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The hype for the original Spider-Verse movie was fully justified. A fantastic movie and so well put together. Looking forward to seeing this when it's out next year.

Posted 14th Dec 2022 @ 20:00

Yikes.

Posted 14th Dec 2022 @ 09:22

Posted 6th Dec 2022 @ 16:49

I mentioned the Tesla Semi as part of a look at the Tesla Roadster 2020 way back in Week 4(!) in November 2017.

5 years is a long time to wait. If it helps to accelerate towards an electric future for heavy goods vehicles then it's a good step just long overdue.

The 2020 Tesla Roadster on the other hand? Still not on the road, but there is one you can go and see as part of the Tesla Exhibit at the Peterson Auto Museum.

Posted 2nd Dec 2022 @ 09:00

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Posted 24th Nov 2022 @ 14:31

I'd love an Apple Pencil for my iPhone. Sometimes I don't have my iPad to hand and being able to sketch something out on the device I do have with me would be great.

Posted 24th Nov 2022 @ 11:54

This looks like a great little board for prototyping IoT projects that use a Raspberry Pi Zero. My Pi Zero stopped functioning at some point so I reset it and got it going again as a Homebridge hub but seeing this has got me wanting to put something more complicated together and do a few experiments with the kids.

Posted 8th Nov 2022 @ 15:00

Excellent review on the new camera module on the iPhone 14 Pro (and Pro Max). Worth reading in full for some great example shots and good explanations around various bits of the camera systems.

MacRumors also have a camera comparison video up at the moment pitting the iPhone Pro 14 against the Pixel 7 which is worth a watch if you're undecided.

Posted 4th Nov 2022 @ 09:18

A very interesting car, although it doesn't look particularly sexy on the outside, the interior is pretty good (generic air vents aside).

What's new: Germany's Sono Motors, which went public on the Nasdaq last year, may have cracked the code with a $25,000 electric SUV called the Sion that's covered pretty much bumper to bumper in solar cells.

• Instead of a solar glass roof, the Sion's 456 cells are integrated seamlessly into its plastic hood, fenders, sides, roof and rear panels.
• Together, they provide enough energy to extend the car's 190-mile battery range by an average of 70 miles a week — or up to 150 miles per week in perfect conditions.
• For people with short commutes in sunny locales, that could mean never plugging in again.

This kind of range would work well for us in a second car. Might be a bit tight for the primary one but with an outdoor plug or charging point those concerns go away.

The one thing I don't get is the inconsistency of what the car looks like. If you head over to Sono's website, you'll see some pretty nice LED headlights in the hero image at the top. Scroll down, or look at their brochure, and they will headlights that look like they might have been lifted from a Jaguar XE.

The Sion actually looks like it is the direct competitor to a BMW 2-Series Active Tourer.

Posted 2nd Nov 2022 @ 13:30

Posted 31st Oct 2022 @ 12:55