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Leica announces Sofort 2, an instant camera with on-demand printing and built-in storage

October 5, 2023
Lecia’s update to the Sofort adds new buttons, internal memory, micro SD card support and Bluetooth for connecting to Leica’s smartphone app. Photo: Leica Leica has announced the Sofort 2, the company’s second instant camera. The Sofort 2 is a 4.9 MP compact camera/printer hybrid that captures images digitally and lets users decide what to save, what to send to a smartphone…
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Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro: Camera deep-dive

October 5, 2023
Photo: Brendan Nystedt Google’s latest Pixel smartphones follow the recent trends of the industry: more memory and more powerful processing, but with enhanced photo and video features really trying to set them apart from the featureless rectangular…
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Sigma developing 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports

October 5, 2023
Sigma has announced it is developing a 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS for Sony, Sigma, Panasonic and Leica full-frame mirrorless cameras. Recent Videos The lens will be part of the company’s ‘Sports’ series of lenses, and becomes the second lens (after the…
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6 Things to Know About NASA’s Asteroid-Exploring Psyche Mission

October 5, 2023
With a launch readiness date set for Thursday, Oct. 12, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will travel 2.2 billion miles from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a metal-rich asteroid in the far reaches of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Trailing a blue glow from its thrusters and powered by a pair of massive solar arrays, the orbiter will use its payload of science instruments to…
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Kawasaki's first electric motorcycle prices revealed, orders open in US & UK

October 5, 2023
Kawasaki has finally revealed the final specs as well as pricing for its first two electric motorcycles, the Kawasaki Ninja e-1 and Z e-1. Both bikes are now launching in North American markets (US and Canada) as well as in the UK. In the US, the Ninja e-1 will be priced at US $7,599, while the 2024 Z e-1 starts at a slightly lower US $7,299. Both models have rock-bottom performance specs…
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Canva adds generative video with Runway and new AI-powered Magic Studio

October 5, 2023
Canva, the Australian online graphic design and multimedia company whose web-based platform is used by numerous media organizations worldwide to create graphics and multimedia (including VentureBeat), is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a sweeping update of numerous AI features, including offering a new generative video tool through a partnership with AI video startup Runway ML. With…
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