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Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 days ago

vivo announces compatibility list for its new teleconverters

vivo launched X300 Ultra and X300s smartphones with new G2 and G2 Ultra teleconverters in China.
Wearables
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Meta launches two new Ray-Ban glasses designed for prescription wearers | TechCrunch

Meta launches new Ray-Ban smart glasses for prescription wearers, designed for all-day comfort and personalized fit, starting at $499.
Apple
fromGSMArena.com
2 weeks ago

Apple was in acquisition talks with Lux Optics last year to improve the camera experience

Apple nearly acquired Lux Optics to enhance its Camera app, but the deal fell through as Lux Optics aimed for higher valuation.
Wearables
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Meta's next AI glasses are reportedly designed with prescription lenses in mind

Two new models of Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses for prescription lens users are set to be announced, but they won't represent a new generation.
#vivo-x300-ultra
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Harlowe has a cheaper solution for lighting 360-degree shoots

Harlowe, a company known for lighting accessories that cater to influencers and amateurs, has released a $95 alternative called the Omni 360 that evenly illuminates with a diffused soft glow in all directions. The Omni 360's 2W of light output can be boosted to up to 4W as needed but neither mode is quite bright enough to fully illuminate a dark environment.
Gadgets
Photography
fromNature
3 weeks ago

A large-scale coherent 4D imaging sensor - Nature

Silicon photonics-based LiDAR systems offer compact, cost-effective 3D imaging by integrating light sources, imaging elements, and control electronics on a single chip for autonomous systems and spatial mapping applications.
#smartphone-photography
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

Xiaomi unveils the Leica Leitzphone with a rotating Leica Camera Ring, 200MP telephoto camera

Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi 17 and Xiaomi 17 Ultra internationally, including the Leica Leitzphone, a global version of the China-exclusive Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica Edition with a smaller 6,000 mAh battery and all-black design.
Photography
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Tamron's new dongle lets you wirelessly control your lens from your phone

Tamron-Link USB-C dongle wirelessly connects compatible lenses to devices for remote customization and control via the Tamron Lens Utility within about 16 feet, costs $50.
#mobile-photography
Venture
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Lumentum Leaps Nearly 8% During AI Optics Boom

Optical interconnects are crucial for data center scaling, creating major investment opportunities in optics companies like Lumentum, Coherent, Finisar, and Sienna.
Science
fromTheregister
2 months ago

MIT scientists move structural color beyond the lab

A handheld laser system called MorphoChrome paints programmable iridescent structural colors onto holographic photopolymer film for integration into flexible and rigid objects.
Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

The technology that reveals what happens in 0.00000000000000000000001 second

Attosecond-scale light pulses reveal ultrafast electron dynamics, enabling new studies of materials, quantum processes, and biological structures, and have earned major scientific awards.
Photography
fromGadgets 360
1 month ago

Zeiss Aatma Lenses With Retro Design Unveiled in India: See Availability

Zeiss launched the Aatma series of nine full-frame T1.5 prime lenses in India, available for order and shipping via select authorised retailers starting in June.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Lumus brought a massively wider FOV to smartglasses at CES 2026

The first model I tried featured Lumus' optimized Z-30 waveguides, which not only offer a much wider 30-degree FOV, they are also 30 percent lighter and 40 percent thinner than previous generations. On top of that, Lumus says they are also more power efficient with the waveguides capable of hitting more than 8,000 nits per watt. This is a big deal because smartglasses are currently quite limited by the size of batteries they can use,
Wearables
Photography
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Vivo and Oppo's telephoto extender comes to iPhone

PGYTech released the RetroVa Vintage Imaging Kit for iPhone including a 2.35x telephoto extender, slide-on battery grip, custom case, and microSD slot via Kickstarter.
Gadgets
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Instant Bifocals: New Glasses Can Change Their Prescription on the Fly Depending on What You're Looking At

IXI developed eyeglasses with liquid-crystal dynamic lenses that automatically adjust focus using eye-tracking and infrared sensors.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Engadget review recap: Valerion VisionMaster Max, Canon EOS R6 III and Samsung Bespoke Fridge

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products. Catch up on the recent reviews published by Engadget. Our reviews team is rested up after the CES grind and we're back to business. This week we reviewed the latest devices from Valerion,
Gadgets
Gadgets
fromGadgets 360
13 years ago

Samsung announces NX300 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with 2D/3D lens

Samsung NX300 is a compact mirrorless camera with a 20.3MP APS-C sensor, hybrid autofocus, 1080/60p video, tilting AMOLED touchscreen, Wi‑Fi, and optional 2D/3D 45mm lens.
Gadgets
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Insta360's face-tracking webcams get bigger sensors and more expensive

Insta360 launched Link 2 Pro and Link 2C Pro webcams with larger 1/1.3-inch sensors, improved low-light performance, subject tracking, and upgraded dual-microphone audio.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

The telephoto is the only phone camera that really matters

Samsung's Galaxy S20 Ultra wasn't the first phone to feature a periscopic telephoto lens - both Huawei and Oppo beat the Korean company to it - but it was the first in the US to make such a big deal about it. Almost all of Samsung's marketing for the S20 Ultra centered on its so-called Space Zoom, its 5x optical folded periscope lens, capable of digitally zooming much further.
Gadgets
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

Xiaomi's detachable micro four-thirds camera module reportedly enters mass production

Xiaomi is commercializing a detachable 100MP micro four-thirds camera module that uses LaserLink 10Gbps to offload processing to compatible phones.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

I tried an AR smart glasses prototype by the makers of Meta Ray-Ban Display, and it was wild

Lumus advances waveguide displays with a ZOE prototype over 70° field of view and Z-30 improvements that boost brightness, thinness, and everyday readability.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
2 months ago

One more brand is set to launch a smartphone with a telephoto extender

Honor's Magic8 RSR Porsche Design will support a 2.35x add-on telephoto extender lens and launches January 19 in China.
Gadgets
fromZDNET
2 months ago

This tiny accessory gives your Android thermal vision superpowers (and works on iPhone, too)

Thermal Master P2: compact, affordable USB-C thermal camera with 25Hz refresh, 15× zoom, sensitive temperature resolution, ideal for equipment and home diagnostic inspections.
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