Google’s annual I/O developer convention is arising on Could 20—and all indicators level to it being a giant one.
It is the place we sometimes study every thing new coming to Android, Google’s Gemini synthetic intelligence assistant, and all the 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 Could 13 at 10 am Pacific (1 pm ET). A teaser video confirmed Google’s Sameer Samat, president of the Android ecosystem, preparing on digicam 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 cell working system. Nevertheless, this break from the standard means of saying all the newest in Android at I/O means that the convention on Could 20 might be jam-packed with information in different areas and companies.
Final 12 months, Android took a backseat to Gemini-related capabilities as stress mounted for Google to point out its reply to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This 12 months, we’ll doubtless see options associated to private context in Gemini—the assistant’s capacity to know you thru previous conversations and your related Google companies like Gmail and Calendar. It is also broadly anticipated that we’ll study extra about Google’s Android XR, and perhaps 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 roughly created your complete DTC electrical bike class and dominated it for years, has struggled just lately, from layoffs and lawsuits to the latest quiet exit of its new CEO and an onslaught of tariffs. On this chaotic atmosphere, 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 day by day whereas biking round Portland, Oregon) and upgrades to the road will embody security options like Rad Energy’s Secure Protect, 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 can even embody different upgrades, like passcode safety and IPX6 climate safety.
Probably 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 possibly can monitor if it is stolen, no AirTag wanted. A brand new digital key unlocks the bike as you strategy, and radar options provide you with a warning when vehicles or different bikes strategy. The corporate additionally debuted a brand new vary extender appropriate with all three fashions. The RadRunner is offered 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 Could. —Adrienne So
Yale’s Newest Lock Has a New Type of Z-Wave
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Yale, recognized 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 form of Z-Wave expertise into play.