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The new Zhiyun Smooth Q2 truly is a pocket-sized gimbal for your smartphone
Aug 27, 2019
John Aldred
Zhiyun has today announced the new Zhiyun Smooth Q2, their newest teeny tiny gimbal for smartphones. Replacing its two-and-a-half-year-old predecessor, the Smooth Q, the Q2…
Lume Cube just launched a $150 LED panel that looks suspiciously like these $70 LED panels
Aug 27, 2019
John Aldred
I’ve become a big fan of small LEDs over the last few years. I was originally quite skeptical of them and their power output, but…
Hong Kong protesters are using laser pointers to confuse facial recognition and they’re frying photographers’ camera sensors
Aug 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been using laser pointers to distract police officers and confuse facial recognition cameras. But while they are beating facial…
The mPrompter is a new teleprompter for everything from phones to cinema cameras
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/725402777/mprompter If you regularly speak to camera, teleprompters can be absolute lifesavers. You don’t need to remember scripts, or keep glancing off-camera at a printed…
Gudsen’s new Moza AirCross 2 is an ultra light gimbal with 360° rotation on all axes and 7lb load capacity
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
First shown off at NAB 2019, Gudsen has now announced availability and pricing for the Moza AirCross 2. It weighs in at only 950g with…
FogCam, the world’s oldest webcam, is being shut down after 25 years of service
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
Although still somewhat popular, webcams have become practically obsolete these days with the use of phones, laptops and monitor with built-in cameras. They still serve…
Instagram influencer accused of faking and staging a motorcycle accident for promotional gain
Aug 26, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Nashville-based lifestyle blogger Tiffany Mitchell recently posted professional photos of a motorcycle accident she had. As if posting (and even having) such photos wasn’t weird…
DJI is running out of stock – could new drones be on the way?
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
Whenever a product goes out of stock for any period of time, it’s usually an indication that its replacement is on the way. And if…
Google Photos now lets you search for text in your photos across the entire library
Aug 23, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Google has recently announced a handy addition to its Lens platform. From now on, you’ll be able to search your entire Google Photos library for…
Frequent selfie posters are seen as less likable, less successful and more insecure, new study claims
Aug 22, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Selfie is a phenomenon so frequent in the 21st century that it has inspired quite a few psychological studies so far. The latest one was…