Here’s Audi’s next A5—and all the stuff we won’t get in the US
With the end of combustion more than 8 years off, Audi has developed a new platform. Enlarge / Audi has a new platform for internal combustion engine vehicles, which will include the third-generation A5. (credit: Audi) A.....»»
German luxury takes different roads to EV future
Mercedes-Benz, BMW Group and Audi are pivoting their lineups toward EVs as they chase tightening emissions targets globally......»»
Audi"s Hildegard Wortmann: ‘Edutainment" needed to boost consumers" confidence in EVs
Hildegard Wortmann, head of sales and marketing for Audi, said automakers need to focus EV marketing efforts on 'edutainment' about living with an EV to ease consumer apprehension about leaving combustion vehicles......»»
A serial burglar, a teddy bear, and an AirTag walk into a bar…
Filed under you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up, a South Carolina bar called the Sneaky Beagle has outsmarted a serial burglar with the help of an AirTag’d teddy bear and a decoy safe. more… The post A serial burglar, a teddy bear, and an AirTag wal.....»»
Five cool features and one weird thing you’ll find in macOS 14 Sonoma
Forget the headliners; let's talk about some less obvious stuff. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple released its first public beta for macOS Sonoma (among other operating systems) this month, and per usual, headli.....»»
Samsung could be bringing Chromecast support to their phones
If you own a Chromecast device and want to use it with a Samsung phone, you may soon be able to do that. Google’s Chromecast platform is pretty cool because it allows users to cast stuff like photos or videos from their phones onto a la.....»»
Audi, China"s SAIC reach agreement on joint EV projects
Audi and SAIC will partner on electric vehicle projects as Audi seeks to reverse a sales slump in the key market......»»
AnkerWork M650 Review: All the Right Stuff
The AnkerWork M650 comes with all the ideal ingredients, but what does it manage to do right? Let’s take a look! Anker’s product expansion into new territories under its AnkerWork branding has yielded some rather impressive hardware, an.....»»
These two CPUs are the only ones you should care about in 2023
Forget the high-end stuff. You can get away with buying a $200 CPU and still enjoy your new PC. These two CPUs are the champions of performance-per-dollar......»»
Toyota, Lexus extend reign of dealer attitude survey
All of last summer's top five repeated their performance in the winter 2023 edition of NADA's Dealer Attitude Survey. Cadillac joined the top 10 in 10th place, replacing Audi......»»
SwitchBot is the smart home stuff I recommend to doubters, and it’s on sale
No voice assistants, no AI, just buttons and bots that do what you tell them. Enlarge / For those with a mini-split, a TV, a desire to know the temperature, and a real thing for light-grain wood, the Hub 2 is mighty appealing. (c.....»»
The link rot spreads: GIF-hosting site Gfycat shutting down Sept. 1
Snap-owned service has little to say, other than save or delete your stuff. Enlarge / A myriad of ways one might react to Gfycat's closure, trending on Gfycat itself at the moment. (credit: Gfycat) The internet continues.....»»
Audi of America CMO Tara Rush is leaving
Rush ends four-year stint with the luxury auto brand, which included time as chief communications officer. .....»»
Cramming CircuitPython Into Your Baby’s Toys
What does any self respecting electronics wiz do when they have a house full of baby toys and the knowledge to build custom circuitry? Obviously you customize stuff to play better music. Adafruit has just shown some prototypes of their new “To.....»»
Why VW Group veteran Gernot Doellner was picked to lead Audi
Audi's new CEO, Gernot Doellner, is a corporate whiz and an accomplished strategist. VW Group CEO Oliver Blume is relying on Doellner's skills to revive Audi......»»
Audi"s new CEO Gernot Doellner must tackle these 5 problem areas
Audi's new boss Gernot Doellner must tackle issues including brand perception, a lack of new product and the slow modernization of EV plants......»»
Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni Review: Smart home vacuum with auto-rising mops
The Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni is the company's first smart robot to include auto-rising mop heads, but does it hold up with the amount of stiff competition hitting the market?The new Ecovacs Deebot T20 OmniLet's get some stuff out of the way. The Deebo.....»»
Op-ed: Why the great #TwitterMigration didn’t quite pan out
The flight from Musk's Twitter to the "free" fediverse never really took off. Enlarge / Let's look deep within. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I've been using fediverse stuff (Mastodon and, most recently, Calcke.....»»
Audi names new CEO to replace Markus Duesmann
VW Group strategy chief Gernot Doellner will take over from Duesmann on Sept. 1, Audi said......»»
Ex-Audi CEO Stadler fined $1.2M, avoids jail in VW diesel trial
Rupert Stadler is the first VW Group board member to be sentenced in Germany in connection with the 2015 diesel-rigging scandal......»»
Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing piece of the puzzle
Speaking of lost stuff, there’s one iPad feature that I hope Apple finds a way to deliver. There’s already a patent for it, and iOS 17 is a positive sign that it could actually happen. more… The post Find My Apple Pencil is the last missing p.....»»