If the name Pelican Imaging rings a bell, it’s possibly because we covered the company’s array imaging camera prototype back in 2011. The technology uses multiple lenses that are relatively tiny in terms of how much space they take up in a mobile …
At its NAB 2013 press conference, Sony told us several times that it never stops thinking about the future. It’s fitting, then, that in addition to announcing pricing for two 4K sets, the company gave us a taste of what’s to come a few years down the…
It’s not quite surprising to see HTC hyping its next big smartphone up to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but with all of this pre-show hype we’re not expecting to be disappointed. Once HTC takes the stage to unveil the HTC One in New York City tomorrow morning we’re expecting to be blown [...]
Google has added over 9,500 “panoramic images” of the Grand Canyon to its Maps service. Accessible via the StreetView option, the images give breathtaking views of the Bright Angel Trail, Colorado river, and other landmarks. T…
It’s not every day that you literally get to peek inside the mind of a musician, but Sivu’s new music video for “Better Man Than He” makes it so. That’s because the entire video — 3:23 in length — was filmed from t…
One of the biggest questions posed to Google when it revealed Project Glass was “what about those of us who wear prescription eyewear?” Google quickly quelled fears as it confirmed the company would look to accommodate those of us who already wear glasses, though no word on how, exactly, that would happen could be had [...]
Google started its Nexus line of devices with phones. That was a sensible starting point at the time because, well, phones were the only things Android was running on. Tablets came along and Google eventually adorned the big slate category with its Nexus branding. Heck, they even tried their hand at a Nexus-branded orb that [...]
What do you see when you look through a Lensbaby? Well, take a gander for yourself — that image just above was shot with the company’s new Spark. The $80 selective-focus optic is available for Canon and Nikon mounts, and brings f/5.6 shooting with a…
Imaging has been defined by glass lenses for centuries, and even fiber optics haven’t entirely escaped the material’s clutch. Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences might have just found a way to buck those old (and not-so-old) traditio…
Adapters to fit Canon’s EF lenses on Micro Four Thirds and NEX camera bodies most definitely aren’t new. Without any electronic link, though, that Lumix GX1 or NEX-F3 owner has had to focus by hand, sometimes without any aperture control — what year…
