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Razer partners with ClearBot to reduce ocean plastics

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Razer said it has partnered with marine-waste cleaning firm ClearBot to reduce pollution from ocean plastics. In celebration of World Oceans Day, the partnership will complement Razer’s own “green investment” efforts to help sustainability-focused startups by equipping them with tools and capabilities to help them…
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Performance Test: Lightroom Classic is Way Faster on Apple Silicon

This morning, Adobe unveiled the long-awaited version of Lightroom Classic that is fully optimized for Apple Silicon devices, and we had a chance to test it out before release. Our hopes were high for a program so famously sluggish. Could Apple’s M1 processor deliver a hefty performance boost for photographers? In short: yes. The latest version of Lightroom Classic was up to 25 percent faster on…
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9 of History’s Rarest Lenses That You Can Actually Buy

Through the history of camera development, thousands and thousands of different types of lenses have been designed and produced. Some did not advance beyond the prototype stage, some were privately commissioned, and naturally many were mass-produced to one degree or another.
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Scientists Create Cyborg Cockroach Camera for Search and Rescue

A group of international robotics researchers has developed an urban search and rescue solution that skirts past the current limitations of miniature robotics through what they are calling an insect computer hybrid system, which fuses a living insect platform with a microcontroller. The researchers say that there is still a long way to go before miniature robotics are ready for true search and…
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The XTAR SN4 is a 7-in-1 Modular Camera Battery Charger

XTAR has launched a Kickstarter for a modular seven-in-one camera battery charger that promises to save space, time, and money and supports major camera brands and accessories with the promise of more to be added in the future. Based in Shenzhen, China, XTAR is an electronic technology company that specializes in the development and manufacture of Li-ion batteries, smart chargers, and LED…
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