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Radioactive Glass: Can Using Vintage Lenses Ruin Your Photos?

February 24, 2021
Some lenses produced from the 1940s through the 1970s were treated with radioactive thorium oxide to curb chromatic aberration. But as Andrew Walker explains in this 7.5-minute video, modern digital cameras can actually “see” that radiation as image noise that has the potential ruin your long exposures. There are a significant number of lenses produced between 1940 and 1970 that are…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 23, 2021

February 24, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Doppler iPhone FLAC music player gets CarPlay app, Siri support, more

February 24, 2021
For those who like to own their music library and want support for hi-res formats like FLAC, Doppler for iPhone is a great solution. And now with the app’s latest update, a custom CarPlay app, Siri commands and suggestions, and more have arrived. High-res audio is back in the spotlight as Spotify announced it will begin offering “Spotify HiFi” later this year. That will mean Apple Music…
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Google is bringing games to Android Auto, and no, it’s not Stadia

February 24, 2021
Google’s Android Auto platform makes infotainment in your car easy, and it’s about to get a new feature. Soon, Android Auto will have games, but not the ones you’re probably thinking of. Alongside a bunch of other Android announcements made today, Google revealed that it would be bringing a collection of games to Android Auto. This isn’t a collection of video games, like Tesla is…
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