Contactless fingerprinting uses a smartphone camera to capture your prints—and opens up a whole new set of privacy concerns.
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Meta Hits the Brakes on Portal, AR Glasses, and Other Hardware
Plus: Metalenz’s camera tech makes its way into phones, Microsoft launches the Xbox TV app, and the OnePlus 10 Pro gets an upgrade.
How Ashley Eckstein Crafted Star Wars Mindful Matters for Fans of All Ages
Star Wars Mindful Matters, a new digital series on StarWarsKids.com and the Star Wars Kids YouTube channel, teaches lessons inspired by the ways of the Jedi. Hosted by longtime fan-favorite actor Ashley Eckstein (voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and beyond) and produced in collaboration with Citrone 33, episodes cover more […]
SWCA 2022: 6 Things We Learned from the Light & Magic Panel
Today they’re legends of filmmaking, but back in the late 1970s they were special effects innovators just trying to make George Lucas’s vision a reality. On Friday at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, executive producer Ron Howard took the stage alongside VFX titans Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Joe Johnston, Rose Duignan, and Lucasfilm vice president and […]
Say Cheese! Snap’s Pixy Is a Fun and Unique Selfie Drone
The adorable Snapchat flying camera makes it easier to capture precious moments—if you don’t mind short battery life and looking a little goofy.
Eufy’s Treat-Dispensing Pet Camera Sends You Highlight Reels
This gizmo lets you sling treats to your dog or cat when you’re away and can play out your prerecorded voice commands.
Clones at 20 | Costume Designer Trisha Biggar Reflects on Her Most Challenging Film
The middle chapter of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, arrived May 16, 2002. To celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary, StarWars.com presents Clones at 20, a special series of interviews, editorials, and more. Costume designer Trisha Biggar joined the production staff defining the look of the Star Wars prequel films in 1997 with an affinity for history […]
How to Take Photos at Protests Safely—and Responsibly
Before you pull out your camera and post to social media, here’s how to protect yourself and others.
Clones at 20 | 4 Ways Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Helped Change Filmmaking
The middle chapter of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, arrived May 16, 2002. To celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary, StarWars.com presents Clones at 20, a special series of interviews, editorials, and more. For a century, the technology of filmmaking remained largely the same. Cameras photographed images on physical rolls of film (as did the microphones for […]
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Is Worth the Weight
Despite its so-so battery life and chonky weight, this is the perfect entry point to the world of cinema cameras.