Google’s annual I/O developer convention is developing on Might 20—and all indicators level to it being an enormous one.
It is the place we sometimes be taught the whole lot new coming to Android, Google’s Gemini synthetic intelligence assistant, and the entire firm’s different platforms, from Put on OS to Android Auto. However this week, Google introduced a digital occasion referred to as The Android Present: I/O Version, which takes place per week earlier, on Might 13 at 10 am Pacific (1 pm ET). A teaser video confirmed Google’s Sameer Samat, president of the Android ecosystem, preparing on digital camera and saying the present.
The Android Present will probably 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 strategy of saying all the newest in Android at I/O means that the convention on Might 20 can be jam-packed with information in different areas and providers.
Final 12 months, Android took a backseat to Gemini-related capabilities as stress mounted for Google to indicate its reply to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This 12 months, we’ll probably see options associated to non-public context in Gemini—the assistant’s potential to grasp you thru previous conversations and your related Google providers like Gmail and Calendar. It is also broadly anticipated that we’ll be taught extra about Google’s Android XR, and possibly get an replace on the corporate’s upcoming sensible glasses.
Rad Energy Bikes Debuts a New RadRunner Lineup
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The direct-to-consumer firm Rad Energy Bikes, which kind of created all the DTC electrical bike class and dominated it for years, has struggled lately, from layoffs and lawsuits to the latest quiet exit of its new CEO and an onslaught of tariffs. On this chaotic setting, 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 widespread utility bikes (I see a half-dozen daily whereas biking round Portland, Oregon), and upgrades to the road will embody security options like Rad Energy’s Secure Defend, which debuted final 12 months. (The cells within the battery are actually encapsulated, like in a automobile, to make it safer within the unlikely occasion of a battery fireplace.) They may also embody 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 may observe if it is stolen, no AirTag wanted. A brand new digital key unlocks the bike as you method, and radar options warn you when vehicles or different bikes method. The corporate additionally debuted a brand new vary extender suitable with all three fashions. The RadRunner is on the market for $1,499, and the RadRunner Plus is $1,799. You possibly can preorder the RadRunner Max for $2,299 and the Vary Extender for $249 for supply in early Might. —Adrienne So
Yale’s Newest Lock Has a New Type of Z-Wave
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Yale, identified for its sensible 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 type of Z-Wave know-how into play.
