One of the keys to making space travel between planets more achievable is to make rockets more powerful and reusable. A rocket that can be reused makes space mission of all sorts cheaper. SpaceX has done a good job with this for its Falcon rockets and the Falcon Heavy that it plans to launch in 2020 with its first government … Continue reading
I’ll say one thing about the new Microsoft Surface Headphones. They’re pretty, especially if you like the color grey. I’ll tell you a few other things. The Cortana features are frustrating. The noise-canceling tech is basically fine. The ear cups aren’t super comfortable. And the headphones just don’t sound that…
Yoshitaka Sakurada, Japan’s new cybersecurity minister, has never used a computer. Not even once. But he insists that his lack of real-world experience doesn’t have a negative impact on his job. Seriously.
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Sony has recently launched the 4K/60FPS PXW-Z280 3-sensor camera, and it was being exposed at Inter Bee 2018, a broadcasting trade-show that we visit to see the latest in ultra-high-end camera and broadcasting equipment.
Sony says that for the first time, a professional 4K camera is equipped with three 0.5-inch CMOS sensors to increase light sensitivity (Sony calls this 3CMOS). This setup is a great alternative to working with one enormous sensor. However, it is really difficult to properly merge the data, although Sony managed to make it work very well from what we could tell.
This camera can capture high-quality 4K video at 60 FPS (or 50, if that’s your target) with excellent HDR capabilities from the demo we’ve looked on the show floor.
It is equipped with a 17X optical zoom lens and an electronic variable Neutral Density (ND) filter that provides additional control over how much light can reach the sensor. It can be useful to change the brightness automatically, without altering the shutter speed or aperture settings.
An advanced face detection autofocus is present and can automatically help with tricky shots. There are two modes: Face Priority and Face Only. Face Only does exactly what you think and will change focus only when a face is visible, but it works with only one face in the frame. Face Priority is here to handle multiple people, and the director can choose one subject on which the AF will focus.
With the built-in WIFI, the camera can receive commands, and transfer files or video-streams to computers or other systems. Additionally, Sony’s XDCAM air (subscription required) lets the crew stream video back to the TV station using an LTE aggregation that combines the bandwidth of two LTE connections.
Sony also has the Sony PXW-Z190, which is based on the same industrial design and controls but has smaller sensors (⅓ inch) and 25X zoom, made possible because of the smaller sensor size. The Z190 costs ~$4000 while the Z280 is priced at nearly ~$7000 reflecting their “pro” status and feature set.
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Samsung confirmed at its developers’ conference last week that it will soon be launching the Android Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Owners of these handsets in select countries will finally be able to get a taste of Pie if they manage to snag a place in the beta program. Samsung is reportedly going to launch the program later today.
The folks at SamMobile reached out to Samsung’s customer support staff in Germany who confirmed that the Android Pie beta for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will launch today. It’s pertinent to mention here that the United States, Germany, and South Korea were confirmed as the first markets for the beta last week. So if the beta is going live in Germany today there’s a good chance it will be out in the United States as well.
Bear in mind that the beta program will only be open for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Samsung won’t allow Galaxy Note 9 owners in so they will have to wait until the software is publicly released to get a taste of Pie on their handsets.
This is a substantial update for Samsung’s smartphones because not only does it bring all of the features and improvements that are part of Android Pie, but it also introduces a brand new custom skin from Samsung called One UI which is an overhaul of the entire user interface.
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