St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank, which claims to be the world’s first FDIC-insured community bank founded to fight the climate crisis, today launched an online solar lending platform for Florida residents.
Climate First Bank’s new online solar lending platform
Homeowners in Florida can now apply online for solar energy financing with no dealer fee. It consists of a…
Photographer Turns Smartphone into a Film Camera
May 23, 2022
A photographer has repurposed an old and broken Sony Ericsson smartphone lens into a camera that shoots film and integrated it into his Samsung Galaxy S2.
Alireza Rostami had an old Sony Ericsson k700i that was broken and unable to be repaired. But instead of…
Camera and computer accessory brand Nine Volt has created a camera body cap that on the surface looks normal, but secretly hides a slot to hold an Apple AirTag so that photographers can always locate their equipment.
In major cities, cameras are often targeted by…
How to Take Photos Out an Airplane Window
May 23, 2022
If you are a photographer and travel by air then you know that some of the views from an airplane window can be absolutely stunning. Carrying a camera with you when flying can not only work as a nice diversion to kill time but also allow you to capture some incredible images. While your fellow travelers are busy on their tablets, phones, or sleeping, you can be enjoying and capturing some amazing…
Leica has teamed up with Xiaomi in a new long-term strategic partnership to create smartphones, the first of which will launch later this year.
As can be inferred from the image the company uses to commemorate the partnership which shows an invisible smartphone…
Insta360 has published a video to Youtube teasing a new product set to launch tomorrow, May 24, 2022.
The 19-second teaser doesn’t reveal any details about a new product, but the visuals present in the teaser imply the use of a drone. Could it be Insta360 is going to take…
An illustration from the patent application showing how the auto-zoom feature would detect a subject within a frame and adjust the composition accordingly through digital and/or optical zoom.
Canon has been granted a patent that highlights the details of a new technology that uses AI to automatically detect a subject within a frame and adjust the zoom of a camera or lens to better frame the…
Xiaomi has signed a “long-term strategic partnership” with camera and camera lens manufacturer Leica in a bid to improve and boost camera performance on upcoming flagship smartphones.
Leica has previously partnered with Huawei to help tune and enhance the Mate and…
Tinder owner Match signs temporary agreement with Google to use non-Play Store payment system
May 23, 2022
Google and Match Group have signed a temporary agreement so that any in-app payments made in Tinder and Hinge will be made using a third-party system.
The details of this arrangement have been shared in a dedicated Google blog post ahead of the full trial and ensure that…
Over a month ago, YouTube confirmed that timed emoji reactions for videos were set to be tested over the coming months. Some weeks after that early teaser, it seems that people are starting to see the option with specific video content.
At this stage, it’s unclear just how widespread the option is appearing, but it starts with a floating panel that will appear when expanding the comments…
