Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, has purchased brain-computer interface startup NextMind whose technology could be used to directly control augmented reality (AR) tools just with thought, like the Spectacles or forthcoming camera drone.
NextMind is a France-based startup that developed a small, head-mounted sensor that uses non-invasive EEG technology to detect electrical signals…
The Hubble Space Telescope recently celebrated its 20th year using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed on Hubble in March of 2002 and became its most used camera.
The ACS wavelength range extends from the ultraviolet, through the visible…
One of the world’s most popular aerial photography communities, SkyPixel, has announced the winners of the seventh-annual Aerial Photo and Video competition.
The competition, supported by DJI, attracted nearly 30,000 submissions from 124 countries and regions.
Photographer Ronaldo Carvalho took an old and broken fixed-lens Olympus film camera lens and adapted it to work on a new Canon EOS R6, breathing new life into retired gear.
Carvalho originally got the idea to repurpose his old equipment when he noticed that the 40mm f/2.8 on an old Olympus camera he had been using as a shelf display had loosened and started to fall. It got him thinking…
In the face of adversity as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a local ethno-photographer Anna Senik has taken up arms and enlisted as a soldier but hasn’t given up on her love for photography.
Senik — who publishes under the artistic pseudonym “Ładna…
Insta360 has announced the ONE RS, a modular action camera that features the same three-part design of the ONE R of a battery, processing unit, and swappable lens module, but all upgraded to provide a ton of versatility in a small package.
The company touts the ONE RS as…
Sony Unveils the 16-35mm f/4 PZ G Series Power Zoom Lens
March 22, 2022
Sony has announced the 16-35mm f/4 Power Zoom (PZ) lens, a G Series (not G Master) zoom that promises highly responsive and comfortable operability with the zoom ring and can be controlled by the lens, by the camera, or by a remote.
It wouldn’t be a Sony lens without a world’s first of some kind, and Sony’s latest lens weighs 353 grams, making it the world’s lightest f/4 wide zoom…
Instagram has announced that its product tagging feature is coming to everyone in the United States over the next few months as part of its overarching goal to move away from photography and towards video and shopping.
The ability to tag products has been a feature…
Tom Hanks Photobombs Bride’s Wedding Photos
March 22, 2022
A bride was treated to an unexpected encounter with Tom Hanks when the famous actor bumped into the wedding party as they exited their downtown Pittsburgh hotel en route to the ceremony.
Hanks, who is currently in Pittsburgh filming the movie “A Man Called…
According to a pair of recent YouTube videos from Max Tech and Luke Miani, the M1 Ultra Mac Studio might actually be upgradeable, but only by Apple. The SSD is removeable, but upgrades appear blocked on a software level.
While the new Mac Studio is an extremely impressive feat of engineering. In his review, PetaPixel’s Jaron Schneider noted that “there is nothing quite like it” based on…
