Freezing a Fighter Jet in Mid-Air with 30,000 Watts of Flash

It can be hard to take a good picture of something moving relatively fast, but it’s really hard to take a good picture of a jet moving at 400-ish MPH through the sky. Yuri Acurs, stock photographer extraordinaire, tried to tackle that challenge with excess—in the form of 30,000W of flash.

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This Documentary Will Inspire You to Explore Your City With a Camera

This Documentary Will Inspire You to Explore Your City With a Camera

There’s no better playground for a photographer than a bustling, loud, dynamic city. In the documentary Everybody Street, which just dropped on Vimeo, some of New York’s most iconic photogs talk about the challenge and excitement of shooting everyday urban life.

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Let Doorbot, the HAL 9000 of Doorbells, Deal With Your UPS Deliveries

Let Doorbot, the HAL 9000 of Doorbells, Deal With Your UPS Deliveries

Doorbot, a new camera/doorbell, will notify your smartphone when your doorbell rings — even if you’re miles away — so you can let the UPS guy inside or tell him it’s okay to leave at your step.

    



The Throwable, Panoramic Ball Cam Is Finally Here—and It’s Incredible

The Throwable, Panoramic Ball Cam Is Finally Here—and It's Incredible

When we first got wind of a throwable, 36-lens compound camera that automatically snaps 360-degree panoramas at the height of its toss, we were already impressed—and that was jus the prototype (seen above on the right). Now, the officially named Panono camera is nearly half its former size, just as powerful, and finally ready to be caught by consumer hands. And after playing around with the ball for a bit, we can officially say that, yes, it is every bit as awesome as it seems.

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New Spy Hook Keeps Covert Eyes In Your House At All Times

Ankaka clothes hookHas your wife been drinking your chocolate milk? Or was it the dog? This new spy camera may help you settle this issue once and for all.

Samsung NX300M camera is first Tizen-based product to launch

Samsung’s Tizen has been the source of rumors for more than a while, with some expecting to see a handset hit shelves with the OS. As it turns out, the Korean company doesn’t seem too keen on butting heads with Android and iOS, and instead has elected to launch the Samsung NX300M, a digital camera […]

Kinect-Powered Security Cams Can Tell If You’re Fighting

Kinect-Powered Security Cams Can Tell If You're Fighting

The skeletal recognition tech behind Kinect is useful for way more than just gaming. It’s good for sign language, cheating at pool, and (duh) porn. But it could help stop violence, too. Thanks to Kinect, security cams could automatically know if they’re witnessing a beat-down.

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How the GoPro Became the Best Selling Camera In the World

How the GoPro Became the Best Selling Camera In the World

The GoPro is an amazing action camera that lets people record extreme sports, daredevil feats, and other spectacles. Just a few years ago, it would have been impossible. But, today, it is the best-selling camera in the world.

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China installed more than 60 security cameras on one street light

China installed more than 60 security cameras on one street light

Paranoid much, China? Cause it sure as hell looks like it when you have more than sixty security cameras strapped onto a single street light. This photograph, taken at an intersection in Shanghai by NetEase, hilariously captures the personal privacy be damned, big brother monster attitude that everyone imagines China to have. It’s perfect, really.

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Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

Things We Loved This Week: Tiny Chairs, Fancy Pants, and the Awesomely Bland Google Phone

It’s been wall-to-wall good stuff in the Gadget Lab this week. Here are the highlights from the past seven days.