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Photographer 3D Prints $25 Wide-Angle Macro Lens Using CCTV Camera

Photographer Nicholas Sherlock 3D printed a $25 super wide-angle macro lens using glass from a CCTV camera and a 4x microscope. The DIY lens adapter builds on Sherlock’s last project, a 3D printed 4x telescopic macro adapter lens. A wide-angle macro lens allows users to take photos of insects up close but also captures the subject’s surroundings giving a unique perspective…
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Canon patent application shows variable apodization using electrochromic elements

A Canon patent application in Japan outlines the technology and optical formulas to achieve Defocus Smoothing using electrochromic elements (EC). With EC elements, a lens with variable apodization is possible. Before looking at the patent literature, it’s worthwhile to look at Canon’s existing Defocus Smoothing technology. In 2019, Canon released the RF 85mm F1.2L USM DS lens. The…
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Prime Gaming adds Assassin’s Creed Origins in September

Interested in learning what’s next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Amazon announced today which games are coming to Luna’s Prime Gaming Channel and what…
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The uses of ethical AI in hiring: Opaque vs. transparent AI

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. There hasn’t been a revolution quite like this before, one that’s shaken the talent industry so dramatically over the past few years. The pandemic, the Great Resignation, inflation and now talk of looming recessions are changing talent strategies as we know them.  Such…
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Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New 8/26: Love You to Bits+]

Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on Apple Arcade games. New for 8/26: The sci-fi puzzle adventure Love You to Bits+ is now on Apple Arcade. You can learn more about and download all the latest games by heading to the Arcade tab in the App Store, then swipe down…
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