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The Poetry Camera, crafted by Kelin Carolyn Zhang and Ryan Mather, doesn’t spit out glossy prints or digital files. Instead, it captures a scene and distills it into words—poetry, to be precise—printed on a strip of receipt-like paper. A Polaroid for the soul rather than the eye if you will.
The Insta360 X4 waterproof 8K 360-degree action camera standard bundle includes all you need to shoot right out of the box, and you can get it for $359.99 shipped today, originally $499.99. Its 360-degree lenses captures everything around you, while the Insta360 app can be used to reframe your footage after the fact, picking the best perspective like you’re directing an action movie. Product page.
The HOVERAir X1 selfie drone is great for capturing aerial shots when on vacation, and you can get one for $298.99 shipped, originally $399. Weighing just 125 grams—lighter than most smartphones—and folding down to the size of a small notebook, it slips into a jacket pocket or backpack with ease. Product page.
Lenovo, the laptop and smartphone heavyweight, just took a wild swing with the C55, a $70 compact digital camera that’s gunning for vloggers and casual creators. Launched in China, this pocket-sized gadget packs a specs list that sounds like a steal, but is it a hidden gem or just too good to be true?
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Half a century ago, the world watched Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon through grainy, black-and-white footage that felt like a transmission from another era. Today, as humanity gears up for a new wave of lunar exploration with NASA’s Artemis program, the visuals promise to be nothing short of spectacular. High-definition video, vibrant colors, and smooth 60-frames-per-second streams are set to replace the fuzzy images of the Apollo days. But capturing these cinematic moments on the Moon’s harsh, dusty surface is no small feat. At the European Space Agency’s LUNA facility in Cologne, Germany, astronauts and engineers are rehearsing every detail, from snapping selfies in spacesuits to filming dynamic lunar walks, ensuring the next Moon landing is a visual masterpiece.
Ryan Seacrest wasn’t always the face of prime-time television. Back in the late 1990s, he was a fresh-faced host on CNET Central, a show that served as a weekly dispatch from the frontier of tech. Airing on the Sci-Fi Channel and later USA Network, CNET Central was a nerd’s paradise, spotlighting everything from clunky PCs to the nascent World Wide Web. One such gadget was the JVC Cybercam, a camcorder that promised to drag home video into the digital age.
Smartphones have turned everyone into a photographer, with cameras that pack more power than ever—stunning low-light shots, AI-enhanced editing, and lenses that zoom like nobody’s business. Yet, yesterday’s announcement of the Ricoh GR IV, a compact camera with a fixed lens, has street photographers and enthusiasts practically dancing in the streets.
Fujifilm’s X Half is here, and it’s a delightful oddball in a world obsessed with smartphone cameras. It’s not trying to outmuscle your iPhone; instead, it’s a pocket-sized companion for those who want something different—a camera that’s as much about the experience as the images it captures.
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The night of May 17, 2025, turned the skies above the United States into a jaw-dropping cosmic canvas that had everyone staring upward. A sudden geomagnetic storm splashed the heavens with glowing auroras—ribbons of green, blue, and red swirling across the horizon. The real showstopper was a dazzling white streak that flashed across the night, stealing the spotlight from the northern lights.
