Loud speaker… In a box… You can’t hear it, but if you put a mic in with it then you can. That pretty much covers it. See above.

In fact, this announcement is just as much gearhead as it is smart tech. But obviously, if you’re here you know you’re going to get a significant deep-dive on the smart tech parts especially; but fear not, I also cover the other road-focused elements a bit as well.

Pirelli High-performance Sports Tires/Lightweight Forged Aluminum Wheel: The Pirelli P-Zero sports tires that come on the Qiantu K50 by MULLEN features a unique tread design to make the car a strong performance with awesome grip in wet conditions. With lightweight forged aluminum wheels, it reduces the unsprung mass and improves the dynamic response of the vehicle.

So far, all that seems to be happening is talk of the first, which will vanish as the election gets closer. This government doesn’t have the balls to take unpopular decisions.

This stunning hypercar was celebrated in New York but will not be one of the many high-performance speed demons on display at the Auto Show. The fast-as-hell Battista was housed at an offsite location.

The efficiency puzzle has many pieces. Magnetic lifting is one piece, advanced robotic welding is another. The odd thing about this puzzle is that its pieces can change, and the picture is never fully complete. At Mettler Toledo, the search for the next piece isn’t stopping anytime soon.

As readers of Pro Tool Reviews know, battery voltage itself doesn’t determine the power output of cordless tools like it used to. Lithium-ion cordless tools have always used electronics to regulate battery output, but with the advent of brushless motor tools, greater tweaks can be made between the battery pack and motor. Computer chip controls within brushless motors can freely convert the voltage to prioritize the current levels needed for balancing high power output with the heat management that is so critical for lithium-ion cells.

Skilsaw is claiming that this saw will be the lightest in its class at 51 pounds. A quick survey of other major Pro brands’ 12-inch sliding miter saws will give you a range of 51 – 65 pounds, so this is definitely about as light as you can hope for.

Now, this isn’t terribly different from Shimano’s Syncro Shift.  It’s actually sort of a blend of Shimano’s two full and semi modes, since it can be configured to jump either one, or two gears as part of the shift. Whereas in Shimano’s case they offer two distinct modes for that piece. Frankly rather subtle differences.

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The most common things to place in handlebar ends is a tubeless repair plug. Product like the Sahmuari affix the plug and the insertion tool to a bar plug which is easy to whip out and use in a puncture emergency.

Deep Cutting Ability: Fair to Good; steady cutting if you keep the feed speed slowPower/Speed (fastest cut 2” deep across 4-feet of OSB): 20.2 secondsMax. Cut Speed (in 2” of OSB): 2.376 inches/second, 13th in speed