Sony has unveiled the Alpha 7 IV, the successor to the extremely popular Alpha 7 III that features a 33-megapixel sensor, up to 10 frames per second shooting, and a host of video features that Sony says makes it a true hybrid full-frame system.
The Alpha 7 IV uses Sony’s latest-generation processor to power a 33-megapixel backside illuminated sensor (BSI). While it is not stacked, Sony…
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…
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-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 show, but a significant percentage are beginning to adopt practices that could get them there.
In the survey, Deloitte explored…
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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…
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…
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 on ROS, a popular open-source framework that helps developers build and reuse code used for robotics…
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…
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…
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 to install Android 12 on your Pixel, so it’s only fair that we show you how to downgrade from this build if you simply…
