Shure SM7DB microphone boosts YouTuber’s audio quality

Shure SM7DB microphone boosts YouTuber’s audio quality

A prolific YouTuber runs today’s featured MacBook Pro setup. And you can tell it’s the pride and joy of a streamer or podcaster just by some of the crucial equipment. Namely, an excellent Shure SM7DB microphone run through a Focusrite Vocaster Two audio interface to ensure high-quality audio recording. This post contains affiliate links. Cult … Read more

Adobe’s next big project is an AI that can upscale low-res video to 8x its original quality

Adobe’s next big project is an AI that can upscale low-res video to 8x its original quality

A group of Adobe researchers recently published a paper on a new generative AI model called VideoGigaGAN and we believe it may launch on a future product. What it does is upscale low-quality videos by up to eight times their original resolution without sacrificing stability or important aspects of the source material. Several demo clips … Read more

Samsung brings TVs and quality entertainment to EV charging stations

Samsung brings TVs and quality entertainment to EV charging stations

Last updated: April 24th, 2024 at 12:14 UTC+02:00 One of the downsides of electric vehicles is that they, too, need refueling, but drivers can’t just dump a bunch of fuel in the tank at a gas station and be on their way in a couple of minutes. It takes time for an EV to recharge … Read more

Motorola’s new Moto Buds Plus offer Bose quality ANC and tuning for a budget price

Motorola’s new Moto Buds Plus offer Bose quality ANC and tuning for a budget price

Motorola has launched two new wireless earbuds that bring Bose’s audio tuning and best-in-class active noise cancellation for very competitive prices. It’s calling the new earbuds: the Moto Buds and Moto Buds Plus.  The Moto Buds Plus are the more attention-grabbing earbuds of the two, as they sport some impressive features that you’d find in … Read more

Intel powers up XeSS upscaling to deliver faster frame rates for Arc GPUs – up to 30% quicker – and better image quality

Intel powers up XeSS upscaling to deliver faster frame rates for Arc GPUs – up to 30% quicker – and better image quality

Intel has unleashed a new version of its XeSS upscaling tech that rivals Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR for speeding up frame rates in PC games. Intel XeSS 1.3 is fresh on the scene, although note that it’s still in preview testing right now, with Team Blue claiming some decent performance boosts compared to XeSS … Read more

New Expert RAW update adds lossless option for higher quality photos

New Expert RAW update adds lossless option for higher quality photos

Last updated: April 4th, 2024 at 16:22 UTC+02:00 This week, Samsung started rolling out a new update to its pro-grade mobile photography app, Expert RAW. The update pushes the app to version 3.0.05.12 and brings one major feature photography enthusiasts should find very useful. Namely, Expert RAW v3.0.05.12 now lets users capture lossless RAW photos. … Read more

Celestron Trailseeker Review: High Quality Binoculars Without the High Price

Celestron Trailseeker Review: High Quality Binoculars Without the High Price

I started bird-watching around the age of 0. That’s what happens when your parents are birders. I started using binoculars by age 5, an ancient pair of Bushnell 10x50s I’d grab when my father wasn’t looking. They were huge—so heavy I could barely lift them—but the world they opened up was well worth the neck … Read more

$3 App Shoots Better Quality Spatial Video Than iPhone’s Camera App

 App Shoots Better Quality Spatial Video Than iPhone’s Camera App

A $3 third-party app can now record spatial video on iPhone 15 Pro models in a higher resolution than Apple’s very own Camera app. Thanks to an update first spotted by UploadVR, Spatialify can now record spatial videos with HDR in 1080p at 60fps or in 4K at 30fps. In comparison, Apple’s native Camera app … Read more

Apple TV+ offers best quality movies and show, survey finds

Apple TV+ offers best quality movies and show, survey finds

Apple TV+ may not pack in as many movies and TV shows as other major streaming platforms, but what it showcases rates highest for quality on IMDb, according to a new report. Apple TV+ tops quality ratings in 19 genre categories on the movie-database site, including drama, comedy, action, biography and children’s content. But its … Read more