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Canon patent application shows shutter-like barrier mechanism for protecting mirrorless image sensors

July 28, 2021
Left: The barrier mechanism when it’s closed; Right: The barrier mechanism when it’s open. Canon has filed a new patent application for an in-camera mechanism designed to protect the shutter and image sensor of its mirrorless cameras from dust and debris when no lens is attached. Japanese patent application number 2019–234718 describes (machine-translated) an ‘invention related…
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DefenseNews

House bill would allow Navy to retire cruisers early, adds funds to build second destroyer

July 28, 2021
WASHINGTON — One panel of lawmakers is coming around to letting the Navy decommission its aging cruisers and reinvest the money into new ship construction, even as its Senate counterpart took the opposite approach, setting up a debate that puts at stake billions of dollars in spending. The House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee announced Tuesday that…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Blaize raises $71M for AI edge hardware

July 27, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Blaize, a company developing AI edge computing platforms for automotive, enterprise, and computer vision markets, today announced that it raised $71 million in series D funding led by Franklin Templeton and Temasek, with participation from Denso and other new and existing backers. The company says that the funds will be…
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Mt. Fuji’s 5 Best Landscape Photography Locations

July 27, 2021
I have been visiting the surrounding areas of Mt. Fuji for the last ten years and would have to say the easiest way to get around quickly is in a hire car. Most of the best viewing points are from the lakes and hilltops. The distances to each lake with public transport are…
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How to Turn a Game Boy Camera Into a Webcam for 8-bit Video Calls

July 27, 2021
Retro Game Couch made this 3-minute video showing how you can convert an old Game Boy Camera into a “modern” webcam. It may not have the best resolution — it’s 8-bit, after all — but it will certainly guarantee you a lot of attention in your next Zoom meeting. Why would you want to do this? Well, after more than a year of most of working from home, I’d ask you “why not?”…
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