The source for this story is a post on Reddit, which Jalopnik argues “was corroborated with this remarkable video of Tesla’s new Instant, Unplanned Convertible feature.” I know we’ve covered Tesla’s chronic quality control issues here before, and I realize that among hardcore Tesla-stans this may feel like we’re picking on Tesla unfairly but in our defense, Tesla really does have…
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Tesla Joins 4-Digit Club, Share Price Cracks $1,000
Tesla has become the world’s most valuable automaker — surpassing Toyota — as its stock pushes to a new high at $1,000 a share. Slashdot reader 140Mandak262Jamuna writes: Tesla is in a tear lately, after better than expected sales report from China. Elon Musk himself tweeted, during the trading session too, that it was overvalued at $760. The speculation seems to…
Apple Developing High-End Headphones With Interchangeable Parts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Apple is developing over-ear wireless headphones with parts that can be swapped in and out, seeking to augment its AirPods business with a high-end audio product. The Cupertino, California-based tech giant is working on at least two variations, including a premium version with leather-like fabrics and a fitness-focused model that uses lighter, breathable…
Apple Will Release a Trackpad For the iPad Alongside New Pro Models, Report Claims
According to a report from The Information, Apple plans to introduce a trackpad-equipped keyboard attachment for the iPad Pro alongside its new iPad Pro models sometime this year. Ars Technica reports: This would make Apple’s iPad Pro compete more directly with Microsoft’s Surface lineup, with 2-in-1 convertible laptops, and with various Chrome OS devices. Apple’s iPad has sold well in the…
San Diego’s Connected Streetlights Taught to Recognize Bicycles
Last year the city of San Diego installed 3,200 smart streetlights, each one monitoring 36 x 54 meters of pavement. They originally used the data to time traffic signals — but now Slashdot reader Tekla Perry summarizes a report from IEEE Spectrum: Developers for the City of San Diego spent months training its smart streetlights to recognize and count bicycles from…
Google’s Officially Done Making Its Own Tablets
Google’s decided to step away from its self-made tablets and focus instead on the laptop form. From a report: To be clear, Google hadn’t actually announced any tablet-specific products this year; the last such item that made its way to the market was the Pixel Slate in 2018. But, as I learned today, the company did have two smaller-sized tablets under…
Qualcomm and Lenovo’s Project Limitless is the First 5G PC
Qualcomm said today that it’s teaming up with Lenovo on “Project Limitless,” the first 5G PC. From a report: It’s still really early days for the laptop, which was teased at Qualcomm’s press conference, and is pegged for an early 2020 release date. The laptop uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx processor paired with a Snapdragon x55 5G modem with 7GBps transfer speeds….