Google’s affordable true wireless earbuds, the $99 Pixel Buds A-Series, are now available for proper purchase at various retailers in the United States.
First unveiled two weeks ago, the Pixel Buds A-Series offer many of the same smarts as last year’s more premium Pixel Buds, but at a much more affordable price point. Just as the Pixel 3a and 4a have been fantastic mid-range smartphone…
A few months after it was released by Google, the Nvidia Shield TV is officially adopting the latest Android TV homescreen. Starting today, the “Discover” UI is rolling out to users, complete with “content recommendations.”
We first spotted this UI in progress for…
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
US special interest groups and utilities are working to stall the growth of rooftop solar.
Why Penn State University won the US Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition.
UnderstandSolar is a free service that…
Tesla Model S Plaid breaks all the records in first independent test, but 0-60 mph has a caveat
June 18, 2021
Tesla Model S Plaid has broken several production car records in its first independent tests with MotorTrend, but the insane 0-60 mph in less than 2 seconds needs an asterisk next to it.
When Tesla unveiled the new Model S Plaid, the automaker announced that it’s going to break the record for quickest production car with a 0-60 mph in 1.99 seconds and quarter-mile in 9.2 seconds.
The automaker…
This week 9to5Google’s Abner Li, Ben Schoon, and Kyle Bradshaw discuss the opening of Google’s first permanent store, Google Stadia’s presence at E3, and the yet to be announced new Pixel Stand.
New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are published every Thursday/Friday.
As much as I love electric bicycles, I have to admit that we rarely see anything revolutionary anymore. The last few years of e-bike advancements have largely been incremental. Important, but nothing groundbreaking. However, one look at the Igogomi e-bike had my inner child…
Florida Power & Light (FPL) yesterday demolished its last coal-fired plant, the Indiantown Cogeneration Plant in Martin County, east of the Everglades. And right before the plant imploded, FPL CEO Eric Silagy announced that the utility will build a solar center near the site.
FPL coal plant demolition
Florida Power & Light’s Indiantown coal plant formally closed on January 1, 2021, and…
The Hand Raise feature in Google Meet is getting a slew of updates over the coming weeks. Everything from the end user to host experience is seeing an upgrade.
The goal is to make the action “easier to notice and address,” starting with an “updated and improved…
Tesla has confirmed that it has reduced the energy capacity of the new battery pack in the new Model S.
Still, it has increased range over the previous model. It’s all about the efficiency.
For the new Model S, Tesla has developed a brand new powertrain under its…
More cost overruns are coming for Boeing as the KC-46 program logs another two technical deficiencies
June 18, 2021
WASHINGTON — Boeing will have to pay to fix two new technical problems afflicting the KC-46 refueling tanker, which the U.S. Air Force has designated as “category 1” deficiencies that rank among the program’s most critical issues.
The Air Force has discovered that drain tubes in the KC-46′s air refueling receptacle — which are used to remove water from the aircraft — can become…
