More than 100 famous musicians, including Tom Morello and Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, have united in a boycott against venues that use face-scanning tech. Organized by the digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future, this boycott defends digital rights. They believe this tech has no place at live events, […]
Moment has announced its new series of Everything bags (buy here). Billed as “the daily backpack and tote to replace all your other bags”, the new series is comprised of three sizes of backpacks and a tote. The company says that the range was inspired by their own Travelwear line, released in 2020. Now, though, […]
In a webinar this week, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) firmly re-stated its position on artificial intelligence (AI) by stating that it will not register works solely created by AI. This stance aligns AI-generated content with other unclaimable materials, such as previously published or registered works, public domain content, and copyrighted material owned by […]
I like CSI TV shows (even the cringeworthy ones). While many of their methods of solving cases are pure fiction, some are actually becoming reality. A group of scientists from the University of Maryland has developed a method that reconstructs a 3D image using reflections found in human eyes. How cool is that? [Related reading: […]
A new app promises to accurately calculate the calorific content of your food just by snapping a photo on your smartphone. SnapCalorie does exactly what it sounds like: it uses AI (naturally) and other algorithms to analyse what’s on your plate and the amount of energy it contains. Not only can it figure out calories, […]
Pergear has announced some new CFexpress Type A cards. As with most Pergear products, they’re inexpensive. Despite the low cost, they still offer decently quick speeds. As CFexpress Type A cards, they’re designed for use with Sony mirrorless cameras – as everybody else uses CFexpress Type B. The cards are available in 80GB, 260GB and […]
If you are using a small microphone for interviews or even solo recording, you have quite a bit of options today. But Hollyland just released their LARK Max (buy here), and I think it’s a piece of gear worth talking about because it brings quite a bit to the table. LARK Max – a powerful […]
You don’t have to be able to outrun a bear, as the saying goes, just your fellow hikers, or in this case, fellow photographers. One group of photographers almost got to test this theory when they were suddenly charged by a huge brown bear in Alaska. The group was on a guided trip on a […]
One of the things that plagued mirrorless cameras for years – and probably a big reason why Nikon and Canon took so long to jump on it – was terrible battery life. At least, it was terrible compared to DSLRs. It couldn’t be helped, though. Mirrorless cameras power a display pretty much the entire time […]
Sports are big business, and for the USA, they don’t get much bigger than Major League Baseball. Ok, yes, there’s the NHL, that’s a bit bigger. But there’s not much else. The thing is, though, such popularity means there’s alot of money involved. And with the sort of money involved with MLB, teams have to […]
