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Google now has a dedicated ‘Google TV Community Forum’ for questions and support

Google TV launched last year on the new Chromecast, and it’s now being integrated into more televisions. As those sets launch, a dedicated Google TV Community Forum is now available for user questions and support.  Google Help today has forums for Android TV and Chromecast. It’s a place where users can pose questions and get responses from others in the community, “Product Experts,” and…
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Opinion: 8K video can be worth the hassle. But not for everyone, and perhaps not for the reasons you might think…

2020 was the year 8K video finally arrived on the enthusiast camera scene, courtesy of the Canon EOS R5. A few months later, Sony followed suit with its flagship a1, Nikon pre-announced support for 8K on its future Z9, and more announcements are surely in the pipeline. The emergence of 8K as a mainstream technology gives manufacturers a new opportunity to differentiate their products and marketers…
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Stadia may make its retail debut at upcoming NYC Google Store

Google’s upcoming retail store in New York City may mark the first time Stadia and its hardware are sold in an in-person store. One of the benefits of Stadia is that you don’t need to buy anything to try it out, as the Stadia Controller is fully optional, and the…
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Fire-damaged and unusable Leica M4 and Summicron lens sells for around $2,000

You’d think an inoperable camera and lens damaged in a fire would be worthless. That’s probably true most of the time, but not the case when the gear in question is a Leica M4 with a Summicron 50mm lens. The 1968 camera and lens, described by Flints Auctions in the United Kingdom as ‘chargrilled,’ sold for £1,488 including UK VAT, which is just over $2,100 at current conversion rates. The…
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Photographer Finds and Digitizes Century-Old Family Photos

A Wyoming-based photographer has uncovered a large collection of family photographs taken throughout the 20th century and digitized them to reveal and preserve the everyday lives of past generations. Zachary Ian Peabody, based in Powell, Wyoming, is a photographer who discovered that his family has had an interest in photography throughout generations when he came across boxes and albums full of…
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