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DJI Mavic 2 Series drones - Zoom and Pro

DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom drones are here, brace yourself for a flood of disorienting Dolly Zoom videos on YouTube

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.23.2018

DJI is on a roll. With the foldable, 4K Mavic Air and the killer-deal that is the entry level Spark, the drone maker has redefined…

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Why I chose Viking’s ‘Portugal River of Gold’ cruise for my 100th country trip (Part 2)

BY JANICE NIEDER — 08.23.2018

Picturesque Porto A few hours later we arrived in Gaia, a short-over-the-bridge walk away from Porto, where all the river cruise vessels tie up. Being…

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Google Fit update introduces familiar rings for fitness tracking – sign a Pixel Watch is coming?

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.21.2018

Could new Fit app pave way for an upcoming Pixel Watch?

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Why I chose Viking’s ‘Portugal River of Gold’ cruise for my 100th country trip (Part 1)

BY JANICE NIEDER — 08.21.2018

This year not only was Portugal voted “The Best European Travel Destination” but they also received 20 other awards at the 2018 World Travel Awards…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Camera Deals: Panasonic GH5 gets price cut, still our top pick for video shooters

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.17.2018

If you’re a content creator and looking for a superb, compact camera for shooting short films and docs, VLogs, and YouTube videos, you may want…

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (16-core/32-thread) Desktop Processor

Cameras & Filmmaking

Video Editing News: The Intel/AMD Core Wars are giving us insane power

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.15.2018

Processors always come down in price. And we always get more power as well. That’s just the way it’s always been — with tech too…

Independent Film

Director Terry Gilliam turns to crowdsourcing for movie poster votes

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.14.2018

Terry Gilliam (Brazil) finally got his dream movie made. The director’s infamous Quixote project had many well-reported starts and stops. But somehow, someway The Man…

Night Comes On - Film Review - San Francisco Film Festival

Independent Film

‘Night Comes On’ a somber, tender debut for director Jordana Spiro

BY JEANNE POWELL — 08.10.2018

Attending the San Francisco Film Festival is always an enjoyable experience, but the opportunity to discover talented new directors and writers is a separate delight…

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Samsung Galaxy Watch is here, pre-orders start at $330 – sadly still runs Tizen OS

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.09.2018

It’s official. The new Samsung smartwatch runs Tizen. Not Android Wear OS, as many were hoping. Too bad about that. Aside from that unfortunate bit…

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Apple: From underdog to titan, long live the Apple ][

BY CLINTON STARK — 08.02.2018

iPhone. MacBook. Apple Watch. Consumers love them. But before that, Apple's first mainstream home computer started it all.