A team of engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have created something that, on the surface, seems impossible: they’ve designed a 180° fisheye lens from a single, 1mm-thin piece of calcium fluoride glass that is completely flat.
The creation—which they claim is “the first flat fisheye lens to produce crisp, 180-degree panoramic images—takes advantage of a bit of…
This is the Sky Replacement Feature Coming to Photoshop
September 21, 2020
Adobe Photoshop will soon be getting a powerful Sky Replacement feature that lets you instantly swap skies in and out of your photos with a click. Here’s a 3-minute video that offers a sneak peek at the AI-powered system.
The Sky Replacement feature will be found under the…
You Can Shoot 96MP Pixel-Shift Astro Photos with the Panasonic Lumix S5
September 21, 2020
The Panasonic Lumix S5 has just been released in New Zealand, and I received mine a few days ago. Last night, with clear skies, I took it to the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand, to see what the new advances in High Resolution mode included in the S5 could bring.
This…
Tamron is extending the closure of two factories through the end of 2020 due to 'decreased demand'
September 21, 2020
Tamron Japan has published a statement [machine-translated] on its website noting that two of its three main factories will remain closed through the end of 2020 due to the ‘decrease in global demand due to the worldwide spread of the [novel] coronavirus.’\
This closure extension affects Tamron’s Hirosaki and Namioka factories, which were originally set to open back up on October 1.
Today, Adobe published a sneak peek video of its latest Sensei-powered feature coming soon to Photoshop, Sky Replacement.
Similar to the AI-powered sky replacement feature found in Skylum’s Luminar 4 editing program, Adobe’s new feature uses its Sensei AI to determine…
Polaroid Unveils Mandalorian Themed Camera and Instant Film
September 21, 2020
Polaroid has partnered with Disney and Lucasfilm to release a special “collector’s edition” instant camera and a range of special-edition instant film themed after the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
The collaboration includes the release of a…
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition bolsters Xbox Game Pass
September 21, 2020
The Preorders for the Xbox Series X and S begin tomorrow, and Microsoft just gave fans a reason to feel good about showing up to the next-gen party. Xbox is acquiring Bethesda Softworks and its parent company, ZeniMax Media. Bethesda is the publisher responsible for games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Fallout, and Doom. And now those games join Halo and Gears of War as first-party Microsoft…
OnePlus 8T will officially launch on October 14th
September 21, 2020
After speculation, teasers, and some inadvertent leaks from retailers, OnePlus has now confirmed that the OnePlus 8T will launch on October 14th in an online-only livestreamed event.
While there is a ton of speculation about what to expect, the OnePlus 8T will no doubt…
The Oppo Watch debuted globally in July with Google’s Wear OS powering the show. However, it arrived without a key feature from its Chinese counterpart — ECG support. Now, a new Oppo Watch with ECH is apparently on the way, and it’s possibly the first Wear OS watch to…
How to customize your iPhone’s home screen with widgets and app icons
September 21, 2020
One of the biggest differences between iOS and Android has always been customization. Google’s mobile OS allows more control over how the software looks and feels, while Apple limits these changes in the name of consistency and usability. But with the launch of iOS 14 last week, iPhone and iPad owners are suddenly discovering how to make their phones and tablets look and feel truly different.
