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Google Home Essentials: SwitchBot offers a slightly inelegant path to Assistant-controlled curtains

June 23, 2021
Google Assistant is capable of controlling literally hundreds of different kinds of devices, but some can get fairly expensive. Smart curtains and blinds, for example, can cost hundreds of dollars and require new hardware to install. SwitchBot, though, has a clever solution to Google Assistant-controlled curtains that’s at least relatively affordable. The SwitchBot Curtain is a little…
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Kolari Vision's new R5 cooling mod doubles 8K recording time and improves recovery time

June 23, 2021
Kolari Vision, a company known for its camera modifications, has unveiled what it claims to be the first commercially-available service for modifying Canon EOS R5 cameras so they can record nearly double the 8K footage and dramatically decrease the wait time needed to recover when the camera does overheat. The modification uses a custom heatsink that vents the thermal energy from the processor…
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Sonic dashes into Minecraft

June 22, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Minecraft has added Sonic the Hedgehog DLC today, just in time for the Sega mascot’s 30th birthday tomorrow (June 23). This isn’t just a pack of Sonic cosmetics. The DLC gives you access to what…
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Lenbaby Launches New ‘Pinhole-Style’ Obscura Lens

June 22, 2021
Lensbaby, a company known for making unconventional lenses and unique optics, has announced its latest lens: a three-in-one Pinhole-type optic called The Obscura. The Obscura lens is based on the camera obscura, “a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole” which dates back to the fourth century BCE and is…
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ThinkWhy applies AI to better determine compensation

June 22, 2021
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Workforce analytics company ThinkWhy announced today it is adding a feature that leverages the AI capabilities of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) application platform to analyze compensation trends across more than 20,000 classes of jobs. That capability will enable human resources (HR) teams to better refine an offer for…
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