I recently had the chance to test out a new portable backup battery from a company I hadn’t heard of before: Joyzis. The company sent me its BR300 model to test out for my daily use needs. While I never know what to expect the first time I test a product from a new (to me) company, the Joyzis 300Wh power station actually blew me away with the features and price.
If you do enough outdoor stuff…
Still waiting on a delayed e-bike (or anything else?) It’s probably stuck on one of these ships
December 19, 2021
Shipping times for just about everything have been stretched to new limits thanks to pandemic related supply chain constraints. While nearly every industry has been affected in some way, electric bicycles and other forms of personal mobility have been uniquely…
Google Assistant speakers in ‘Stereo Pair’ are seeing broken group volume controls for some
December 19, 2021
Google Assistant-powered smart speakers have the very useful ability to play music in groups, but that functionality is taken a step further with a “Stereo Pair,” which puts two of the same speakers in a permanent group with shared volume and more. Currently, though…
Tesla offers free Supercharging in off-peak hours for holidays to help curb traffic
December 19, 2021
Tesla announced that is going to offer free Supercharging during off-peak hours for the holidays in order to help curb traffic at charging stations.
The holidays have been tough stress tests for Tesla’s Supercharger network, and it has not always passed with flying colors.
Especially in California, one of Tesla’s biggest markets per capita and where there’s the largest concentration of…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 18, 2021
December 19, 2021
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…
GM pokes fun at Tesla Cybertruck in strange Hummer EV Easter egg
December 19, 2021
GM has decided to poke fun at the Tesla Cybertruck with a strange Easter egg in the newly delivered GMC Hummer EV pickup truck’s software.
We have seen GM poke fun at Tesla before when launching new electric vehicles.
For example, before the launch of the Chevy Bolt EV…
How AI regulation is developing in the insurance industry
December 19, 2021
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more
Earlier this week, I was in San Diego as a speaker and guest of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) National Meeting. I had the opportunity to share some of my own outlooks and opinions with the Big Data and Artificial…
Is It Ethical To Make Money on Photos of Suffering?
December 18, 2021
There are many debates about ethics in photography. One such debate is around making money on photos that show human suffering. It could be appropriate, but there are a few caveats you should consider before selling such work.
Put yourself in the shoes of a…
JumpCloud launched its mobile device management platform in May of 2020, but it only supported macOS devices. Today, JumpCloud is now supporting iOS devices as well.
At launch, JumpCloud is supporting the following iOS configuration options:
Require a passcode
Put web…
Apple Design Resources updated with new iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac templates
December 18, 2021
Apple has updated its Developer’s Design Resources page with new templates of the company’s newest products such as the iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, new MacBook Pro, Apple TV, and more.
This page is part of the Human Interface Guidelines section of Apple Developer’s website and helps users get in-depth information and UI resources for designing apps that integrate with Apple…
