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Sony Q1 financial report: camera sales more than 50% down - Photo Rumors - 0 views

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  • Camera sales were down more than 50% compared to the same period last year
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Instagram confirms its TikTok rival, Reels, will launch in the US in early August | Tec... - 0 views

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Social Media Instagram TikTok

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  • Instagram confirmed it’s preparing to soon launch its TikTok competitor, known as Reels, in the U.S.
  • Reels was designed to directly challenge TikTok’s growing dominance.
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      oalttech on 16 Jul 20
       
      This could be important due to the security concerns of TikTok. It won't be long before those concerns trickle down to Aus.
  • TikTok has come under intense scrutiny for its ties to China.
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  • Already there are signs of the TikTok community splintering — dancers prefer apps like Dubsmash and Triller, while young Gen Z’ers like Byte, for example.
  • oalttech on 16 Jul 20
     
    It's probably an obvious change coming, but it's important to keep an eye on.
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Should You Buy a New Mac Right Now or Wait for ARM? - 1 views

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Apple arm ios macos ipados

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  • the transition to ARM to take at least two years to complete
  • We know Apple plans to release a 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new chips in the coming months, but other ARM Macs won’t show up until 2021
  • AppleInsider advises that third-party MacOS app might not work as well (or at all) on ARM Macs — at least at first.
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  • Apple has a good track record of supporting older products well after launch, so its Intel Macs will absolutely remain relevant even after Apple has fully shifted to ARM.
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Social Construct's computer-optimized buildings could shake construction industry's fou... - 1 views

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construction technology

shared by oalttech on 14 Jul 20 - No Cached
  • Social Construct isn’t actually getting into the contracting side of things. The plan is to partner with, train and certify contractors so they can scale more like a platform than a boots-on-the-ground company
  • Third, the layout is calculated to minimize the possibility of variance in measurements or construction
  • Second, all the pipes, cables and assorted in-wall infrastructure has been moved under the floor, the routes pre-determined by the computer.
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  • First, construction uses pre-fabricated “assemblies,” of which there are about a hundred types total: walls with kitchen cabinets, walls with holes for shower fixtures, lighting and so on.
  • the Social Construct system plans out every aspect of the construction, optimizing the layout for a variety of parameters.
  • Flexibility is more important than precision.
  • The industry has effectively insulated itself against a great deal of innovation with an “if it ain’t broke, don’t spend millions of dollars fixing it” attitude.
  • laying cables and pipes below floors instead of in walls, and standardizing both pieces and assembly, this new tech-informed method could reduce the time and cost of constructing a building by 20 to 30%.
  • oalttech on 14 Jul 20
     
    Not obviously linked to education, but in terms of technology this is a pretty interesting read and could be beneficial to engineering/architecture students.
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Apple is Moving to ARM Processors. Should Filmmakers Go With Them? - 0 views

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Macintosh Apple Editing Video Audio Plugins Technology Changes

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  • But if you work largely in Premiere or Resolve, it's a trickier conversation. Adobe and Blackmagic Design will obviously roll out ARM versions of their software the same way there are currently for Intel, Mac, and Linux versions, and a lot of the benefits of moving to ARM will still play out there. But you do run the risk of some of your favorite plugins, or small workflow apps, not immediately working.
  • The issue with Rosetta is that it will inevitably slow things down, since it is setting up a layer of interpretation between the application and the system architecture, and that takes time to process.
  • Apple will also allow you to keep using those older applications using a tool called Rosetta 2, calling back to the original Rosetta which did the same job for the PowerPC-to-x86 switch.
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  • Developers will work to get their software ready for ARM Macs, and for those that don't, new replacements will appear that might not have otherwise. This is a moment for refreshing workflows, and you will likely discover that you get introduced to a whole host of new tools through the transition.
  • Because the architecture is different, the software running on it needs to be optimized for it, which has slowed down adoption so far outside of the mobile space. While Microsoft did release a version of Windows for ARM years ago, it didn't take off, and this move from Apple to put macOS on ARM is a massive transition for the computing industry.
  • Apple says the first ARM Macs, a 13" MacBook Pro and a 24" iMac, will ship this fall and the transition will take 2 years. That means we are looking at the very real possibility of an ARM Mac Pro by 2022.
  • oalttech on 30 Jun 20
     
    Something *important* to keep in mind for future upgrades, especially within the DLAV Space
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Sony a7SIII confirmed "later this summer" with 4k/60P, 10-bit 4:2:2 and RAW video - Pho... - 0 views

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Sony Camera DSLR Technology Update

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  • Unsure if cameras will act more like smartphones in the future or if smartphones will act more like cameras
  • In the next 5 years, glass will still be superior to computational photography
  • Sony is also working hard to deliver RAW video
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  • People want 4k/60p and 10-bit 4:2:2 in the a7SIII
  • oalttech on 30 Jun 20
     
    This is an upgrade to our current Sony a7 (2014 model) - this is something we aren't desperately needing, but good to know that it's coming up.
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