Not long ago, GoPro made action cameras a thing. However, in recent years, a newcomer has entered the arena: Insta360. While GoPro has established itself as making reliable tools that can be found in many a video-maker’s gear bag, Insta360 has leaned into the quirky side of things. The new Insta360 Go 2 is small… …
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DJI Air 2S is the drone landscape photographers should buy
DJI’s latest drone — the Air 2S — might just be the best drone for landscape lovers. It’s compact, it’s lightweight, it’s got surprisingly good battery life, it’s packed with intelligent flight modes and its upgraded 1-inch sensor captures superb imagery. The Air 2S is basically an upgraded version of the Air 2 that DJI launched last year. Reviewer Josh …
Read More »TikTok Duets let you put your own spin on viral challenges. Here’s how to make your own
If you’re on TikTok — or have seen TikTok videos reposted elsewhere — you’ve likely seen a Duet. Sometimes TikTok creators film videos specifically that other users on the app can add to. These can range from dances to singing or lip-syncing songs to viral challenges, blind reacts and more. Along with features like Stitch, TikTok Duets are a way …
Read More »You have to try the ‘no beard’ filter that TikTok is still obsessed with
If you haven’t tried the “no beard” filter that you’ve seen everyone doing on TikTok, you’ve got to try it — if you have a beard, of course. This won’t work on the beardless. TikTok users are posting videos of themselves unveiling their “no beard” look to their significant others and the reactions are priceless. If you haven’t seen this …
Read More »Insta360’s thumb
Remember life-logging cameras? An ancestor to things like Snap Spectacles, they clipped to your shirt or hung from a lanyard around your neck so you could snap photos and video of your life with something less obtrusive than a phone. They were roundly terrible for multiple reasons — image quality, battery life, price — and, like every wearable camera designed to …
Read More »Record your Mac screen the easy way. Here’s how to do it
Capturing the screen of your MacBook Air or iMac can be useful in so many ways. Whether you’re recording a presentation for school, showing a loved one how to set up an app or documenting your fastest run in your favorite Apple Arcade game, screen recording can help. Don’t let the idea of capturing your screen intimidate you, though. MacOS …
Read More »Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 is a solid video card, if the price is right
Nvidia wants you to replace your old GTX 1060 already for 1080p gaming. That’s no surprise, considering that graphics processor has been around since 2016. The company hopes its AI-driven DLSS upscaling (for faster frame rates at a given resolution) will be more attractive in the new entry-level RTX 3060 than it ever did in the meh RTX 2060 line …
Read More »AT&T nets $7.8B from sale of part of DirecTV and AT&T TV Now
AT&T has reached a deal to sell off a minority stake in its satellite TV arm for $7.8 billion, the carrier said Thursday. AT&T and private equity firm TPG will form a new company, called New DirectTV, in which AT&T will own a 70% stake and TPG 30%. The company will include the DirecTV, AT&T TV Now and U-Verse video services. …
Read More »Bravely Default 2 reminds me that the Switch has too many RPGs
If you’re a Nintendo Switch owner in 2021, you might be waiting for the next big game. But Nintendo’s slate of titles, at least the ones we know about, feels a little thin. The second big Nintendo Switch game this year (after Super Mario 3D World) is here, and it’s Bravely Default 2. You, the casual Switch game-player, might be saying, …
Read More »Zoom is bringing automatic closed captions to all free accounts
Zoom is bringing automatic closed captioning to all free accounts starting this fall. In a blog post, the video conferencing company described the rollout as part of a larger push for accessibility on the platform. In addition to the broader release of the feature, Zoom says it will provide closed captioning to users who manually request it earlier, using a …
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