DefenseNews

Aerovironment buys Arcturus UAV in $405M deal

January 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — Aerovironment, a leading supplier of unmanned aircraft systems to the U.S. military, has purchased Arcturus UAV for $405 million. Arcturus is currently competing for a $1 billion Army contract to replace the Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system. Arcturus, which was founded in 2004 in California, specializes in Group 2 and 3 UAS, which run the gamut between drones over 20…
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GamingNews

NPD 2020: Nintendo Switch was No. 1 hardware, PlayStation 5 was No. 2

January 15, 2021
The Nintendo Switch dominated hardware sales in the United States throughout 2020. It easily outsold its last-gen competition in the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and it continues to outperform PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S due to their supply constraints. The hybrid home/handheld Nintendo console was the top hardware of the year as well as December, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD…
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NewsPhotography

Photographer 3D Prints Wet Plate Photos to Create ‘Touchable Bokeh’

January 15, 2021
Photographer Markus Hofstätter had been designing parts for his cameras and 3D printing them at home when the idea to try something new struck him: 3D printing photographs. After a lot of trial and error, he successfully found a way to translate wet plate photos into 3D printed pieces. Hofstätter says that when he thought about using his 3D printer for making photos, the idea came to him…
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Canon Exceeded Sales Projections For its 2020 Fiscal Year

January 15, 2021
The success of Canon’s R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras have exceeded the company’s expectations and it has revised its 2020 fiscal year earnings over initial projections. The company logged net income of more than a quarter of a billion dollars in excess of its original estimations. According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Canon announced that it would raise its consolidated net income for…
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