Skip to content Image: Michael Ansaldo/Foundry At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Sun-tracking solar panel extends battery life Radar-assisted motion detection reduces false alerts Subscription-free local storage Cons Limited to two motion-detection and two privacy zones No cloud backup or NVR option Our Verdict If you can mount it where it can harvest a steady supply of sunlight, the Baseus Security S2 Outdoor Camera 4K’s tracking solar panel makes it one of the few outdoor cameras that c...

Disposable vapes were changed forever when manufacturers like Geek Bar began to add rechargeable batteries to the devices. With a rechargeable battery, there’s effectively no limit to how much e-liquid a disposable vape can contain or how long it can last. Rechargeable batteries have given us vapes like the famous Geek Bar Pulse, which contains 16 ml of vape juice and lasts up to 15,000 puffs. If your Geek Bar blinks when you puff on it, you need to recharge the battery. Naturally, you want to...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When people think of battery-operated tools and appliances, a few things likely come to mind. Drills, blowers, chainsaws, and the like are typically at the top of the list, with larger items thought to be gas or electricity-powered only. In reality, battery technology has evolved, allowing for tools as large as lawn mowers to be operated with batteries. This is no niche concept either, with some of the biggest names in tools and landscapi...

Pankil is a Civil Engineer turned freelance writer from Ahmedabad, India. As a long-time Windows and Android user, he has extensive knowledge of both operating systems and specializes in creating how-tos and troubleshooting guides.    Pankil has been writing about Windows, Android, and iOS since 2021. He has written over 1200 articles across reputable publications like MakeUseOf, GuidingTech, and TechWiser.   Outside of his writing endeavors, Pankil is an avid football fan and loves to plan h...

NIO announced yesterday that its battery swap service has exceeded 90 million swaps, with an average of over 100,000 swaps per day. This brings the company closer to reaching 100 million battery swaps. The company said it took 1,506 days to reach the first 10 million swaps, while the jump from 80 million to 90 million took only 100 days. Currently, NIO has deployed 3,539 battery swap stations nationwide, including over 1,000 on highways, covering 550 cities across China. To date, the 90 million...

It’s official, the barrier to mass adoption of home batteries in Australia was never about the technology, it was always about the price. The federal government’s new ‘Cheaper Home Batteries Program’ kicked off on July 1st this year. In less than four months, it has already helped fund more than 100,000 new battery installations across the country. That figure is staggering. To put it in perspective, it took years for Australia to reach the 185,000 total batteries installed by the end of...

By ZeroHedge – Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 PM CDT The global market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) exceeded 10 million annual sales in 2024, marking a nearly 10 percent increase from 2023, with China also achieving a milestone of over one million electric cars sold in a single month in May 2025. Norway leads the world in electric vehicle adoption, with over 90 percent of newly registered passenger cars being electric in the first half of 2025, while Denmark and the Netherlands also show high...

A lithium battery powers most of our favorite devices— a charge every twenty-four hours for typical usage suffices. Billions of tiny transistors enable these wonders of science: video calls between sisters, virtual briefings with clients, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, a camera for taking a photo, GPS-guided directions in Kentucky, Kyiv, or Kyoto, apps that are snappy and nifty, a podcast for every headphone, a live-stream for every Swiftie (as long as they’re not in a dead zone). Diversio...

Suunto Vertical 2 ZDNET’s key takeaways The Suunto Vertical 2 is available now for $599, or $699 with titanium casing. Besides the vivid 1.5-inch AMOLED display, it has a very long battery life and sports an LED flashlight. The watch is only available in one 48.6 mm diameter size, the flashlight controls are limited, and securing the pin on the band can be tough. $599 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Many of the advanced sports watches I test seem to be goi...

The iQOO 15 went official this week, and it’s rocking a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC and a potent 7,000mAh battery. The 6.85-inch 144Hz gaming phone is out in China first, and it shattered the sales records, selling in just 30 minutes what its predecessor did in its first day. Realme brought us the GT8 Pro and GT8. Both have camera systems tuned by imaging great, Ricoh, but the Pro has nicer cameras and a swappable camera island bezel design. The GT8 Pro has the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, while i...