2022
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Amazon's Kindle refresh closes the gap between its entry-level and premium e-readers
The new Kindle's specs are so good you wonder if we'll need a new Paperwhite.
Spotify has 188 million Premium users, but continues to lose money
Spotify saw a leap in user figures, but blew a hole in its finances to do so.
Twitter welcomes more users but finds it harder to make money
User numbers may be up, but the financials aren't looking great.
Honor launches the Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro
The company's new flagship offers a high-refresh-rate display and lots of photographic power.
Poco's X4 Pro 5G is its first phone with a 108-megapixel camera
The Poco X4 Pro 5G might be a compelling low-to-mid-range handset for those on a budget.
Apple's 2022 iPhones could include a cheaper model with a big display
Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple's iPhone lineup for 2022 to include affordable 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch models.
Vizio's 2022 TV lineup includes a 40-inch TV with VRR for less than $250
Vizio's new TV lineup brings high-end gaming features to cheap 1080p TVs.
YouTube will livestream Coachella 2022 performances
YouTube is back as Coachella's official partner after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.
Tesla's Roadster won't go into production until 2022
In a recent tweet, however, Elon Musk said that Roadster production isn’t set to start until next year (2022), confirming that it will be delayed by a good two years over the original date.
Ford’s electric F-150 can be a mobile power source for jobsites and more
Ford shares new details about its electric F-150.
FCC makes 988 the 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
FCC designates 988 as the 3-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
The ExoMars rover mission has been postponed until 2022 for further testing
The ExoMars mission to carry a rover to the red planet will not launch this year as planned, according to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia's Roscosmos. The agencies announced that several components of the spacecraft, particularly the parachutes, still need testing. That means they'll miss the planned 2020 launch window and will need to wait for the next opportunity happening sometime between August and October 2022.
Nissans will remind you to check the back seat before walking away
Smart cars don't just mean built-in Google Maps or radar-assisted cruise control. Nissan, for instance, is making a different kind of safety feature standard equipment: a sensor that reminds you to check the back seat for any errant loved ones. The feature was inspired by a pair of engineers, and the resulting days-long stench of garlic and cheese after one left a plate of lasagna in the car overnight. Those engineers, Elsa Foley and Marlene Mendoza, hold the patent for Rear Door Assist.
Qatar building fleet of remote control 'clouds' for World Cup 2022
When Qatar, an insanely wealthy Arab emirate roughly the size of Connecticut, won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, one of the stipulations was that its newly constructed open-air soccer stadiums would be air conditioned. Of course, this is Qatar we're talkin' about here, so the solution would have to be as extravagant as its insanely wealthy Arab emirate status implies. That's why it was no huge shock when The Peninsula reported plans to cool at least some of the nine stadiums by using a fleet of solar powered "clouds," designed and constructed by a certain Dr. Saud Abdul Ghani and his team. Dr. Ghani, the head of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Qatar University, said that the aircraft (more accurately described as really, really slow drones) will be operated by remote control, made of 100 percent light carbonic materials, and will initially cost half a million dollars each. But, really, what's a few million dollars when it's for a good cause?
World disappoints us once again: Japan loses 2022 3D holographic World Cup bid
Look, we don't know anything about World Cup bids. They probably have a lot to do with "infrastructure" and "taking turns" and stuff like that. But really, world? You couldn't pick Japan just this once? Japan's incredibly great 2022 World Cup bid involved projecting 3D holograms of the games live onto soccer football fields around the world, allowing folks that can't make it to Japan for the actual games to get a pretty great simulacrum, while standing next to people that look like them and are probably rooting for the same team. "I have to admit that the idea of this blows my mind away," said Japan's committee chief Kohzo Tashima. Did you get that, world? Japan was offering you 3D holographic full field broadcasts, and you just turned a cold shoulder. Congrats, Qatar, we hope you're happy with 2022, and we're sure you earned it based on whatever arbitrary metrics FIFA uses to select World Cup countries. But you'll never earn our hearts. Video of Japan's bid is after the break.
