Taking smartphone photography to the next level comes with its own set of physical constraints, like accommodating enough space for the sensor to be fitted. Mobile camera lens accessories do bring professional photography to your pocket with the option of dedicated telephoto, macro or wide-angle shooters.But if you want to have a set of pro-grade lenses on the device without depending on third-...

Finally, Tmall Sports has teamed up with sportswear label Fila on a co-branded digital collectibles release. Announced via Weibo on November 29, the limited-edition project features an interactive event space where users can enter a draw for both a free digital collectible and a physical gift.Fila has spent the past year regaining cultural relevance. Following its collaborations with Hader Acke...

In 2023, the global fashion industry will need to weather inflation while finding opportunities in shifting consumer patterns, channel and digital marketing strategies, and manufacturing approaches.After experiencing 18 months of robust growth (early 2021 through mid-2022), the fashion industry is again facing a challenging climate. Hyperinflation and depressed customer sentiments have already...

“Thin air” tech will replace piped domestic supplies, says Watergen.It’s over a decade since Watergen introduced the world to its “too good to be true” technology – a machine that makes water out of thin air.Now the Israel-based pioneer aims to build on that success with Wireless Water, which will revolutionize the way we receive our water supply at home – as well as in our cars, caravan...

On Wednesday the Chartr office party was in full swing, but instead of heading for drinks — as originally planned — we found ourselves still in the office, writing increasingly funny prompts into ChatGPT, a chatbot from OpenAI.Built on the architecture of GPT-3, with some ~175 billion parameters, the key innovation of ChatGPT relative to other AI breakthroughs is that it’s super easy to inte...

Priced at $89, it’s a whole lot cheaper than Apple’s watch, and works seamlessly with any smartphone while sliding right into your wallet when not in use.Meet the KardiaMobile Card, the world’s slimmest EKG reader. Designed to be so thin that it fits right inside your wallet or card holder, this device is literally the shape and thickness of a credit card, but at the same time, it FDA-Cleare...

With $160 million, Science Corp. is second only to Musk’s startup in total funding.At Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp., Max Hodak helped lead development of a computing device designed to be inserted into a person’s brain. Now he has a competing startup with $160 million in funding that seeks to do something even more striking: manipulate the brain without any in-skull implants.Hodak’s new compa...

If you are using social media regularly, chances are you’ve come across some artistic renditions of other users over the past few days. That’s thanks to the latest viral sensation Lensa AI, a photo-editing app using artificial intelligence to create what it calls “magic avatars”. Having been fed 10 to 20 photos of any person, the app uses the open-source Stable Diffusion model to create rea...

Jurata Thin Film, a Houston, TX-based startup focused on stabilizing vaccines at ambient temperature, raised initial investment funds totaling $4.87m.The round was led by Golden Seeds with participation from Columbus Ventures and Ferocity Capital, as well as UT Seed Investment Fund. Other investors include Jurata’s co-founders Sheila Mikhail, Jude Samulski, PhD, and Dr. Croyle. Current employe...