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Review: $1,199 Torque 1 electric bike just may be the most affordable torque-sensor e-bike out there

June 23, 2021
The Torque 1 electric bike from Florida-based RideScoozy is a commuter style e-bike that combines two features rarely seen together: a torque sensor and an affordable price tag. As we’ve discussed in the past, torque sensors are a more elegant way to engage the pedal assist on electric bicycles. Instead of just starting up power when the bike sees that the pedals are moving, which is how…
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Nest and Google Wifi M89 update rolling out with Microsoft Teams, Slack prioritization

June 23, 2021
Google is in the process of rolling out the “M89” update for the Nest and Google Wifi. There are several user-facing additions, as well as underlying improvements. The M89 release, dated June 2021, starts with an expansion of what third-party services are supported by “Preferred activities.” “Video conferencing” — released in November — already prioritizes Google Meet and Zoom…
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PostPro's Wand is a Lightroom plug-in that wants to take the guesswork out of culling event photos

June 23, 2021
Surveys reveal that most event photographers spend an inordinate amount of time both editing and culling photos. PostPro created Wand, a plug-in for Adobe’s Lightroom that attempts to solve at least one of those problems. The program, which is now out of beta, separates the good photos from the bad. By eliminating the time it takes to manually cull photos, event photographers can save a…
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Google offers official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub is running Fuchsia OS

June 23, 2021
Google has shared official instructions on how to know if your Nest Hub has been updated to run on Fuchsia OS. Last month, Google launched an update for the first-generation Nest Hub, switching it from Cast OS to Fuchsia, an operating system Google built from scratch that is pridefully “not Linux.” This marked the first major debut for Fuchsia OS, having to that point been something of a…
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