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Scientists Create Cyborg Cockroach Camera for Search and Rescue

A group of international robotics researchers has developed an urban search and rescue solution that skirts past the current limitations of miniature robotics through what they are calling an insect computer hybrid system, which fuses a living insect platform with a microcontroller. The researchers say that there is still a long way to go before miniature robotics are ready for true search and…
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The XTAR SN4 is a 7-in-1 Modular Camera Battery Charger

XTAR has launched a Kickstarter for a modular seven-in-one camera battery charger that promises to save space, time, and money and supports major camera brands and accessories with the promise of more to be added in the future. Based in Shenzhen, China, XTAR is an…
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Lightroom Classic gets native M1 support, Lightroom gets Super Resolution and more with Adobe's June 2021 update

Adobe has announced a barrage of updates for select Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Lightroom Classic. In addition to updates, Adobe has also shared a detailed analysis from a third-party that shows how well the company’s new M1-native applications work compared to their intel counterparts. Adobe Photoshop for iPad First up is an update for Adobe Photoshop for…
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The Best Lenses for APS-C Cameras in 2021

While full-frame has received the most attention from camera manufacturers in recent years, there are plenty of great reasons to purchase smaller format sensors like APS-C. These systems can be cheaper, smaller, lighter, and offer greater reach over their full-frame counterparts. That latter feature latter might be particularly appealing to sports or wildlife photographers. Fujifilm is primarily…
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Steps You Can Take to Help Prevent Camera Theft

As you may have read, my gear was stolen in broad daylight as the camera was rolling two weeks ago in a public San Francisco park. It may be getting worse out there: another photographer got hit this week looking at Golden Gate Bridge. He was parked near Battery Spencer…
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Apple’s Camera Can Read Text, Spotlight Now Searches Photos

Announced today at the WWDC 2021, Apple has added “Live Text” to photos with the forthcoming iOS 15. This feature will enable Apple devices to recognize text and numbers within an image and let users copy that text from the image and paste it into other apps like Mail or Messages. This new-to-Apple Live Text feature works on new images taken with your iPhone or iPad as well as any existing…
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