Here, there, and everywhere… like most people, I tote my cell phone with its integrated camera with me almost everywhere I go. For grabbing snapshots and quick videos to share easily with friends and family, you really can’t beat its convenience. And I love that I can bump up the quality of my mobile photos with my add-on x2 telephoto and x0.6 wide-angle Zeiss Exolenses.
Here are three views of the Sunnyside Rail Yards with the 2x telephoto lens really standing out from the standard phone capture.
Ironically, what makes the new Samsung Galaxy Note9 such an excellent smartphone is also perhaps its biggest criticism: It looks and acts a whole lot like the Note8. With the Note9, Samsung eschewed major innovation and instead decided to bolster the specs of what was arguably one of the best phablets on the market
Bose, at its core, is a company that makes problem-solving audio gear. Whether it’s making a plane ride less noisy, or being able to run at the gym without your earbuds falling out, Bose has a history of identifying an audio-related problem, and attempting to fix it. The next problem this company is looking to solve
The premise of Google Clips is undeniably intriguing: a hands-free camera that uses AI to capture spontaneous moments of the people and pets who matter to you, automatically. But does the Clips’ performance live up to its promise? We took it for a field test, during B&H Adventure Week, to find out.
Design and Setup
Google gets a lot of things right with Clips, starting with the design and
Wearables are supposed to help people create data points around their life and then use that information to better themselves. Or they are just some flashy accessory that complements their outfit, much like a regular old wristwatch used to be. When I picked up an Apple Watch Nike+ Series 3, I had a goal in mind: to get in shape. Partially because I have always wanted to make sure I exercise regularly, but mostly because I was
The Fitbit Versa is the company’s most sophisticated and stylish wearable to date. Packing most of the features you would expect in a top-tier smartwatch, while still boasting a dramatically lower price tag than many of its peers, the Versa appears to be headed for best-in-class honors. I took it home for a month-long tryout to see how well it would perform. It did not disappoint.
Design
The thing about wearables is that appearance
This adventure entailed traversing a mud-run obstacle course, comprising four miles of slippery hills, muddy trenches, high walls, rope climbs, barbed wire, and even a javelin throw.
The Gear
Apple Watch Series 3, Fitbit Versa, GoPro HERO6 Black, GoPro HERO 2018
How You Can Do It
In the last 10 years, mud runs have gained enormous popularity across the United States and the world, which means it should be pretty easy to locate one no matter where you live. Prices vary, but you can expect to spend somewhere in the $150 range, depending on the
Much to our chagrin, Toy Fair 2018 is a wrap. The weeklong thrill ride of glee-inducing gadgetry and age-specific innovations has ended. But just because playtime is over, that doesn't mean we can't relive some of the fun we had and reflect on all the awesome toys we saw along the way. At the top of our list was 3Doodler, whose showcase was one of the most innovative and inspiring exhibitions we saw at this year’s
2018 is barely underway and, already, we've seen what could end up being one of the biggest smartphone stories of the year: the North American release of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. If you've followed this turbulent tech tale at all, you know there was some eleventh-hour drama between the telecom giant and at least one US carrier that disrupted a distribution deal and left Huawei unfairly in the lurch.
But lost in all that noise—or at least a
I first fell in love with drawing when I was a kid. I don’t remember when exactly—probably after reading Shel Silverstein or my first X-Men comic. Whatever the muse, the fascination stuck, intensified, and all these years later, drawing is still my favorite pastime.
Which is why I wanted to write about the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
As the floodgates for completely wireless headphones (that is, without a cable connecting the earbuds like most models have) were burst open wide by a small company with a fruit logo last year, the consumer public has begun to see more and more models that offer the opportunity to cut all cords, not just the one connecting your headphones to your mobile device. Peruse the customer review sections of many available models, however, and you’ll see not all the current offerings are quite ready for prime time. So when audio giant Bose® introduced
The “meet cute” is a classic Hollywood storytelling device used to get two characters to meet (cutely) and fall in love. When it comes to movies about college, there’s one meet cute that’s used over and over again: The two are walking towards each other, hands full of books and notes, so absorbed in the demands of university that neither notices the other as they get closer and closer. With a crash, they collide, scattering papers to the wind like so many autumn leaves. As they gather their things, they look up, meeting each other’s gaze and
Apple has a history of making bold moves in abandoning concepts that have long been considered standard for computing and home electronics. Be it FireWire, USB 3.0, or its own 30-pin connector, for better or worse (depending on who you ask), Apple has proven it will endure the grumbles of its loyal customer base in exchange for the company’s design vision. And with the announcement of the iPhone 7, grumble many of us did at the announcement that the phone no longer included an analog 3.5mm headphone jack.
While those who exclusively use
In a surprise move late last year, Snapchat became the latest tech company to reinvent itself. It changed its name to Snap Inc., repositioned itself as a camera company, and then quickly released its first physical product: a pair of sunglasses equipped with a camera that will connect directly to your phone and Snapchat account. These Spectacles are something of a spectacle themselves, requiring potential buyers to locate a roving
Five years ago, the word “selfie” wasn't even part of our collective diction. Similarly, a “selfie stick” had the same vernacular worth as gibberish or baby talk. And a "selfie drone" was something you were more likely to find in a Phillip K. Dick novel than hovering overhead.
Man, life comes at you fast.
And leading the charge into this brave new vainglorious world is the ZeroTech Dobby, a pocket-portable drone that aims to