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Ricoh Launches the Pentax FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens

October 21, 2021

Ricoh has announced the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED Limited DC WR lens for K-Mount full-frame DSLRs. The company says that this ultra-wide prime is optimized for visual characteristics that can’t be measured in numerical values alone. Ricoh says that the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4ED is capable of making photos look more realistic, and captures the prevailing ambiance and true-to-life sense of…

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Sony Unveils Two New Flashes, the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM

October 21, 2021

Sony has launched two new shoe-mount, speedlight-style strobes for the Alpha system: the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM. Both are capable of continuous 10 frames per second flashes or have sub-two second recycle times at full power. Sony positions the two new speedlights as…

AI & Robotics News

AI-driven strategies are becoming mainstream, survey finds

October 21, 2021

Deloitte today released the fourth edition of its State of AI in the Enterprise report, which surveyed 2,857 business decision-makers between March and May 2021 about their perception of AI technologies. Few organizations claim to be completely AI-powered, the responses…

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Deep North, which uses AI to track people from camera footage, raises $16.7M

October 21, 2021

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next. Deep North, a Foster City, California-based startup applying computer vision to security camera footage, today announced that it raised $16.7 million in a series A-1 round. Led by Celesta Capital and Yobi Partners, with participation from Conviction Investment Partners, Deep North…

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Finally, Everyone Can Upload Photos to Instagram from Desktop

October 21, 2021

Instagram is finally adding the option for everyone to upload photos to the platform directly from their browser. The long-requested feature was tested this past summer but not made widely available until today. Official support for desktop uploads to Instagram was tested…

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Nvidia releases robot toolbox to deepen support of AI-powered robotics in ROS

October 21, 2021

Nvidia announced today that Isaac, its developer toolbox for supporting AI-powered robotics, will deepen support of the Robot Operating System (ROS). The announcement is being made this morning at ROS World 2021, a conference for developers, engineers, and hobbyists who work…

Trump announces Truth Social iOS app in belated response to Twitter ban, already has problems

October 21, 2021

Donald Trump has very belatedly responded to his permanent Twitter ban by carrying out his promise/threat to launch a competing social network, Truth Social … Background While president, Trump started tweeting hoaxes and conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election he subsequently lost. Trump breaking Twitter’s rules left the social network in a difficult position, and it…

Facebook Messenger for iOS gets new AR experiences for video calls

October 21, 2021

Facebook announces today that Group Effects, which bring new AR experiences, are available on Messenger video calls and Messenger Room, and it will be coming soon to Instagram as well. According to a blog post, these new AR experiences can “augment everyone on a video…

How to downgrade from Android 12 to Android 11 on Google Pixel [Video]

October 21, 2021

If you are not content with Android 12 on your Google Pixel, it’s probably music to your ears knowing that you can downgrade your OS to a stable version of Android 11 if you encounter any major problems or just don’t like the substantial overhaul. We’ve shown you how…

GeForce Now adds RTX 3080 backend w/ 120fps streaming on PC & Android for $200/year

October 21, 2021

Nvidia is announcing the first major technical upgrade to GeForce Now since its launch. Starting in the next few weeks, GeForce Now is getting a new backend that offers RTX 3080 power for better framerates and resolution on PC and Android. and rolling out starting next month, the “RTX 3080” tier on GeForce Now provides players with an upgraded backend with Nvidia’s “Superpod” server.