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    German tourist dies while taking a “flying selfie” at Machu Picchu in Peru
    Jul 1, 2016 John Aldred

    They say that two things are certain in life; Death and taxes. Taxes we can’t do anything about, but I don’t think anybody until now…

    Apple may be planning to enforce “No Photography” zone rules with newest patent award
    Jul 1, 2016 John Aldred

    With great power comes great potential for abuse. Back in 2011, Apple filed a fairly controversial patent, which would allow the cameras in their devices…

    The new ROAM-e $400 selfie-drone has a rather unfortunate design
    Jun 30, 2016 John Aldred

    The idea of a selfie drone isn’t all that unique any more.  Many drones come with a “follow” mode for just this sort of thing,…

    EyeFi to drop support for some cards. They will ‘magically’ stop working on September 16, 2016
    Jun 30, 2016 John Aldred

    I’m a bit disappointed by this one.  I’ve been a huge fan of Eye-Fi cards for several years and own and use several cards. Now,…

    Fuji’s “Definitely more affordable” mirrorless medium format camera expected to be announced by September
    Jun 29, 2016 John Aldred

    Information about Fuji’s possible entry into the mirrorless medium format world is mostly just speculation, but it seems it’s becoming a matter of “when” rather than “if” Fuji…

    Snapchat’s “lenses” contain a whole lot of cool technology
    Jun 29, 2016 John Aldred

    Snapchat might be quite a silly and frivolous app to some people, while others live on it.  Regardless of your thoughts on its practical application,…

    This new camera lens is as small as a grain of salt
    Jun 29, 2016 John Aldred

    Everything seems to be getting smaller and smaller these days. Cameras and lenses don’t seem to be immune to this phenomenon, despite some cameras pushing…

    Your Next Smart Selection Could Be Powered By A Neural Network
    Jun 29, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Admit it! object masking sucks. It’s not that it is impossible, even the hardest selections and masks can be created with some work (and some…

    1200 rolls of undeveloped film shot by one photographer in the 1950s discovered at auction
    Jun 28, 2016 John Aldred

    66 bundles of undeveloped film, estimated to be over 1,200 rolls, shot by the same photographer in the 1950s have found themselves in the hands…

    Drone plummets from the sky, crashes into woman’s head at 25mph during event in Canada
    Jun 27, 2016 John Aldred

    In another instance of drone operator stupidity, 38 year old Stephanie Creignou was seriously injured when a 2.8lb (1.3kg) drone dropped from about 33ft (10m)…