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How COVID derailed this futuristic electric bicycle, and then it got back on track

The Xone electric bicycle developed under new brand Exxite by the Barcelona-based e-bike company Rayvolt was one of the most futuristic and innovative electric bicycles unveiled last year. But its announcement and crowdfunding campaign couldn’t have come at a worse time, just months before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Many new e-bike announcements and crowdfunding campaigns we’ve seen over the…
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Trying Out the Canon 65mm f/0.75, One of the Fastest Lenses Ever Made

The Canon 65mm f/0.75 is a rare lens that was designed for X-Ray imaging, and it’s one of the fastest lenses ever made. Photographer and weird lens tester Mathieu Stern got his hands on one and decided to see what using the lens is like for both photos and videos. The extremely heavy lens has neither a shutter nor an aperture iris. It was designed for smaller medical cameras, so Stern had to…
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Xiaomi’s Mi 11 will also have a leather-wrapped edition

Xiaomi has been prominent in the news this week. Following an official confirmation of the company’s upcoming Mi 11 launch date, benchmark scores, and even leaked official images, details about the Mi 11’s color configurations reveal that there will also be a special…
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Watch Realme's "Meet the Pro trendsetters" event live here

The time has come for Realme to unveil its latest and greatest wearables – today the young compnay is unveiling its Watch S Pro, as well as the new Gray color of the Realme Buds Air Pro, also called Master Edition. The event is scheduled for 12:30 IST/07:00 GMT and…
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Xiaomi Mi 11 prices leaked, will cost around $700

Xiaomi is expected to unveil its new Mi 11 phones on Monday, December 28, and today a leak from China revealed how much the base version costs. According to sources, pricing will begin from CNY4,500 or $687/€565 for the 8/128GB option. If we can trust this leaked image, the 8/256 GB option of the Xiaomi Mi 11 will be CNY4,800 ($735/€600), while a 12/256 GB variant will be priced at CNY5,200…
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Android 11 update reaches European Sony Xperia 1 II units

Last week the Sony Xperia 1 II started receiving the update to Android 11 in Taiwan, and today the new release has already traveled all the way to Europe. Reports on Reddit mention this update dropping in both France and the UK. Sony had promised to roll out Android 11 to…
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OnePlus CEO confirms its first watch is coming in 'early' 2021

OnePlus is working on a smartwatch and plans to release it early next year, the company’s CEO has revealed on Twitter. Pete Lau has confirmed the reports going around a few months ago that the Chinese manufacturer revived its smartwatch ambitions years after its first attempt. Back in 2016, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei shared sketches of a circular smartwatch design after the company already…
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