Posts

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The popularity of hard disk drive standard definition and high-def camcorders continues to climb. Nothing beats the storage capability of a HDD video maker—just think, you can record hour after hour of baby giggles, if that’s your thing (and new parents, you can admit it)....

Over the last few years, tech companies such asGooglehave turned to machine learning to push the limits of what a camera can do without bulky hardware. Now, Sony, that dominates more than half of the image processing market, is throwing its hat in the ring with two new sensors that come equipped with an onboard A.I. chip. Officially called the IMX500 and IMX501, Sony says these new 12.3-megapixel sensors tackle several obstacles of how artificial intelligence is today applied to camera data....

Sony’sE-mount lens lineupjust gained a new member. Announced on February 25, theSony FE 20mm f/1.8 Gis the widest prime lens yet for the native full-frame E-mount family. While Sony has zoom lenses that go even wider, the 20mm offers a brighter f/1.8 aperture along with a design that’s ideal for astrophotography, street photography, environmental portraiture, and video, the company says. The lens is designed with two advanced aspherical elements and three extra-low dispersion elements, developed to squelch distortion such as chromatic aberration while also working to ensure sharpness....

Spider-Man 4 hopes are “hanging by a thread” after Sam Raimi’s latest tease Spider-Man fans are keeping hope alive for a fourth Sam Raimi entry after the director recently teased its future. When it comes to theSpider-Manfilms, many see director Sam Raimi as the father of all the trilogies as he began the web slinger’s live-action journey in 2002. Raimi’s Spidey trilogy ran for five years with the last entry —Spider-Man 3— receiving mixed reviews from critics despite being the highest-grossing movie in the trilogy....

Summary One ofStar Trek’s most famous phrases actually has multiple iterations and multiple meanings. Nearly every episode ofStar Trek: The Original Seriesbegins with an opening speech recited by William Shatner that ends with the phrase:“To boldly go where no man has gone before.“This speech duringTOS’stitle sequence describes the overall plot of the show, making it easier for a viewer to jump in and easily follow any episode.This made sense for the episodic television of the 1960s, but it has since become so iconic thatStar Trek: Strange New Worldscontinues to use the opening speech today....

If the end ofThe Clone Warshas you down, Star Wars fans, don’t despair.Star Wars: The Bad Batchis on its way to Disney+ in 2021. As the title suggests, the new animated series will followThe Bad Batch— a group of clone troopers introduced inThe Clone Warswho differ genetically from their fellow clones in ways that make them uniquely suited for dangerous missions. The series will be set in the aftermath ofThe Clone Wars, with the creative team on that series and other Star Wars animated shows teaming up behind the camera....

Taco Bell release new Churros Chillers & Coffee Chillers but there’s a catch Taco Bell has introduced a new line of Churros Chillers and Coffee Chillers, but there’s a catch, leaving some fans out of options. Taco Bell is known for pulling popular food items off of menus, and you’ll know this if you followed the Mexican Pizza saga a few years back, when the beloved item was scrapped, leading to apetition that gained over 171,000signatures demanding that they bring it back....

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode 5 Summary AlthoughThe Acolytemay have unmasked its Sith Lord, major secrets are still being kept by the show’s primary villain. Having served as the dark master to Mae Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg), this mysterious helmeted Sith finally emerged from the shadows after Mae chose to reunite with her sister over continued service as his pupil and acolyte. Facing down an entire team of Jedi Knights single-handled, the eventual reveal of the man behind the dark mask opens up just as many questions as it answers....

Summary The Bikeridersincludes some special photos during the credits that bridge the movie and the true story. The 2024 film centers around the Vandals MC biker group in Chicago, and Benny (Austin Butler) figuring out how loyal he should be to Johnny (Tom Hardy) or Kathy (Jodie Comer). The evolution of the bikers plays out over the course of the film, building up toThe Bikeriders' endingand the big decisions that Benny has to make....

Next month,The Book of Boba Fettwill follow up onThe Mandalorianseason 2’s shocking post-credits scene, which placed Boba Fett on the throne of his old boss, Jabba the Hutt. However, a new trailer for the upcoming Disney+ series suggests that Boba has learned from Jabba’s mistakes. Instead of ruling a criminal empire with fear, Boba Fett intends to rule “with respect.” But will that be enough to ensure that Boba doesn’t meet the same ultimate fate as Jabba?...

Apple’s September 2022 eventis over, and like most of its events around this time of year, Apple focused on theiPhone 14,AirPods Pro 2, and newApple Watch Ultra. We didn’t see the updated Mac Pro, which normally wouldn’t be a big deal, but the clock is definitelty ticking for Apple to deliver on a promise. The company said in April that aMac Pro with Apple Siliconis on the way, and when Apple first started transitioning, it said the transition would be complete in two years....

The release ofThe Suicide Squadis less than a month away and while we don’t know any more spoilers than your average fan ofsuperhero movies, there’s a good chance James Gunn’s reimagining of the property is going to do at least one thing better than its 2016 predecessor: It will live up to its name. In spite of a long list of DC Comics characters — some of whom already appeared in DC’s other adaptations — Gunn made it clear last October thatno one in his Task Force X is safe, including Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn....

Imagine telling someone half a century ago that, here in 2018, our watches would order us to get up out of our chairs, we would have always-listening smart speakers in our homes, and a data-collecting tech giant would probably know more about you than your immediate family.Nineteen Eighty-Four-style dystopia?Jetsons-style utopia? Whatever it is, it’s happening! The latest example of this is a new Alexa-connected gadget recently launched on Kickstarter, taking the form of a miniature robot and connected smart mat that will nag you to stand up straight — even in the comfort of your own home....