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Netflix’s vice-president of inclusion strategy has said Bridgerton’s racially diverse cast was the result of an ‘inclusion lens’ being applied to casting decisions. Verna Myers said the company supported diverse lead producers and showrunners for the series as well as its executive producer Shonda Rhymes. Bridgerton is a romantic drama set in Regency London which … Read more
‘I feel embarrassed!’: Kate Garraway reveals she ended up in hospital over mystery eye injury and ‘baffled’ nurses when they pulled out six-day-old contact lens By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 08:43 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 09:22 BST, 25 September 2020 Kate Garraway has revealed she ‘baffled’ nurses when they pulled out a … Read more
Scientists have taken inspiration from X-Men’s Cyclops and created a contact lens that points a red laser at what the wearer is looking at. The regular-size contact lens is fitted with a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) which points in the direction the user is looking. French engineers used off-the-shelf components to create a working … Read more
Police release photo of smartly dressed ‘upskirting’ suspect holding rucksack after teenager spotted man following her with lens sticking out of his bag The incident happened in broad daylight in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Police were contacted by the frightened teen after she was followed by the man Anyone who recognises the suspect in this image is … Read more
Chantel Jeffries straddles the lens while clad in black lingerie for steamy Savage X Fenty shoot By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 06:29 BST, 25 August 2020 | Updated: 06:29 BST, 25 August 2020 Savage X Fenty ambassador Chantel Jeffries straddled the lens while modeling new pieces from Rihanna’s two-year-old lingerie label for a steamy … Read more
Apple is partnering with a Samsung subsidiary and another Chinese firm to fit ‘periscope camera lenses’ to upcoming iPhones, according to a respected leaker. All iPhones from 2022, starting with what could be the iPhone 14, would come equipped with the powerful periscope telephoto cameras. The claims come from renowned Apple product predictor and analyst … Read more
One of the world’s most renowned celebrity photographers, who has snapped the likes of David Bowie and Madonna, has turned his attention from Hollywood to hospitals. The latest set of portraits by British photographer Rankin – real name John Rankin Waddell – are of 12 NHS workers who have helped in the coronavirus crisis. From … Read more
Fish eye lens: ‘Single-pixel vision’ allows zebrafish to spot their tiny prey and could explain how humans can see minuscule details like stars in the sky Zebrafish used single photoreceptor cells in a highly sensitive part of their eye This zone is thought to be an early form of the human fovea, where vision is … Read more
Diabetics will be able to monitor their glucose level just by blinking thanks to new smart contact lenses that monitor liquid in the eye and share reports wirelessly. The new invention is being developed by researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea as an alternative to blood tests. The wireless and remotely … Read more
Snapchat releases new lens that lets you donate to the COVID-19 relief fund by scanning a banknote on your smartphone The lens uses augmented reality to show how donations help WHO efforts This includes tracking COVID-19’s spread, patient care and supporting hospitals Last week, Snapchat launched two other lenses in partnership with the WHO One … Read more