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New Xbox Wireless Headset launches March 16 for $100

February 16, 2021
Microsoft has a new gaming headset to go with your shiny Xbox Series X/S. The company revealed the Xbox Wireless Headset today. It ships March 16 for $100, and the company built it to help players get high-quality audio from Xbox hardware. But it also works with PC or any Bluetooth device. The Xbox Wireless Headset connects directly to Xbox hardware using the system’s proprietary communications…
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Cosina Announces Three Voigtlander 35mm f/2 Lenses

February 16, 2021
Cosina has announced three new 35mm /2 lenses under the Voigtlander brand, two for the Leica M-mount and one for Sony E-mount cameras: the Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM and two versions of the Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 35mm F2 Aspherical…
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Shooting Portraits Through a Giant Theater Lens with a Fujifilm GFX100

February 16, 2021
In January, photographer Jay P. Morgan shared a video where he took portraits with what at the time he called an IMAX lens on a Canon EOS R. In part two of that series, he takes it one step further and mounts the medium format GFX 100 to it. As many PetaPixel readers and others pointed out, the lens isn’t an IMAX lens but actually a theater projection lens. Its original purpose was to project…
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Home COVID-19 test finds spurious way to involve an iPhone

February 16, 2021
A rapid antigen home COVID-19 test is a purely standalone chemical process, but that hasn’t stopped one enterprising company with a smart marketing team from finding a way to involve an iPhone… The tests work like this: You take a swab from the back of your throat…
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Fitbit smartwatches and trackers are now sold at the Google Store

February 16, 2021
Following the completion of Google’s buyout of Fitbit, the company’s own storefront made it pretty clear what was coming. Fitbit watches and trackers would be sold right alongside Pixels and Nest gear. Now, that’s official. Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers are now available for purchase directly from the Google Store. As of this morning, four Fitbit products are being sold in the…
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Mercedes-Benz cancels launch of EQC electric SUV in the US

February 16, 2021
Mercedes-Benz has decided not to launch the EQC all-electric SUV in the US after delaying its launch by over a year. Mercedes-Benz EQC The Mercedes-Benz EQC is the first all-electric vehicle designed from the ground up to be electric by the German brand. It is equipped with a battery pack with 80 kWh of usable capacity enabling over 200 miles of range. The pack can be DC fast-charged at up to…
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