The next time you complain about spending thousands of dollars on a precision camera lens, stop and think about all the all hard work that went into its design and creation. As camera maker Mats Wernersson reveals, were you to make a lens yourself, you’d be spending days ensuring every last component was flawless.
Razer offers some great products for gamers and today it’s out with another one. It’s a wireless mouse. Wireless mice make perfect sense for gamers as there are no cables that can get in the way but they’ve almost always faced issues with latency or connectivity. These issues are compounded in scenarios where interference is high which is more than likely in a professional gaming tournament. Razer claims that its new Lancehead mouse doesn’t suffer from these problems.
The company says that the Lancehead wireless gaming mouse relies on frequency hopping in the 2.4GHz band to minimize interference. Razer also claims that this mouse is going to outperform every other wireless gaming mouse when it comes to lag-free performance.
As far as the specifications are concerned, the Razer Lancehead features a true 16,000 DPI sensor that is capable of tracking 210 inches per second. It can tackle 50G acceleration which is amazing, to say the least.
Equipped with Razer Mechanical Mouse Switches, it has dedicated buttons for switching sensitivity as well as extra programmable buttons. There’s even internal memory that the mouse uses to save and sync settings offline.
Razer is also offering a wired version of the Lancehead which can track at 450 inches per second. Both mice can be pre-ordered from the company starting today. The wireless and wired Lancehead models cost $139.99 and $79.99 respectively.
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Quite a few Galaxy S8 early adopters started complaining recently about a reddish tint on the display of their new smartphone. The problem isn’t widespread and many haven’t experienced it at all while others are experiencing varying degrees of a red tint on their Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Samsung has previously clarified that this is not due to a hardware issue and that it will fix the issue via a software update. That update is now being rolled out.
Samsung said earlier this week that it would fix Galaxy S8 display reddish tint issue by sending out a software update which will allow users to tune their device’s display to their preference. It also said that those who were still not satisfied after the update would be entitled to a replacement device.
The company is now rolling out this software update in its home market of South Korea. It brings two new options for the screen mode settings which include a full screen color balance option and a screen edge color balance options. These options can be used to adjust the red tint and also fix the off-angle shift in color on the edges of the Galaxy S8’s display.
Samsung has followed through on its earlier promise that it was going to release this update in a few days. Even though it has only been released in South Korea right now, it’s only a matter of time before Galaxy S8 users elsewhere get this update as well.
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Facebook Messenger Lite was launched for Android late last year. The lightweight app is meant to provide the Messenger experience to more users across the globe irrespective of how old their smartphone is. Facebook says that enabling those users to access Messenger is very important to the company. Back then it had only made Messenger Lite available to a handful of countries. Facebook today confirmed that Messenger Lite is now available in more than 150 countries across the globe.
It’s evident from the app’s name that this is a lightweight version of the Messenger app. Given Android’s penchant for fragmentation, there are countless devices out there that may not have the hardware required to run the main Messenger app.
To ensure that users with such smartphones aren’t deprived of the Messenger experience, Facebook came up with Messenger Lite. This app requires less processing power and memory to function. It even requires less data than the main app.
Messenger Lite’s reach is being expanded today. David Marcus, the product manager for Messenger, confirmed on Facebook that Messenger Lite is now available in 150 additional countries including Germany, Colombia, Italy, Vietnam, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan and the Netherlands.
Since this is a lightweight version of the main app, several features like Messenger Day, enhanced camera effects, and more are predictably missing. However, it does allow users to keep in touch with friends and family which is what many people use Messenger for in the first place.
Messenger Lite is now available for download from the Google Play Store.
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It was confirmed by Microsoft last year that premium audio brand Harman Kardon is working on a new smart speaker that’s powered by its artificial intelligence assistant Cortana. It didn’t reveal much information about this product but the teaser video that it shared made it seem like the speaker, called Invoke, would be quite similar to the Amazon Echo as far as its form factor goes. The company also said back then that the speaker would be released at some point in 2017.
It was only revealed earlier this month that this smart speaker is going to be called Invoke and that it’s even going to have Skype integration which would enable users to make voice calls.
According to a new report, Microsoft has released a new update for its Cortana app to some users. The updated app comes with a Devices section that reveals more information about the Invoke.
It reveals that the smart speaker will be able to function with several music streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, Microsoft Groove, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, and more. This is surely a good sign.
Microsoft is not going to close off the smart speaker or limit its access to services that it owns. Users love having a choice and its good that they’ll have quite a few of them when they want to stream music using the Invoke.
Microsoft is yet to confirm when it’s going to launch this Cortana-powered smart speaker and how much it’s going to cost.
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Alphabet CEO Larry Page has released the 2016 Founder’s Letter for the company, a glowing “State of the Union” for the umbrella company within which Google and Waymo reside. Published ahead of Alphabet’s latest financial results, Page’s letter predominantly focuses on the spin-offs of various projects into standalone businesses. That, after all, was the primary intention of the company when … Continue reading
Apple is preparing a second attempt at rebooting Apple Music, it’s reported, with a big push into video joining the subscription-based streaming audio. The update will come roughly two years after Apple Music first launched, and mark a sizable bet on streaming video that will see several big-name celebrities contributing content. Only last year, Apple redesigned Apple Music considerably, in … Continue reading
B&O Play has introduced a new Bluetooth speaker, the small and minimalist Beoplay P2. This speaker is oval-shaped with lightly rounded edges, a lanyard strap, and a construction quality that makes it reasonably safe to take outside. Among other things, the Beoplay P2 features 2 x 50watts of power, and it’ll be offered in three different colors: Black, Sand Stone, … Continue reading
Arts education is currently in crisis, with over 4 million students around the country receiving no creative schooling whatsoever. Given President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts, including slashing the National Endowment for the Arts, the future forecast for art in schools looks grim.
An exhibition called “My Kid Could Do That” hopes to illuminate the importance of art instruction for all kids by showing the work that famed contemporary artists like Cecily Brown and Sanford Biggers made long before they were art world fixtures.
The show, featuring the work of 24 established contemporary artists, is hosted by ProjectArt, an organization that provides after-school art classes to underfunded communities by turning public libraries into visual art classrooms and studios, offering year-round instruction to students who would not otherwise have access to artistic learning.
ProjectArt was founded by Adarsh Alphons, who moved from India at 18 years old on a scholarship to study art. “In India, I used to draw a lot as a child and got in trouble because it wasn’t supported by the school system,” Alphons told HuffPost. “I was kicked out of school when I was 7 years old.”
Eventually, Alphons connected with a supportive teacher who nurtured his artistic talent and encouraged him to delve deeper into his creative practice. The effect this mentor had on Alphons, he expressed, was life-changing. Today ProjectArt holds art classes in 32 public libraries in three cities across the U.S., with plans to expand to eight cities over the next two years.
Through this innovative exhibition, the team at ProjectArt hopes to show that no artist comes out of the womb with their talent and technique fully refined. And yet most artists featured, from a young age, did show incredible curiosity, observation, experimentation and style.
Some of the featured artists created images as kids that, in some way, reflect the work they’re making as adults. Cecily Brown, for example, displayed an aptitude for capturing movement in paint from the age of 8 years old. Her student canvas, filled to the brim with abstract animals and trees, feels continually in flux, a mirage-effect her adult works contain as well.
Of course, most of the featured artists have grown a great deal since their earliest creations, including Will Cotton, known for his hyperrealist paintings of sugar-coated wonderlands. Cotton’s 1972 work, created at the ripe age of 7, depicts his house. In a statement, Cotton expressed that the drawing constitutes an early example of his interest in “observed over symbolic representation.” It also features Cotton’s signature clouds.
What helps an artist like Cotton go from boxy lime green crayon drawings to paintings that rake in over $100,000 at auction? You have one guess. ProjectArt’s show demonstrates in no uncertain terms how crucial art education is to current and future elementary school students. Not only is teaching art in schools proven to yield higher attendance and test scores, and increase likelihood of college attendance, it also ensures that the next generation will be enchanted and challenged by some stellar contemporary art.
“My Kid Could Do That” takes place on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Red Bull Arts New York. Visit ProjectArt’s website for more information on attending or volunteering.
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One Washington, D.C., teacher is passing on his love for salsa, bachata and more to his kindergarteners ― one dance step at a time.
KIPP DC Promise Academy teacher Edwin Sorto, who is an experienced salsa dancer, and his classroom of “dancing minis” are viral sensations thanks to the videos he uploads to the Mr. Sorto’s Class Facebook page.
“They work incredibly hard at both academics and dance and they absolutely deserve the recognition,” Sorto told USA Today in an article published Wednesday. “They’re proud of what they do and love to see people’s reactions, comments, and likes on their videos. Their parents are also incredibly supportive. My kids are great, and this is just one more thing that keeps them engaged in school.”
There’s almost no musical genre too difficult for these kiddos, thanks to Sorto. They’ve mastered bachata …
salsa ….
and merengue.
“It’s amazing the way they learn,” Sorto told Telemundo’s “¡Qué Noche! con Angélica y Raúl” last year. “The way they enjoy the music, just like we Latinos do.”
As if that weren’t enough, Sorto is also teaching his students how to read in Spanish. “They’re only 5 but reading with confidence,” he wrote in the caption of a video of two students reading out loud.
But these students’ claim to internet fame is certainly their sweet moves ― which go far beyond Latin genres.
“[I’m] now focused on building the next generation of dancers through my own students,” Sorto told USA Today.
Can we join in on these lessons?
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