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Meike Launches a New $400 8mm f/2.8 for MFT Cameras

June 16, 2022
Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches. The latest in the growing line of still image lenses, the new Meike 8mm f/2.8 is a fast ultra wide angle lens that the company promises has little distortion or…
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NASA’s ECOSTRESS Sees Las Vegas Streets Turn Up the Heat

June 16, 2022
.An instrument on the space station documented how built and natural surfaces responded to record heat in Las Vegas. On June 10, Las Vegas reached a record daily high temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), and temperatures of the ground surface…
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Google easter egg celebrates the 2022 Westminster Dog Show

June 16, 2022
The latest easter egg in Google Search celebrates the 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, set to begin this weekend. Every year since 1877, the American Kennel Club – of which, the Westminster Kennel Club is a member – has hosted a dog show competition, traditionally in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Typically, the event has taken place toward the beginning of the year, but for…
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Google Maps for Android is getting a nearby traffic widget

June 16, 2022
Google said today that its first-party apps offer over 30 widgets on Android. An upcoming widget from Google Maps will provide the latest on nearby traffic at your current location. The preview provided today is of a rounded square that shows a map with your current location…
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iOS 15.6 beta 3 now available to developers and public testers

June 16, 2022
Update: A day after seeding iOS 15.6 beta 3 to developers, Apple is now releasing it to public testers as well. The same is worth for tvOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, and macOS 12.5. Remember iOS 15.6? Well, beta 3 is now available to developers. This update comes 14 days after Apple seeded the second beta of this upcoming operating system to all public testers. The company is also making…
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iOS 16 introduces new ‘RoomPlan’ API for quickly creating 3D floor plans using LiDAR

June 16, 2022
Apple didn’t say a word about augmented and virtual reality at the WWDC 2022 opening keynote (as if it was trying to hide something), but iOS 16 brings a lot of improvements when it comes to ARKit and related technologies. One of these technologies is “RoomPlan,” a new API that uses LiDAR scanning to quickly create 3D floor plans. Apps capable of creating 3D floor plans using the iPhone…
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