The late-2020 gaming rush is now upon us, which means the gaming release schedule is now really heating up ahead of the busy holiday period. October 2020 has seen some serious PR missteps and controversy alongside heaps more incremental updates and improvements to Stadia, while more a new wave of games have hit the service too!
About Stadia ‘Save State’: This is our overview of all the…
Earlier this year, Google started testing HVAC monitoring capabilities for Nest Thermostats. The feature was highlighted with the launch of the new Nest Thermostat and is officially rolling out to all existing and current devices in the US and Canada.
Sometimes, your HVAC…
Google Meet continues its onslaught of pre-announced features today with the launch of custom backgrounds during video calls. This customization is a staple of modern conferencing apps, and one that helps convey “more of your personality.”
The capability itself is…
Gaming on Android has expanded greatly over the years as have the accessories being used with Android phones and tablets. Now, it seems that Android is preparing the ability for game controllers to use rumble features with the operating system.
As noted by the folks over at XDA-Developers, an issue tracker for the ability to support rumble on game controllers connected to Android devices has…
Tesla Model 3 2021 EPA rating shows Tesla’s efficiency supremacy
October 30, 2020
The EPA is starting to release its ratings on 2021 electric cars, and Tesla is again showing its efficiency supremacy.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range is getting an impressive 134 MPGe efficiency rating.
Earlier this month, we reported on how Tesla has made an early model year…
The US is doubling e-bike imports this year to half a million, and even that isn’t enough
October 30, 2020
The electric bicycle boom in the United States is bigger than we thought, and it’s only getting bigger.
When the US economy began feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic this past February and March, many in the e-bike industry feared the worst.
At least until we…
BMW to bring 2 new Mini electric crossovers to market
October 30, 2020
BMW announced that it will release several new all-electric vehicles under the Mini brand in the next few years, including electric crossovers.
When BMW had an announcement about the future of the Mini, we had a feeling that they could announce the brand is going all-electric.
The announcement fell short of that, but they still made a bigger commitment to electric vehicles:
In future, MINI will…
EGEB: South Korea joins Japan and China in net zero pledge
October 30, 2020
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in has formally pledged to reach net zero by 2050…
…But Australia digs its heels in, refusing to set emissions targets.
Virginia completes another solar farm in its journey to a green…
Tesla Autopilot loses to GM Super Cruise due to lack of driver monitoring in industry-wide test
October 30, 2020
Consumer Reports released a report based on a test of 17 driver-assist system and Tesla Autopilot came in second to GM’s Super Cruise due to the lack of driver monitoring in the former. The result is similar to their 2018 driver assist rankings.
The publication started…
These futurists say we can achieve 100% green energy by 2030
October 30, 2020
Independent think tank RethinkX, which “analyzes and forecasts the speed and scale of technology-driven disruption,” has released a report that says that most of the world is technologically capable of achieving 100% wind, solar, and storage electricity grids in 10 years.
Green energy disruption
RethinkX is led by Stanford University futurist Tony Seba, who, for example, declared at the…
