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Hands-on: Google’s Entertainment Space has potential, when paired with the right Android tablet

December 8, 2021
Earlier this year, Google announced a new feature called “Entertainment Space,” a way to offer Android tablets a specialized media experience that organizes content in one place. For the past few weeks, we’ve had a chance to try out the feature, and it has some clear potential, at least when paired with the right hardware. On supported devices, Entertainment Space is not an app, but…
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Google Stadia is now available for LG WebOS Smart TVs

December 8, 2021
As was promised at the beginning of the year, Google Stadia is now playable on the most recent generations of LG’s WebOS Smart TVs. At CES 2021, LG debuted a new lineup of smart TVs, and Google and Nvidia were each there to support the launch by announcing that dedicated…
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Just published: More sample images from the Nikon Z9

December 8, 2021
We recently took delivery of a pre-production sample of the Nikon Z9, and we spent our time with it shooting as much as possible. We’ve just updated our previously-published gallery of samples with more than 50 new images taken in and around the Pacific…
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Sony adds Animal Eye AF for video to its a7C, ZV-E10 cameras with 2.00 firmware update

December 8, 2021
Sony’s ZV-E10 compact camera. Sony has announced a pair of new firmware updates for its a7C and ZV-E10 camera systems. In addition to overall improved performance, the 2.00 firmware updates bring Animal Eye AF to both cameras while recording video. Starting first with the a7C, Sony has added a new USB Streaming option so you can use the camera as a webcam when connected via USB to a…
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Nintendo loses preorder refund case in Germany

December 7, 2021
Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled against Nintendo in an appeal against a 2020 decision regarding its preorder policy. The original case against Nintendo began…
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Nikon Z9 to Shoot 8K at 60FPS Thanks to New Compressed RAW Codec

December 7, 2021
A high-efficiency RAW recording codec developed by intoPIX has been successfully integrated into the Nikon Z9. The company says that its TicoRAW technology allows for low processing and fast transfer speeds of up to 8K at 60 frames per second in RAW. Nikon formed a strategic partnership with intoPIX in order to leverage the company’s RAW compression technology, TicoRAW. The company…
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