Sleek, attractive design; Crisp, 1080p display; Snappy, comfortable keyboard; Impressive battery life
Rear ports hard to reach; Weak speakers
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High and very even sharpness
Smooth bokeh
Fast silent AF
Weather resistance
Well controlled CA
Excellent flare resistance
Limited aperture range
Lower edge performance at 105mm
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I’m piercing the Scottish idyll in the McLaren 675LT Spider, and 25 feet to either side I imagine observant lichen rattle in the wake of the LT’s turbulence, smugly impressed before reverting to their simple-life ways. Only a road definitively signals that man has actually been here before, and in this setting one could plausibly argue that asphalt is a natural phenomenon.
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Pebble Time smartwatches are about to get superpowered. A new smart strap called Powerstrap Pal just launched on Kickstarter, and it promises to bring GPS capability and extra battery life to your Pebble Time, Time Steel or Time Round. Available now at an early bird price of $65, the Pal is a promising Pebble Time add-on for fitness enthusiasts.
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Sigma has patented a 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM telephoto zoom lens in Japan designed for full-frame digital SLR cameras.
The bright aperture lens in the patent application has a focal range between 70 and 200mm which is ideal for action and sports photography.
This means the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM lens is in development and will be added to the company’s Sports lineup. Sigma’s new Sports line of lenses offers the kind of action-capture performance that precisely executes the intentions of the photographer.
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Stylish life band offers basic 24/7 activity tracking
Samsung has announced that its Charm fitness tracker is set to launch soon in select markets.
We first saw the fashion friendly wearable back in February at MWC showing off its square charm body and slim strap. Available in gold, black and rose quartz, the square Charm will count steps and uses LED notification lights to alert you of incoming calls, texts and social media updates.
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These are two cars that barely need an introduction. One is a long-time luxury vehicle from a respected German brand, while the other is a lightning-fast newcomer from an American brand with a focus on green credentials.
We’re talking, of course, about the BMW 7 Series and the Tesla Model S. Both vehicles sit at the circa-$200,000 mark and offer owners a healthy split between luxury and efficiency.
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New Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 lens reviews now available on the web with tests, sample images and videos.
The Batis-series lens 18mm is a super wide optic designed for Sony E-mount full-frame cameras. The lens delivers a 35mm focal length equivalent of approximately 27mm when attached to mirrorless shooters with APS-c sized image sensors.
The design of the lens is based on Distagon and comprises 11 elements in 10 groups. Maximum aperture of the Zeiss Batis 18mm lens stands at f/2.8, where the minimum one is f/22. It will cost $1,499 in US and will ship along with a detachable lens hood.
After the launch of the wide-angle optic several Zeiss Batis 18mm F2.8 lens reviews appeared online.
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Some users may be eager to update their iDevices to iOS 9.3.2, an update released today (May 16) that supposedly “fixes bugs and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad,” but 9.7-inch iPad Pro owners need to pump their brakes. Users are reporting that the update turns Apple’s latest tablet into a highly expensive paperweight, and one they cannot fix on their own.
This is according to comments posted to a MacRumors forum thread by users that claim the update renders their tablet useless. The failure starts by showing users an “Error 56” message that tells them to sync their tablets with iTunes, an action that doesn’t appear to fix the problem.
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There was time when the Audi A4 had the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, the gold standard bearers of mid-sized premium goodness, in its crosshairs from a sniper-like distance. But the four- and five-doors from Ingolstadt have made the long and patiently crawl closer to point where, today, the recently launched, ninth-generation A4 marks the enemy at point blank range.
Conspicuously, Audi has pushed the ‘modernisation’ and ‘tech’ barrows to create distance from A4’s age-old reputation as the also-ran. But truth is, the sedan and even fresher-faced Avant have lifted their game across the board in all facets that improve the breed. Not only does this new range face-off against BMW andMercedes-Benz on even ground, it seeks to move the medium sedan game forward and become the benchmarker.
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https://www.caradvice.com.au/437652/audi-a4-2-0-tfsi-quattro-v-bmw-330i-v-mercedes-benz-c250-comparison/
The iPhone is known for its ease of use, but there’s a lot of great stuff you can do if you dig just a little bit beneath the surface. These handy tips can help you get things done faster, enjoy longer battery life, improve your photos and more.
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If you love the look of HP’s new, slim EliteBook Folio but need something with a bigger battery and display, the newly announced HP EliteBook 1030 could be for you. The company has just unveiled the laptop, which sports a 13-inch display and a battery that’s supposed to last for 13 hours — a number we hope to see replicated on our battery tests.
The new laptop will release in May, but HP hasn’t set a firm date, and will start at $1,249. Consumers will be able to pick from a variety of Core m processors, up t0 16GB of RAM, SSD storage up to 512GB and a display up to 3200 x 1800. The EliteBook 1030 will continue HP’s partnership with Bang & Olufsen for speakers.
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When it comes to top of the line earphones, what models do you consider? The landscape is populated with all sorts of options, from “State of the Art” models made by manufacturers you’ve never even heard of, to custom-molded designs that demand scanning your ear canals with a fine-toothed comb. But when it comes to universal-fitting earphones, we see two particular models coming up again and again – the Shure SE846 and the Westone W60. Just how different are these best-in-class contenders? And which one is right for you?
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Fujifilm is rumored to announce the X100T successor camera, as the X200 lens will have the same focal length of 23mm.
Several rumors for the Fujfilm X200 have been circulated on the web before. The premium compact camera has been mentioned to replace the X100S back in 2014. But X shooters met the X100S successor with X100T at the Photokina 2014 event.
So this year there is a big probability of a new X100-series model. Fuji expected to unveil the X100T successor in the second half of 2016 probably at Photokina 2016 event in September. Now let’s move on some details about the X200 lens.
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Big-screen lovers rejoice! Meet the 6-inch Sony Xperia XA Ultra, the replacement for the popular Xperia C5 Ultra.
With news coming in of the demise of the C and M series, fans of phablets with top-spec’d selfie cameras may have been worried that they’ll be left without options. Well, the Xperia XA Ultra is here to address that as a member of the X-series in a “the king is dead, long live the king” kind of fashion.
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Nintendo has seemingly mastered the art of the family-friendly video game over the past 30 years, and the company is now looking to its next entertainment vehicle: film.
In an interview with Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explained that the video game giant would use funds from its sale of its majority stake in the Seattle Mariners baseball team to back production.
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KTM’s message about the EXC is clear; this is not a streetbike.
Especially with the swelling tide of adventure touring (ADV) models to be had, there have been plenty of stories written about the off-road capability of streetbikes. But realize, please, that when we journalists rave and gawk at the relative ease with which a 500- or 600-pound behemoth plods down a two-track road, it’s all relative. They are amazing feats of engineering, it’s true, but genuine dirt bikes they are not, and nothing makes that more evident than riding an actual off-road machine.
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Cameras are just about the only thing in a smartphone that gets a meaningful upgrade each year and we keep a close eye on that. HTC was late to the Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5 party, though, so let’s have a do-over!
We’ve prepared a detailed text article complete with full-res camera samples and all, but if you are more into video, you can also check out the video version of this camera shootout embedded below.
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The big news with the HTC 10 is that UltraPixel has been resurrected and the second generation promises to fix the mistakes of the first. 4MP were never going to cut it, not even in 2013, but now 12MP seems to be the sweet spot. They may not be 2µm pixels like before, but are 1.55µm big.
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If you’re looking for a bright prime lenses for portrait photography then you’re looking to isolate your subject with a shallow depth of field, and a blurred background. With a high quality lens you’ll also get sharp subjects, and some specialist lenses give control over the background blur, or what it’s famously now referred to as “Bokeh”. With a bright prime lens you can get a sharp and detailed portrait shot, with beautifully blurred backgrounds, giving excellent subject separation.
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 at f/2.0 – Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
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They grow up so fast. Less than two years ago the original Vivosmart was a slightly awkward and kinda scrawny activity band. It’s dim display hardly living up to its fitness features. Then just this past fall came the Vivosmart HR. It included an optical HR sensor, along with a fairly sharp display and much greater smartphone integration.
But today – boom! It’s now got GPS!
Yup, the just announced today Vivosmart HR+ takes nearly an identical form factor to the Vivosmart HR and adds in GPS, along with some new modes and run-specific workout options. Basically, it got smarter (get it, Vivosmart got Smarter? No? Ok, nevermind…).
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https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/garmin-vivosmart-hr-now-with-gps.html
Acer’s joint venture with StarVR isn’t about taking Oculus or HTC head on. It’s about creating an even better VR experience for theme parks.
If you’re going to strap a virtual reality headset to your head, you want to feel like you’re truly immersed in the environment, not like you’re just watching content in a headset. Starbreeze and Acer have formed a joint venture to bring a better VR experience to the masses with its StarVR head-mounted display.
At least initially, the two companies will focus on theme parks and other location-based entertainment venues instead of the home market. Their secret weapon? The StarVR headset boasts a unique 210-degree field of view. This makes the viewing area considerably wider than the 110-degree view of theOculus Rift and HTC Vive. By making your peripheral vision a part of the action, StarVR strives to make virtual reality feel real.
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When it comes to mid-fi headphones, Sennheiser always gets a good rep – and with good reason. From theHD600 on up, time and again we see people falling head-over-heels in love with their headphones. But if you’re new to the Sennheiser lineup, and you’re debating on the Sennheiser HD650 or the HD700, which one do you opt for and why? We’ve boiled it all down for you.
For my comparison review, I used the Beyerdynamic A20 desktop amplifier. It’ll drive anything up to 600 ohms, and it has dual output, so I could drive both Sennheisers at once and switch between the two as I saw fit. Personally, if I were listening to just one, I might pair it with the HifiMan EF100 for a slightly warmer sound, or for the always-impressive Chord Mojo. Suffice to say, though, that the A20 is more than capable of handling both of these ‘phones, and with ease – even if the amp does add a little more contrast to the sound.
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The ultra zoom – or bridge style camera is a popular format of camera, offering SLR styled looks, manual controls and huge optical zoom. This style of camera lets you get wide-angle shots and then zoom into distant subjects, with the latest cameras offering up to 83x optical zoom! Here is our list of the best ultra zoom / bridge cameras reviewed on ePHOTOzine, click through to read the full review. Some of the most recent cameras feature a larger than normal image sensor, which results in better image quality, particularly in low light.
Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 – The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 features a large 20 megapixel 1inch sensor for improved image quality and noise performance, along with a Leica f/2.8 – f/4.0 16x optical zoom lens equivalent to 24-400mm in 35mm terms. The camera also features 4K video recording, raw shooting, manual controls and built in Wi-Fi. The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 is available for £575/$862.
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Affordable; Not much bloatware
Stiff, uncomfortable keyboard; Dim and inaccurate screen; Below-average battery life
The Dell Vostro 14 3459 is an affordable machine, but it cuts corners to get there with an uncomfortable keyboard, poor screen and lackluster battery life.
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