Google just launched Android 11 on its own Pixel devices last week, and hours later a few OEMs had already kicked off beta and preview programs. Now, Oppo is revealing its new ColorOS 11 skin in full, and it might be one of the first big rollouts we see this year.
With ColorOS 11, Oppo is moving a bit further from the heavy skins you usually see on smartphones from China and just a little bit…
IKEA partners with ASUS ROG on 'affordable' gaming furniture
September 14, 2020
IKEA has already jumped into tech with a smart home division and AR furniture app, but now it’s making a leap into an entirely new category: PC gaming. The Swedish company has announced that it’s teaming up with ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) division to create…
US Border Patrol seized OnePlus Buds as 'counterfeit Apple AirPods'
September 14, 2020
In what looks like an embarrassing error, US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has seized a shipment of OnePlus Buds, believing they were “2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods,” as spotted by The Verge. “CPB officers at JFK Airport recently seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple…
Nikola (NKLA) admits to faking video of driving prototype in weak response to allegations
September 14, 2020
Nikola Motors (NKLA) has issued a somewhat weak response to the allegations made in a recent report, and even admitted to faking the video of their electric hydrogen truck driving on the road.
As we reported last week, Nikola is currently in hot water after a recent report from Hindenburg Research made several allegations exposing deceptions by Nikola and its founder Trevor Milton, including…
Lenovo's Google Assistant Smart Clock is half price at Best Buy
September 14, 2020
When Lenovo’s Smart Clock first arrived, we were charmed by the tiny minimalist design, clock-centric features and Google Assistant-powered smart home features. The original $80 price was also a plus, but Best Buy just made it a lot more interesting — it’s selling the…
Samyang unveils a $399 35mm F1.8 autofocus lens for Sony E-mount cameras
September 14, 2020
Samyang, also sold under the Rokinon and Bowens brand names, has announced the release of its latest E-mount autofocus lens, the 35mm F1.8 FE.
The lens is the latest in Samyang’s growing ‘Tiny Series,’ featuring a fast aperture in a compact, lightweight design.
Seeing change, with photographer Chloe Collyer and the Fujifilm X100V
September 14, 2020
Small, lightweight and offering great image quality from its APS-C format sensor, the Fujifilm X100V is designed for street photography.
In a season of unrest across the globe, Seattle-based photographer Chloe Collyer has been busy using the X100V to document the people – and the expressions of anger and creativity – which have made this summer unforgettable.
Fujifilm X100V sample images by…
The promise of voice AI in game development
September 14, 2020
AI voices are sounding more realistic today than ever before in the history of synthetic voice technology.
What started as simple text-to-speech (TTS), combined with hundreds of hours of recorded dialog, has evolved into more natural-sounding AI voices, synthesized from just…
Samyang Unveils ‘Tiny Series’ AF 35mm f/1.8 Lens for Sony E-Mount
September 14, 2020
Sayang/Rokinon this morning unveiled the third lens in its “Tiny Series” of compact autofocus primes for the Sony E-Mount. Following in the footsteps of the 45mm f/1.8 and 75mm f/1.8, the company released a $400 AF 35mm f/1.8.
The new Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 is meant to be…
The Xbox Series S plays Xbox One S versions of Xbox One games
September 14, 2020
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series S should offer impressive next-gen performance for its $299 price, but where does that leave the Xbox One X? According to Microsoft, the 4K-targeting Xbox from 2017 will still hold some advantages over the Series S — at least when it comes to running Xbox One X-enhanced current-gen games.
“Xbox Series S was designed to be the most affordable next-generation…
