Tamron has revealed that the previously-announced 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD for Sony E-mount will be available this September for $699.
While the Sony E-mount version will be available in September, the Fujifilm X-mount version is still under development but is expected to also launch this fall, though no specific date was provided. When it comes to market, it will be Tamron’s first…
Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 2021
August 26, 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…
Elon Musk is now saying that Tesla is aiming for the wider public release of its Full Self-Driving Beta in about four weeks.
We are coming up on almost a year since Tesla started testing its Full Self-Driving Beta in its early access program with some customers.
The…
Tesla releases new version of its mobile app with UI refresh and tons of new features
August 26, 2021
Tesla is releasing today version 4 of its mobile app and it has a significant user interface refresh as well as a ton of new features.
The Tesla mobile app has been an important asset for the automaker.
Owners managed most of their ownership experience through the app.
It serves as a key to unlock Tesla vehicles, manage climate control, and much more.
In more recent years, the automaker has also…
Google reiterates that Pixel 6 will have UWB as it works to expand support in Android 13
August 26, 2021
The Pixel 6 series is going to be the company’s most ambitious flagship to date, and it really seems like Google isn’t holding back when it comes to various specs. Following some previous rumbles earlier this year, Google has once again reiterated that the Pixel 6 series…
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My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Sees Potential Rover Road Ahead
Perseverance scientist impressed with aerial images of location considered for rover exploration.
Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite…
Lucid Motors announced that it will be offering two versions of the Dream Edition of its upcoming Air electric sedan: now with over 1,000 hp of power and one with over 500 miles of range.
After some delays, Lucid is now maintaining its target to start deliveries of the Air, its first vehicle, by the end of the year.
The first version of the Air was supposed to be the Air Dream Edition, which had…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Siemens boosts its US EV charger manufacturing with over 1 million more chargers in the next four years.
The battle for most humongous offshore wind turbine gets a new competitor in China.
UnderstandSolar is a free service…
Tenways has just launched a new belt drive e-bike known as the CGO 600. We got a chance to test one out pre-launch to determine whether the nascent brand’s urban electric bicycle was worth a look.
Spoiler alert: It’s worth much more than a look.
Right off the bat, you…
The winner of the 2021 US James Dyson Award is 21-year-old Gabe Tavas. His mission is focused: Make wood without cutting down trees. So he invented Pyrus: a petroleum-free, wood-like material that’s sustainably produced with repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from kombucha.
The James Dyson Award runs in 28 countries and regions worldwide. Entrants must be, or have been within the last four…
