2025File this under phones that I wish were available in the U.S. Now available in over 50 countries, the Oppo Find 8X Pro (1,049, 16GB of RAM, 512GB onboard storage) is a revelation. A sleek flagship thats also pleasantly durable, the Find 8X Pro is seriously impressive. Boasting powerful Hasselblad cameras, the smartphone can definitely take a pretty photo. And the 6.78-inch display is one of the brightest Ive encountered thus far. It also has an 80W charger for speedy recharges. Plus, its MediaTek processor handed the Find 8X Pro an unexpected win over the iPhone. And, of course, there are several AI features baked in.Speaking of the iPhone, the Oppo drew heavily from one of the best smartphones in the game. It even has a programmable Action button that defaults to snapping pics. Heck, even the icons in its Color OS 15 UI are iPhonesque. Oppos even made transferring files to an iPhone easier by using a simple tap. However, heavy iPhone influences aside, the Oppo Find 8X Pro is an excellent smartphone for people who are bored with the usual suspicions of flagships. Oppo Find 8X Pro The Oppo Find 8X Pro is a great Android flagship with a bunch of iPhone influences. Pros Cons Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Design Ive handled a lot of smartphones in my day, but this is the first Ive seen with so much pearlescence. And Im smitten. The matte Pearl White glass rear panel has bands of silky finish that produce soft glints whenever it catches a little light. Theres a large flash in the top left corner, right next to the massive circular silver metal module that houses a quad of camera sensors. Oppo is written in sterling lettering. The phone is also available in Space Black, a color found on iPhones.Photo: Adriano Contreras/Gizmodo The front of the phone is nearly all screen thanks to the Infinity View display. A 32MP shooter sits at the top of the display, with an integrated fingerprint reader towards the bottom. The Find 8Xs sides are wrapped with silver metal. A pair of light gray stripes sit near the top, demarcating the volume rocker on the right and the alert slider on the left. The Power and Quick buttons are also located on the phones right. The latter button acts like the iPhone 16s Action button, allowing you to snap a photo with a quick press. The USB-C charging port and microSIM slot reside along the Find 8X Pros bottom. Both sides of the phone are durable and made of Corning Gorilla Glass to protect against scratches and potential cracks. But thats not where the durability ends. Oppo outfitted the Find8X with IP68 and IP69 protection. That means the phone is dust- and water-resistant. Regarding the water component, the Find 8X Pro can survive 30 minutes of submersion in water up to 1.5 meters deep.The Oppo weighs 7.6 ounces and measures 6.4 x 3 x 0.33 inches, which is slightly lighter than theGoogle Pixel 9 Pro XL(7.8 ounces, 6.4 x 3 x 0.3 inches),iPhone 16 Pro Max(7.9 ounces, 6.4 x 3.1 x 0.32 inches), andSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (8.2 ounces, 6.4 x 3.1 x 0.33 inches). Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Display Slim bezels, bold, almost lurid color with a dazzling brightness. The Find 8X Pros 6.78-inch, 2780 x 1264p, OLED Infinity View display is a sight. Whether watching episodes of Dan Da Dan, Found, or playing Dead Cells or Alien Isolation, I enjoyed vivid hues with sharp details and inky blacks. If you dont like the screens default look, you can go into the Display Settings menu and choose between one of the two modes. Or you could adjust the color temperature from warm to cold or something custom. Still, as a flagship phone, the resolution could be higher.Photo: Adriano Contreras/Gizmodo As for brightness, you might want to grab a pair of shades or keep the adaptive brightness on. The Find 8X Pros minimum brightness starts at 800 nits and tops at a ludicrous 4,500. At max brightness, Ive noticed that lighter colors and blacks can get washed out, and in some instances, they can look a little gray.Like most modern flagship smartphones, the Oppo has an adaptive refresh rate ranging from 1Hz to 120Hz. This is ideal for gaming, as it kicks the refresh rate to maximum and drops it to lower, more power-efficient rates when reading or surfing the web. Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: UI This is my first Oppo phone review, so its also my first brush with Color OS, and so far, I think I like it. Based on Android 15, Color OS 15 is a user interface with a few AI elements and streamlined sharing with iPhones. The UI also boasts smoother interfaces compared to previous iterations thanks to the Luminous Rendering Engine, which boasts over 800 animations and 18% faster touch response. Its also uber customizable as you can pick between unified and split notifications/quick toggles panel views. You can also personalize the status bars look. Photo: Oppo Photo: Oppo Color OS 15 interface Color OS 15 navigation doesnt differ much from stock Android. There are gesture controls or the classic three-button setup. The icons and widgets are similar to those on an iPhone. Navigation is very smooth, and as an Android fan, I find the interface comfortable and familiar.AI features are grouped under the companys Oppo AI umbrella, covering productivity and photo editing. Well kick things off with the AI ToolBox, encompassing AI Speak, which reads emails and notifications for you aloud. Then theres AI Summary, which summarizes highlighted text, and AI Writer, which adds a bit of polish to your writing while considering your writing style. Speaking of summaries, the Recorder app creates concise summaries of transcription. Documents offer summaries in seven languages, while Notes summaries and restructure formats. Photo: Oppo Photo: Oppo Photo: Oppo For photos, Oppo has several AI-powered photo remastering tools including AI Clarity Enhance which upscales low resolution images, AI Unblur highlights finer details like hair and skin. And for those shots with distracting glare, theres AI Reflection Remover. AI Studio quickly became my favorite as it let me create AI avatars of myself so I could see myself as a futuristic space soldier or a beauty queen in various styles. Oppo also made sure the Find 8X Pro plays nice with the iPhone. The smartphones Touch to Share feature lets iPhone and 8X Pro owners transfer files with a quick tap as long as the Apple device has Oppos O+ Connect app. And speaking of iPhone, Oppo cribbed off of Apples Dynamic Island Alerts with ColorOS Live Alerts as it displays real-time updates centered around the punch-hole camera.Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Performance The Oppo Find 8X Pro is the first smartphone with MediaTeks Dimensity 9400 processor. The 3-nanometer chip works with the Trinity Engine, a proprietary system architecture designed to improve the phones performance and efficiency. The Find 8X Pro also has a vapor chamber with a graphite layer and thermal gel designed to dissipate heat, keeping the smartphones components cool and running at peak performance. I didnt hold back with the Oppo Find 8X Pro. I launched over 50 tabs in Google Chrome and had a number of apps open, including Adobe Photoshop Express, Netflix, and a few G-Suite apps. The Oppo didnt slow down as I navigated through pages or switched between apps, and the animations were just as smooth. The phone also held its own when I played Dead Cells for an hour. The phone stayed relatively cool, and I lived to die quite a few deaths. I also ran Geekbench 6 to see how the Oppo would fare against other flagships, and it held its own. The Oppo scored a single-core result 2,818 and a multi-core outcome of 8,434. It obliterated the Pixel 9 Pro XL (1,920 single, 4,208 multi) and even gave the iPhone 16 Pro Max a run for its money (2,975 single, 7,438 multi). Its one of the few phones Ive seen this year to route the iPhone. Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Camera Whats in a name? If its Hasselblad, its a world-renowned camera brand synonymous with excellent cameras and lenses. Oppo teamed up with the Swiss company to create Find 8X Pros quad camera set. Each of the four cameras has 50 megapixels and a pair of telephoto shooters. Oppo says the Find 8X Pro is the worlds first smartphone with dual-periscope telephoto cameras.Photo: Adriano Contreras/Gizmodo The main sensor has a /1.6 aperture, with a 1/1.4-inch sensor. The first telephoto lens offers 50MP resolution, a /2.6 aperture with a 3X optical zoom, while the second telephoto camera (/4) offers a 6X optical zoom. Next, you have the ultrawide lens with a /2.0 aperture and the front camera, which deviates from the rest with 32MP (/2.4). Im itching to do a shoot-off between this, the Pixel 9 Pro XL, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max because my testing yielded some impressive results. Photo: Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC @Photo: Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC Photo: Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC Wide shotsMy favorite is a wide shot of a hornets nest. Zoomed into 3x, you can see the individual ridges of the nest clearly, along with the trees pods. I also captured a few shots of my puppies, accurately capturing their adorableness. Despite being an action shot, theres not a lot of blurring, and if you zoom in, you can see Natashas (on the left) eye color and brindle pattern. Photo: Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC @Photo: Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC Zoom shotsNow, regarding digital zoom, the Find 8X Pro gives the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra a run for its money. The former boasts a 120x digital zoom to the latters 100x. But as youll discover with both phones, maxing out the zoom leads to incredibly blurry shots. Oppo attempts to fight this with its AI Telephoto Zoom, which, as you can see in my shot, is the top of a far-off skyscraper. Although you can make out the outline of the building and some of the lights, the photo is ultimately really blurry. Photo: Charles Anthony Davis/DreamSmith LLC @Photo:Sherri L. Smith/DreamSmith LLC Selfie shots The selfie cam is no slouch, either. The front shooter produced clear details, displaying the intricate design in my boyfriends pocketwatch and the individual hairs in his beard. His skin tone was warm with red undertones, offset by his olive-colored T-shirt. Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Battery When I ran the Gizmodo battery test, playing a 24-hour YouTube video with the display brightness set to 50%, the Find 8X Pro lasted 19 hours and 42 minutes. However, the battery life will differ depending on how you use the phone. I squeezed 12:29 out of the phone with mixed-use, including scrolling through social media, watching the latest episodes of Dune: Legacy, streaming music from Spotify, playingStreets of Rage 4, texting, and making a few calls here and there.The smartphone is capable of 80W wired fast charging or 50W wireless. However, youll have to fork out some extra cash for Oppos proprietary wireless charger. Oppo Find 8X Pro Review: Verdict This is my first time with an Oppo phone, and I like much of what the Find 8X Pro offers. Its got a unique, eye-catching design, a stunning display, and a great set of cameras. While the Color OS user interface is Android software, it offers features similar to modern iPhones. Hell, Oppo even made sure that the phones play nice when transferring files. Plus, a host of AI features run the gamut of productivity and photo editing. This is one of the few smartphones that have upended the iPhone 16 Pro Max in terms of performance. The phone also has great battery life, depending on what youre doing. However, in terms of some of the features and the interface, Oppos flying a bit too close to the iPhones sun. And while imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Find 8X Pro is toeing the line of derivativeness. Regarding the display, if this is a flagship, I expected a higher resolution for the price. Then theres the brightness. 4500 nits is the highest Ive seen on a smartphone, and although that means youll rarely have problems reading anything on this screen, it can be too much of a good thing at times, as the extreme brightness can wash out some colors. If youre looking for a flagship Android smartphone with heavy iPhone influence, great performance, endurance, and a lovely display, the Oppo Find 8X Pro is it.

Replacement Buildings Old Carpentry / Beck Oser ArchitektenSave this picture! Brje MllerArchitects: Beck Oser ArchitektenAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:529 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2021 PhotographsPhotographs:Brje MllerManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Electrolux, Nikles, Otis, Schmidlin, Stcklin Mbel AG, Suter Inox AGMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The conversion of the carpentry site includes a replacement building on Flhstrasse and a supplementary building on Hutmattweg. The existing buildings could not be retained due to their structural condition. The replacement building adopts the building dimensions, story, and roof form of the existing building and follows the design building line. An important goal of the transformation is a dense development with appropriately dimensioned forecourt and courtyard areas, which is typical for the site. Due to this, the supplementary building is detached from the existing building structure and is shifted in the direction of Hutmattweg. This reduces the size of the front yard formerly used by the carpentry as a lumber yard and creates a common backyard with high residential value.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The apartment building on Hutmattweg blends in with the historic building fabric and should be perceived as an addition to the existing building. Following the carpenter's workshop, it has a similar roof pitch, materiality, and the same ridge direction. With two floors, it is subordinate to the replacement building but should be recognizable as a new building.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The differently arranged openings and the newly interpreted wooden facade create a subtle modernity. To ensure that the volume fits optimally into the existing terrain, it follows the course of the terrain and is stepped along the rising Hutmattweg. The resulting roof shape gives the building a dynamic appearance and generates exciting interior spaces. The angled facades on the first floor mark the covered entrance to the building. In order to create optimal lighting, the courtyard facade takes up the angled shape of the roof. This creates generous seating areas and balconies. In the apartments, too, angled wall courses generate pleasant room proportions and dynamic room sequences.Save this picture!The material wood as a symbol of carpentry is found as a connecting element in the facade design of both buildings. They are built in hybrid construction. The lower floors and staircases are solid, while the attics, all facades, and roofs are prefabricated as insulated wooden elements. The energy-efficient and sustainable construction method is supported by the use of ecological materials and the building services equipment with a central wood pellet heating system, residential ventilation with heat recovery and a photovoltaic system inconspicuously integrated into the south roofs.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Elgg, SwitzerlandLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeMaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on January 04, 2025Cite: "Replacement Buildings Old Carpentry / Beck Oser Architekten" 04 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025318/replacement-buildings-old-carpentry-beck-oser-architekten&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Stack CommerceShareWe may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more Techies everywhere are freaking out over the NanoPhone. Why? Its an Android smartphone thats smaller than a credit card. People are grabbing them for their micro appeal (theyre great for travel) or as a backup for their primary phone.This mini smartphone just arrived in our shop for $89.97 with free shipping. You wont find a better deal anywhere else.Size doesnt matter after allYou dont have to buy a data plan with the NanoPhonejust insert the SIM card from your current phone, and it should work with your existing 4G carrier. Thats the only setup required. Then, it works just like a normal phoneexcept its tiny.Pretend youre a giant while taking pictures with a 5MP rear camera or video chat with a 2MP front camera. Download any apps supported on Android 10 OS, like Facebook, Netflix, and Instagram, and use them all mini-style on a 3-inch screen.You might still be asking yourself why? Why would someone want a smaller phone? Part of the appeal of the NanoPhone is simply the marvel that it can be so tiny3.5 by 1.8 inchesand still be truly functional and useful. Its even a collectors piece for those who enjoy owning different kinds of tech.But its also pretty handy to have as a backup phone. If your main phone dies or you drop it in the toilet, you can just pop its SIM card into your NanoPhone for emergencies or to scroll on social media.Grab your NanoPhone tiny smartphone here with our unbeatable price of $89.97 (reg. $199.99).StackSocial prices subject to change.NanoPhone A Miniaturized Smartphone Packed with Mega Features! $89.97Get It Here

Windows has tools for grabbing text from images. Image: Surface/UnsplashShareThere are all kinds of reasons why you might want to extract text out of images. Maybe youve taken photos of restaurant bills and you want to make a record of what youve eaten; or perhaps youve got a bunch of screenshots that you need to get product names out of; or you could have scanned in some important documents that need sorting.Whatever the reason, Windows comes with built-in tools for picking out text from image files (technically known as OCR, or Optical Character Recognition)in fact, there are several different ways, so you can pick the one that suits you best. Heres how to get started, assuming you already have your images saved somewhere.You can extract text with the Snipping Tool. Screenshot: Microsoft The Snipping Tool is the easiest way to extract text from images on Windows. You can launch the utility from the Start menu, either by searching for it or by finding it on the full list of apps. Once youve got the program open, click the three dots (top right), choose Open file, and pick the image you want to work with.With the image on screen, click the Text actions button on the toolbarit looks like a series of lines with a frame around it. After a few moments of thinking, youll see the Snipping Tool highlight all of the text in the image, while the rest of the picture fades out.Youve got a couple of options here: You can click and drag across any of the highlighted text to select it, and then copy it to the clipboard (and from there to another app): So you could, for example, drag the cursor across an address in an image, then press Ctrl+C to send it to the keyboard, and Ctrl+V to paste it into another Windows program.Your other option is to click the Copy all text button on the toolbar at the topthis sends all the text in the picture to the clipboard, so you dont need to spend time selecting it all manually. Use the arrow next to Quick redact on the toolbar to to exclude email addresses and phone numbers from the selection.When youre done with your text manipulations, you can click the Text actions button again to remove the highlighting and go back to the normal editing view. All of these actions are available when you capture a screenshot with the Snipping Tool tooso you could, for example, grab a screenshot of a webpage, then extract all the text from it.Other Windows optionsThe Text Extractor tool in Microsoft PowerToys. Screenshot: Microsoft The Snipping Tool can take care of most of your OCR needs on Windows, but its not the only option available to you. Microsoft has put a similar set of text extraction features in two of its other programs, and while you will have to download these separately, they wont cost you anything to use.First up theres OneNote, which you can download. Its a comprehensive note-taking and organization tool, which you can use to bring together text, images, web links and drawings in digital collections called notebooks. To drop an image into a notebook, click Insert > Pictures on the toolbar, or paste something from the clipboard.Extracting text from an image is then as simple as right-clicking on it, then choosing Copy Text from Picture. All of the text detected in the image is sent to the clipboard, and you can paste it into another app with Ctrl+V (you cant select specific parts of the text in the image, but you can once youve pasted it somewhere else).Second, youve got PowerToys, which is a suite of Windows utilities that Microsoft releases separately from the main operating system: You can download the package for free. Once youve installed and launched the PowerToys program, theres a list of utilities on the left: Click Text Extractor to see the keyboard shortcut for the tool, and instructions for how to use it.By default, the shortcut key is Win+Shift+T. Press this with any kind of image on screen, and you can drag out a selection window: Anything within this window that PowerToys Text Extractor identifies as text will be instantly converted and copied to the keyboard. Again, you can tap Ctrl+V in another app to paste the copied text. Its not the most sophisticated of solutions, but it does the job.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players are concerned that the new Front Man operator skin, which can be obtained via the Squid Game Event Pass, could be considered pay-to-win due to its dark design. The Call of Duty community has previously experienced issues with Modern Warfare's Roze skin, which Infinity Ward was forced to adjust due to backlash, but now Black Ops 6 players may be about to experience a very similar problem with the latest skin to join the game.