The Sharge Disk Pro 2 Aims Fix Every Pain Point of the Original

Sharge is just a few days away from wrapping up its crowdfunding campaign for the follow-up to the Sharge Disk Pro with a few nice upgrades, including a way to toggle off its obnoxiously loud fan.

As a recap, the original Disk Pro was an SSD and more: in addition to flash storage, it was also a hub with five ports: USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI 2.1 (for 4K at up to 144Hz or 8K at up to


Sony and TSMC Are Spending Billions to Make Next-Gen Image Sensors

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Sony Group and chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are planning to begin mass production of next-generation image sensors in southwestern Japan as soon as 2029, per Nikkei Asia .

Nikkei Asia reports that Sony and TSMC are going to jointly invest $6.3 billion on the production efforts, which Sony will own 60 percent of, with TSMC handling the other 40 percent. That is a huge sum, representing approximately three times the total profit that Sony’s image sensor business

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Fujifilm Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: The Memory Crisis Is Coming for Cameras

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While PetaPixel already covered the big-picture information from Fujifilm’s latest financial results, including that the company’s Imaging business is a huge moneymaker , there is another part of the company’s results well worth discussing: the impact of increased memory prices on expected operational costs and what Fujifilm plans to do about it.

Fujifilm mentioned the impact of rising raw materials prices when discussing its revenue and operating income for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. However, the

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Did Apple Just Spoil an Upcoming Nikon Camera?

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Apple seemed to leak an unannounced Nikon camera over the weekend on a ProRes support page. It’s a very strange way for a camera to be leaked.

Apple, about as tight-lipped a company as exists in the broad technology space, listed a “Nikon Z70” camera on its Apple ProRes and ProRes RAW Authorized Products page this past weekend. While the page has since been updated again to list only the Nikon Z6 III, Z8, Z9, and ZR cameras, people noticed

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Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Gets Phase Detect AF and Object Tracking via Firmware

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Nearly three years after it launched , Blackmagic has added phase detect autofocus (PDAF) and a set of object detection tracking modes to the Cinema Camera 6K, which significantly ups the value of the video camera.

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The Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K launched in September of 2023 with a full-frame 6K image sensor and with the Leica L-Mount. Looking back at the specifications, that 36 x 24mm image sensor with 6,

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Tamron’s OEM Lens Sales Plummet As Company Considers Sony’s Takeover

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Tamron’s financial results are always interesting thanks to the company’s candor in breaking down its own-brand versus OEM lens production and sales data. However, Tamron’s latest results are made even more compelling by the fact Sony is actively trying to acquire the lens maker , a very interesting move with huge potential implications.

With Sony’s reported $1.2 billion offer looming in the background, Tamron’s financial results are all the more interesting. While a single good or bad quarter will not

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How to Film a Simple Music Video, From Start to Finish

I’ve been thinking lately that it had been a while since I filmed a short form project. As in, actually directed the story, actors, and visuals. Right on cue, my buddy and amazing musician, Sam Plecker, reached out and said he wanted to film a music video for his upcoming track.

So I thought, why not use this endeavor to actually film a walkthrough of the entire process? With that in mind, this is how a music video actually comes together — at least how I

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Fleeting Moments and Unusual Perspectives: Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 Winners

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Grand Winner of the Black and White category – ‘A cultural legacy passed down from generation to generation. At the heart of the Lambe Sujo and Caboclinhos Festival in Sergipe, a young boy looks out at the world through the lens of his heritage. Surrounded by his elders, he carries on his skin and in his expression the resilience, pain, and beauty of one of Brazil’s most powerful folk traditions.’ | Cesare Simioni

The winners of the Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 have been announced —

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Before-and-After Photos Show the Crater Left by SpaceX Rocket on the Moon

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The clearest image yet of the lunar impact caused by part of a Falcon 9 rocket. (Left) The site in 2015, before the impact. (Right) The same area several hours after the collision, showing traces of scattered material. | Image by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

The first photos of the impact crater left on the Moon after an out-of-control SpaceX spacecraft crashed into its surface last week have emerged.

Part of an Elon Musk-owned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case

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A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people linked to its platforms — in what is the largest fine against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company over child safety.

On Thursday, New Mexico District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid ordered Meta to pay $567 million in the second phase of a landmark trial, on top of the $375 million fine imposed in March. The latest order brings the total amount the tech giant has been ordered to pay to