The Insta360 team has been busy so far in 2022, releasing its new modular One RS camera, a camera for drones, and much more. Now, the company is finally updating one of its most popular action camera lines with the new and improved Insta360 X3. While …
Apple stopped using a sudden motion sensor in its Intel-based laptops years ago. But surprisingly enough, the new M2 MacBook Air rocks an accelerometer sensor. The accelerometer sensor in the M2 MacBook Air, highlighted in red | Image: iFixit An accelerometer is lurking in the M2 …
With the M2 MacBook Air having launched amid considerable hype, repairs site iFixit has done its traditional teardown to see what’s inside the case. Some of iFixit’s discoveries were expected–such as the inclusion of a single 256GB flash storage chip, rather than two 128GB modules like …
Eve Systems today announced the launch of a second-generation version of its Eve Motion sensor, which is designed to detect motion to activate other HomeKit-enabled devices. The updated version of the Eve Motion includes an integrated light sensor and support for the Thread mesh networking standard …
In September 2021, Samsung announced its 200-megapixel Isocell HP1 camera sensor. While the announcement may have gotten the industry abuzz with excitement, we have still yet to see the sensor appear on a phone. That changes today with the leaked image of a real Motorola smartphone …
We usually resort to benchmarking apps for comparing smartphones. While these apps help judge the overall performance, they do not give information about the camera hardware like the image sensor, which plays an important role in picture quality. Thankfully, it’s fairly easy to know which camera …
After launching the industry’s first 0.64μm mobile image sensor, the ISOCELL JN1, in June, Samsung has now unveiled the first 200MP camera sensor for smartphones. The new Samsung ISOCELL HP1 is also based on Samsung’s 0.64μm-sized pixels, and it offers ultra-high resolution in a small package. …
Apple has reportedly chosen to scale down the die size of the VCSEL chips used in Face ID’s scanner. The move will help Apple cut production costs since more chips can be produced on one wafer, reducing total wafer output. The redesigned VCSEL chip may allow …
If you’re looking for an inexpensive way to get into smart homes, IKEA’s TRADFRI system is one option worth considering. It’s one of the few affordable options that support Alexa, Google Assistant, and Homekit. But only some TRADFRI products work with Homekit, and now IKEA’s motion …
