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Paying Nintendo $50 a year because we’re basic for Mario | Last of the Nintendogs 016

October 20, 2021
Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  The premiere Nintendo podcast featuring the last two living Nintendogs is here to grumble mildly about the cost of Nintendo Switch Online’s new pricing tier. Also, did WarioWare sell well? The Nintendogs talk about all of that and more live. Join them for Last of the…
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The Day I Ditched Pro-Grade Lenses as a Photographer

October 20, 2021
It was a scary choice, but I did it, and it ended up being a good choice. I have shot photography since the early ’90s, starting with a vintage film camera. I jumped into digital photography the day Canon 10D came out, and that same day I also bought my first lens for it…
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Nikon Teases the Z9’s Impressive Tracking Capabilities, Rapid FPS

October 20, 2021
Nikon has published a third teaser for its upcoming flagship mirrorless Z9 camera with the focus this time on the camera’s ability to track moving subjects in a way that at the very least matches the industry’s best. Nikon’s first teaser that it released in early October spent nearly its entire short run time on the exterior of the camera, namely the rear LCD. The short teaser showed that…
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TTArtisan Launches Affordable $56 Light Meter for Leica Film Cameras

October 20, 2021
TTArtisan has announced a $56 Light Meter for Leica cameras that do not have a built-in metering system. The device is significantly cheaper than the similar Voightlander VC Speed Meter II which costs $225. The light meter can mount to the hot shoe of any Leica system, likely film, where it will capture more accurate readings for the scene. The device itself consists of three simple dials that…
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AI & RoboticsNews

AI model optimization startup Deci raises $21M

October 20, 2021
Tel Aviv, Israel-based Deci, a company developing a platform to optimize machine learning models, today announced that it raised $21 million in a series A round led by Insight Partners with participation from Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures, Samsung Next, Vintage…
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Oppo K9s goes official with Snapdragon 778G, 6.59" 120Hz LCD

October 20, 2021
Right on schedule, the Oppo K9s has arrived – in China, at least. The s-phone is a Snapdragon 778G-powered alternative to the K9 Pro that was unveiled last month and something of an upgrade over the original K9. Here is a comparison between them. The K9s is bigger than both with its 6.59” display. Unlike the other two, this is an IPS LCD (instead of AMOLED). It has 120 Hz refresh rate…
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