Clinton Stark
Blackmagic PYXIS 6K cinema camera now makes sense, thanks to new accessory
The price was right. The box style design was right. And the 6K sensor was right.
But that built-in monitor on the left side without a hinge or any sort of articulation? That most certainly didn't feel right.
Which is why the new purpose-built monitor Blackmagic Design recently announced for the...
In Cameras: New Canon EOS C80 is a compact 6K Full-Frame cinema camera that might tempt Sony shooters
Well, well, well. Canon seems to be on quite the roll lately. If you were looking to buy an affordable new cinema camera or upgrade an existing one it will be hard not to at least consider the ever expanding Canon Cinema range.
The latest example: the new Canon EOS...
San Francisco Stage: ‘Shipping & Handling’ a must-see, surrealist counterpoint to ‘Ex Machina’
Shipping & Handling
5 out of 5 stars - 'Starkie!'
Crowded Fire Theater
At Magic Theatre, San Francisco
By Star Finch
Directed by Lisa Marie Rollins & Leigh Rondon-Davis
2 hours with a 10 minute intermission
Performance attended: Saturday 08.31.2024 3:00pm PDT
Featuring:
Nova / Attendant Time: Tierra Allen
Playwright: Rolanda D. Bell
Malika / Doctor Mother-Mercy:...
New Denon AVR-A10H is a powerful 13.4 channel 8K home theater AVR made in Japan
Denon has taken the wraps off a new A/V receiver that should appeal to serious home theater fans.
Slotting in just below the flagship A1H ($6,499 USD), the new model can power up to 13 speakers (channels) and 4 subwoofers. Denon says the AVR-A10H will sell for $4,699 USD ($6,349...
Bluesound releases 3 new Roon-ready music Node streamers for audiophiles
Casual listeners probably won't know what "Roon-ready" or even "Bluesound" mean. But for audiophiles and those who like to chase the highest bit rates and sound quality possible the mentions will almost always draw a quick look.
In this case, well-regarded Bluesound (Lebrook Industries Limited) has taken the wraps off...
Google and Peloton join forces with fitness content distribution deal
One of the relatively smaller announcements yesterday came from an unlikely partnership.
Peloton revealed that it had partnered with Google Fitbit for a "multi-year, multi-country" partnership. Per the Peloton Blog it begins in September.
So here's what the deal means for both sides.
For Google Fitbit Premium members ($9.99/mo or $79.99/yr):
Access...
Trendspotting: Another streaming box enters the chat
Another streaming box has hit the market. Except this one comes from not just any old company.
Magnificent Seven member Google (Alphabet) has discontinued its rather iconic Chromecast device and replaced it with a (now) old fashioned style streaming box.
The announcement comes a week ahead of its upcoming Pixel devices...
Trendspotting: Luxury brand La Marzocco offers discount, but only with a bundle
Luxury brands don't like adjectives that potentially cheapen their hard earned reputations. So words like "discount" or "sale" or "BOGO" (buy one, get one) are strictly verboten within the marketing teams -- such as at espresso machine maker La Marzocco.
Still, these companies know a trick or two. And they...
Porsche Cayenne EV looks like an SUV
As like many things car related these days, the next generation of the Cayenne will be electrified.
Though its EV plans appear to be slowing a bit (slowing Taycan sales may have something to do with that), Porsche seems committed to transforming all of its models -- save for the...
Trendspotting: Signs of recovery in the interchangeable lens camera market
Two bits of camera market news this morning. If even just itty bitty bits. These days we'll take what we can with the smartphone -- iPhone! -- garnering most of the mindshare in recent years.
Nikon president Yoshiaki Tokunari was quoted in a Yahoo Japan article where he (ever so)...