gravity electric SUV launch is on track for November.
Amid a wave of price cuts that started with Tesla earlier this year, Lucid slashed prices earlier this month on its Air EV by up to $12,400.
The EV maker is offering what it…
Tesla keeps creating new paying accounts on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) to the point that it is now likely paying around $20,000 per year to be on the social media platform.
It’s not clear what it is getting in return.
Public companies, like Tesla, have to disclose…
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced its approval of Rhode Island and Connecticut’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm.
This is the DOI’s fourth approval of a US commercial-scale, offshore wind farm. Revolution Wind joins Vineyard Wind off…
A number of troubling developments point to serious financial troubles for SONDORS, the company behind a wide range of electric bicycles as well as the Metacycle electric motorcycle (and an ill-fated three-wheeled electric car, but that’s another story).
This isn’t the first time that SONDORS has raised eyebrows. The company burst onto the scene in 2015 with a controversial new e-bike for the…
