HP Launches Range of ZBook Laptops
HP has introduced the latest ZBook Studio G8, ZBook Fury G8 and ZBook Power G8 laptops built for professional creators and power users. The ZBook Studio features HP DreamColor displays and a 120Hz refresh rate with a billion on-screen colours, 100% DCI-P3, and end-to-end colour accuracy with Pantone validation. It is powered by HP Sound Calibration, comes with a commercialgrade RGB keyboard in a creator PC with 16.8 million colour customisation options with up to NVIDIA RTX A5000 or GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPUs and 11th Gen Intel Core i9 vPro processors. The ZBook Fury comes in an expandable 15” mobile workstation and customisable 17” mobile workstation with a sleek, slim design. It features HP Sound Calibration, Tile device location and optional HP Sure View Reflect privacy screen. It also comes with Pantone validation and a 120Hz refresh rate on the next-gen DreamColor display. It is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i9 and Xeon processors, up to 128GB 3200MHz system memory, NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop graphics and Thunderbolt 4.
The HP ZBook Power is reportedly HP’s most affordable mobile workstation with a premium design. It comes protected with extensive ISV certifications, the HP Security Suite, and Tile device location. It is powered by 11th Gen Intel processors, up to 64GB 3200MHz system memory, NVIDIA RTX A2000 Laptop graphics and PCIe G4.
The HP ZBook Studio G8, the ZBook Fury G8 and the ZBook Power G8 devices are expected to be available in select countries by July 2021.
Canon has announced that the new TriCCS astronomical observation system, which employs Canon’s ultrahigh-sensitivity image sensors and the Seimei Telescope installed at the Okayama Observatory, Kyoto University (Asakuchi City, Okayama Prefecture), will commence operation on August 2, 2021.
The Okayama Observatory, established in 2018, began operation of the Seimei Telescope, designed to observe light from the optical (visible light) to nearinfrared wavelength spectra, in February 2019. Since then, astronomers from around the world have utilised the telescope for their own research. The newly implemented TriCCS system is reportedly capable of detecting multiple wavelengths of light at high speeds, making possible the observation of such subjects as dark celestial bodies located far away and bodies that experience rapid and significant changes in brightness. The TriCCS system utilises technologies including Canon’s LI3030SAM 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor (released in October 2020). According to reports, the sensor’s large 19 m x 19 m (micrometre) pixels enable it to capture images in low-light environments with as little as 0.0005 lux of illumination, as well as reduce signal noise, a problem that commonly accompanies larger pixel sizes. In addition, the sensor supports high-speed image capture at up to 98 frames per second (fps).
Using Canon’s sensors, the TriCCS system can observe conventionally difficult-to-capture distant and dark events including supernovae or subjects that rapidly change in brightness such as neutron stars and black holes. Canon’s ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensors are also used by the Tomo-e Gozen system located at the University of Tokyo’s Kiso Observatory, helping the system identify and track supernovae within just a few days of their discovery. Canon says that it will continue to support advances in science through the technological prowess it has cultivated as an imaging company.
APAC photography institute had organised the Ninth Photofry photography contest which was open to all. The contest was divided into three subjects and a maximum of five entries were acceptable per subject per photographer.
The subjects for the D-SLR photo contest for the year included Nature, Fashion and Relation while the subject for the Mobile photo contest was Lockdown Diary. The panel of judges included Mukesh Parpiani, Vishal Bhende and Bibhas Amonkar among other names in Indian photography. Due to the ongoing pandemic situation, open judging was held online on October 2, 2021 and the winners were declared in an online event on April 14, 2021.
Winners for the ‘Relation’ category were Arun Dubey from Thane (Photo star- star second runner up), Rajendra Waghmare from Mumbai (Photo Star-first runner up), Vinaya Deshpande from Pune (Photo Jupiter- Third prize), Pravin Deshmukh from Parbhani (Photo Moon- Second prize) and artist Rajnandini from Manali (Photo Sun- First prize). The winners for the ‘Nature’ category were Uma Vyas from Mumbai (Photo star- second runner), Sunil Karnik from Thane (Photo Star- first runner up), Sanjay Gohil from Mumbai (Photo Jupiter- Third prize), Sanket Kotkar from Mumbai (Photo Moon- Second prize) and Anupama Naik from Mumbai (Photo Sun- First prize).
The winners for the ‘Fashion’ category were Sumit Sarfare from Thane (Photo star- second runner up), Shilpa Thakur from Thane (Photo Star- first runner up), Vasanthy Shrikanth from Chennai (Photo Jupiter- Third prize), Anupama Naik from Mumbai (Photo Moon- Second prize) and Sanjay Gohil from Thane (Photo SunFirst prize).
The winners for the Mobile photography contest were Sudha Ramratthinam (Third prize), Anil Chavan (Second prize) and Asmita Mane (First prize). Other winners included Dr. Manisha Navnath Jadhav (Apac Aspiring photographer Late. Rajendra Dhure Trophy), Anupama Naik (Apac Lady Photographer 202021), Sreelakshmi Ramratthinam (Apac Whatsapp contest gallery winner) and Nivita Nagori (Ms. Keen insight).
Apac has also announced its Tenth International Level Photofry contest for the coming year. Those who wish to know more about the terms and conditions of the contest or participate can email apacinstitute@gmail.com or call on 9323950977, 9324250371. You can also visit www.apacphotofry.com