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Chromebooks had a rough end to 2021 especially for Lenovo and HP, despite yearly growth

February 1, 2022
Google’s Chrome OS made a huge impact early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, with the quick shift to working and educating at home necessitating more machines, and often super affordable ones. However, the following year has seen those numbers drop quickly. In Q4 2021, Chromebook shipments dropped even further, down over 60% compared to the same period in 2020. IDC reports that tablet and…
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At a Glance opens new Google Weather again, but weather widget still broken 

February 1, 2022
Back in September, Google Weather received a (late) Material Theme redesign, but a peculiar bug made it so that launching from At a Glance loaded the old UI. This has mercifully been fixed today, though other bugs still persist. While all other Google apps received a Material You redesign throughout 2021, Weather just got a Material Theme revamp. It first appeared in late May before widely…
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Tesla says it had 400,000 Storm Watch activations on Powerwalls last year alone

February 1, 2022
Tesla confirmed an interesting data point: It had 400,000 Storm Watch activations on Powerwall battery packs in 2021. The feature helps homeowners avoid power outages in extreme weather. Back in 2018, Tesla started integrating features for Powerwall and solar customers to its mobile for vehicle owners. A year later, the company introduced a new ‘Storm Watch’ to detect storms and prepare by…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 31, 2022

February 1, 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…
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This 8K 3D Stereoscopic Monitor is a Wild Look at the Future of Displays

February 1, 2022
Spacial visualization company Dimenco has created what looks to be the wild future of displays with its 3D stereoscopic monitor. How does the next generation of 3D look? In short: breathtaking. Dimenco invited PetaPixel to see a hands-on demonstration of its $11,225 “Innovation Award” winning Simulated Reality Pro Display. After my time with it, I can only describe what I saw as jaw-dropping.
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