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The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies are being released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

October 8, 2020
It’s going to be your best look at Middle Earth yet — The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies are finally getting a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release, with preorders now available and shipping starting from December 1st in the US. That’s just in time for the holidays. The news was shared by none other than Samwise Gamgee himself via fansite TheOneRing, with actor Sean Astin announcing the…
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Here’s the official OnePlus 8T design [Video]

October 8, 2020
In a new video released today, OnePlus has taken the wraps off the OnePlus 8T design a full week ahead of the official launch. As leaked a few weeks ago, the OnePlus 8T’s design is a complete departure from the OnePlus 8 series. It moves away from the centered camera…
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Mercedes-Benz teases ‘highest-efficiency electric car in the world’ with over 750 miles of range

October 8, 2020
Mercedes-Benz teases a new super efficient electric car concept, the Vision EQXX, with over 750 miles of range on a single charge. At Daimler’s latest company update, the automaker teased a new technical program to develop “the longest-range and highest-efficiency electric car the world has ever seen.” Mercedes-Benz’s head of research and development, Markus Schafer, commented: “We…
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Interview: Keiji Oishi of Nikon – "It’s time to get excited"

October 8, 2020
Keiji Oishi – Department Manager of Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit, UX Planning Department. Picture courtesy of Nikon. What a year it has been. We last spoke to Nikon executives at CES in January, before most people had even heard of COVID-19, but a lot has happened since then. Factories have been closed, planned releases delayed, and virtually every aspect of our lives disrupted. As…
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Radio Tower Camera Captures Its Own Destruction in Raging Wildfire

October 8, 2020
The Oregon Department of Transportation has released some striking footage captured during the Beachie Creek Fire last month. Shot via several controllable webcams, the video shows a radio tower near Detroit, OR as it is rapidly engulfed in flames and destroyed. The footage was captured at 10:30pm on September 8th, the day after Labor Day when record-breaking winds and dry weather helped to set…
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