In addition to taking a picture with the Android statue and Stan, any visit to the Googleplex in Mountain View is not complete without a gift shop visit. Fortunately, you can browse the Google Merchandise Store online, and we’ve compiled the absolute best gifts to buy.
Going through each of the merchandise categories, let’s start with apparel. My pick for the best headwear goes to the…
Greenworks 1500PSI 13A Electric Pressure Washer $69, more
December 3, 2020
Amazon offers the Greenworks 1500PSI 13A Electric Pressure Washer for $69 shipped. As a comparison, it typically goes for upwards of $99 with today’s deal marking a new all-time low. Power washing can be a harmful combination of fumes from your gas-powered engine and…
VW ID.3 completes 17,500-mile trip — showing what electric car charging infrastructure can enable
December 3, 2020
A due of German drivers completed a two-month, 17,500-mile (28,198 km) trip in a VW ID.3 electric car.
The trip was used to show the capacity of the charging infrastructure, and they set a new world record while doing it.
That world record is for the “longest continuous…
Apple names Genshin Impact as iPhone game of the year
December 2, 2020
Apple has named the App Store’s best games and apps of 2020, and Genshin Impact is the winner of the iPhone Game of the Year award. The game had a $100 million budget and it enabled Chinese game studio MiHoYo to become recognized on a global stage — and reap an estimated $393 million in revenues in its first two months according to measurement firm Sensor Tower.
But Apple’s team of editors…
It’s been a rough year for camera sales, but CIPA’s latest report on October’s global camera shipments is showing that the worst might be behind us. While the September report showed a nice upwards sales trend, October has shown a near-full recovery of the market.
The…
Restoring an 85-Year-Old Leica Camera
December 2, 2020
Maximilian Heinrich of Analog Insights recently inherited an 85-year-old Leica camera and handed it off to his friend Jules for repair and restoration. This 15-minute video is about the camera’s journey from nearly being passed on to a camera store to being brought back to…
Two Unreleased Sony Cameras Have Passed FCC Certification: Rumor
December 2, 2020
Two unnamed Sony cameras have reportedly passed FCC Certification for Wi-Fi compliance in the United States. While very short on details, the filing does give some indication of what to expect from Sony early next year.
In a finding by Nokishita, Sony has apparently passed certification for two…
Oppo: Reno5 series are coming on December 10
December 2, 2020
Oppo has finally announced the launch date of the Reno5 series after a month filled with rumors and leaks. The smartphones will arrive on December 10 when the “Diamond Glow series will debut”, according to a nine-second video teaser, posted by the company on Weibo.
The…
What started as a far-fetched rumor back in August has only gained more traction in the past months and now it looks just about certain that Samsung will in fact discontinues its Galaxy Note line. The latest confirmation comes from and is based on three sources with close…
Xiaomi Mi 11 to be the world’s first phone with Snapdragon 888, Redmi to also adopt the SoC
December 2, 2020
Qualcomm introduced its latest flagship chipset called Snapdragon 888, and companies immediately started bragging they’ll bring their new phones with the platform. Xiaomi went a step further and announced on that the chip will make its global debut on the Xiaomi Mi 11.
Meanwhile, in a Weibo reply the Redmi director Lu Weibing revealed the brand’s next flagship will also be among the first…