Month: April 2022
Vive’s Mars CamTrack promises virtual set technology on an indie budget
HTC Vive has unveiled the Mars CamTrack, a system designed to put real-world actors into virtual environments Mandalorian-style, at a relatively affordable price. It'll let producers film actors against a projected background that moves in sync with the camera so it looks like they're in a real environment. The system…
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Microsoft really wants you to download the Teams desktop client
Audio player loading… Microsoft is bringing its popular online collaboration tool to its own store with the hope that even more users will download Microsoft Teams for desktop. While you can use Teams on the web or on mobile through its iOS and Android apps, you’ll need to download the…
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Amazon’s latest Echo Dot is cheaper than ever at $27.99
It’s time to kick off another week of deals, and what better way than with promos like a smart speaker hitting its lowest price yet and a new TV getting a nice discount? Amazon’s orb-like Echo Dot is one of the most affordable ways to smarten up your home, and…
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macOS Server has been killed off at last
Audio player loading… After 23 long years, Apple has finally ended support for its macOS Server operating system. The Unix-like server operating system was built to manage fleets of Mac computers running in businesses, schools, and other types of organizations. Apple had been slowly cutting off support for macOS Server…
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Panasonic GH6 review: A vlogging workhorse, with some caveats
Panasonic launched the GH5 over five years ago, helping set off a mini vlogging boom and confirming the potential of mirrorless cameras for video. Its replacement has finally come in the form of the $2,200 GH6 with an all-new sensor and desirable features like ProRes, 5.7K 60p video and an…
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Meta will open its first physical store May 9th
Meta will open its first physical retail store next month, in a sign of the increasing importance of its hardware business as the company pivots to the metaverse. The “Meta Store” opens May 9th in Burlingame, California, close to the headquarters for Meta’s Reality Labs division. The store will showcase…
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