As several companies across the globe move closer to delivering scaled production of solar EVs, a team in China has taken sustainable transportation a step further by creating a solar vehicle that runs entirely on energy from the sun. Introducing the Tianjin solar car.
Garnering range from that giant, burning ball of gas that peers down on us each day feels like a no-brainer, and that’s a…
With a tremendous number of bespoke EVs that have already arrived this year, there has never been a more exciting time to switch to go all-electric. A number of factors will play into your EV decision, regardless of whether it’s a lease or a purchase. Aside from the…
The new belt-drive Honbike U4 electric bike looks so good, you’d think it was a purely pedal bike
July 8, 2022
Electric bikes are great for a lot of things. They get you where you’re going faster than a traditional bike, cut through traffic faster than a car, and are more fun than both. But the downside is that they can often be rather chunky looking. Some are even downright…
2,000 Expert Soldier Badges Have Been Awarded in 3 Years. But Do Non-Combat Units Want It?
July 8, 2022
A U.S. Army soldier stands in formation with their newly earned Expert Soldier Badge May 20, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena)
The Army has awarded the Expert Soldier Badge 2,000 times since it was introduced in 2019, according to service data reviewed by Military.com. Yet senior leaders might face an uphill battle selling the necessity of non-combat arms…
Phase One has teased an update to its XT camera system, a field camera-inspired medium format body that melds the feeling of classic film photography with modern hardware and software.
The company plans to release an update to the XT camera, but it doesn’t…
NASA as revealed the cosmic objects that will be shown when it releases the first full-color photos captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12.
The space agency says that the five targets listed below represent the first wave of full-color scientific…
2021 Was Leica’s Best Financial Year Ever
July 8, 2022
Leica has announced that 2021/22 was its best financial year in its more than 100-year history. It increased revenue by 16% to 450 million euros.
The financial year was between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 which resulted in the best business result in the company’s history of more than 100 years.
Leica CEO Matthias Harsch says that in addition to these numbers, sales of cameras…
A rare collection of 405 vintage film cameras will go up for auction where it’s expected to sell for over $30,000.
Leica, Rolleiflex, Hasselblad, Zeiss Ikon, Kodak, Pentax, Mamiya, Minolta, Exakta, Contaflex, are the brands among the exotic collection that span…
If there was one word to describe 2022’s camera sales trends so far, it would be “pivotal.” When I say pivotal, I mean it to say that it seems as if a switch has been flipped and the market has turned on its head.
Earlier this year, I reported on what a…
Spinn.Design has announced a new self-adhesive protective wrap for cameras and lenses. The company promises that its CW.01 protective wrap quickly turns items dust, scratch, and shockproof in seconds without Velcro or zippers.
The German-based company says that with its CW.01 protective wrap, all “sensitive” items like cameras, lenses, filters, tablets, laptops, or binoculars can be…
