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Calculated Shard: 9 (from laksa048)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa009.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.redsharknews.com/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.redsharknews.com/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure","crawl_time":1775560620,"first_indexed_time":1772189933,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,redsharknews!www,\/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure s443","src_root_hash":"4912843047949700209","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Apple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech","meta_descriptions":["Apple expands its sports strategy, Panasonic exits TV manufacturing, Aputure updates INFINIMAT firmware, and Sigma launches a farm. A full roundup of this week’s media-tech news."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Apple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech\n7:45\nApple, Panasonic, Sigma, and Aputure headline this week’s tech roundup, spanning F1 streaming strategy, TV manufacturing shifts, lighting firmware updates, battery breakthroughs, and unusual corporate diversification news. With added England Rugby trolling!\nApple Sub-Roundup\nPlenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on\nMarch 4\n, the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday.\nNext week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed\nF1: The Movie\nto such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call\nactivations\n, including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut\nDrive to Survive\non Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing.\nBelow is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday. \nSmartphone Sales to Slump\nApple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing\nRamageddon\ncrisis showing no sign of abating, analyst\nIDC\nreports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be $523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then.\nAnd the BAFTA Goes To...\nSo, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for\nI Swear.\nAnd, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to\nOne Battle After Another\n. Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.\nDonut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing\nCautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the\nDonut solid state battery\nat the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the\nfirst independent test\nof the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant.\nAputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware\nAputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface.\nNew Features\nAdded ability to independently set DMX addresses per port.\nAdded DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses.\nUpdated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts.\nUpdated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure.\nUpdated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1.\nPlenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head\nhere\nto update.\nPanasonic Gets Out of the TV Business\nPanasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has\noutsourced\na controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago.\nDJI Experiences Massive Hack\nAnd *that* is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras.\nThe Verge\nhas more.\nDoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam\nDesigned exclusively for the new \nAstera QuikBeam\n, DoPchoice says that its latest\nSNAPBAG Round\nmaintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing\nSigma Moves into Rice Production \nAs well\nas releasing new lenses\nat CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the\nSigma Aizu Farm Corporation\n. \"Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings,\" writes the company. \"The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering \"Made in Aizu, Japan\" products to customers worldwide.\n\"At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. As a result, satoyama landscapes, ecosystems, and local cultural heritage are gradually being lost, beginning with rice paddies that have long retained abundant water and supported the region's natural cycles. In response to these changes, Sigma believes that protecting the natural environment and supporting local livelihoods is an important responsibility for a company that continues to manufacture in this region. Starting rice cultivation through Sigma Aizu Farm is a concrete initiative aimed at sustaining Aizu's culture, landscapes, and ways of life for the future by maintaining and cultivating rice paddies and farmland.\"\n10\/10. No notes.\nOne Last Apple Story \nAnd finally, the video below shows how the England Rugby Performance Analysts use Apple technology to help them gain important tactical advantages on match day. A colossal amount of live data is collected, processed and analysed at speed — with the coaches’ box, touchline and changing room all seamlessly connected. As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something\nas quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith\n 💀.","attrs_markdown":"\\<img src=\"https:\/\/certify.alexametrics.com\/atrk.gif?account=43vOv1Y1Mn20Io\" style=\"display:none\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\\>\n\n[![red-shark-logo](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hubfs\/2.0%20Asset%20Images\/red-shark-logo.svg)](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/)\n\n- [Production](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/production)\n- [Post & VFX](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/post-vfx)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/audio)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/technology)\n- [Action Cameras](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/action-cameras)\n- [Adobe MAX](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/adobe-max)\n- [More]()\n  - [IBC2025](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/ibc2025)\n  - [AI](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/ai)\n  - [Featured](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/featured)\n  - [NAB 2025](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/nab-2025)\n  - [Sponsored](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/sponsored)\n  - [Business](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/business)\n  - [Tutorials](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/tutorials)\n  - [Jobs](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/Jobs)\n  - [Live](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/live)\n  - [Storage](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/storage)\n  - [Cinematography](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/cinematography)\n  - [Virtual Production](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/virtual-production)\n  - [Cloud Production](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/cloud)\n  - [IBC 2024](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/ibc2024)\n- [Subscribe](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure#open-modal)\n\n- [Production Digital video, photography, television and film, we have it covered](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/production)\n- [Post & VFX Cutting and assembling raw footage, adding music, dubbing colour correction, sound effects and more](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/post-vfx)\n- [Audio Sound design, mixing, recording, microphones, audio correction](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/audio)\n- [Technology Keep informed on the latest apps, tools, software, devices and latest tech news](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/technology)\n- [Tutorials Easy to follow tutorials for all levels across all topics](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/tag\/tutorials)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n# News Roundup: Apple, Aputure, BAFTAs, DJI, Donut, DoPchoice, Panasonic, and Sigma\n![All the news that's fit to print. Well, upload... Pic: ](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hubfs\/news%20roundup%20printing%20press.jpg)\n\n4 minute read\n\nAll the news that's fit to print. Well, upload... Pic: [dreamstime.com](https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/roll-offset-print-machine-large-print-shop-production-newspapers-magazines-roll-offset-print-machine-large-print-image123740395)\n\nApple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech\n\n7:45\n\nApple, Panasonic, Sigma, and Aputure headline this week’s tech roundup, spanning F1 streaming strategy, TV manufacturing shifts, lighting firmware updates, battery breakthroughs, and unusual corporate diversification news. With added England Rugby trolling\\!\n\n## Apple Sub-Roundup\nPlenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on [March 4](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/apple-march-4-global-event), the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday.\n\nNext week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed [*F1: The Movie*](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sorry-f1-the-movie-this-is-still-the-greatest-onboard-f1-footage-ever-recorded) to such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call activations, including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut Drive to Survive on Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing.\n\nBelow is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday.\n\n![apple Maps F1](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/apple%20Maps%20F1.png?width=4254&height=2318&name=apple%20Maps%20F1.png)\n\n## Smartphone Sales to Slump\nApple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing [Ramageddon](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/ramageddon-2026-camera-storage-prices) crisis showing no sign of abating, analyst [IDC](https:\/\/www.idc.com\/resource-center\/press-releases\/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25\/) reports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be \\$523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then.\n\n## And the BAFTA Goes To...\nSo, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for *I Swear.* And, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to *One Battle After Another*. Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.\n\n## Donut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing\n![donut labs battery](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/donut%20labs%20battery.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=donut%20labs%20battery.jpg)Cautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the [Donut solid state battery](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-production-ces-2026) at the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the [first independent test](https:\/\/pub-fee113bb711e441db5c353d2d31abbb3.r2.dev\/VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf) of the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant.\n\n## Aputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware\n![aputure INFINIMAT lighting system](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg)Aputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface.\n\n### New Features\n- Added ability to independently set DMX addresses per port.\n- Added DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses.\n- Updated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts.\n- Updated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure.\n- Updated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1.\n\nPlenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head [here](https:\/\/help.aputure.com\/en\/infinitmat\/firmware-update-v1.4) to update.\n\n## Panasonic Gets Out of the TV Business\nPanasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has [outsourced](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sony-tcl-bravia-joint-venture) a controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago.\n\n## DJI Experiences Massive Hack\n![dji romo](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/dji%20romo.webp?width=1388&height=922&name=dji%20romo.webp)And \\*that\\* is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras. [The Verge](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/879088\/dji-romo-hack-vulnerability-remote-control-camera-access-mqtt) has more.\n\n## DoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam\n![SB-QB-Promo\\_-04](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg?width=800&height=800&name=SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg)\n\nDesigned exclusively for the new [Astera QuikBeam](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/astera-quikbeam-led-spotlight-200w-equivalent-poe), DoPchoice says that its latest [SNAPBAG Round](https:\/\/www.dopchoice.com\/product\/sbaqbr--snapbag-round-for-quikbeam\/) maintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing\n\n## Sigma Moves into Rice Production\nAs well [as releasing new lenses](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sigma-af-cine-28-105mm-t3-ff-35mm-art-ii-15mm-contemporary-2026) at CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the [Sigma Aizu Farm Corporation](https:\/\/www.sigma-global.com\/en\/sigma-aizu-farm\/). \"Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings,\" writes the company. \"The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering \"Made in Aizu, Japan\" products to customers worldwide.\n\n![sigma-aizu-farm\\_img001](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg?width=1280&height=851&name=sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg)\n\n\"At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. As a result, satoyama landscapes, ecosystems, and local cultural heritage are gradually being lost, beginning with rice paddies that have long retained abundant water and supported the region's natural cycles. In response to these changes, Sigma believes that protecting the natural environment and supporting local livelihoods is an important responsibility for a company that continues to manufacture in this region. Starting rice cultivation through Sigma Aizu Farm is a concrete initiative aimed at sustaining Aizu's culture, landscapes, and ways of life for the future by maintaining and cultivating rice paddies and farmland.\"\n\n10\/10. No notes.\n\n## One Last Apple Story\nAnd finally, the video below shows how the England Rugby Performance Analysts use Apple technology to help them gain important tactical advantages on match day. A colossal amount of live data is collected, processed and analysed at speed — with the coaches’ box, touchline and changing room all seamlessly connected. As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something [as quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith](https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/sport\/rugby\/2026\/02\/23\/joyous-ireland-prove-rumours-of-their-demise-were-greatly-exaggerated\/) 💀.\n\n[![](https:\/\/cdn.flipboard.com\/badges\/flipboard_srsw.png)](https:\/\/flipboard.com\/)\n\n- [Tweet](https:\/\/twitter.com\/share)\n### Comments\n\n![Andy Stout](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hubfs\/stout%20headshot%20square.jpg)\n\nWritten by [Andy Stout](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/author\/andy-stout)\n\nFeb 27, 2026\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\n### Popular\n[George Lucas to reshoot Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in a single take](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/george-lucas-to-reshoot-star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-in-a-single-take)\n\n[Sonos Era 100 Stereo Pair Review: Can They Compete With Two Sonos Era...](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sonos-era-100-stereo-pair-review-how-do-they-compare-to-two-sonos-era-300s)\n\n[AI Tools for Video Editing That Are Actually Useful In 2025](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/ai-tools-for-video-editing-that-are-actually-useful-in-2025)\n\n[The Best Action Cameras of 2025 Compared: DJI Osmo Action 6, Insta360 Ace...](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/the-best-action-cameras-of-2025-compared-gopro-hero13-dji-osmo-action-5-pro-insta360-ace-pro-2)\n\n[Blackmagic Adds Monthly License Option for DaVinci Resolve Studio](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/davinci-resolve-studio-monthly-rental-blackmagic-cloud)\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[Close](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/week-in-media-tech-apple-f1-panasonic-sigma-aputure \"Close\")\n\n### About Redshark\nRedShark is a multiplatform online publication for anyone with an interest in moving image technology and craft. 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With added England Rugby trolling\\! Apple Sub-Roundup Plenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on [March 4](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/apple-march-4-global-event), the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday. Next week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed [*F1: The Movie*](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sorry-f1-the-movie-this-is-still-the-greatest-onboard-f1-footage-ever-recorded) to such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call activations, including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut Drive to Survive on Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing. Below is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday. ![apple Maps F1](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/apple%20Maps%20F1.png?width=4254&height=2318&name=apple%20Maps%20F1.png) Smartphone Sales to Slump Apple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing [Ramageddon](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/ramageddon-2026-camera-storage-prices) crisis showing no sign of abating, analyst [IDC](https:\/\/www.idc.com\/resource-center\/press-releases\/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25\/) reports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be \\$523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then. And the BAFTA Goes To... So, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for *I Swear.* And, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to *One Battle After Another*. Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. Donut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing ![donut labs battery](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/donut%20labs%20battery.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=donut%20labs%20battery.jpg)Cautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the [Donut solid state battery](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-production-ces-2026) at the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the [first independent test](https:\/\/pub-fee113bb711e441db5c353d2d31abbb3.r2.dev\/VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf) of the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant. Aputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware ![aputure INFINIMAT lighting system](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg)Aputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface. New Features Added ability to independently set DMX addresses per port. Added DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses. Updated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts. Updated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure. Updated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1. Plenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head [here](https:\/\/help.aputure.com\/en\/infinitmat\/firmware-update-v1.4) to update. Panasonic Gets Out of the TV Business Panasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has [outsourced](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sony-tcl-bravia-joint-venture) a controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago. DJI Experiences Massive Hack ![dji romo](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/dji%20romo.webp?width=1388&height=922&name=dji%20romo.webp)And \\*that\\* is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras. [The Verge](https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/879088\/dji-romo-hack-vulnerability-remote-control-camera-access-mqtt) has more. DoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam ![SB-QB-Promo\\_-04](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg?width=800&height=800&name=SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg) Designed exclusively for the new [Astera QuikBeam](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/astera-quikbeam-led-spotlight-200w-equivalent-poe), DoPchoice says that its latest [SNAPBAG Round](https:\/\/www.dopchoice.com\/product\/sbaqbr--snapbag-round-for-quikbeam\/) maintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing Sigma Moves into Rice Production As well [as releasing new lenses](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/sigma-af-cine-28-105mm-t3-ff-35mm-art-ii-15mm-contemporary-2026) at CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the [Sigma Aizu Farm Corporation](https:\/\/www.sigma-global.com\/en\/sigma-aizu-farm\/). \"Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings,\" writes the company. \"The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering \"Made in Aizu, Japan\" products to customers worldwide. ![sigma-aizu-farm\\_img001](https:\/\/www.redsharknews.com\/hs-fs\/hubfs\/sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg?width=1280&height=851&name=sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg) \"At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. 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As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something [as quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith](https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/sport\/rugby\/2026\/02\/23\/joyous-ireland-prove-rumours-of-their-demise-were-greatly-exaggerated\/) 💀.\n\n[![](https:\/\/cdn.flipboard.com\/badges\/flipboard_srsw.png)](https:\/\/flipboard.com\/)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Apple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech 7:45 Apple, Panasonic, Sigma, and Aputure headline this week’s tech roundup, spanning F1 streaming strategy, TV manufacturing shifts, lighting firmware updates, battery breakthroughs, and unusual corporate diversification news. With added England Rugby trolling! Apple Sub-Roundup Plenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on March 4 , the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday. Next week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed F1: The Movie to such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call activations , including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut Drive to Survive on Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing. Below is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday. Smartphone Sales to Slump Apple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing Ramageddon crisis showing no sign of abating, analyst IDC reports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be $523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then. And the BAFTA Goes To... So, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for I Swear. And, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to One Battle After Another . Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. Donut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing Cautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the Donut solid state battery at the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the first independent test of the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant. Aputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware Aputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface. New Features Added ability to independently set DMX addresses per port. Added DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses. Updated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts. Updated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure. Updated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1. Plenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head here to update. Panasonic Gets Out of the TV Business Panasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has outsourced a controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago. DJI Experiences Massive Hack And that is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras. The Verge has more. DoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam Designed exclusively for the new Astera QuikBeam , DoPchoice says that its latest SNAPBAG Round maintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing Sigma Moves into Rice Production As well as releasing new lenses at CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the Sigma Aizu Farm Corporation . "Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings," writes the company. "The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering "Made in Aizu, Japan" products to customers worldwide. "At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. As a result, satoyama landscapes, ecosystems, and local cultural heritage are gradually being lost, beginning with rice paddies that have long retained abundant water and supported the region's natural cycles. In response to these changes, Sigma believes that protecting the natural environment and supporting local livelihoods is an important responsibility for a company that continues to manufacture in this region. Starting rice cultivation through Sigma Aizu Farm is a concrete initiative aimed at sustaining Aizu's culture, landscapes, and ways of life for the future by maintaining and cultivating rice paddies and farmland." 10/10. No notes. One Last Apple Story And finally, the video below shows how the England Rugby Performance Analysts use Apple technology to help them gain important tactical advantages on match day. A colossal amount of live data is collected, processed and analysed at speed — with the coaches’ box, touchline and changing room all seamlessly connected. As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something as quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith 💀.
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Well, upload... Pic: ](https://www.redsharknews.com/hubfs/news%20roundup%20printing%20press.jpg) 4 minute read All the news that's fit to print. Well, upload... Pic: [dreamstime.com](https://www.dreamstime.com/roll-offset-print-machine-large-print-shop-production-newspapers-magazines-roll-offset-print-machine-large-print-image123740395) Apple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech 7:45 Apple, Panasonic, Sigma, and Aputure headline this week’s tech roundup, spanning F1 streaming strategy, TV manufacturing shifts, lighting firmware updates, battery breakthroughs, and unusual corporate diversification news. With added England Rugby trolling\! ## Apple Sub-Roundup Plenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on [March 4](https://www.redsharknews.com/apple-march-4-global-event), the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday. Next week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed [F1: The Movie](https://www.redsharknews.com/sorry-f1-the-movie-this-is-still-the-greatest-onboard-f1-footage-ever-recorded) to such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call activations, including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut Drive to Survive on Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing. Below is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday. ![apple Maps F1](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/apple%20Maps%20F1.png?width=4254&height=2318&name=apple%20Maps%20F1.png) ## Smartphone Sales to Slump Apple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing [Ramageddon](https://www.redsharknews.com/ramageddon-2026-camera-storage-prices) crisis showing no sign of abating, analyst [IDC](https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25/) reports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be \$523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then. ## And the BAFTA Goes To... So, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for I Swear. And, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to One Battle After Another. Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. ## Donut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing ![donut labs battery](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/donut%20labs%20battery.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=donut%20labs%20battery.jpg)Cautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the [Donut solid state battery](https://www.redsharknews.com/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-production-ces-2026) at the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the [first independent test](https://pub-fee113bb711e441db5c353d2d31abbb3.r2.dev/VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf) of the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant. ## Aputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware ![aputure INFINIMAT lighting system](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg)Aputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface. ### New Features - Added ability to independently set DMX addresses per port. - Added DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses. - Updated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts. - Updated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure. - Updated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1. Plenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head [here](https://help.aputure.com/en/infinitmat/firmware-update-v1.4) to update. ## Panasonic Gets Out of the TV Business Panasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has [outsourced](https://www.redsharknews.com/sony-tcl-bravia-joint-venture) a controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago. ## DJI Experiences Massive Hack ![dji romo](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dji%20romo.webp?width=1388&height=922&name=dji%20romo.webp)And \that\ is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras. [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/879088/dji-romo-hack-vulnerability-remote-control-camera-access-mqtt) has more. ## DoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam ![SB-QB-Promo\_-04](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg?width=800&height=800&name=SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg) Designed exclusively for the new [Astera QuikBeam](https://www.redsharknews.com/astera-quikbeam-led-spotlight-200w-equivalent-poe), DoPchoice says that its latest [SNAPBAG Round](https://www.dopchoice.com/product/sbaqbr--snapbag-round-for-quikbeam/) maintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing ## Sigma Moves into Rice Production As well [as releasing new lenses](https://www.redsharknews.com/sigma-af-cine-28-105mm-t3-ff-35mm-art-ii-15mm-contemporary-2026) at CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the [Sigma Aizu Farm Corporation](https://www.sigma-global.com/en/sigma-aizu-farm/). "Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings," writes the company. "The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering "Made in Aizu, Japan" products to customers worldwide. ![sigma-aizu-farm\_img001](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg?width=1280&height=851&name=sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg) "At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. As a result, satoyama landscapes, ecosystems, and local cultural heritage are gradually being lost, beginning with rice paddies that have long retained abundant water and supported the region's natural cycles. In response to these changes, Sigma believes that protecting the natural environment and supporting local livelihoods is an important responsibility for a company that continues to manufacture in this region. Starting rice cultivation through Sigma Aizu Farm is a concrete initiative aimed at sustaining Aizu's culture, landscapes, and ways of life for the future by maintaining and cultivating rice paddies and farmland." 10/10. No notes. ## One Last Apple Story And finally, the video below shows how the England Rugby Performance Analysts use Apple technology to help them gain important tactical advantages on match day. A colossal amount of live data is collected, processed and analysed at speed — with the coaches’ box, touchline and changing room all seamlessly connected. As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something [as quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/02/23/joyous-ireland-prove-rumours-of-their-demise-were-greatly-exaggerated/) 💀. 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Readable Markdown	Apple’s F1 Push, Panasonic Exits TVs, Sigma Grows Rice — the Week in Media Tech 7:45 Apple, Panasonic, Sigma, and Aputure headline this week’s tech roundup, spanning F1 streaming strategy, TV manufacturing shifts, lighting firmware updates, battery breakthroughs, and unusual corporate diversification news. With added England Rugby trolling\! Apple Sub-Roundup Plenty from Cupertino this week, including the news that Apple is going to start making the Mac mini in the US (above), and even more coming next week. Tim Cook has confirmed that rather than a stack of announcements dropping on [March 4](https://www.redsharknews.com/apple-march-4-global-event), the company will actually drip feed releases over next week starting from Monday. Next week also sees the start of the 2026 F1 season. Apple, of course, has the rights to this in the US, doubling down on its sporting strategy that backed [F1: The Movie](https://www.redsharknews.com/sorry-f1-the-movie-this-is-still-the-greatest-onboard-f1-footage-ever-recorded) to such commercial success. It's making the most of this with a series of what marketing people call activations, including a content deal with Netflix that sees Apple show the latest season of Netflix F1 reality juggernaut Drive to Survive on Apple TV and the streamer show the Canadian GP later this year. All this is US-based, but more globally Apple Maps has also been overhauled to show detailed F1 track maps down to the kerbing. Below is a close-up of Turn 3 of Melbourne's Albert Park circuit, where a lot of pre-season chickens may rapidly come home to roost at about 180mph or so next Sunday. ![apple Maps F1](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/apple%20Maps%20F1.png?width=4254&height=2318&name=apple%20Maps%20F1.png) Smartphone Sales to Slump Apple might need as much going for it as possible. With the ongoing [Ramageddon](https://www.redsharknews.com/ramageddon-2026-camera-storage-prices) crisis showing no sign of abating, analyst [IDC](https://www.idc.com/resource-center/press-releases/wwsmartphoneforecast4q25/) reports that sales will drop an alarming 12.9% this year — the largest drop ever — while prices rise 14%. The worldwide average smartphone price will be \$523 by the time we get to the end of the year as a result. And sales won't be back at their 2025 peak till after 2030, if then. And the BAFTA Goes To... So, what do the 2026 BAFTAs tell us about the Oscars race? To be honest, very little. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts had an outbreak of major parochialism this year and awarded homegrown talent more than the visiting Hollywood stars. Robert Aramayo won in the best actor category for I Swear. And, as the man himself said, it was not to be believed that he’d be heading to the podium while the likes of DiCaprio, Chalamet and Ethan Hawke kept their seats. Editing and many other gongs, including Best Film, went to One Battle After Another. Then again, maybe that is a bit of a steer for the 98th Academy Awards on March 15. Donut's Solid State Battery Could be the Real Thing ![donut labs battery](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/donut%20labs%20battery.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=donut%20labs%20battery.jpg)Cautious levels of excitement here. We wrote about the [Donut solid state battery](https://www.redsharknews.com/donut-lab-solid-state-battery-production-ces-2026) at the start of the year and noted that claims for solid state success in the field tended to evaporate upon testing. Well, the [first independent test](https://pub-fee113bb711e441db5c353d2d31abbb3.r2.dev/VTT_CR_00092_26.pdf) of the company's battery tech is now in and seems to support many of its claims, including charging up to 80% from flat in under five minutes. More testing is required, but there's a chance this could be significant. Aputure Upgrades INFINIMAT Firmware ![aputure INFINIMAT lighting system](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg?width=1280&height=720&name=aputure%20INFINIMAT%20lighting%20system.jpg)Aputure has released a new V1.4 firmware for the INFINIMAT family. The update is recommended for all users and adds features to DMX and CRMX control, as well as to the factory settings and user interface. New Features Added ability to independently set DMX addresses per port. Added DMX Status Screen to support multiple DMX addresses. Updated Factory Reset and Sidus BT shortcuts. Updated CRMX Settings interface with improved RX behavior and menu structure. Updated default factory settings, including HSIC+ default mode, SAT default 0, Studio Mode ON, sACN default protocol, Static IP default, and Art-Net Universe 1. Plenty of tweaks and improvements too. Head [here](https://help.aputure.com/en/infinitmat/firmware-update-v1.4) to update. Panasonic Gets Out of the TV Business Panasonic is getting out of the TV business, announcing that it will no longer make its own sets. In a similar move to Sony that has [outsourced](https://www.redsharknews.com/sony-tcl-bravia-joint-venture) a controlling stake of its television and home audio business, including the BRAVIA TV lineup, to TCL, Panasonic says that Chinese company Skyworth will take over manufacturing, marketing, and selling Panasonic-branded TVs. That means there is little or no TV manufacture happening in Japan any more, which is one hell of a reversal from the picture a few decades ago. DJI Experiences Massive Hack ![dji romo](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dji%20romo.webp?width=1388&height=922&name=dji%20romo.webp)And \that\ is how you write clickbait. Apologies, we'd never dream of using that in a page heading, but it was too good to resist. This story concerns a DJI Romo robot vacuum user that managed to hack into a 7000-strong cohort of the machines while trying to find a route into his own one. He could remotely control them, look and listen through their live camera feeds, and even use their IP address to work out their rough location. The vulnerability has been plugged now, but makes you think as more and more of our home devices sprout cameras. [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/879088/dji-romo-hack-vulnerability-remote-control-camera-access-mqtt) has more. DoPchoice Intros SNAPBAG Round for the New Astera QuikBeam ![SB-QB-Promo\_-04](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg?width=800&height=800&name=SB-QB-Promo_-04.jpg) Designed exclusively for the new [Astera QuikBeam](https://www.redsharknews.com/astera-quikbeam-led-spotlight-200w-equivalent-poe), DoPchoice says that its latest [SNAPBAG Round](https://www.dopchoice.com/product/sbaqbr--snapbag-round-for-quikbeam/) maintains a compact footprint both when packed and fully set up. Despite its small size, it instantly shapes the output into a larger round surface, creating flattering, natural-looking illumination ideal for interviews, closeups, and eye light. Silver reflective fabric interior maximizes brightness and efficiency, which should ensure impressive output even when diffusion is applied. No word yet on pricing Sigma Moves into Rice Production As well [as releasing new lenses](https://www.redsharknews.com/sigma-af-cine-28-105mm-t3-ff-35mm-art-ii-15mm-contemporary-2026) at CP+ 2026+, Japan's Sigma is also planning on putting something back into the community with the establishment of the [Sigma Aizu Farm Corporation](https://www.sigma-global.com/en/sigma-aizu-farm/). "Sigma's Aizu factory has served for many years as the company's sole production site, supported by local communities and Aizu's rich natural surroundings," writes the company. "The skills and spirit cultivated here have shaped Sigma's quality and remain the driving force behind delivering "Made in Aizu, Japan" products to customers worldwide. ![sigma-aizu-farm\_img001](https://www.redsharknews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg?width=1280&height=851&name=sigma-aizu-farm_img001.jpg) "At the same time, Aizu―like many regions across Japan―faces growing challenges, including a shortage of agricultural successors and an increase in abandoned farmland. As a result, satoyama landscapes, ecosystems, and local cultural heritage are gradually being lost, beginning with rice paddies that have long retained abundant water and supported the region's natural cycles. In response to these changes, Sigma believes that protecting the natural environment and supporting local livelihoods is an important responsibility for a company that continues to manufacture in this region. Starting rice cultivation through Sigma Aizu Farm is a concrete initiative aimed at sustaining Aizu's culture, landscapes, and ways of life for the future by maintaining and cultivating rice paddies and farmland." 10/10. No notes. One Last Apple Story And finally, the video below shows how the England Rugby Performance Analysts use Apple technology to help them gain important tactical advantages on match day. A colossal amount of live data is collected, processed and analysed at speed — with the coaches’ box, touchline and changing room all seamlessly connected. As an Ireland Rugby supporter, it's only fair to point out that they might need to work on an upgrade to something [as quick as Stuart McCloskey hunting down Marcus Smith](https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/02/23/joyous-ireland-prove-rumours-of-their-demise-were-greatly-exaggerated/) 💀. [![](https://cdn.flipboard.com/badges/flipboard_srsw.png)](https://flipboard.com/)
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