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Canon 2021 Lens Roadmap Leaked: 16 New RF Lenses On the Way

October 10, 2020
Canon has already released a bunch of exciting glass for the full-frame mirrorless RF-mount, but the company is far from done. A leaked lens roadmap for 2021 indicates that Canon has as many as 16 new RF mount lenses in the works, including some of the most-anticipated additions like the 70-200mm f/4 and 50mm f/1.8. As any early adopter will tell you: fancy new camera bodies are great, but a lens…
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Tesla batteries to power a passenger boat

October 9, 2020
Two Swedish companies announced that they are using Tesla batteries to convert a passenger boat to electric propulsion for some eco-friendly sight-seeing. Eco Sightseeing, a company offering electric boat tours in Sweden, and El & Marinteknik, a specialist in electric…
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NIU stock price jumps 12% after selling quarter-million electric scooters last quarter

October 9, 2020
The leading electric scooter company NIU has been on a tear lately, which has been reflected in its soaring stock price. Today, the Beijing-based company released a positive Q3 sales numbers update. The company’s stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ, jumped to an all-time high of $26.42, a daily increase of over 12%. NIU announced that the company had sold 250,889 electric scooters in Q3 of…
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Finland gets the green light to buy F-35, F-18 and billions of dollars in weapons

October 9, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Oct. 9 approved the sale of the F/A-18EF Super Hornet and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Finland, paving the way for the nation to purchase American jets should either Boeing or Lockheed Martin win its ongoing fighter competition. The two U.S. offerings are facing off in a multinational contest that also includes France’s Dassault Rafale, the…
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Sony finally reveals which PS4 games won't work on PS5

October 9, 2020
With just over a month to go before the PlayStation 5 arrives, Sony has at last revealed which PS4 games won’t work on the next-generation console. Thankfully, the list is very short. The 10 titles that won’t make the cut, via @Nibellion, are DWVR, Afro Samurai 2…
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EGEB: Anheuser-Busch will make low-carbon beer cans

October 9, 2020
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch will make Michelob Ultra cans using hydroelectricity. HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, says it will become net zero across its customer base by 2050. Greater Boston’s MBTA will source 100% of its forecasted electricity from green energy. Arcadia…
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Canon Partners with Artist to Make Lens-Inspired Drinking Glasses

October 9, 2020
Canon has partnered with a Japanese craftswoman to produce drinking glasses that are designed to look or feel like using the company’s lenses. There are three sets being produced: one modeled after the look of lenses, one after how light interacts with them, the other modeled after the sound of a shutter. Canon is working with the young and talented artisan Noriyu Yamada who works for glass…
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