Google published a deeper dive on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s new folding mechanism, highlighting the work of the hingeneers and as MKBHD christened them. The blog post offers a few more details on the process to create the gearless mechanism, which instead relies on CAMs to turn the rotational motion of the hinge into linear motion. It’s interesting stuff, and the beefed up dust resistance is no joke.
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Google’s latest folding phone isn’t afraid of a little sand. Ask me how I know.
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Even the storied director and noted luddite couldn’t escape the tyranny of parking apps. On the latest episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Herzog confesses that he finally bought a smartphone after finding himself trapped in a parking lot that would only accept payment via app. “But it’s always switched off,” he adds. Listen to the whole episode for Herzog’s take on infotainment systems, turn-by-turn navigation, and truth in the age of AI.
