Fujifilm announced a New camera this -week, the X-e5The latest in its XE Rangefinder-style mirror camera series. Think of the XE as an interchangeable lens of the x100. The great news in the X-E5 is the latest 40-megapixel-APS C sensor from Fujifilm and 7-stop in-body image stabilization (IBIS). This is the first XE series camera with Ibis, which Fujifilm says you will earn you about 7 stops of hand. The new sensor also means that video specifications jump to 6.2K by 30 frames per second (with 1.23 crop) and 4K 30 fps full sensor.
The X-E5 recovers the focal mode on the side of the body (especially absent from the X-E4), and adds a new film simulation. While many of Fujifilm’s enthusiastic-level cameras have this control, the one in the X-E5 can store custom prints with your own movie recipes. One thing that remains unchanged is the weather -seal that does not exist here yet. Also disappointing is that the viewer remains small, with the same nasty resolution (2.36m point, 1025 x 768) as the older model.
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The X-E5 will be available in the United States in August for $ 1,699 for the body only and $ 1,899 for a Fujifilm Fujifilm F/2.8R’s new WR lens, launching along with the X-E5. To meet demand (something Fujifilm failed to do with the X-E4), the company will not sell the lens as a standalone until late 2025. You can pre-order it at Adorama Or Photo of B & H Now. –Scott Gilbertson
Bose announces new buds and speakers
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Bose has a trio of new products coming in, including an upgrade to some of our Favorite headphones. Quietcomfort’s Ultra Orelbuds (Second Gen) get a whole bunch of improvements, including better AI algorithms to help them filter noisy ears more efficiently and improve overall vocal retrieval and call quality. There is also a wireless load from the box now, a new wax guard, and a spicy, limited edition deep plum colorway. They will cost $ 299/299, and can be pre -ordered now.
Joining the buds are two new loudspeakers, the SoundLink Plus and the SoundLink Micro (second Gen). No awards to guess the big difference between them, but the Plus is a new medium -sized portable speaker who sits between the SoundLink Flex and the SoundLink Max In the range, while the micro is an updated version of the company’s smallest Bluetooth speaker.
For the latter, Bose promises improved sound quality in the upper frequencies-C-Cload, a better 12-hour battery life and Bose compatibility. The plus promises a “ready-made” design that “brings the bass”, along with a 20-hour battery, charging USB-C port and IP67 rating. It will be available in black, blue twilight and summer ready citrus yellow for $ 269/249, while the micro will cost $ 129/119, with color routes soon. –Verity is burning
Qualcomm demonstrates a new chip for smart glasses
At Augmented World Expo (AWE) this week, Qualcomm took off his new Snapdragon AR1+ Chipset designed for smart glasses, and its ability to run a small language model without the need to be attached to a smartphone or rely on the cloud for processing.
Right now, most smart glasses are designed to stay connected with smartphones that will handle any processing for AI-related consultations, such as when you ask Meta AI by the question by the Meta Ray-Bans (Powered by the original AR1). But this sucks a valuable battery life and can also introduce some delay as the request ping pongs to the phone and back. With the integration of the ability to process a small language model directly with the AR1+ chip on smart glasses, you can expect a faster response, better battery life and improved privacy while everything remains on a device. That also means you don’t need your phone closely to get an answer from AI chat.
The chip AR1+ is also 26 percent smaller than its predecessor, which Qualcomm thinks it will help make smart glasses slightly less difficult to wear. Improvements to power management also help impact the chip, and the company added image processing techniques of smartphones to help smart glasses with built-in cameras to better understand the world around.
