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Android Auto gains a collection of minigames from Area 120’s GameSnacks

Earlier this year, Google announced that they would be bringing Assistant-based games to Android Auto. Now they’ve expanded further by adding a collection of touchscreen games from Area 120’s GameSnacks to play on Android Auto. Android Auto’s first gaming initiative, powered by the Google Assistant, focused on games you can play with only your voice, like Jeopardy and Trivia Crack. These…
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Laowa unveils $499 14mm F4 Zero-D lens for Canon EF, Nikon F mount camera systems

Venus Optics has announced the release of the Laowa 14mm F4 Zero-D lens for Canon and Nikon DSLR camera systems. The lens is constructed of 13 elements in 10 elements, including two extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements. Like other Laowa ‘Zero-D’ lenses, the lens features near-zero distortion, despite its wide angle of view. It’s also the first lens to get what…
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June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition

Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112% compared to the same period in…
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Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six: Extraction and Riders Republic

Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Ubisoft announced today in separate blog posts that Riders Republic is delayed from September 2 to October 28, and Rainbow Six: Extraction is moving from September 16 to January 2022. The posts don’t give much detail into why the delays are happening, but these have never been rare…
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Photographer Makes DIY Lenses with Cake Molds and Epoxy

In an effort to challenge herself, Italian photographer Ursula Ferrara has made her own lenses for her large-format film camera using plastic epoxy and silicone cake molds. Ferrara is a photographer, painter, and animation film director from Italy who first became…
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Fujifilm GFX50S Mark II Coming in September, To Cost $4,000: Report

A new report suggests that Fujifilm’s next medium format camera will be announced this September. The GFX50S Mark II is expected to look identical to the GFX100S and cost $4,000. According to a report on FujiRumors that the publication is putting a high-degree of certainty behind, the camera will start shipping in September. Also of note, the publication believes that despite rumors stating the…
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