The U.S. Army’s Northrop Grumman-manufactured next-generation protection system for its fleet of helicopters has been cleared for full-rate production, according to an April 30 Pentagon announcement.
The Army awarded Northrop a nearly $1 billion contract to produce the Common Infrared Countermeasures program, known as CIRCM, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2026. The service…
Venus Optics launches ultra-fast Laowa ‘Argus’ 33mm F0.95 CF APO lens for APS-C camera systems
May 4, 2021
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa ‘Argus’ 33mm F0.95 CF APO, a manual lens for APS-C camera systems.
The lens is constructed of 14 elements in 9 groups, including one extra-low dispersion element, one aspherical element and three ultra-high-refraction elements.
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The Apple v. Epic trial gets underway today in a virtual hearing in federal court. It’s fair to say this is the trial of century between a platform owner and a game maker, and the consequences for both types…
Xbox Game Pass gets Red Dead Online, Just Cause 4, Dragon Quest Builders 2, and more in May
May 3, 2021
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Microsoft announced a new wave of titles coming to Xbox Game Pass throughout May, including some big games from Rockstar and Square Enix.
Game Pass is Microsoft’s premium subscription service that gives users access to large list of downloadable games. It has become a huge revenue stream for Microsoft and continues to be a big…
One of the most effective ways to fill a frame with information is to layer elements of your composition, either in two dimensions along the X and Y axis or in three with the Z axis.
When it comes to conveying narrative or communicating visual data, this layering is a great…
Venus Optics has officially launched its latest lens: the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO prime lens for Sony, Fujifilm, Canon, and Nikon mirrorless APS-C cameras.
The company says that the “Argus” name is derived from the name of a Greek mythological guardian with a…
I was recently comparing the Canon EOS R5 (with the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2) to the Hasselblad X1D II (with the Hasselblad 80mm f/1.9). Initially we were aiming to focus primarily on the lenses, but during the comparison, we noticed that Canon was producing fantastic images, and this was predominantly due to the colors.
Once we had the opportunity to review all the images properly, we found that…
There is certainly no shortage of weird cameras and lenses that have been created for both the consumer and professional audiences, but one of the strangest may have been made by Fujifilm back in the 1990s.
Rediscovered by photographer and YouTuber Taylor Noel in 2019 and…
Google TV celebrates May the 4th w/ chronological Star Wars binge, other featured content
May 3, 2021
This week, Star Wars Day is upon us with sales on merch, fun experiences, and this year even a new TV show in the animated The Bad Batch Clone Wars spin-off. To celebrate May the 4th, Google TV is featuring Star Wars content left and right.
If you turn on a Chromecast with…
Amid YouTube TV battle w/ Google, Roku’s share of the global streaming market continues to fall
May 3, 2021
Roku and Google are currently in a heated battle over YouTube TV and video standards, but as that goes on, it’s interesting to see context developing around Roku’s side. A report this week shows that the marketshare Roku holds in the global streaming market keeps falling.
Conviva reports (via Protocol) that Roku has seen a 3% drop year-over-year of global TV viewing-time from 33% in Q1 2020…
