Can you imagine a future where your daily commute is filled with electric vehicles zooming past you with fresh, crisp air coming through the windows? For now, we are sitting at stop lights, rolling the windows up because it’s better to breathe the AC than the toxic fumes from the vehicles around us. But what if I told you that a future with electric vehicles could also do the unthinkable: slow a…
The number of EVs with 300+ miles of range tripled in the US in 2022 – but do we even need it?
August 29, 2022
According to the “fact of the week” from the United States Department of Energy, the number of EVs offering at least 300 miles of range has grown tremendously since 2016 and has tripled in 2022 compared to a year prior. Higher range remains a huge selling point for US…
Electric boat breaks new speed record at 109 mph with Vision Marine’s new outboard motor
August 29, 2022
An electric boat has achieved a top speed of over 100 mph for the first time. In a showcase of its latest electric outboard motor, Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ: VMAR) has achieved a new speed record of 109 mph on the water.
Vision Marine is primarily known for…
Nikon China has published a set of photos to the Chinese social media site Weibo advertising an upcoming event. One of the photos is 67-megapixels, a resolution higher than any camera currently in its lineup is able to produce.
The Weibo post was spotted by Nikon Rumors and was made to publicize the Nikon Creative Camp LIVE live stream class taking place on September 10 and 24. One of…
Snapchat Adds BeReal-Like Dual Camera Feature
August 29, 2022
Snap
Snapchat is getting real. Or, it’s at least taking a cue from fellow social media company BeReal with its new dual camera feature.
Announced today, Snap unveiled the dual camera setting, which can be used in Snaps, Stories, and Spotlight videos. The feature…
Canon has ordered lens manufacturer Viltrox to stop selling RF mount products, according to a leaked customer chat text.
First seen on DPReview, a screenshot of an exchange between a customer and a representative of Viltrox was posted by user EJ Fudd.
As…
Earlier this year, a major vulnerability in Insta360 camera software was discovered by users on Reddit. In short, it let anyone connect to any Insta360 camera and download the photos. Seven months later and much of the issue remains unfixed.
The Exploit Revealed on Reddit
In January, Reddit user cmdr_sidhartagautama published a detailed breakdown of a vulnerability he discovered in the…
James Eagle created a fascinating data visualization that lays bare the dominance of the smartphone market over the camera.
The self-described “data junkie” entitled his graph, “Have smartphones replaced cameras?” Eagle posted it to Data is Beautiful on…
You Can Now Create Your Own AI-Generated Photos in Photoleap
August 29, 2022
Lightricks, the creator of the selfie-editing app Facetune, has released its own artificially intelligent (AI) text-to-image generator.
Lightricks announced that users can now create AI-generated images via text prompts on its apps including Photoleap, which is…
Samsung Beefs Up Camera Support For Galaxy S22 and Z Fold 4
August 29, 2022
Samsung
Samsung has announced that the Z Fold 4 is getting support for the Expert RAW app, which lets users manually change camera settings and shoot in RAW.
The Expert RAW app is an incredibly powerful tool for Android photographers that gives users the control they can normally only get from a manual camera, like setting the ISO or adjusting shutter speeds in addition to being able to…
