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The Used Market, The Last Bastion for DSLRs, Has Fallen to Mirrorless

As you might expect, the used market is several years behind the new market when it comes to trends. DSLRs had ruled the secondhand market but for the first time, KEH reports their sales have finally dipped below mirrorless. One might argue that the used market draws a unique picture of what a lot of the public is still shooting, selling, and rebuying. KEH recently published a report that…
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Apple TV for Chromecast can be controlled by Google Assistant speakers, smart displays

A few months after its debut, the new Chromecast with Google TV picked up support for Apple TV last week. An added bonus? Apple TV for Chromecast can be controlled by Google Assistant speakers and smart displays. Google mentioned in its announcement last week that this feature would be supported, and it’s also now mentioned on an official support page. Notably, this doesn’t apply to older…
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AI isn’t yet ready to pass for human on video calls

Leading up to Superbowl Sunday, Amazon flooded social media with coquettish ads teasing “Alexa’s new body.” Its gameday commercial depicts one woman’s fantasy of the AI voice assistant embodied by actor Michael B. Jordan, who seductively caters to her every whim — to the consternation of her increasingly irate husband. No doubt most viewers walked away giggling at the implausible idea of…
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MobileNews

Google Chat website getting Gmail-like redesign with Hangouts-style chat windows

Google wants to make Gmail your new “home for work” by consolidating email, Chat, and Meet into one browser window, as well as mobile app. That said, the company will maintain standalone applications for messaging and video calling, with Google Chat testing a web client redesign. Google Chat today is available for paying Workspace customers, while personal accounts can get access to it on a…
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