Fujifilm's X Half, a New OnePlus Tablet, and Fender's GarageBand Rival—Your Gear News of the Week

This week, Fujifilm announced a caller integer half-frame compact camera called nan X Half. Like half-frame movie cameras, nan X Half shoots vertical frames, but records to an 18-megapixel sensor instead. The lens is simply a 32mm (35mm equivalent) f/2.8 aperture, which is adjacent to nan lenses of nan X100 bid cameras. The X Half looks for illustration a operation of Fujifilm's celebrated X100VI and an aged Rollie 35 movie camera. It's mini and stylish, which is portion of nan entreaty here.

The X Half is besides designed to beryllium nosy alternatively than a "serious" camera (whatever that means). Serious camera fans, beryllium warned: The X Half is JPG-only; location are nary RAW files. Out of nan box, location are 10 movie simulations—just for illustration Fujifilm's "serious" cameras—along pinch 18 filters to simulate things for illustration ray leaks aliases expired film. Since nan files are JPGs, immoderate filters you use can't beryllium unapplied successful post.

In different motion to movie cameras, location is simply a Film Roll mode which allows you to fastener successful a movie simulation aliases select combo and past sprout 24, 26, aliases 72 images (like a rotation of film) without being capable to reappraisal nan image connected nan rear surface aliases spot thing astir it until you dump nan pics to nan companion telephone app.

It won't beryllium for everyone, but I'm looking guardant to testing this 1 arsenic we seldom spot a camera that doesn't return itself excessively seriously. My only hesitation is the recommended value of $849, which is simply a small steep for thing that doesn't connection RAW files. —Scott Gilbertson

OnePlus Has a New Android Tablet

The Android tablet marketplace has been gradually increasing since Google decided to springiness it some emotion successful 2022—there are much options to take from now than successful years. OnePlus is keeping things chugging on pinch nan OnePlus Pad 3—its predecessor is our favourite Android tablet, truthful location are precocious expectations for this slate.

Powered by nan Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, nan high-end processor powering each nan 2025 Android phones, this is simply a flagship tablet done and through. OnePlus hasn't shared nan afloat specifications astir nan tablet yet, but it supports Open Canvas, nan company's multitasking software. There are immoderate integrations for Apple users, too—you tin power a Mac remotely, and record stock via resistance and drop. You tin besides brace it pinch 3 accessories (sold separately): a Smart Keyboard, a Stylo 2 stylus, and a Folio Case.

The Pad 3 comes successful Storm Blue and will beryllium disposable successful nan US and Canada opening June 5. Pricing hasn't been shared yet, but it's not a agelong to ideate a higher MSRP than nan $550 motorboat value of nan OnePlus Pad 2. The institution precocious raised nan value of nan OnePlus Watch 3 to $550 (from $330) shortly aft tariffs were announced, but past brought nan MSRP down to $350—still an increase. It's a nonstop contender to Samsung's precocious announced Tab S10 FE.

Fender's GarageBand Rival

Fender has announced a caller cross-platform app called Fender Studio that will fto users easy record, jam, and merchandise euphony from anywhere. The free app is disposable for iOS, Android, PC, Linux, and macOS, and looks to return connected Apple's GarageBand for free signaling app supremacy. It tin usage your phone's microphone aliases immoderate compatible interface, and includes modeling for classical amplifiers, effects pedals, and mixing plugins. You tin moreover tune vocals and usage a vocoder.

This democratization of high-end signaling follows Fender’s acquisition of affordable signaling marque PreSonus. PreSonus makes Studio One, different awesome portion of signaling software, among our favourite integer audio workstations. With Fender Studio, users tin get overmuch of that aforesaid functionality, a boon for folks who don’t want to scatter retired connected fancy package to make demos aliases to grounds basal audio tracks. So far, it useful awesome successful my experience, pinch an easy-to-use interface that scales perfectly betwixt PC, tablet, and compartment phone. I for illustration really akin it looks to Studio One, which has a cleanable and elemental look, a cardinal for signaling package to beryllium immoderate good. —Parker Hall

A Last of Us Guitar

Taylor Guitars is making a constricted tally of replica exemplary 314c acoustic guitars identical to nan exemplary utilized successful HBO’s The Last of Us. The guitar features Taylor’s celebrated cutaway style, pinch a civilization moth inlay connected nan 3rd fret. It’s a beautiful instrumentality that mightiness extremity up being collectible someday, beyond fans of nan show; nan moth inlay is prettier than an HBO logo, and nan baccy sunburst and ivoroid accents springiness it a benignant of modern vintage vibe. The guitar is available for acquisition now for $2,799, and is built connected request pinch an expected transportation clip of six to 10 weeks. They each travel pinch a difficult case. —Parker Hall

Coros Introduces a Repair Program

I consistently prime Garmin watches complete Coros models successful my Best Fitness Trackers guide. However, that separator is getting slimmer, and nan news that you tin now repair Coros devices gives nan marque a boost. Coros' new repair program increases nan lifespan of your costly wearable. You tin nonstop successful a damaged device, salary a nominal repair fee, and person a refurbished replacement while your instrumentality is being repaired.

Available repairs see replacing a surgery screen, button, dial, aliases defective battery, and each Coros devices are eligible, including nan latest Vertix 2S, each nan Pace watches, and the solar-powered motorcycle computer. Unlike comparable repair programs, for illustration AppleCare, Coros owners do not person to salary into a abstracted warranty aliases sum programme successful summation to nan repair cost. Coros besides posts nan repair prices, pinch astir good nether $100. It’s worthy noting present that I’ve ne'er had to hole a Coros device, and I've recovered them each to beryllium beautiful durable. But WIRED contributor Steph Pearson shattered her Coros Dura motorcycle computer's screen while upland biking, truthful nan news that you tin get it fixed for a reasonable value is welcome. —Adrienne So

Paravel Goes Under

Earlier this week, nan charismatic website for Paravel, a celebrated recreation marque known for its stylish luggage, was taken offline without anterior notice. Customers who precocious ordered recreation cogwheel reported shipments canceled, pinch refunds provided only successful immoderate cases. Financial records bespeak that nan institution filed for bankruptcy connected May 19. Several third-party retailers still transportation Paravel products (for now), including Amazon, Ssense, Net-a-Porter, and Bloomingdale’s. You mightiness beryllium capable to drawback a discount while banal lasts. We've reached retired to Paravel for comment. —Boutayna Chokrane