BioLite is releasing Backup, a self-installable battery system aimed at keeping refrigerators running during power outages. The base Core unit delivers 1,526 Wh with a 1,800W rated output, and can be paired with an Extend add-on to double capacity to 3,072 Wh, with up to 60 hours of runtime depending on the fridge. Units plug into standard 120-volt outlets, require no special wiring, and additional Extend modules can be chained up to a 10.5 kWh maximum.
wired.com
· 2026-10-31
Google has acknowledged reports of sudden, severe battery drain affecting a range of Pixel Watch models, from the Pixel Watch 2 through the current generation. The company told affected users on Reddit that it has identified the cause and is working on a fix, though it gave no timeline.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-30
Amazon is selling Ring's newly released Battery Doorbell 2K at a $55 discount. The device records in 2K resolution with up to 6x zoom and a 140-by-140-degree field of view, and offers live view, two-way talk, and motion-triggered phone alerts. It runs on a USB-C rechargeable battery or can be hardwired to an existing 8-24 VAC doorbell system.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-29
MANGMI has upgraded its Pocket Max Android gaming handheld's battery from 8,000mAh to 10,000mAh without formal announcement, as shown on its current product page. The device still features a 7-inch 144Hz OLED screen, Snapdragon 865 chip, 27W wired charging, and starts at $230 for an 8GB/128GB configuration.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-29
The US battery storage market installed a record 20.2 gigawatt-hours in the second quarter of 2026, bringing first-half installations to 30.8 GWh, up 23% from a year earlier, according to a SEIA and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence report. Utility-scale projects drove most of the growth, led by Arizona's record 6.2 GWh quarter, with Texas and California also adding significant capacity.
electrek.co
· 2026-10-29
A Tesla Semi caught fire on Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, Tuesday evening with no collision involved, California Highway Patrol said. The lithium-ion battery fire forced a full closure of the freeway in both directions over hazardous smoke concerns, with southbound lanes reopening around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday after roughly 10 hours. The driver escaped unhurt, and the cause remains under investigation.
electrek.co
· 2026-10-28
Reddit users report that Pixel Watch 2, 3, 4 and 5 devices are suffering sudden, severe battery drain, with runtimes dropping from 24-48 hours to under 12 hours. Some users report losing up to 20% charge every four hours even with Always-on Display disabled and background activity minimized. Google has not yet publicly acknowledged the problem.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi K100 in China at a starting price of roughly $525, featuring a 10,000mAh silicon-carbon battery with 100W fast charging. The phone joins other recent Chinese releases like the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max and HONOR Win 2 series in exceeding 10,000mAh capacity, while flagship devices from Samsung, Google, and Apple remain in the 5,000-6,000mAh range.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Speaking after GM's New York event unveiling its AI-driven 'intelligence-defined vehicle' strategy, chief product officer Sterling Anderson said he does not believe humanoid robots are the right tool for building cars. The broader roadmap centers on centralized computing, new battery chemistries, and virtualized engineering aimed at cutting vehicle development time roughly in half.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-27
Fleet-data firm Geotab analyzed EV charging patterns and found that vehicles using DC fast charging for 12 percent or more of sessions degraded at 2.5% annually versus 1.5% for infrequent fast-chargers. Combining frequent fast charging with high power (over 100 kW) pushed degradation to about 3%, and cars in hotter climates degraded roughly 0.4% faster than those in milder regions.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-26
A failing CMOS battery, typically a CR2032 or CR2025 coin cell, loses its ability to keep a motherboard's clock and BIOS/UEFI settings intact when the system is unplugged. Symptoms include the date resetting to a default like January 1, 2000, boot-time warnings, and BIOS settings such as boot order reverting to factory defaults. Replacing the battery is cheap and simple, and using sleep mode instead of rebooting can temporarily preserve settings on a dead battery.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-26
Valve's new Steam Frame headset weighs 440 grams, 75 grams less than Meta's Quest 3, with its battery relocated to the rear strap for balance and padding that avoids overheating. It uses dual LCD pancake lenses at 2160x2160 per eye with a 110-degree field of view and variable refresh rates, plus dual speakers, microphones, and monochrome pass-through cameras, though it fits poorly for glasses wearers without costly prescription lens add-ons.
wired.com
· 2026-10-26
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