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As the demand for personalized marketing grows, AI is becoming a critical tool in enterprises’ technology arsenals. Marketers’ use of AI soared between 2018 and 2020…
Oppo Teases a Telescoping, Retractable Smartphone Camera
December 7, 2021
Oppo has published a short video that teases a coming smartphone that will feature a telescoping, retractable camera with a design that is reminiscent of compact point and shoots.
A telescoping, retractable lens design usually allows an optic to have variable focal…
December Chromecast with Google TV update improves Dolby Vision playback, storage, and more
December 7, 2021
Nearly six months after its last update, the Chromecast with Google TV is getting a handful of performance improvements today.
QTS1.210311.036 is still on Android 10 — despite Android TV 12 recently going stable — and moves the streaming dongle to the October 2021…
While Android 12 for Samsung devices look more likely with each passing week, the Korean firm is rolling on with its consistent monthly security patches. For November 2021, a select few Samsung Galaxy smartphones are already seeing the latest updates. Here’s the full, continuously updated list.
Samsung November 2021 security update — what’s new
Sticking with the excellent track record of…
Elon Musk calls for Senate not to pass the Build Back Better Act: ‘Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500’
December 7, 2021
Elon Musk calls for the Senate not to pass the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act and says Tesla doesn’t need the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles.
However, his concerns appear to be more about federal spending and the deficit.
The Biden administration’s Build…
Security patches have proved a valuable tool for keeping Android devices secure, but Android TV OS devices are often an afterthought in this process. With a renewed interest in the platform with Google TV and the release of Android 12, Google will begin releasing security…
Elon Musk gave an update on Tesla Bot, Tesla’s upcoming humanoid robot project, and said that he believes it can solve the labor shortage issue.
But the CEO is not committing to any timeline.
Earlier this year, Musk announced plans for Tesla Bot, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence aimed at completing general repetitive tasks.
At first, it sounded like another one of…
Study Confirms There is Still Demand for New Film Cameras
December 7, 2021
I am sure that film lovers will not be surprised to read that the recent resurgence of analog photography is not just a passing trend. In fact, the demand for a revitalized analog photography industry could not be more evident.
In July, I conducted a study that…
Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) recently captured footage of a giant phantom jellyfish. Sightings are exceedingly rare, and this species has only been seen nine times over thousands of dives.
The MBARI remotely operated…
This 16MP Raspberry Pi Camera with Autofocus is Just $25
December 7, 2021
ArduCam, a Chinese company known for making open-sourced hardware and software for Arduino and Raspberry Pi systems, has launched a $25 Autofocus Camera for Raspberry Pi boards that offers a resolution 40% higher than the standard 12-megapixel Raspberry Pi HQ camera while maintaining the compact form factor of the 8-megapixel Raspberry Pi V2.
The new camera module offers a more powerful system at…
