The PowerShot G3 X prototype. Canon Canon didn’t provide much useful information about the prototype of a G3 X that it plans to display at CP+ 2015: 1-inch sensor and 24-600mm zoom 25x lens. In the absence of price, lens aperture specs or ship date there isn’t a lot one can say about this. Given …

Finally, a pro 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Pentax Pentaxians, rejoice: Ricoh is now bestowing upon you a 70-200mm f2.8 of your own. No longer do you need to look to third parties like Tamron for this staple professional lens. The company also debuts a home-grown 150-450mm f4.5-5.6 weather-sealed lens. And interestingly, the press release for the lenses says they’re also “designed …

Lori Grunin/CNET Well, I had my doubts as to how popular a phone case that works with only two lenses (thus far) could be, but color me wrong. Moment’s Kickstarter for its first case — iPhone 6 -only, at the moment — zoomed past its $100,000 goal in just one day. I did get to see the prototype in person …

The most out-there announcement from Microsoft’s event: Windows Holographic. Screenshot by Sarah Tew/CNET This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Windows 10; operating-system releases don’t power out like race cars, they ooze out like honey, sometimes taking a year between the first previews and the first shipment. That’s good. It takes time for developers to ramp up support and for …

HTC Re now lets others relive your life on YouTube. Sarah Tew/CNET LAS VEGAS — The HTC Re , a dead-easy camcorder designed for quick takes, adds to its capabilities with a free software update. On January 9, the company will roll out the update to Android users via the Play store; the iOS version won’t be available until later …

For its second generation, the Cintiq Companion gets more configuration options with some much cheaper entry points. Wacom LAS VEGAS — Upping the resolution to Quad HD (2,560×1,440 pixels) is only one of the enhancements that Wacom has made to its next generation of Cintiq pressure-sensitive pen display products. The Cintiq Companion 2, which can operate either as a standalone …

Joshua Goldman/CNET LAS VEGAS — Fujifilm bolsters its X-mount lens line with the fast, weather-resistant 16-55mm (24-84mm equivalent) lens it promised last year. The XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR fills the hole for a fast, quiet general-purpose zoom to pair with the higher-end X series cameras like the X-T1 . The 16-55mm lens on the X-T1. Joshua Goldman/CNET While it sadly …

Nikon has shaved about 1.5 pounds (680 grams) off the weight of its pro telephoto lens. Sport VR is for panning. Lori Grunin/CNET Enlarge ImageThe 300mm f4E from above. Lori Grunin/CNET LAS VEGAS — Smaller and a lot lighter than than its standard 300mm f4 lens, the AF-S Nikkor 300mm f4D IF-ED, Nikon’s update to the lens uses its Phase …

Monotype LAS VEGAS — Font technology doesn’t excite most people during a slow news week, much less during one of the most high-profile technology shows of the year. But behind the flood of watches and wearables, the commodification of prototyping, and increasingly cost-sensitive electronics production follows the problem of readability on small, cheap, low-resolution displays. Type foundry Monotype has bundled …

In a smaller, more intimate venue than last month’s much-ado-about-mobile extravaganza, Apple debuted a handful of products — a new iMac, Mac Mini, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3– plus availability of its OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8.1. Did you have a pesky job to do instead of watching the event or following our live blog? Never …