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If you're a Meta Quest 3 or 3S owner, you're in luck. Meta-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow just dropped today and already people are going off the rails about how it might be the best AAA VR title of the year.
Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Virtual Reality, Meta (company), Oculus, Meta Quest
It would be an understatement to say that things can get pretty hectic in a hospital emergency room … enough so that staff occasionally administer the wrong medication. Soon, however, AI-enabled wearable cameras could help keep that from happening.
Category: AI in Health, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: University of Washington, Deep Learning, Medication, Identification
Insta360 has announced the Ace Pro 2, its newest action camera and successor to its Ace Pro model. Although similar in appearance to its predecessor, the Ace Pro 2 includes some notable upgrades.
The Ace Pro 2's camera is built around a Type 1/1.3 (9.6 x 7.2mm) image sensor, which can capture up to 8K video or 50MP photos. Insta360 claims the camera can deliver up to 13.5 stops of dynamic range. The camera is co-engineered by Leica and includes a Summarit-branded F2.6 lens with a 157° FOV (13mm equiv).
In video mode, the Ace Pro 2 can capture up to 8K/30p (16:9) or 4K/60p (4:3 or 16:9) using Insta360's Active HDR technology or up to 4K/120p or 1080/240p without Active HDR and supports both the H.264 and H.265 codecs. For photos, the camera supports both JPEG and DNG Raw capture.
Image: Insta360Other recording features include a pre-capture mode that can record up to 120 seconds of video before hitting the record button, gesture and voice control, and the ability to pause/resume recording. Insta360 says that Leica engineered the camera's color profiles.
The Ace Pro 2 also includes Insta360's FlowState stabilization technology designed to minimize or remove camera shake for smoother video. A 360° horizon lock can be applied in-camera to keep the horizon level while shooting.
The camera also gains a slightly larger 2.5" LCD flip screen for self-capture, up from its predecessor's 2.4" screen. Insta360 doesn't provide screen resolution in the camera's specifications but claims the new screen has a 70% increase in pixel density and a 6% increase in brightness.
According to Insta360, the Ace Pro 2 is the first action camera with dual AI processors: a dedicated processor to handle image processing and noise reduction and a second processor to handle further image processing and to deliver a smoother user experience on the camera.
Image: Insta360The dual processors also enable some of the more demanding shooting modes like 8K/30p, 4K/60p with Active HDR and upgraded PureVideo, which the company describes as "A specialized shooting mode that drastically reduces noise and enhances details in real time for cleaner, brighter images, even in extreme low light." Insta360 says that PureVideo uses a custom-trained AI neural network to deliver better low-light results and when using Active HDR.
The Ace Pro 2 is waterproof to 12m (39 ft.), up from 10m for its predecessor, and up to 60m (197 ft.) when used with Insta360's dive case for the camera. It includes a new wind guard to reduce wind noise, a removable lens guard, and features Insta360's magnetic mount system. The camera is rated for use in temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F).
The Ace Pro 2 also gains a new, higher capacity 1800mAh battery. When using the new Endurance Mode, Insta360 claims that the camera will provide 50% longer runtime than its predecessor when shooting 4K/30p and quotes a maximum runtime of 180 minutes (based on 1080p video capture). The battery can charge to 80% in 18 minutes or 100% in 47 minutes.
Image: Insta360Once video is captured, the Ace Pro 2 uses AI to help users create and share content. The AI Highlights Assistant is designed to automatically find the best moments from captured videos, which can be reviewed on the camera, after which the Auto Edit feature will create a recap video. Insta360 has also expanded compatibility with third-party sports accessories and apps from companies like Apple, Garmin, Nike Run Club and COROS to enable the overlay of real-time information and statistics.
Price and availabilityThe Insta360 Ace Pro 2 is available beginning today. The standard bundle, which includes a wind guard, battery, standard mount, mic cap and USB-C cable, retails for $399. A dual-battery bundle, which consists of the same accessories but with two batteries, retails for $419.
Meet Insta360 Ace Pro 2: Redefining Action Cameras With Unrivaled 8K Image Quality & Smarter AIInsta360 is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its Ace series, Insta360 Ace Pro 2. This groundbreaking wide-angle action camera delivers unparalleled image quality, smarter, easier capture powered by AI, upgraded audio, and an improved rugged design made for action at its most extreme.
Co-engineered with Leica, it delivers serious performance upgrades with the sophisticated dual AI chip, a first for any action camera, and state-of-the-art imaging courtesy of a new 1/1.3" 8K sensor and Leica SUMMARIT lens with a 157º field of view. Creators can experience smoother videos with higher frame rates at 8K30fps and 4K60fps Active HDR, PureVideo for excellent low light performance, a bigger 2.5" flip touchscreen and more.
The action camera utilizes Insta360's advanced AI technology to offer a smarter experience from shooting to sharing. Innovative functions like the option to pause or cancel a recording, gesture and voice control, Auto Edit and AI Highlights Assistant completely transform the experience for creators. With no more complex workflows, anyone can experience a simpler way to film and spend more time immersed in the moments they love.
Insta360 Ace Pro 2 significantly improves on its design, offering a more rugged, reliable action camera. Its waterproofing has increased to 39ft (12m), and it offers crystal-clear audio with a new Wind Guard and a removable Lens Guard to handle whatever you throw at it, providing full flexibility for action and sports enthusiasts.
"Our goal was to refine and enhance the groundbreaking features of the original Insta360 Ace Pro to deliver an unparalleled experience," says JK Liu, founder of Insta360. "We are confident these upgrades establish a new industry standard. Not only do they bring significant advances in AI, they empower creators to capture what was always impossible with other action cameras, opening the door to unprecedented creative potential."
Insta360 Ace Pro 2 is available to order today via Insta360.com worldwide, as well as trusted retailers such as Amazon and select authorized partners.
Unparalleled Image Quality, Day and NightLegendary Leica optics once again meets Insta360 innovation in the form of a SUMMARIT lens, setting it apart from competitors with its state-of-the-art image quality. Combined with an upgraded 1/1.3" 8K sensor offering 13.5 stops of dynamic range, Insta360 Ace Pro 2 delivers simply breathtaking visuals in situations other action cameras simply can't handle.
Further contributing to its image quality and performance is the industry-leading dual-chip design. Insta360 Ace Pro 2 is the first action camera with a dedicated Pro Imaging Chip that handles image processing and noise reduction, while a separate 5nm AI Chip handles further image processing and overall camera performance, providing a smooth, seamless user experience. The dual chip also enables more shooting modes and higher specifications, such as 8K30fps video, 4K60fps Active HDR, and upgraded PureVideo. Even in fast-moving motion and high-intensity action, creators can enjoy smooth, sharp videos thanks to the higher frame rates or slow it all the way down with crisp 4K120fps slow motion.
A complex, custom-trained AI neural network underpins PureVideo, a specialized shooting mode that drastically reduces noise and enhances details in real time for cleaner, brighter images, even in extreme low light. Whether it's twilight strolls or evening rides, creators can record what they never could before. For the daytime, upgraded 4K60fps Active HDR (High Dynamic Range) brings out all the details in intense highlights and shadows for more vibrant footage. Meanwhile, a wider 157° FOV captures more of the surroundings, perfect for vlogging or when the scenery really matters.
Exclusive Leica-engineered color profiles infuse footage with their signature aesthetic, adding a touch of elegance to every shot. Insta360's devotion to color accuracy is seen elsewhere with Insta360 Ace Pro 2's ability to retain rich and precise colors, even underwater.
Ready for Action Anytime, AnywhereThe upgraded design proves to be even more rugged, ready for when you ramp up the action. Waterproofing has increased to 39 feet (12 meters) or 197 feet (60 meters) with the Dive Case, and it handles temperatures as low as -4ºF (-20ºC) with ease, perfect for winter sports and extreme climates.
The new, removable Lens Guard provides greater all-around protection, meaning creators can feel confident to push the limits further and capture the impossible, knowing their action cam is up to the challenge.
An all-new Wind Guard keeps wind and noise at a minimum during those peak moments, ready to snap on and off as you need. With refreshed audio algorithms bringing professional-grade clarity to your content, you can immerse your viewers like never before. What's more, the magnetic mounting system lets you seamlessly switch between accessories. Less time spent unscrewing and screwing your camera and mounts, more time in the moment.
Insta360's leading FlowState Stabilization technology ensures videos remain incredibly smooth no matter what, while 360º Horizon Lock, now applied automatically in-camera, keeps everything perfectly level. Prioritizing performance and convenience, Insta360 Ace Pro 2 sports a bigger 1800mAh battery and a new Endurance Mode that offers a 50% longer runtime at 4K30fps than Insta360 Ace Pro. Fast charging powers the battery to 80% in 18 minutes or 100% in 47 minutes, so you can get back to the action quicker.
Insta360 has expanded its compatibility with several top third-party sports accessories, allowing action and sports enthusiasts to add a new level of detail. For data-rich videos, overlay real-time stats from third-party sports brands and apps, including Garmin, Apple, COROS, Nike Run Club, and more. For moto vloggers, pair Insta360 Ace Pro 2 with your motorcycle helmet headset from Sena, Cardo, and more for clear dual-track audio and hands-free control every ride. Alternatively, users can add stats from their phone directly in the Insta360 app without any extra gear, or use the GPS Preview Remote for easy live preview, remote control, and real-time GPS data.
Made for those who demand the highest standard of action capture, Insta360 Ace Pro 2 offers the perfect combination of durability and high-quality performance to capture life's thrills with confidence.
Smarter, Easier Capture & EditingInsta360 Ace Pro's flip touchscreen proved an essential and convenient tool for creators and has been further upgraded to 2.5 inches. With a 70% increase in pixel density and a 6% increase in brightness, it allows for perfect framing and easier preview for vlogging, selfies, and difficult angles, all while remaining visible under bright sunlight. Instead of guessing if your shot looks perfect, you can shoot with confidence, knowing it is.
Internally, Ace Pro offers innovative solutions to problems that have hindered action enthusiasts for years:
Insta360's revolutionary AI features demonstrate a commitment to making shooting and editing as accessible as possible. Anyone, regardless of their skill level, will be amazed at what they can create. For those who aren't confident editing, AI Highlights Assistant automatically finds the best moments from a video and delivers the highlights for review, all in-camera. Creators can merge every thrilling moment into one incredible recap or choose the ones their favorites and delete any unwanted clips to save storage.
The Assistant also helps craft your next reel from your adventures and pushes it directly to your smartphone via the Insta360 app. Look back on all your Memories and share those unforgettable moments in seconds.
Acting as a full editing suite in your pocket, the Insta360 mobile app fully embraces the game-changing possibilities of AI with advanced Auto Editing, one-tap templates and creative Shot Lab effects. Instead of spending hours learning complex tools and editing workflows, AI does it all for you, bringing your clips to life with dynamic cuts and transitions. Creators can even achieve the infamous Invisible Selfie Stick effect with the AI Selfie Stick Eraser in the app for third-person views. Looking for a real twist? AI Warp uses preset or custom keywords to bring your wildest ideas to life.
Available NowInsta360 Ace Pro 2 is available to purchase today worldwide via Insta360.com, Amazon, and select retailers. The Standard Bundle retails for US$399.99 and includes a Wind Guard, battery, Standard Mount, Mic Cap, and USB-C Cable. The Dual Battery Bundle includes the same accessories and two batteries for US$419.99.
You probably knew that wind turbines can be absolutely massive. But did you know the 'nacelle,' which sits at the top of the turbine and houses components like the generator and gearbox, is large enough to live in?
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: House, Home, Building and Construction, Tiny, Wind turbine
A. baumannii bacteria is a nasty antibiotic-resistant bug that thrives in hospitals, where it takes advantage of weakened immune systems. Researchers have now found the bacteria's secret weapon and have ideas on how to use it for good.
Category: Infectious Diseases, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind
Tags: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Antibiotic, Monash University, Bacteria, Superbugs
New research has revealed that a class of proteins possesses a previously unknown cell-protecting function that could be harnessed for healthier aging and as a treatment for age-related diseases.
Category: Body & Mind
Tags: Protein, Aging, Age-Related, McMaster University
Although brain-implanted electrodes do help minimize the effects of Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders, implanting and activating those electrodes can be a tricky process. That's why scientists are now developing an alternative, in the form of tiny injectable magnetic discs.
Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
The SL3 mirrorless model will be the first Leica to gain Camera to Cloud capabilities
Photo: Richard Butler
Leica has announced it's collaborating with Adobe to add the Camera to Cloud Frame.io upload feature to its "portfolio."
The rollout will begin with the SL3 model, as discussed at the Adobe MAX event last week.
Interestingly the company specifies that the feature will be coming to its "mirrorless system cameras" which would exclude both the D-Lux8 and Q3 compacts. However, we'd be surprised if the Q3 models don't eventually gain the feature, given how similar their underlying firmware and processors are to the SL3. The implication appears to be that M models could gain the feature, though.
Camera to Cloud, first offered by Fujifilm, has more recently been adopted by Panasonic, with which Leica has a technology development collaboration.
Notably, Leica was the first camera maker to offer one of the other much-discussed features at Adobe MAX: the ability to embed Content Authentication Initiative-compliant 'Content Credentials.'
Press Release:
Leica Camera AG collaborates with Adobe to Bring Frame.io’s Camera to Cloud Capabilities to its PortfolioWetzlar/Miami, October 2024. At Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference – Adobe and Leica Camera AG announced the integration of Adobe’s Frame.io Camera to Cloud technology into selected Leica mirrorless system cameras, starting with the SL3 camera in 2025. Frame.io’s Camera to Cloud platform is the fastest and most secure way to get media from the set to the people who need to work with it.
Nico Köhler, Head of Product Experience at Leica Camera: “Collaborating with our partners from Adobe again, marks a significant milestone in the continuous pursuit of innovation at Leica, providing photographers and videographers with seamless workflow solutions. The inclusion of Frame.io Camera to Cloud in the Leica SL3 enhances this commitment for offering increased speed and flexibility that empowers professionals in both photography and videography.”
Thanks to the Frame.io integration, Leica users will be able to deliver assets to social media within minutes, provide same-day delivery of photos and videos for events, and enable real- time collaboration and efficient approval processes with clients. The integration of Frame.io Camera to Cloud will be provided via Firmware Update with the Leica FOTOS App or on the Leica Corporate Website in 2025.
From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers and gymnasts, we've seen more than our fair share of impressive quadruped robots. Now the fourth-generation Honey Badger has added underwater walkies to the list of robodog capabilities.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: Quadruped, Robots, Underwater
When it comes to getting a cold or the flu, there is a commonly held belief that men take it harder than women, exaggerating their symptoms and basically acting like big ol' babies. But is this phenomenon of "man sick" a real thing? We investigate.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Influenza, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Men only, Women, The Immune System
Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics – meaning transistors and components for controlling electrical signals – without the use of semiconductors or even special fabrication technology.
Category: Electronics, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: 3D Printing, Materials, MIT, additive manufacturing, Circuit
Fields turned over to solar farms are becoming a more common sight as we look towards a zero-carbon future. But like wind turbines, massive PV installations may soon be heading offshore. China is looking to lead the charge, and is embarking on sea trials of a wave-resistant hexagonal floating platform.
Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Solar Power, Photovoltaic, Floating, China
In an overcrowded tiny house market, Portugal's Madeiguincho offers something a little different with its wooden models that are handcrafted by experienced carpenters. Its latest creation, the Atlantica, allows a family of four to escape the bustle of the city and live off-the-grid amongst nature.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, House, Home, Micro-House
If aliens are watching Earth, they might be able to detect us from the radio signals we beam to Mars to control our rovers there. Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets.
Tags: Extraterrestrial, Life, TRAPPIST-1, Astronomy, Radio, Pennsylvania State University, SETI
A wearable, non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that quickly measures neural activity while the user plays through a video-game 'test' is helping clinicians more accurately diagnose attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While still in the research stage, this novel invention is showing a lot of promise in removing the gray area of ADHD diagnosis.
Category: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body & Mind
Tags: Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024, ADHD, Biocomputers, Diagnostic devices, Neuroscience, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Nobody enjoys giving blood samples, but it’s a necessary part of many hospital stays and doctor visits. Soon we might not have to, thanks to a new device that can isolate biomarkers for different diseases using sound waves, from a single drop of blood, in around an hour.
Category: Imaging & Diagnostics, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind
Tags: Diagnostic devices, Diagnosis, Diagnose, Blood, Biomarkers, University of Colorado
Using a weighted blanket overnight not only improves insomnia but mood as well, in addition to reducing the use of sleep medications, a review of existing studies has found. It’s an effective, non-drug way of improving sleep to ensure better overall health.
Category: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind
Tags: Sleep, Insomnia, mental health, Flinders University
If, like me, you can't decide which ammunition to load into your chain gun, Northrop Grumman has a variant of its 30 x 113mm M230 Link Fed (M230LF) Dual Feed Bushmaster Chain Gun that can swap from one ammo to another at the flip of a switch.
Category: Military, Technology
Tags: Northrop Grumman, Cannons, Weapon
We've been roaming the halls at InnoTech Taipei this week, which is where we spotted the award-winning Sillykids Bug ebike. This moto-inspired fat-tire cargo hauler can be had with a rack and basket, plus a two-wheel trailer.
Tags: Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024, ebikes, Pedal-assisted, cargo bike, Retro
Tiny home builder Movable Roots has built to the limits of a bumper-pull recreational vehicle with this 42-foot-long (12.8-m), 8-ft-6-inch-wide (2.6-m) wide custom beauty called The Elmore. Sitting on three axles, you can take this home-away-from-home anywhere.
Category: Tiny Houses, Lifestyle
Tags: Recreational vehicle, Travel, Off-grid, Glamping
