Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETDJI might not be the first name on people’s lips when it comes to action cameras, but the company that’s better known for its drones also has a really solid line of action cameras. And its latest device, the Osmo Action 4 camera, has some very impressive tricks up its sleeve.Also: The best drones: Which flying camera is right for you?So, what sets this action camera apart from the competition? Let’s take a look. ZDNET RECOMMENDS DJI Osmo Action 4 The Osmo Action 4 is packed with advanced features — from the 1/1.3-inch image sensor, wide f/2.8 aperture lens, the ability…
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Eight green perovskite LED substrates in Congreve’s lab glow as researchers shine ultraviolet light on them. Credit: Sebastian Fernández Chances are, the screen you’re reading from glows thanks to light-emitting diodes—commonly known as LEDs. This widespread technology provides energy-efficient indoor lighting and increasingly illuminates our computer monitors, TVs, and smartphone screens. Unfortunately, it also requires a relatively laborious and expensive manufacturing process. Hoping to address this shortcoming, Stanford researchers tested a method that boosted the brightness and efficiency of perovskite LEDs, or PeLEDs, a cheaper and easier-to-make alternative. Their enhancements, however, caused the lights to fizzle out within minutes, demonstrating…
A poll of security software buyers shows 39% of small and medium-sized businesses lost customer data due to cyberattacks. Image: Song_about_summer/Adobe Stock More than half of small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. and U.K. faced a successful cyberattack in the last year, according to a June 2023 study from security company BlackFog. Jump to: What cyberattacks on small and medium businesses look like The biggest impact of a successful cyberattack was business downtime, the study found. Of the 400 IT decision-makers at small and medium-sized businesses who responded to the study, 58% experienced business downtime due to a cyberattack.…
The AI sector has gotten hotter over the last year. But unlike many of past venture fads — like crypto or web3 — the AI sector had a number of large startups and legacy players already active when the market started to froth. There have been AI exits and there are even whiffs of potential government regulation. This dynamic makes it a much more complex ecosystem for founders and investors alike — especially considering many of them weren’t paying attention to AI even a year ago. Entrepreneurs have flocked to the sector, and early-stage investors are trying to cut through the…
With wildfires raging in the north and air quality dropping across the country, maintaining healthy ambient conditions at home has become more crucial than ever. If you have carpet flooring inside your house, those fibers can serve as a breeding ground for dirt, mold, allergens, pet dander and outdoor contaminants like wildfire smoke particles. These substances can pose health risks, especially for more sensitive individuals.Hiring a professional carpet cleaning company can be costly, especially if your house has a lot of carpeted areas in it. That’s where a carpet cleaning machine comes in handy for DIY spot-cleaning and maintenance.To help…
The CinebotMini was designed to be a user-friendly and flexible live-action camera robot that is compact and lightweight. The new Cinebot Mini gives users full manual control over camera positions with the whole goal of making complex motion control movements simple. The Cinebot Mini has a maximum camera payload capacity of 10kg / 22.04 lb so it was designed for use with mirrorless hybrids and smaller-sized digital cinema cameras in mind. It has an arm reach of 1.3m and it can even run on battery power for an entire shoot day It is available on track or pedestal, and it…
You may well have seen commentary on how games are preserved gathering steam as of late, in the light of the industry’s move away from physical releases. The risk of losing access to beloved titles forever when they are delisted is a real threat, but at least no one can take your disc collection away from you. It’s always interesting then, that on the flip side of the argument is the beauty of the digital age; it makes it much easier to re-release old curiosities for a brand new audience. Quite often, these games never made it over the UK…
As we continue to fill in the backlog of reviews we missed in the first half of the year, we’ve been running a series of cameras through our studio. The latest to pass through has been Sony’s ZV-1 Mark II: the second-generation vlogging and content creation compact. You won’t be surprised by the performance of its Type 1 (13.2 x 8.8mm) sensor, since it’s appeared in RX100 models in the past, but the test scene also gives a little insight into the performance of its rather ambitious 18-50mm equivalent zoom. Our test shots were taken at the full extent of…
While it may lack the same name-brand recognition as some other Gen 4 SSDs targeted for PS5, the Nextorage NEM-PA can certainly keep up with the flagship models where it counts. Without question, it’s one of the best SSDs for PS5 that you can buy right now, and that’s because it’s bolstered by an excellently designed heatsink and some of the most consistent performance I’ve seen which scales with larger file transfers. At a time when some of the best PS5 games are getting larger, some even pushing up to 100GB of space or more, the Nextorage NEM-PA excels with its…
By University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science July 26, 2023An advanced nanofoam material promises improved protection and comfort for sports gear, with potential applications in car safety systems and wearable medical devices. The innovative material overcomes the limitations of traditional nanofoam, providing a flexible and comfortable solution that can withstand multiple impacts. (Artist’s concept dramatizing the “liquid” safety cushion.)New breakthrough in material design will help football players, car occupants, and hospital patients.A significant breakthrough in the field of protective gear has been made with the discovery that football players were unknowingly acquiring permanent brain damage from repeated…