Fitbit announced the Charge 4 this month last year as its most advanced fitness tracker with built-in GPS and SpO2. Data from the latter sensor was previously only accessible in the Fitbit app, but users will soon be able to see the metric on-device.
Update 3/22: The latest Charge 4 firmware (1.100.34) started rolling out “in phases” at the beginning of March, and Fitbit today better…
Someone managed to get inside a refreshed Tesla Model S test vehicle and take pictures of the user interface that reveals a new version of Tesla’s software expected to be the new “Tesla v11.”
Tesla is consistently pushing new over-the-air software updates to its…
Spotify updating iOS/Android app home screens with recently played, discover, and podcasts
March 22, 2021
Last year Spotify brought a redesigned UI to its iOS and Android app home screens. Building on that design, today Spotify announced new features including a section highlighting, personalized recommendations, “Recently Played,” and new and unfinished podcasts.
Spotify…
Video: A journey into Hawaii's volcanic past (and present) with Mike Mezeul II and the Nikon Z7 II
March 22, 2021
The Nikon Z7 II is a powerful enthusiast-level full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, offering 45MP resolution and a competitive feature set for both stills and video work. Weather-sealed and sporting twin card slots, the Z7 II is tough and versatile, making it ideal for work in challenging conditions.
In this video, photographer Mike Mezeul II takes the Nikon Z7 II to Hawaii to…
One big focus for Google today is making products for what it dubs the Next Billion Users in countries just coming online. The initiative has been led by Caesar Sengupta who announced today that he’s leaving Google after nearly 15 years.
Jan 2006. I had just finished…
Google Lens has long been part of Google Photos to help you visually search images. On Android, Google Lens is now a more prominent part of Photos by identifying what pictures would benefit from the analysis and search tool.
Today, Lens is activated by opening a photo and…
ALYI finally releases video showing its new electric motorcycle, and it looks nothing like expected
March 22, 2021
Alternet Systems (ALYI) has finally released the first video of its BMW R71-inspired electric motorcycle, and it looks exactly nothing like what we had expected. If there’s a BMW R71 in its roots, then it is deep down there.
First, a bit of background here: Alternet has been threatening to produce an electric motorcycle for years now.
In fact, I first covered the announcement of the plans…
For the past several Android releases, Google has been working on local discovery technologies that apps can take advantage of to find nearby objects and users. Its latest contribution is the Google Play release of a “WifiNanScan App” for developers to experiment with…
An official Ford spokesperson called Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ package ‘vaporware’ in a spat with a Tesla investor over the Mustang Mach-E.
Press relations and communication people at legacy automakers are generally pretty careful about what they say…
WhatsApp submitted a new update through the TestFlight Beta Program that shows the company is testing voice message playback speed.
According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp version 2.21.60.11 is not ready yet for the public, but the site can show a preview of the feature, that will be available in a future build.
It will be possible to speed up a message up to 1.5x and 2.0x while also listening at…
