The Smart Cube Gives DSLR Cameras The Ability To Run Android Apps …

There’s a reason the world has transitioned to HDTVs. It’s not that there was anything wrong with the concept of the television, it’s just that the old giant boxes that occupied so much space in our homes were entirely the wrong shape for the task at hand. A giant cube…

Posted on: August 31, 2013 6:00 am

Move Over Beyoncé, Cats Can Now Afford Photoshop, Too!

Because your feline isn’t fabulous enough already, professional retouchers are now photoshopping away those adorable kitty wrinkles and charming discolored patches. From F Stoppers: A friend of mine who is a professional retoucher (and asked to remain anonymous) recently told me about a very interesting facet of his business. Today…

Posted on: August 31, 2013 6:00 am

Hands-on: Flickr’s slick iPhone update puts filters in the foreground

About seven months ago, Yahoo! took its almost moribund Flickr mobile app and improved the hell out of it. But that was only the beginning. In a universe dominated by Instagram, in which other shooting and sharing apps struggle for eyeballs and fingertips, Flickr’s new moves are, at the very…

Posted on: August 31, 2013 6:00 am

Sony A3000 compact system camera spotted in the wild… literally

It has been previously claimed that Sony is on the brink of announcing the A3000, a 20.1-megapixel E-mount compact system camera, and now there is photographic evidence to suggest that it is already out there in the wild. DukeofDutch posted two pictures on forum Dyxum.com of an unknown Sony camera…

Posted on: August 31, 2013 6:00 am

Yahoo Sharpens Its Flickr iOS App With Enhanced Filters, More Camera Tools …

Yahoo has just released a significant new update for its Flickr photo app for iOS, a further sign of how it wants to be not just where you go to store and view pictures, but where you create them as well. Today, to keep up with the Instagram-led field of…

Posted on: August 31, 2013 6:00 am

Catch of the day: Good photos underwater

Published: Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 5:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, August 9, 2013 at 4:39 p.m. Annie Crawley’s e-book, "Underwater Photography Made Easy," is a free download at iTunes. Designed for the iPad, this easy-to-follow book is loaded with essential information and instructional videos on the art of underwater photography. Starting with basic…

Posted on: August 30, 2013 4:00 pm

Sony Introduces Ultra-Portable NEX-5T Compact System Camera With Wi-Fi …

TORONTO, ON –(Marketwired – August 27, 2013) – The versatile new Sony NEX-5T compact system camera combines a stylish, ultra-compact design and the creative capabilities of interchangeable lenses with large-sensor image quality, speedy Auto Focus (AF) and the convenience of NFC (Near Field Communication) one-touch and Wi-Fi capabilities. Inside the…

Posted on: August 30, 2013 4:00 pm

Canon City sees tourism drop since Royal Gorge Fire

CANON CITY, Colo. – With the destroyed buildings and rides and blackened landscape, the physical scars of the Royal Gorge Fire are easy to see. The residual scars, however, are still being felt by Canon City. The city, which depends so much on tourism, has seen a sharp decline in…

Posted on: August 30, 2013 4:00 pm

Spec Sheet: Canon plays it safe with the G16 point-and-shoot

A lot of products come out each week we don’t highlight all of them, but all of them make it into The Verge Database. In Spec Sheet, a weekly series, we survey the latest product entries to keep track of the state of the art. Canon has long targeted enthusiast…

Posted on: August 30, 2013 4:00 pm

Olympus Europe teases new interchangeable-lens flagship, hints at mirrorless …

Big news is on the way for Olympus shooters, according to a new teaser published by the company’s European division. According to the teaser, Olympus is preparing to launch a new flagship interchangeable-lens camera. From the presence of both Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds logos, one could infer that…

Posted on: August 30, 2013 4:00 pm