The Android Show, Rad Power’s New Ebikes, and Yale’s ADT Smart Lock—Your Gear News of the Week Leave a comment
Google’s annual I/O developer convention is arising on Could 20—and all indicators level to it being a giant one.
It is the place we usually study the whole lot new coming to Android, Google’s Gemini synthetic intelligence assistant, and all the firm’s different platforms, from Put on OS to Android Auto. However this week, Google introduced a digital occasion known as The Android Show: I/O Edition, which takes place every week earlier, on Could 13 at 10 am Pacific (1 pm ET). A teaser video confirmed Google’s Sameer Samat, president of the Android ecosystem, preparing on digicam and asserting the present.
The Android Present will possible discover all the brand new options coming to Android 16, the following model of Google’s cellular working system. Nonetheless, this break from the normal technique of asserting all the newest in Android at I/O means that the convention on Could 20 shall be jam-packed with information in different areas and providers.
Final yr, Android took a backseat to Gemini-related capabilities as strain mounted for Google to indicate its reply to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This yr, we’ll possible see options associated to private context in Gemini—the assistant’s capacity to grasp you thru previous conversations and your related Google providers like Gmail and Calendar. It is also broadly anticipated that we’ll study extra about Google’s Android XR, and perhaps get an replace on the corporate’s upcoming smart glasses.
Rad Energy Bikes Debuts a New RadRunner Lineup
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The direct-to-consumer firm Rad Power Bikes, which kind of created your complete DTC electrical bike class and dominated it for years, has struggled lately, from layoffs and lawsuits to the recent quiet exit of its new CEO and an onslaught of tariffs. On this chaotic surroundings, the corporate has introduced three new updates to its best-selling ebikes: the RadRunner, the RadRunner Plus, and the brand new RadRunner Max.
The RadRunner and RadRunner Plus are the corporate’s two well-liked utility bikes (I see a half-dozen on daily basis whereas biking round Portland, Oregon) and upgrades to the road will embrace security options like Rad Energy’s Secure Protect, which debuted final yr (the cells within the battery at the moment are encapsulated, like in a automobile, to make it safer within the unlikely occasion of a battery fireplace). They may even embrace different upgrades, like passcode safety and IPX6 climate safety.
Essentially the most thrilling launch is the RadRunner Max, now the high-end RadRunner mannequin, which is a Class 3 electrical bike. It’s pedal-assist solely, with a high velocity of 28 mph. It has 60 miles of vary and works with Apple’s Discover My community, so you’ll be able to observe if it is stolen, no AirTag wanted. A brand new digital key unlocks the bike as you strategy, and radar options warn you when vehicles or different bikes strategy. The corporate additionally debuted a brand new vary extender suitable with all three fashions. The RadRunner is available for $1,499, and the RadRunner Plus is $1,799. You may preorder the RadRunner Max for $2,299 and the Range Extender for $249 for supply in early Could. —Adrienne So
Yale’s Newest Lock Has a New Sort of Z-Wave
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Yale, identified for its good locks (and common locks, too), has introduced a brand new model of its Guarantee Lock 2 tied to a deep partnership with house safety model ADT. It brings a brand new form of Z-Wave know-how into play.
