Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Though many of us will have an instant camera with us pretty much all of the time in the shape of a smartphone, printing out snaps can be a hassle. Polaroid cameras have a built in printer, and the company is going premium for its latest model – the I-… Continue reading Polaroid goes premium with $600 I-2 instant film camera

Sony launches compact full-frame travel companion double act

Sony has pulled back the curtain on two compact full-frame interchangeable lens mirrorless Alpha cameras. The much-improved second-generation 7C model gets a sensor bump and AI processing, while the brand new 7C R gains the CMOS sensor from the Alpha 7… Continue reading Sony launches compact full-frame travel companion double act

Canon’s new camera shoots color video in pitch black, from miles away

Canon has wrapped its experimental ultra-high sensitivity Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor up into a world-first commercial product. The new MS-500 accepts ultra-telephoto broadcast lenses, and can shoot color video on a moonless night.Conti… Continue reading Canon’s new camera shoots color video in pitch black, from miles away

Sony launches its most advanced APS-C mirrorless camera to date

Sony has just announced a new family member for its compact α6000 series of cameras. The compact enthusiast-level powerhouse features a 26-megapixel Exmor R sensor, the latest image processor plus dedicated AI brains for next-level subject tracking.Con… Continue reading Sony launches its most advanced APS-C mirrorless camera to date

“Compact” medium-format camera launched as a pricey travel companion

Denmark’s Phase One has unveiled its “most compact digitally integrated camera to date.” The 150-megapixel XC can be had with a color or black-and-white digital back, and sports an integrated – rather than interchangeable – lens. And it’s very expensiv… Continue reading “Compact” medium-format camera launched as a pricey travel companion

Power LED Side-Channel Attack

This is a clever new side-channel attack:

The first attack uses an Internet-connected surveillance camera to take a high-speed video of the power LED on a smart card reader­—or of an attached peripheral device—­during cryptographic operations. This technique allowed the researchers to pull a 256-bit ECDSA key off the same government-approved smart card used in Minerva. The other allowed the researchers to recover the private SIKE key of a Samsung Galaxy S8 phone by training the camera of an iPhone 13 on the power LED of a USB speaker connected to the handset, in a similar way to how Hertzbleed pulled SIKE keys off Intel and AMD CPUs…

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Big Sky camera system offers 40x resolution increase over 4K cameras

Later this year, a new live performance and entertainment venue will open in Las Vegas, a huge geodesic dome that’s home to the world’s highest-resolution LED display. Burbank, California-based Sphere Studios has been set up to develop immersive conten… Continue reading Big Sky camera system offers 40x resolution increase over 4K cameras

Nikon crams flagship features into compact Z8 full-frame mirrorless

Nikon has announced the successor to 2017’s D850 full-frame DSLR camera, in the shape of the mirrorless Z8. The new pro-focused model inherits many features from the flagship Z9 but crams them into a more compact body “that’s ready for action in the fi… Continue reading Nikon crams flagship features into compact Z8 full-frame mirrorless

Why Robot Vacuums Have Cameras (and What to Know About Them)

Robot vacuum cleaner products are by far the largest category of consumer robots. They roll around on floors, hoovering up dust and dirt so we don’t have to, all while avoiding obstacles.  The industry leader, iRobot, has been cleaning up the robot vacuum market for two decades. Over this time, the company has steadily gained […]

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