Google’s annual I/O developer convention is developing on Might 20—and all indicators level to it being a giant one.
It is the place we usually be taught all the things 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 known 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 doubtless discover all the brand new options coming to Android 16, the subsequent model of Google’s cellular working system. Nevertheless, this break from the normal technique of saying all the most recent in Android at I/O means that the convention on Might 20 might 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 doubtless see options associated to private context in Gemini—the assistant’s means 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 the whole DTC electrical bike class and dominated it for years, has struggled not too long ago, from layoffs and lawsuits to the current 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 common utility bikes (I see a half-dozen day by day whereas biking round Portland, Oregon) and upgrades to the road will embody security options like Rad Energy’s Secure Defend, 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 hearth). They may even 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’ll be able to monitor if it is stolen, no AirTag wanted. A brand new digital key unlocks the bike as you method, and radar options provide you with a warning when automobiles or different bikes method. The corporate additionally debuted a brand new vary extender appropriate with all three fashions. The RadRunner is obtainable for $1,499, and the RadRunner Plus is $1,799. You may 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 Sort 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 dwelling safety model ADT. It brings a brand new sort of Z-Wave know-how into play.
