If you missed out on snapping up an NVIDIA Shield TV Pro or Shield TV when they were on sale for record-low prices during Prime Day, there’s some good news. The media streaming devices have dropped back to the same all-time lows at Amazon. The standard NVIDIA Shield TV is currently $125, which is $25 off the regular price. Its more advanced sibling, the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro, has dropped to…
HittRoad is one of several low-cost electric bicycles currently racking up sales on Amazon. The good thing about these $600-$700 e-bikes is that they help bring the fun and fitness aspects of electric bikes to customers who can’t afford models costing several times these…
Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving programs are facing mounting pressure from many fronts as regulators and politicians are getting involved.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has famously launched 38 special investigations of crashes…
According to new forecasts, the lithium market is expected to double by 2030 as soaring EV demand accelerates.
Is it finally happening? Did we reach the threshold for mass EV adoption? Several legacy automakers are reporting staggering growth in EV sales. In fact, some are having a hard time keeping up with demand.
On Ford’s Q2 earnings call, CEO Jim Farley said, “we’re selling them [EVs]…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 11, 2022
August 12, 2022
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…
Motorola Razr 2022 revealed with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and 144Hz display, China-only for now
August 12, 2022
Samsung owns the foldable market in the United States, but its one historical challenger is preparing to make a better competitor. Motorola just unveiled the Razr 2022, a Galaxy Z Flip-style foldable that finally competes with Samsung spec for spec.
The Motorola Razr 2022 is…
Google Search will now show you what cloud streaming services have a particular video game, building on existing support for movies, TV, and music.
For years now, Google Search has acted as an aggregator of the world’s streaming services. If you want to watch a particular show, you can use Google Search or Google TV to get accurate info about what services it’s on. For example, searching for…
TiVo is a name best known for its DVR back in the early 2000s, but in recent years, the company has moved on to streaming with the TiVo Stream 4K based on Google’s Android TV platform, which hit the market in 2020. Now, though, TiVo has revealed plans to move into proper…
Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro: Why is sapphire glass so special?
August 12, 2022
The Galaxy Watch 5 is just another step in a line of very good smartwatches put together by Samsung. At first glance, there isn’t a whole lot that raises the Galaxy Watch 5 to the next level in comparison to its predecessor. Do a little digging, and you’ll find that the…
Google slows hiring as Pichai calls for consolidating investments, more productivity [U: Pause extended]
August 12, 2022
In a sign of the times and following other tech companies, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees today that Google is “slowing the pace of hiring for the rest of the year.”
Update 8/11: Business Insider reported today that Google has extended the initial two-week hiring freeze by another week. It comes as Pichai at the end of July reiterated that “productivity as a whole is not where it needs to…
