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Lexus unveils new pictures of its first all-electric car and it has a yoke steering wheel

Lexus is about to unveil its first all-electric vehicle, the Lexus RZ 450e, later this month, and it has started teasing it with new pictures. It is expected to be based on the Toyota BZ4x and features a yoke steering wheel. After falling behind in bringing battery-electric vehicles to markets due to a focus on hybrids and fuel cell hydrogen, Toyota finally announced an updated plan to launch…
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Owl Makes Surprise Appearance on News Weather Camera

A curious owl has become a star in Montana after landing in front of a local news station’s weather camera and peering into it to investigate. CBS affiliate station KRTV in Great Falls, Montana, spotted the unexpected visitor on its Eyecam weather camera in the…
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Why I Won’t Sell My Grandpa’s Leica V LUX-1 from 2006

Photography comes from the Greek words “photo” (meaning light) and “graphia” (meaning drawing). So “photography” equals “light drawing.” Keep this in mind. I know many of us have an old family camera sitting on a shelf somewhere. Personally, I have a bit of a collection of old family cameras and lenses — I’m the resident camera dump for my family. But for me, one has…
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No, Grids Do Not Directly Increase Contrast in Photos

One of the biggest challenges for a photographer learning how to light with an off-camera flash isn’t necessarily the type of lights they have but rather learning how to control it. Using a big softbox or umbrella will provide wonderful soft even light, but that…
GamingNews

Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 5 for next-generation games

GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here! After years of work, Epic Games is formally releasing Unreal Engine 5 so developers can build next-generation games, digital films, and the initial outposts of the metaverse. If all of that sounds ambitious, it is. I remember the Elemental demo that Epic used to unveil Unreal…
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MobileNews

OnePlus has rolled out the March security patch to these phones

OnePlus promises to deliver regular system updates for its wide array of smartphones for at least two years and in some cases much longer for flagship models, but how is the March 2022 security update being handled? OnePlus March 2022 security update — What’s new? Early in the month, Google added the March security patch as the fourth post-Android 12 updates for all eligible Pixel devices…
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