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Xiaomi Air Charge can power up your phone from a distance with what seems like actual magic

January 30, 2021
Wireless charging is more popular than ever right now, and that’s got more companies looking into ways to improve the tech. Xiaomi today announced its “Mi Air Charge” tech which, somehow, manages to charge your phone and other devices from a long distance. Looking like something right out of the future, Xiaomi Mi Air Charge can charge “multiple” devices from up to a few meters away at…
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Bafang digs in to compete against European e-bike motor makers with new service plan

January 30, 2021
Bafang is making a new play in its battle for European e-bike market share, introducing a Dealer Direct Service concept. Unlike the US e-bike market, which is dominated by affordably priced direct-to-consumer e-bike companies such as Rad Power Bikes and Juiced Bikes, the EU e-bike market sees conventional e-bike dealers holding onto a much larger role. Higher-priced e-bikes featuring complete…
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Google Discover tests marking each article with hashtags

January 30, 2021
Google’s interest-based stories field is to the left of even more Android homescreens following the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and continued One UI 3.1 rollout. Google Discover is now interestingly testing applying hashtags to every article that appears. The…
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Leica's Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 is an homage to one of its most iconic lenses

January 30, 2021
The last Leica Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens was produced 46 years ago. Now, nearly half-a-century later, the iconic lens has been reborn in the form of the Noctilux-M 50mm F1.2 ASPH, a ‘new’ lens from Leica that pays homage to a classic. An advert for the original Noctilux 50mm F1.2 lens (note it uses the same six-element, four-group optical construction as the new Noctilux-M version). The…
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Google Camera 8 introduced a new way to quickly access the zoom slider

January 30, 2021
The Pixel 5 and 4a 5G launched with a redesigned Camera app that later made its way to other phones. One of the Pixel UI tweaks to Google Camera 8.0 is a new way to access full zoom controls outside of the preset increments. Above the shutter button is a pill with .6x (4a 5G/5 only), 1x, and 2x increments for quickly zooming in/out. It’s more convenient than pinch-to-zoom, which requires…
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