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A look at Google’s old hardware pop-ups and previous retail plans [Gallery]

On Thursday, Made by Google announced that its first physical store would open this summer. Google’s hardware division has dabbled in retail with pop-ups for the past several years, but this is the most significant investment yet.  2013: Google Glass This history surprisingly — or unsurprisingly — starts with Glass. Google wanted to create a floating showroom for its smart glasses that…
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Best cameras under $1000 in 2021

If you want a camera that offers more advanced features than typical budget options, there are several products available in the $500-1000 price range that should fit the bill. The cameras in this buying guide tend to offer more direct controls than cheaper models, better…
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Quick Charge Podcast: May 22, 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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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GamingNews

Bringing the 1980s action heroes into Call of Duty: Warzone

Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here!  Call of Duty: Warzone got some 1980s action heroes this week with its mid-season update. Now you can play as your favorite Die Hard character John McClane (Bruce Willis) or Rambo (Sylvester Stallone. It’s the latest treat in Activision’s hot battle royale game, which has more than 100 million downloads in the past 14 months. Since…
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Kodak Ektar 25, Frozen for Over 30 Years

Can you preserve a 30-year-old roll of color film and shoot it like the day it was purchased? Today I’m going to answer that question as well as give an in-depth history of one of Kodak’s most pivotal films, Ektar 25. I think that some of its history as well the results…
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Netatmo Weather Station adds iOS 14 widgets for monitoring local weather on your home screen

I purchased the Netatmo Weather Station a few weeks back, and it’s been a great addition to my HomeKit environment. As I mentioned in my HomeKit Weekly article, I love being able to track hyper-local temperature, rain, and humidity. Today, Netatmo has shipped an update to its iOS app that adds iOS 14 widgets so you can monitor your local weather from your home screen. In the new update…
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