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Engineer Modernizes the 1998 Game Boy Camera with a DIY Adapter

An engineer has figured out a way to bring the Game Boy Camera into the twenty-first century with a DIY wireless adapter that allows him to easily transfer all the images taken with the aged handheld gaming console camera to his smartphone. Released back in 1998, the Game Boy Camera was an optional accessory for the Nintendo Game Boy game console. It was discontinued in 2002. In that short time…
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ACDSee releases free beta of Gemstone, its brand-new Photoshop competitor

ACD Systems, the maker of image software like Photo Studio and Photo Editor, has launched a free beta version of its all-new photo editing software, Gemstone. Gemstone is a new standalone multi-document interface, similar to Adobe Photoshop. Gemstone features a layered image editor and up-to-date RAW image support. Gemstone will include a combination of all-new features and familiar features from…
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Canon EOS R3 Expected in September, Nikon Z9 in November

After two development announcements from Canon for the R3 and one from Nikon for the Z9 early in 2021, many expected to see both cameras make a splash at the Olympics in Japan this summer. If two recent reports are correct, however, neither camera will be officially…
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Sony Currently Testing ‘Smart City’ Powered by its AI Cameras

Sony has published a new showcase of how its IMX500 sensors — backed by artificial intelligence (AI) processing — are at the core of three “smart city” trials currently being run in Rome, Italy. The IMX500 sensors were originally launched in May of 2020 and were what Sony called the first “intelligent vision sensors with AI processing functionality.” The company says that because it…
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Panasonic Leica 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH sample gallery (pre-production)

The Panasonic Leica 25-50mm F1.7 ASPH is a high-quality zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds, aimed as much at videographers as stills photography shooters. Offering a bright maximum aperture and a 50-100mm (equivalent) zoom range, the 25-50mm F1.7 is a useful companion to the older 10-25mm F1.7, and offers similar handling. We’ve been shooting with a preproduction sample of the Panasonic Leica…
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