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Rotolight begins legal proceedings over alleged patent infringement and copyright theft
May 23, 2019
John Aldred
Rotolight has today begun high court proceedings against Vibesta B. V. and F&V Photographic Industry B.V. for alleged infringement of its intellectual property. The dispute…
Samsung’s new patent eliminates the front camera from smartphones with a wraparound display
Apr 30, 2019
John Aldred
After Samsung announced that it is delaying the release of the $2,000 Galaxy Fold smartphone due to some pretty significant screen breakage issues, Dutch website…
LED lights could be included with the pop-up flash on Canon DSLRs, new patent reveals
Apr 15, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
An integrated flash can come in handy for photographers, but it’s useless for vloggers and video makers. However, a new Canon patent could resolve this….
New Apple patent would let you shoot underwater photos with your iPhone down to 140 feet
Mar 30, 2019
John Aldred
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple that details a submersible iPhone capable at taking pictures down to a…
Profoto threatens to sue Godox for patent infringement claiming they stole the A1 design
Mar 14, 2019
John Aldred
Launched in 2017, the $1,000 Profoto A1 was a pretty unique design amongst speedlights. Finally, the world had a round head speedlight – something that…
Inventor sells home to fund lawsuit claiming Huawei stole his patent
Mar 6, 2019
John Aldred
Portuguese inventor, Rui Pedro Oliveira claims that Huawei flew him to meet with them to pitch his patent pending 360 camera. He says they then…
New Canon patents hint at lots of long telephoto lenses in the works
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
As well as expanding their EOS R camera and RF mount lens lineups, Canon still seems to be going pretty hard on the long telephoto…
Canon is still working on focal length reducing “speedbooster” adapters
Jan 11, 2019
John Aldred
Canon has been working on their own focal length reducers. Lens adapters commonly sold under “speedbooster” or similar names, these adapters translate a larger projection…
Patent suggests Samsung’s getting into the drone market
Dec 28, 2018
John Aldred
South Korean electronic giants Samsung may be entering into the drone market, according to a patent published by the US Patents & Trademark Office. According…
Canon is working on their own “speedbooster” style adapter to use EF lenses on M bodies
Dec 10, 2018
John Aldred
Lens adapters to put Canon EF mount lenses onto M mount bodies are nothing new. Canon’s had one for a while now. But when it…