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Here's everything Google announced at its Pixel 5 event Between pre-release leaks and information Google shared ahead of today, there weren’t many surprises at the company’s Launch Night event. We knew the Pixel 5, Pixel 4a 5G, 2020 Chromecast and Nest Audio were coming, but that didn’t make seeing Google detail those devices any less interesting. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-pixel-5-event-roundup-212658877.html

Google TV is back, and it runs on Android TV A year after it launched the original Chromecast, Google debuted Android TV with the Nexus Player in 2014. Since then, the OS has found its way onto devices by a dozen companies like Sony, TCL, Xiaomi, NVIDIA, Philips and Sharp, and offers a library of 6,500 apps. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/google-tv-launch-android-tv-os-180529431.html

Adobe Lightroom is getting cinema-style color grading Adobe is adding a new advanced color grading feature to Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw, bringing a tool more commonly associated with cinema editing to its pro photography apps. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/29/21493045/adobe-lightroom-advanced-color-grading-announced

Amazon's superhero show 'The Boys' is getting a college spinoff In the war of the streaming services, killer content is the best ammunition. Amazon’s original series The Boys is so popular that not only was a third season ordered before the second season even aired, but a spinoff is also in the works. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/amazon-the-boys-spin-off-142159743.html

Man dies after eating bag of licorice every day for a few weeks A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/24/man-licorice-dies-massachusetts#Echobox=1600953579

Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally. The new Always Home Cam is an autonomous drone that can fly around inside your home to give you a perspective of any room you want when you’re not home. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/24/21453709/ring-always-home-cam-indoor-drone-security-camera-price-specs-features-amazon

California will ban new combustion-engine vehicles starting in 2035 California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an ambitious executive order Wednesday that would ban the sale of new combustion-engine vehicles in the state starting in 2035, the Desert Sun reports. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21452825/california-ban-combustion-gas-vehicles-cars-2035