Faced with a shrinking consumer market, camera companies have to find various ways to thrive. But Photokina 2016 showed that coming up with something new doesn’t necessarily have to mean reinventing the wheel completely.
FINDING A NICHE
While image stabilization (be it in-body or in-lens) is not new, DJI rocked the photography industry last year with the Osmo – a gimbal and camera combination small enough to be operated handheld via a control stick that gives stabilized photos and video in an incredibly tiny package.
By taking the knowledge gained from building cameras for their flying drones and applying it to an opening in the film-making community, DJI not only created a new product line, but also proved the commercial viability of such a product to the industry.
EVOLVING INNOVATION
One year later, companies like Removu and Feiyu Tech have essentially taken the same concept, added twists of their own, and put them up on display. Whether it’s weatherproofing or the ability to work the camera in both portrait and landscape modes, both companies have added just enough to their products for them to stand as distinct competitors to the Osmo. And that’s without taking price into consideration!
GoPro even went one step further, creating a drone (the GoPro Karma) with a removable stabilizer system that you can transfer to a control stick. The system of course supports their latest Hero 5 and Hero 5 Session cameras, and the drone has the advantage of folding down small enough to fit into a backpack, thus making it more portable.
MAINTAINING THE ADVANTAGE
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AN ATMOSPHERIC ATTEMPT
Taking on a remake of Konami's classic Silent Hill 2 was always going to be a daunting task. Enter Bloober Team, the studio behind other psychological horror titles like The Medium and Blair Witch. While those were solid efforts in their own right, Silent Hill holds a special place in the hearts of horror fans, and any attempt to update it was bound to be scrutinized.
BASIC, BUT COMPETENT
Following the success of the Nothing Phone (2) and Nothing Phone (2a), the company launched its sub-brand, CMF by Nothing, aimed squarely at the budget-conscious.
LENOVO YOGA SLIM 7X
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x stands out in terms of build quality and design. With a thickness of just 12.9mm and weighing a mere 1.28kg, this laptop is incredibly portable.
COMFY, SECURE, AND OPEN
With the Nothing Ear (Open), the company has focused on elevating the open-fit experience with a stylish design, secure fit, and surprisingly solid audio quality.
The Emperor Of Mankind Approves
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 puts you right in the middle of the Imperium's most brutal battles, and it does so with an unapologetic embrace of its own absurdity.
Gemini Not There Yet
This year, Google launched the Pixel 9 series with three standard models. While the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro share similar dimensions and displays, the Pro model steps it up with an extra telephoto lens, more RAM, a higher brightness level, and a beefier 42MP front camera. The Pro XL adds a 6.8-inch Super Actua Display and hefty 5,060mAh battery.
Solid, But Unfinished
Apple's newest flagship phones, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, have once again captured attention despite missing some of their most anticipated features at launch. One key omission? Apple Intelligence.
Striking A Good Balance
There's no shortage of feature-packed and relatively affordable earbuds these days.
Excellent Open-Style Earbuds
Apple has unveiled the AirPods 4, its latest open-ear earbuds that now come with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) for the first time.
A James Dyson Award Journey
Run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson's charitable trust, the James Dyson Award is an international design award that celebrates, encourages, and seeks to inspire the next generation of design engineers and to get young people excited about design engineering.