Now available on your smart speaker and wherever you get your podcasts [Apple Podcasts]( | [Spotify]( | [Google Play]( | [iHeart Radio]( It's Friday, September 17, 2021. Itâs been a decade, more or less, since GoPro crested into the mainstream as the name in small, portable, rugged action cameras. Since then, the company has continued to refine its flagship product, all while defending itself from cheaper fly-by-night competitors. Our James Trew has [reviewed the new GoPro Hero 10 Black]( which can shoot footage in 5.3K and take 23-megapixel stills from inside that notoriously sturdy housing. We wonât spoil the bones of his review, but suffice to say the improvements in hardware and shooting technology are certainly welcome. Sadly, you might see a hit in battery life, but GoPro says customers arenât trying to shoot theatrical movies on a single charge. If thereâs one thing James really wasnât a fan of, though, it was the price, which is $50 more than the last model, even if you subscribe to GoProâs unlimited cloud backup service. â Dan Cooper [IKEA's ASUS ROG gaming collection comes to the US and UK this October]( But beware the dangers of the gamer tax
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IKEA / ASUS]( IKEA and ASUSâ Republic of Gamers division teamed up last year to build more gamer-friendly furniture and gear. Now, the product of that union is [coming to the US and Europe]( after making its debut in Asia. The range includes a sculpted wooden hand to hold your headphones (or, at a push, VR headset) gaming chairs, storage and even a powered sitâstand desk. Bear in mind, however, some of the products are just regular IKEA doodads painted black, with $3 added to the price. [Continue Reading.]( [AMC theaters will accept cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin]( The company is leaning hard into its âmeme stockâ status. AMC CEO Adam Aron has announced the theatre chain will soon accept more than just Bitcoin at its cash registers. In a tweet, Aron said, by the end of the year, AMC would also accept [Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash]( for ticket purchases and at concession stands. The move is likely to boost the companyâs relationship with the army of meme-stock traders who provided succor to the beleaguered company in the worst of the pandemic. [Continue Reading.]( [T-Mobile will start offering in-store phone repairs on November 1st]( 500 stores will offer repairs to Protection subscribers. T-Mobile has announced itâll start offering [in-store repairs at 500 of its locations]( on November 1st. Customers who pay for the monthly Protection package can get their broken smartphone repaired on the same day. The company says that âhighly credentialedâ Assurant technicians will do the work using parts approved by the manufacturer. Itâs a good start, especially since getting your phone repaired can be an unbearable chore. Hopefully initiatives like this, coupled with some decent right-to-repair legislation, will make it less of a headache in future. [Continue Reading.]( [Ford will spend $250 million to boost F-150 Lightning production]( The company has 150,000 reservations for the electric truck.
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Ford]( Ford will invest a further $250 million to increase [production capacity]( for its F150 Lightning electric truck. The vehicle, which seems staggeringly popular, currently has around 150,000 reservations waiting to be fulfilled. That cash will go on recruiting more workers both to produce the car and the components needed to make it work, like drivetrains and batteries. Sadly, it wonât be until 2022 that Ford will see the benefit of that investment, but it needs to do something to ensure it doesnât lose sales to its EV pickup-truck rivals. [Continue Reading.]( [Lucid's limited edition Air EV rated for a Tesla-beating 520 miles of EPA range]( For comparison, Tesla's Model S with a 100kWh battery pack has a 402-mile EPA range.
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Lucid]( Donât shoot the messenger, EV fans, but Lucid says its Air EV has an [EPA range of 520 miles]( on a charge. Thatâs 100 miles or so more than you could expect out of a fully specced Tesla Model S LRP with the 100kWh battery pack. CEO Peter Rawlinson was bullish, saying its battery management and drivetrain technology is tremendously efficient. Then again, itâs easy to make promises: The real proof will be when we can try this car out for ourselves. [Continue Reading.]( The biggest news stories you might have missed [Microsoft Office 2021 will be available on October 5th]( [Samsung begins manufacturing 14-inch 90Hz OLED displays]( [Former 'Destiny' composer could owe Bungie almost $100,000]( [Netflix is making a heist series you can watch in any order]( The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Now available on your smart speaker and wherever you get your podcasts:
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