Yesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the agency over the next two years. The group included plenty of qualified individuals with backgrounds in the military, as well some with more unique professions. One of the candidates was most recently a flight surgeon at SpaceX, while another has worked as a drilling engineer on…
Nintendo loses preorder refund case in Germany
December 7, 2021
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The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled…
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Ubisoft is unveiling Quartz, a new platform for…
15 Photos From the 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year
December 7, 2021
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the images from its annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 of the best photos that highlight the aurora borealis or australis captured from around the world.
The competition publishes these images in December to coincide with the Northern Lights season with the hope of inspiring others to…
Canon has developed an image sensor that is capable of capturing high-quality color photography even in the dark. The company says that it will be able to shoot clear photos even in situations where nothing is visible to the naked eye.
In a report from Nikkei…
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…
Fashion and lifestyle magazine Elle has become the first to ban animal fur from appearing in any of its editorial and advertising photos across its online and print editions.
Owned by French media group Lagardère, Elle has 45 printed magazine editions around the world and 33 million readers and 100 million monthly visitors to its website. In an effort to “increase awareness for animal…
Samsung has announced that it has created the first-ever “human eye-like” smartphone sensor, the ISOCELL GWB. Featuring RGBW color filter support, Samsung claims it can capture images that are the closest ever to what the human eye sees.
During a webinar…
Google Photos ‘Locked Folder’ Feature Comes to Non-Pixel Devices
December 7, 2021
Google has begun to more widely roll out the Locked Folder feature, which allows Android users to locally store sensitive images and videos, that was previously only available on Pixel smartphones.
Google first revealed the beta stage of the Locked Folder feature…
Oppo Teases a Telescoping, Retractable Smartphone Camera
December 7, 2021
Oppo has published a short video that teases a coming smartphone that will feature a telescoping, retractable camera with a design that is reminiscent of compact point and shoots.
A telescoping, retractable lens design usually allows an optic to have variable focal lengths or at least allow a lens with multiple elements to make itself more compact when not in use. Whatever the case…
