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    Google is closing down the Panoramio service
    Oct 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Panoramio has been one of my go-to location scouting tools for quite a while now. It’s an invaluable resource which combines Google Maps with user contributed…

    You can now live stream your Yi 4K action camera straight to YouTube or Facebook
    Oct 4, 2016 John Aldred

    The Yi 4K is a pretty great camera already, especially for what it costs. Yi, however, did something pretty unique with the Yi 4K. When…

    This is how trained eagles knock drones out of the sky
    Sep 17, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Remember that funny story about eagles being trained to clean the airspace of illegal drones? Well, things just got serious. The program started with one…

    Adobe Lightroom Mobile adds Raw DNG capture in latest update for iOS10
    Sep 14, 2016 John Aldred

    We knew it was coming. Adobe added raw support to Lightroom Mobile a little while ago for shots made with DSLRs. The newly released iOS10 also…

    MIOPS Mobile turns your smartphone into an advanced camera remote control
    Sep 13, 2016 John Aldred

    Most of us own one or several camera triggers or intervalometers. Some of us might have even built our own Arduino based triggers that utilise various…

    Facial recognition systems can identify you even if your face is pixelated
    Sep 13, 2016 John Aldred

    Well, this could be quite the problem for privacy advocates everywhere. In locations such the UK, it could cause even cause legal issues for things like the Data…

    Facebook censored, then uncensored, famous photo of ‘Napalm Girl’
    Sep 10, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Facebook is probably the biggest media outlet in the word, which probably makes Mark Zuckerberg the most powerful editor in the world. But with great…

    Laowa’s hydrophobic Frog Eye lens coating makes shooting in the rain a breeze
    Sep 9, 2016 John Aldred

    You may remember Laowa fully funded their new 12mm f/2.8 lens kickstarter within 30 seconds of going live last month. Thanks to the claims of high…

    Vandals destroy local landmark “Duckbill” Rock at Oregon’s Cape Kiwanda
    Sep 6, 2016 John Aldred

    In what can only be described as another incident of mindless stupidity, vandals have destroyed an iconic sandstone pedestal at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon’s coast….

    8 year old girl knocks a drone out of the sky with a golf ball
    Sep 5, 2016 John Aldred

    Drones are usually pretty good at staying stable. Especially when they have 6 or 8 props rather than the traditional 4 of a quadcopter. With…