Author: Kehl Bayern

Doing anything for clicks and likes has become the clarion call for wannabe social media celebrities around the world. Ranging from self-destructive to antisocial behavior, these acts make us all question to what end social media is incentivizing this and how we are complicit. But, at a point, you would think that some form of […]

With the options shrinking for commercial photographers in the wake of AI everything, some of us have to turn to other avenues such as social media to try to make some money. But even that is fraught with danger as the recent spat between the US government and TikTok illustrates. While we don’t know what’s […]

There’s a new iPhone on the streets but, unlike its brethren, this one is aiming at affordability. But is it a competent smartphone? Early indications point to “yes” and, for our purposes, the camera system on the new iPhone 16e seems to be unique enough to warrant discussion. That’s because, unlike those we have discussed […]

Conventions almost seem like a bygone thing in our rapidly changing world. And to be sure, COVID-19 and the global pandemic certainly put the kibosh on the ailing convention industry. But for those of us who like the energy these expositions often have, Bild Expo is coming to NYC this June 2025 and is set […]

The Internet can be a cruel place. It doesn’t have to be this way, of course, but there doesn’t seem to be any real movement to improve things. But that could be changing on one major social media platform if The Verge is to be believed. Meta’s crown jewel, Instagram, is reportedly testing a comment […]

Yesterday, we talked about Google’s upcoming phone that has seemingly eliminated the camera bump. Talk about a small step for Google, but a giant leap for smartphone kind. The camera bump is a constant reminder of how sophisticated smartphone cameras are as well as how design cannot overcome the limitations of physics. Let’s face it, […]