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NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music

September 1, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope’s first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST’s image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images. Sonification is the process of using non-speech audio to convey visual information. The Webb team, in conjunction with NASA’s Universe of…
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Gear in this story

September 1, 2022
Another wide, fast prime from the clever folks in Aizu, Japan? Yes, please! We took this new Sigma lens (in its L-mount version) for a journey around Washington State and came away with a bunch of fresh sample images. View our Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG DN Art sample gallery …
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Chroma Cameras unveils new 24mm lens for Leica M39 screw mount that weighs only 16g

September 1, 2022
Chroma Cameras has announced its first lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras, a compact 24mm F11. The M39 thread mount lens is currently in pre-production, so specs aren’t quite finalized yet, but beta units have weighed a mere 16g. Per Kosmo Foto, the working name for the new lens is ‘Glass,’ but that may change ahead of the official release. The lens barrel is constructed…
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Samsung confirms what’s new in Android 12L for Galaxy Tab S8 as rollout hits the US [Video]

September 1, 2022
After hitting other regions earlier this week, Samsung has officially announced that Android 12L is now rolling out to the Galaxy Tab S8 series in the United States. Here’s a quick look. Samsung’s take on Android 12L comes with One UI 4.1.1, which first debuted on the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and is also confirmed to be coming to the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The biggest addition, of course, remains the new…
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Razer's second-gen Kishi controller is now available for iPhone

September 1, 2022
The second-gen Razer Kishi mobile gaming controller is now available for iPhone. As with the Android version Razer revealed a few months ago, the gamepad costs $100. You can order it from Razer’s website. The biggest change from the first Kishi is to the mechanism that holds the two sides together and keeps your phone in place. Razer has ditched the flexible bridge in favor of a sturdier…
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