Videography: Sigma 18-35mm telephoto lens is a hall-of-famer
One lens to rule them all? The Sigma 18-35mm zoom makes a pretty convincing case.
Amazon creates “cost per first stream” metric to measure success of TV shows
Based on Amazon's internal ratings system, seasons 1 of 'The Grand Tour', 'The Man in the High Castle', and 'Bosch' are all doing their part to draw new Prime members.
Wearable News: List of watches getting Wear OS plus some thoughts on Google’s rebrand
Well, it finally happened. This week Google unveiled new branding for Android Wear.
The new operating system that powers smartwatches made by its partners is now called Wear OS (See: Android Wear, it's time for a new name). A new tag line is here as well: "Make every minute matter."...
Camera sales plunge 28% in January 2018. Blame the smartphone?
January turned out to be a tough month for camera sales. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and all the rest are likely reeling a bit from this bit of troubling news.
A report out of Japan suggests sales for the digital still camera (DSC) segment fell 28% y/y. CIPA's data...
Fitbit Versa looks a lot like a Pebble smartwatch… and that’s a good thing
This could be a very interesting smartwatch if Fitbit prices it right.
Apple to (finally) eliminate iPhone notch?
Oh, the irony. Apple plans to remove notch from the iPhone X and subsequent models. Meantime Google has added notch support to Android as several phone makers copy Apple's (quirky) design.
Smart Home News: A new SmartThings app has been released in the app store
Samsung Connect is now SmartThings. SmartThings is now SmartThings Classic. Got it?
Smart Home News: “Hey Google, wake me up to some jazz in 30 minutes”
Okay Google, wake me up in 30 minutes to some funky jazz.
And there you go. You can now use ask Google Home to wake you to music. The long awaited feature is now here, confirmed by an email from Google with examples on how to add a little excitement...
Is this the Fitbit smartwatch us Pebblers have been waiting for?
There is hope after all.
Leaked images today reveal what looks to be Fitibit's next crack at a smartwatch. And, low and behold, it looks awfully familiar in design to an old lost friend:
Thankfully. While the Fitbit Ionic isn't bad, it isn't great either. Unfortunately sales have been lackluster, as...
Fitbit struggles, says will further shift product mix to smartwatches
Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced today. Unfortunately, in case you haven't already heard, the news for the wearable maker is not so great.
At $570.8 million in revenue and a net loss of $45.5 million Q4 missed expectations. There were some bright spots if you sift through the financials:
Fitbit added...