With CES 2019, the Detroit Auto Show, the Chicago Auto Show and the Sundance Film Festival all in the rearview mirror, this year’s calendar of tech, automotive and cultural events are already well underway. Just like last year (you remember last year, right? The good and the bad), CNET will be covering news and announcements from …
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Samsung appears to be following the lead of Oppo and exiting the Blu-ray player market in the US. Samsung has elaborated on an earlier report that it was no longer making 4K players and has confirmed that it will also halt production on new 1080p models. “Samsung will no longer introduce new Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray player models in the US …
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Olympus‘ Micro Four Thirds OM-D E-M1X is the first pro camera i’ve picked up without bemoaning my lack of upper body strength. A sibling to the great E-M1 Mark II, it’s designed to attract professional action and wildlife photographers looking for a light(er)-weight alternative to an SLR or even an APS-C mirrorless. While it’s not that light at more than …
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Forget Bluetooth turntables: The true sign that vinyl has made a comeback is the reappearance of the iconic Technics SL1200. Think of any DJ at all, whether at a wedding, or at a massive Las Vegas dance party, and they’ll be using a pair of SL1200s. The new SL-1200MK7, launched here at CES, is a sleek, black take on the …
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Mickey Mouse turned 90 years old in November, but the classic cartoon character has never had a theme park ride devoted to him in the empire he spawned. Until now. Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s Runaway Railway will debut at the Disney Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, this fall. The entertainment giant is partnering with Panasonic for the projection technology that’ll …
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Digital photography has changed a lot over the past two decades, with clunky DSLRs giving way to sleek smartphones. Over the next 10 years, expect a similar evolution as the science behind the art changes. Much of the technology in use today represents the breakthroughs of the first generation of digital cameras. Film was stripped away and digital image sensors …
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Phase One has released a new version of its Capture One software with some features aimed at matching and beating Adobe Systems’ Lightroom, its dominant rival for photo editing and cataloging. Some of the big changes come to the critical task of masking — selecting particular elements of a photo that you might want to change, for example, to increase …
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It seems that Sigma’s ready to join the full-frame mirrorless party, but it’s bringing its own twist: a Foveon sensor. The company’s president confirmed its plans, as well as the decision to drop its proprietary SA mount, in an interview at Photokina 2018. (Here’s Photolari’s report.) The moves are somewhat unsurprising since Sigma just joined Panasonic and Leica in the …
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Batteries are our lifeblood. Lithium-ion power cells, first commercialized by Sony in 1991, enable nearly every 21st century convenience: Phones, laptops, wireless headphones, cordless power tools — even electric vehicles. But like the other great conveniences of our modern age — automobiles and air travel — on the rare occasions lithium batteries go wrong, they can go catastrophically wrong. Just …
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Canon has had a pretty good clampdown on the rumor mill for its upcoming announcement compared to other manufacturers, but the information about the products might be launching next week started oozing out, culminating in a full product list of products launching on Sept. 5. it includes the long-awaited EOS R full-frame mirrorless with RF-mount lenses. According to CanonRumors, on …
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