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Trendspotting: At 50% share Apple Watch still dominates smartwatch market, Fitbit and Samsung gain
A new report today on the smartwatch market tells us something we already know all too well:
Apple continues to dominate.
According to Strategy Analytics the Apple Watch -- launched less than four years ago in 2015 -- once against sold more than any other brand, capturing 50% of the market...
3 Days in Sonoma: Producing a short film using 5 years of footage (Video)
A woman in wine country. A woman in trouble. Again.
Filmmaking Challenge: Use only a prime lens to shoot your next project
Limiting yourself to a manual prime lens can ultimately improve your composition and focusing skills, and maybe even lead to more creative results.
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And It Hurts: Looking to ‘Beyond the Black Rainbow’, ‘Drive’ and ‘Lost Highway’ for filmmaking inspiration
For the upcoming Stark Insider YouTube promo trailer I decided to look for inspiration and do something a little different.
In this case I had recently watched Mandy (2018) and was blown away by the aesthetic, Nicolas Cage's outstanding and unhinged performance, and, of course that incredible 80s soundtrack.
After watching Mandy...
Amazon acquires Eero, doubles down on smart home (and data collection?)
Eero indicates its data collection policy will remain the same, but with a new owner perhaps anything is possible.
In what was a surprise move eero, a mesh network company, was acquired by Amazon yesterday. Much like the Ring video doorbell eero will give Team Bezos further reach into the...
Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera is lighter, smaller, and — best of all — cheaper
In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a single model, the EOS R and Nikon with a pair of full-frame models, the Z6 and Z7.
It was a long time coming. Sony had...
Trendspotting: Smart speaker sales top 66 million units, Amazon Echo leads with 70% market share
This past holiday season the smart speaker was the hot seller. No surprise then that the market continues to grow at a rapid pace.
According to a new report, there are now over 66 million smart speaker devices in the U.S. That's up about 25% from the year prior (53...
Look no further than Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL for screaming Android deals
Though I primarily now use an iPhone (7 Plus, that still runs fine in 2019), I enjoy scouting for occasional deals on old Android phones. That way I can continue to stay up to date on Google's OS, and test out various new features for articles here on Stark...
Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years
Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we're carrying with us 24/7: smartphones.
The advent of the smartphone and something called "computational photography" which leans on software processing to provide additional capabilities is continuing to disrupt the traditional camera market. That means pain for...
