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This one of a kind Leica prototype 17mm F2 lens can be yours—if you have $50,000 on hand

July 20, 2021
The Leica Store Lisse in the Netherlands has added a one-of-a-kind Leica lens to its impressive collection, a Leica/Hughes Leitz 17mm F2 fisheye lens. It’s the only known example of this lens, which was made in Canada – more on that in a bit. The lens can be yours for $47,200. So why does the lens include Hughes in its name? Near the end of 1990, US-based Hughes Aircraft purchased Erntz…
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Italian Museums Are Using AI Cameras to Determine if People Like the Art

July 19, 2021
A group of Italian museums from Bologna has introduced new augmented reality cameras that are designed to determine the appeal of exhibited paintings by collecting data on how many visitors view them and for how long. Artificial intelligence technology has found its way into more traditional art sectors, such as the augmented reality tech that saw Rembrandt’s “The Night Watch” painting…
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Volley’s Magic Word is a voice-based puzzle game on Google Assistant

July 19, 2021
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Volley has embraced the new kind of gameplay possible with voice-based games, and today it’s introducing Magic Word, an immersive puzzle game on Google Assistant. This means you can play it on devices that support Google Assistant’s voice recognition technology, such as Google Assistant Smart Displays and the Google…
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CIRP: iPhone catches up to Android, now accounts for 50% of new smartphone activations in the US

July 19, 2021
A new report today from analysts at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) details that Apple and Google are nearing parity in terms of new smartphone buyers in the United States. According to the data, Android and iOS each accounted for 50% of new smartphone activations during the second calendar quarter of 2021. “CIRP estimates for customers that acquired a new phone in the year ending…
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