Si vous avez des caméras connectées chez vous et que vous vous baladez régulièrement, comme moi, en tenue d’Adam (ou d’Ève), j’ai une petite histoire qui va peut-être vous faire réfléchir. La police sud-coréenne vient d’arrêter 4 personnes qui auraient piraté plus de 120 000 caméras IP présentes dans des domiciles et des commerces pour en extraire des vidéos à caractère sexuel. Et oui, les gens filmés n’en savaient évidemment rien du tout.

Les lieux ciblés sont des maisons privées, des salles de karaoké, un studio de pilates et même… un cabinet de gynécologue. Gloups… Vous imaginez le truc ? Vous allez vous faire examiner chez le médecin et paf, y’a un mec de l’autre côté de la planète qui revend la vidéo sur un site louche. C’est moche.

D’après l’Agence nationale de police sud-coréenne, les quatre suspects agissaient indépendamment les uns des autres. L’un d’eux aurait piraté 63 000 caméras à lui seul et produit 545 vidéos qu’il a revendues pour environ 25 000 euros en cryptomonnaies. Un autre a compromis 70 000 caméras, extrayant 648 vidéos vendues une quinzaine de milliers d’euros au total. 3 acheteurs qui ont visionné ces vidéos ont également été arrêtés.

Mais comment ont-ils fait pour pirater autant de caméras ? Hé bien, la technique est d’une banalité affligeante. Ils ont tout simplement déviné les mots de passe trop simples ou par défaut des caméras . Vous savez, le fameux “admin/admin” ou “123456” que personne ne change jamais.

Bon, moi je vous rassure, je peux me balader tranquillement en calbut ou tout nu chez moi sans craindre de finir sur un site coréen douteux. J’ai une astuce toute bête : mes caméras sont branchées sur des prises connectées qui sont reliées à mon système d’alarme. Quand j’active l’alarme en partant, les caméras s’allument automatiquement. Et quand je suis chez moi et que l’alarme est désactivée, les caméras sont physiquement coupées de l’électricité.

Pas de jus, pas de vidéo, pas de risque.

Même le hacker le plus balèze du monde ne peut pas pirater une caméra éteinte. Après, si quelqu’un arrive à hacker mon système d’alarme, là on passe à un autre niveau… mais j’ai de la bonne came côté sécurité, je suis plutôt serein.

Les autorités sud-coréennes ont prévenu individuellement les victimes et leur ont conseillé de changer leurs mots de passe immédiatement. Elles rappellent aussi les bonnes pratiques telles que des mots de passe complexes avec majuscules, minuscules, chiffres et caractères spéciaux, et surtout du WPA2 ou WPA3 pour le WiFi (le vieux WEP c’est open bar pour les hackers).

Voilà, si vous avez des caméras IP chez vous, prenez deux minutes pour vérifier vos mots de passe et si vous êtes du genre pudique, pensez à la solution des prises connectées qui coupent l’alimentation quand vous êtes à la maison. C’est simple, c’est radical, et ça vous évitera de devenir la star involontaire d’un site de “sexploitation” à l’autre bout du monde.

Never have I seen something so audaciously brilliant I actually summon a CEO to help make it a reality but Tim Cook… if you’re reading this, this lock-screen mirror definitely needs to ship on the next iOS build. Put together by Jakub Zegzulka, an ex-Apple, Meta, and OpenAI fellow, this tiny little feature is perhaps more important than FaceID itself!

How many times have you stepped out for a meeting with friends or for an interview, having no idea what you look like… or whether you’ve got food stuck in your teeth? You unlock your phone, open the camera app, and flip to the front-facing camera to do a quick vibe-check. It’s a 3-step process that absolutely doesn’t need to be a 3-step process. Instead, Zegzulka’s solution involves just long-pressing on the camera icon on the bottom right of your lock screen. That brings up a tiny window emerging off the dynamic island, giving you a quick preview of yourself. You can check your hair, fix your make-up, adjust your specs, run your tongue across your teeth, or just quickly check out that annoying zit that appeared at the wrong place and wrong time.

Designer: Jakub Zegzulka

Zegzulka didn’t outline much, except a quick video demo of this feature on Threads. Although that was enough to gather nearly 2K likes in just over a day. The Lock Screen Mirror isn’t an app. It’s just a quick interaction that lets you open the camera’s viewfinder right on your lock screen for checking your appearance. The tiny circular window is almost exactly the size of a make-up mirror, and the feature is legitimately handy, even for me as a guy who has fairly curly hair that needs to just be ruffled before I step out.

Heck, imagine going an entire hour on a date with spinach stuck in your teeth and them being polite enough to not point out. Instead, you just do a quick check, get that pesky piece of green stuck on your pearly whites, and you’re good to go. It’s such a tiny-yet-life-enhancing feature that Apple could totally ship with their next build. You’re NOT opening your camera app with this lock screen mirror function, just a preview. You could drag your finger up and have the app open like it traditionally does, but a feature like this would probably eliminate the need to, if all you need to do is see if you look good right before you meet your friends, your future boss, or the potential love of your life.

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– Article en partenariat avec Devolo –

J’avais besoin de WiFi dans un local technique pour brancher des caméras de surveillance parce que mes routeurs sont à l’opposé de la zone à couvrir et finalement la solution la plus fiable et la moins prise de tête que j’ai trouvé, ça a été de passer par mes bons vieux câbles électriques.

Devolo m’a donc envoyé ses Magic 2 WiFi 6 Next en test (Le multiroom kit avec trois adaptateurs), et je les ai vraiment trouvé pas mal. Le kit se compose d’une prise LAN que vous branchez à votre routeur en ethernet, et de deux prises WiFi que vous placez là où vous voulez chez vous. Et le tout communique via votre réseau électrique (technologie CPL ou powerline pour les intimes), et diffuse du WiFi 6 avec mesh intégré.

L’installation prend deux minutes chrono. Vous branchez les trois prises, vpous attendez un peu que toutes les diodes passent au blanc, puis avec l’app devolo Home Network, vous configurez tout ça. Aucune bidouille, aucun paramétrage manuel puisque les trois adaptateurs sont détecté tout seuls et créent alors un réseau mesh transparent.

Attention ne branchez JAMAIS vos adaptateurs CPL sur une multiprise car ça crée des perturbations qui massacrent les perfs. Branchez-les directement sur une vraie prise murale, et ensuite vous pourrez utiliser la prise intégrée aux boitiers pour brancher votre multiprise par-dessus.

Le gros atout du CPL face au mesh WiFi classique, c’est sa stabilité. Un mesh WiFi pur va fluctuer selon les interférences, les murs, les voisins qui balancent du 2.4 GHz à fond. Alors que là, le backhaul (la connexion entre les prises) passe par les câbles électriques à 2400 Mbps max, donc zéro fluctuation. Le WiFi 6 diffusé ensuite monte jusqu’à 3000 Mbps (574 Mbps en 2,4 GHz + 2402 Mbps en 5 GHz), avec du roaming automatique entre les prises.

Par contre, je vais être clair, les performances dépendent énormément de la qualité de votre installation électrique. Si votre maison date de Mathusalem avec un câblage pourri, vous n’atteindrez jamais les débits théoriques. C’est le seul point noir du CPL… ça dépend énormément de votre install électrique.

Ensuite, j’ai mesuré les performances avecc ma configuration. Même étage que le routeur je suis environ 500 Mbps en CPL et au premier étage je suis entre 330 et 415 Mbps selon où je me trouve. Du coup, pour mes caméras de surveillance ou se faire un film en streaming 4K, c’est largement suffisant et surtout ultra-stable.

Si vous regardez bien, sous chaque prise WiFi il y a deux ports Ethernet gigabit, ce qui est parfait si vous avez des appareils filaires à brancher (NAS, switch, caméras PoE avec injecteur…etc) et tout le réseau est extensible puisque vous pouvez ajouter autant de prises Devolo que vous voulez partout chez vous pour couvrir une surface gigantesque.

Le système Devolo embarque également tout ce qu’on attend d’une solution de routeurs / répéteurs modernes : un chiffrement WPA3 pour la sécurité, du WiFi invité pour vos potes histoire de pas leur filer votre mot de passe principal, contrôle parental avec programmation horaire, et Airtime Fairness pour que vos appareils rapides ne soient pas ralentis par le vieux smartphone de belle-maman. Tout se pilote bien sûr via l’app devolo Home Network, disponible sur iOS et Android.

Pour ceux qui ont des connaissances pointues en CPL, sachez que ce système utilise la techno G.hn qui est plus rapide et plus stable que l’ancien HomePlug AV2. Donc si vous avez de vieux adaptateurs CPL qui traînent, autant les offrir à quelqu’un qui n’en a pas parce que la différence de performances est énorme. Le G.hn gère carrément mieux les perturbations et offre des débits très supérieurs.

Voilà, alors si vous êtes comme moi et que vous avec une maison ancienne avec des murs épais, plusieurs étages, ou des zones où le WiFi ne passe juste pas genre loin dans le jardin, suffit d’avoir l’électricité et vous êtes opérationnel. Par contre, si vous vivez dans un appart récent avec des murs en placo, un simple système mesh WiFi fera probablement l’affaire pour moins cher.

Maintenant le truc qui pique un peu mais quand on aime on ne compte pas, c’est le prix. Comptez environ 400-470 euros le kit Multiroom (3 adaptateurs) selon les revendeurs. C’est cher, mais quand l’alternative c’est de tirer des câbles Ethernet à travers toute la baraque ou de galérer avec un mesh WiFi capricieux dans une vieille baraque, ça se défend. Et Devolo offre une garantie de trois ans, donc vous êtes tranquille.

Notez qu’il existe aussi un Starter Kit à deux adaptateurs autour de 240-260 euros si vous avez une surface plus modeste.

Donc voilà, pour mon local technique et mes caméras WiFi, le Devolo Magic 2 WiFi 6 Next fait très bien le job. Après c’est comme tout, c’est une solution miracle mais pour des cas comme le mien où le WiFi classique ne suffit pas et que les distances sont trop grandes, ça change la vie ! Et maintenant j’ai un super wifi pour bosser dans le jardin et faire mes tests de caméras !

There’s a new camera brand in town called Xtra, and it’s selling cameras that look exactly like DJI’s most popular models, except without the tariff markup. I’m talking functionally identical hardware here. The Xtra Muse is the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. The Xtra Edge is the DJI Osmo Action 4. Same specs, same build, same everything, just different branding on the box and a price tag that doesn’t include the Trump tax that’s been crushing DJI’s US pricing for the past year.

Here’s where it gets wild: Xtra has no history, no visible headquarters, no executives with public profiles, and exists seemingly for the sole purpose of selling rebranded DJI cameras in America. The Verge literally tore down the Xtra Muse and found that the internals are identical to the Osmo Pocket 3, down to the circuit boards and processors. This isn’t some knockoff operation reverse-engineering DJI’s tech. This is DJI’s tech, just with a different name slapped on it. The only logical conclusion is that DJI created Xtra as a shell brand to dodge tariffs and customs scrutiny.

Trump’s trade war turned DJI’s US pricing into an absolute disaster. Baseline tariffs on Chinese goods started at 10 percent, then got ratcheted up to 25 percent and higher for electronics. DJI drones and cameras got hammered. The Osmo Pocket 3, which should cost around $500, now sells for $799 in the US after multiple tariff-driven price hikes. Add to that the fact that US Customs has been randomly blocking some DJI shipments entirely, citing vague forced labor concerns even though there’s no actual ban in place. The company has been caught in this bureaucratic nightmare where products either vanish from shelves, show up at inflated prices, or appear through sketchy third-party sellers with no clear connection to DJI.

So DJI ‘allegedly’ decided to get creative. Can’t import cameras under the DJI brand without getting slapped with massive tariffs? Fine, just create a new brand and import them that way. Xtra sells exactly three products, all of which correspond perfectly to DJI’s current consumer camera lineup. The Muse is the Pocket 3. The Edge is the Action 4. There’s another action camera variant that also maps directly to a DJI product. Every single item in Xtra’s catalog is a DJI camera wearing a disguise. The company has zero web presence beyond a barebones storefront, and when journalists ask DJI about any connection to Xtra, the company refuses to comment. That silence is basically an admission.

The Verge’s teardown really sealed the case. They pulled the Xtra Muse apart and photographed every component. The sensor, the processor, the gimbal mechanism, the circuit board layout, everything matches the Osmo Pocket 3 exactly. You can’t fake that level of identity through copying. These cameras are coming off the same production line, built to the same specifications, probably in the same Chinese factory. The only differences are cosmetic: different logo, slightly tweaked packaging, maybe some altered serial number formatting. That’s it. You’re buying a DJI camera, you’re just not buying it from DJI, at least not officially.

Xtra products don’t sell through DJI’s official US store, which has been a ghost town for months due to the tariff chaos. Instead, they show up on Amazon through sellers like AeroTech Hubs, which has no existence outside of its Amazon storefront and sells almost nothing but DJI-adjacent gear. AeroTech also sells one random hairdryer for some reason, presumably to look less suspicious. The whole operation feels like a front, and that’s because it probably is. By routing products through Xtra and using different product codes, DJI can potentially avoid the tariff classifications that hit Chinese-branded electronics and slip past customs agents who are specifically looking for DJI shipments. It’s logistical sleight of hand.

Customs enforcement has been wildly inconsistent, which creates the exact conditions for this kind of workaround. Some DJI shipments get blocked. Others go through fine. There’s no clear pattern, no transparent ruleset, just arbitrary decisions made by officials applying vague guidelines. DJI has clearly decided it’s not going to sit around waiting for clarity or hoping tariffs will ease. The company needs to sell cameras in America, so it’s going to sell cameras in America, even if that means inventing a fake brand to do it. The audacity is almost impressive.

Tariffs only work if customs can identify and tax the goods being imported. DJI’s Xtra scheme exposes how fragile that enforcement actually is in the age of global supply chains and e-commerce. Change some branding, tweak the packaging, route things through intermediaries, and suddenly your 25 percent tariff disappears into bureaucratic confusion. The US government can tax DJI cameras all it wants, but if those cameras show up under a different name at the original price, what exactly has the tariff accomplished? It’s performative policy that sounds tough but collapses the moment a company with resources decides to challenge it.

DJI is making a statement here, both to regulators and to customers. To regulators: your tariffs are ineffective and we’ll prove it by continuing to sell our products anyway. To customers: you can still get our cameras, they’ll just arrive in a box that says Xtra instead of DJI, and honestly, does that really matter? The hardware is identical, the performance is identical, and the price is better because you’re not paying the Trump tax. Most buyers won’t care about the brand name as long as the gimbal works and the footage looks good. DJI knows this, which is why the strategy makes perfect sense.

The fact that this is happening so openly is the most brazen part. Xtra isn’t hiding in the shadows or operating through obscure gray market channels. The cameras are right there on Amazon, available for anyone to buy, with product pages that make only minimal effort to pretend they’re not DJI products. The specs match, the design matches, the accessories are compatible, everything about the presentation screams “this is a DJI camera” except for the brand name. It’s DJI basically winking at US customs officials and daring them to do something about it. And so far, customs hasn’t figured out how to respond.

This whole situation reveals the limits of using tariffs to target specific companies in a globalized market. DJI is too big, too sophisticated, and too embedded in worldwide manufacturing and distribution networks to be easily contained by trade policy. The company can pivot, rebrand, reroute, and adapt faster than regulators can write new rules. Xtra proves that. You can slap a 25 percent tariff on DJI products, but if DJI can simply create a shell brand and import the same products under a different name, your tariff is pointless. You’ve created paperwork, not protection.

American consumers are the real winners here, assuming they’re comfortable with the absurdity of buying a DJI camera that pretends not to be a DJI camera. You get the Osmo Pocket 3’s incredible stabilization and 1-inch sensor without paying an extra $300 for the privilege of geopolitical posturing. You get the Action 4’s rugged build and high frame rates without the tariff markup. The cameras work exactly the same because they are exactly the same. DJI’s gamble is that most people will take that deal, and they’re probably right. Brand loyalty matters less than price and performance, especially when the brand in question is basically an open secret.

What happens next is anyone’s guess. US Customs could crack down on Xtra imports once they figure out what’s going on, but that requires resources and enforcement mechanisms that may not exist. DJI could expand the Xtra lineup to include drones and other products if the strategy works. Other Chinese companies facing similar tariff problems could copy the playbook. Or the whole thing could collapse in legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny. For now, though, Xtra exists, DJI cameras are flowing into the US at pre-tariff prices, and the tariff regime looks ineffective and easily gamed. That’s the story.

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At Paris’s Vélodrome National, Huawei staged its most ambitious ecosystem showcase to date. The event focused on an interconnected lineup of wearables, smartphones, tablets, audio, and creative software. The strategy challenges Apple’s ecosystem advantage while addressing gaps competitors have not resolved.

Designer: Huawei

Huawei reports 200 million wearable shipments worldwide and cites the number one global position in wrist-worn devices during the first half of 2025. The GT Series alone has shipped 54 million units. These totals frame why Huawei sees itself as a category leader.

Consider a cyclist who needs real-time power data without expensive meters, a diver 40 meters down losing buddy contact, a creator editing 4K footage on location, someone requiring medical-grade blood pressure monitoring, or an artist who wants PC-level tools on mobile. This Paris showcase addresses each scenario with technology that stretches what consumer electronics can do.

Revolutionary Technology Addresses Real-World Problems

This launch connects breakthrough innovations across product categories to solve problems competitors have not addressed. The Watch GT 6 Pro introduces what Huawei describes as an industry-first virtual cycling power system that calculates real-time output without external power meters. According to Huawei, more than 1,000 wind tunnel experiments informed resistance models for varied riding scenarios. Riders enter basic inputs, including bike weight and body weight, then see power data in real time.

The Ultimate 2 debuts what Huawei positions as a sonar-based underwater messaging system. Divers can exchange preset messages at depths up to 30 meters, which addresses a safety gap that traditional dive computers do not solve. The system allows pairing with up to 50 diving buddies before descent, with preset message capability once underwater. During emergencies, pressing the upper left button sends an SOS alert that propagates through nearby watches, creating a multi-point safety network extending coverage beyond the initial 30-meter range through relay capabilities.

The Watch D2 offers 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring that Huawei says is certified by TÜV Rheinland. The goal is clinical-grade accuracy in a consumer device. Users can set up to 10 separate reminders per day or configure multiple consecutive measurements within custom time periods with 30 or 60-minute intervals. PulseWave Arrhythmia Analysis provides continuous heart health monitoring in the background, while a new emotional well-being indicator adds mental health tracking.

Complete Wearables Portfolio: Four Watches Targeting Every User

Watch GT 6 Pro: Professional Sports Authority

The GT 6 Pro keeps the octagonal design and adds a 3D bezel for dynamic highlights. The 1.47-inch AMOLED reaches 3,000 nits peak brightness, a 150 percent improvement for sunlight visibility. Aerospace-grade titanium with a hard coating improves scratch resistance. IP69 and 5ATM ratings support high-pressure water jets and swimming. Do not use these ratings to imply scuba diving.

Battery life reaches up to 21 days with light use and about 12 days in typical use. High-silicon batteries increase energy density by 37 percent. Trail running mode runs up to 40 hours, a 67 percent increase. Golf integration includes over 17,000 courses worldwide with precise distance measurements between 82 points.

The watch features the new Huawei Sunflower positioning system with 20% enhanced accuracy and introduces the 32G IMU sensor for improved fall detection. Sports capabilities span skiing (three modes including snowboarding and cross-country), running with real-time form analysis, and golf with half-scoring after each ninth hole.

Watch GT 6: Emotional Intelligence for Mainstream Users

The standard GT 6 focuses on comprehensive health monitoring with emotion detection capability. According to Huawei, the watch can intelligently detect and record three different emotional states with upgraded emotional well-being features compared to previous generations. Over 100 animated “PatWatch” faces provide instant mood enhancement, while guided breathing exercises offer relaxation support.

The 41mm model features adjustable loop lugs for smaller wrists, with a rounded bezel and numbered scales creating a sleeker appearance. The purple corrugated strap combines fashion with all-day comfort, available in five color options for personalization. Construction uses 316L stainless steel that balances durability with lightweight comfort for daily wear.

Watch Ultimate 2: Extreme Adventure Technology

The Ultimate 2 represents Huawei’s direct challenge to the Apple Watch Ultra’s adventure positioning. According to Huawei, the octagonal hollow design uses zirconium-based liquid metal construction with enhanced hardness coating that triples case durability compared to previous generations. The 3,500 nit LTPO display ensures visibility in conditions where Apple Watch Ultra users struggle with screen readability.

Huawei describes a re-engineered antenna that uses the case as a booster for NFC payments, eSIM calls, and navigation in weak-signal areas. The company claims improved route precision versus competing outdoor watches. Independent testing will need to confirm this. Battery performance reaches 4.5 days with all features active, extending to 11 days in battery saver mode. For context, Apple Watch Ultra delivers 36 hours with intensive use, making Huawei’s claims significant if validated.

Golf integration spans over 70,000 course maps worldwide with AI caddy functions providing club suggestions and green slope directions. Camera control supports Insta360 and DJI devices with simple double-tap commands, transforming activity stats into dynamic video stickers for sports like hiking, biking, snowboarding, diving, and skiing. This ecosystem integration directly targets adventure content creators who find Apple Watch camera controls limited.

The X-TAP all-in-one sensing system combines ECG, PPG, and tactile sensors positioned on both the side and back of the watch for what Huawei describes as faster, more comprehensive health monitoring than competing devices. At high altitudes, real-time fingertip SpO2 measurement helps guard against altitude sickness risks that traditional wrist-based sensors may miss. AI noise reduction using an NPU earned the highest five-star certification from SGS, ensuring crystal-clear calls in wind and noise conditions where other smartwatches fail. Huawei positions these capabilities as superior to Apple Watch Ultra’s more basic health sensors and communication features.

Smartphone Innovation: Nova 14 Series Redefines Mobile Photography

Nova 14 Pro: Ultra Chroma Camera System Breakthrough

The Nova 14 Pro introduces Huawei’s first Ultra Chroma Camera system with a 50MP RYYB sensor and physical variable aperture. According to the company, color restoration accuracy has increased by 120%, with spatial resolution improvements exceeding 100,000 times compared to traditional smartphones. The XD Portrait Engine uses advanced algorithms to optimize portrait photography across multiple zoom levels.

The front camera system features a 50MP ultra portrait dual camera delivering 5x digital zoom and 2x optical zoom. Huawei’s industry-exclusive zoom technology provides 0.8x to 5x range effortlessly, while the industry’s first front ultra-speed snapshot captures falling objects with remarkable clarity. Three built-in portrait themes – Natural, Delicate, and Stylish – offer immediate customization options.

The ultra-thin 7.78mm body features curved edges in Pure White, Crystal Blue, and Classical Black colors. The 6.78-inch quad-curve display supports 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, powered by a 5,500mAh battery with 100W SuperCharge Turbo. AI capabilities include Best Expression for post-capture facial adjustments and AI Remove for unwanted element elimination.

Advanced AI features extend beyond photography to interactive experiences. Lock screen games include Emoji Cross for bouncing emojis and AirHoop for gesture-controlled basketball shooting. AI messaging hides content when someone peers over shoulders, while exclusive AI gesture control enables touchless operation – scrolling videos while cooking or capturing screenshots by grabbing air.

Nova 14: Mainstream Excellence with Premium Features

The standard Nova 14 achieves even greater thinness at 7.18mm while maintaining the same 5,500mAh battery and 100W fast charging as the Pro model. The 6.7-inch OLED flat-edge display supports 120Hz refresh rates with intelligent adjustment capabilities down to 20Hz for battery optimization.

Camera upgrades include a 50MP RYYB ultra-vision main camera, telephoto lens, and ultra-wide macro camera system. The adaptive multifocal dual flash captures perfect moments in challenging lighting conditions, while maintaining color consistency across zoom ranges from 1x to 10x magnification.

Professional Tablet Computing: MatePad 12X Brings PC-Level Capabilities

The MatePad 12X features a pearlescent finish with seamless all-metal body construction, available in elegant green and pristine white colors. At 5.9mm thickness and 555g weight, it achieves ultra-portable dimensions while maintaining professional capabilities that directly challenge iPad Pro dominance in creative markets.

The upgraded paper matte display uses high-precision nanoscale etching technology, reducing sparkle by 50% compared to previous generations. The 12-inch LCD panel delivers 1000 nits peak brightness with 140Hz refresh rate, featuring an 88% screen-to-body ratio and 3:2 aspect ratio optimized for productivity workflows.

Huawei Notes includes AI handwriting enhancement and note replay functionality, synchronizing written notes with audio recordings for comprehensive meeting capture. PC-level video editing capabilities, developed in partnership with Phil Mora, enable professional content creation on mobile. The new drawing feature allows animation creation directly on video tracks using the M-Pencil Pro.

Performance improvements reach 27% better than previous models through enhanced hardware and more efficient cooling systems. Wi-Fi 7 connectivity provides enhanced stability for gaming and live streaming, while the large battery supports 66W supercharge capability. Live multitask features unlock interactive touch controls for editing and office tasks.

M-Pencil Pro: Professional Creative Tool Revolution

The M-Pencil Pro incorporates over 300 precision components with advanced pressure sensors detecting subtle touch variations. The premium tip features three layers – nickel, gold, and platinum – for premium tactile feedback that rivals professional art tools. Three interchangeable pen tips serve different creative needs.

Gesture control enables pinch-to-open radial menu access, while the embedded micromotor provides subtle vibration feedback confirming commands. The quick button launches preset favorite applications with single presses. Nearlink technology ensures accurate stroke translation, while the innovative rotate gesture automatically aligns brushes with stylus tilt and rotation for authentic artistic expression.

Audio Excellence: FreeBuds 7i Advances Noise Cancellation

The FreeBuds 7i introduces Dynamic ANC 4.0, which Huawei describes as their most advanced noise cancellation technology. The system intelligently adapts to ambient environments, automatically adjusting cancellation levels with faster response times and lower latency than previous generations. Performance enables clear audio immersion in noisy cafes or crowded subway environments.

Bone conduction microphones enable clear calls in environments with noise levels up to 90 decibels. The new six-axis head motion sensor provides 360-degree head tracking for spatial audio experiences with independent sound field calculation capability. This works universally with any phone or tablet, not just Huawei devices.

The circular case design fits naturally into bags or pockets, available in Mirandi Pink, White, and Black colors. Four ear tip sizes ensure proper fit across different users. The new Huawei Audio Connect app, compatible with both Android and iOS devices, launches at the end of September in major application stores.

Creative Ecosystem: GoPaint Community and Tools

The MatePad 12X comes pre-installed with the acclaimed GoPaint app, which now serves over 5 million users across 30+ countries. Intelligent color extraction allows effortless color sampling from any image, while the recently added animation feature enables frame-by-frame animation creation without limits.

 

The 2025 GoPaint Activity opens with five categories, including an all-new animation category. Last year’s activity received over 6,000 high-quality submissions while partnering with over 20 art schools. This creative ecosystem demonstrates Huawei’s commitment to fostering digital artistry beyond hardware capabilities.

Strategic Positioning: Ecosystem Warfare and Brand Evolution

This launch represents Huawei’s most direct challenge to Apple’s ecosystem integration, addressing specific pain points competitors have ignored. The underwater communication system creates an entirely new product category for adventure sports enthusiasts, while cycling virtual power eliminates cost barriers that neither Garmin nor Apple has solved comprehensively.

The Nova 14 series’ Ultra Chroma camera technology directly challenges Google’s computational photography leadership and Apple’s portrait mode capabilities. According to Huawei, the 120% improvement in color restoration accuracy could reshape smartphone photography expectations among professional users if validated through independent testing. For tablet productivity, the MatePad 12X’s PC-level capabilities with M-Pencil Pro target iPad Pro users who find Apple’s ecosystem limiting for professional creative work. The Phil Mora video editing partnership and animation features suggest deeper understanding of creative professional requirements than previous Android tablet manufacturers. Medical-grade blood pressure monitoring positions Huawei ahead of traditional consumer health tracking, potentially opening healthcare market segments that smartwatch competitors have struggled to penetrate with clinical credibility.

Beyond technical specifications, Huawei positions itself as “a brand for the young at heart,” recognizing that younger users seek to be seen, heard, and understood while focusing on personal growth. This manifests through animated watch faces, gesture controls, creative tools, and community-building initiatives that integrate entertainment elements with lifestyle experiences.

The Huawei Health Multi-Pass provides up to 90 days of free access to partner services for GT 6 and Ultimate 2 purchasers, while regional payment partnerships span Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific markets. The “Enjoy Your Moment” proposition has reached 18 countries with almost 1,000 events and over 6,000 attendees, extending beyond hardware into lifestyle experiences. Aggressive pricing challenges established competitors: Watch GT 6 starts at $249, while the GT 6 Pro begins at €379, offering unique capabilities that Apple Watch and Garmin alternatives lack.

Testing Will Determine Real-World Performance Claims

While Huawei’s specifications and demonstrations appear impressive across all product categories, independent testing will determine whether these devices deliver on their ambitious promises. The cycling virtual power accuracy, underwater communication reliability, medical-grade blood pressure monitoring, Ultra Chroma camera performance, and PC-level tablet productivity require verification under real-world conditions.

The company’s track record provides confidence, but several technologies represent entirely new territory for consumer devices. The Ultimate 2’s underwater communication, the Nova 14’s Ultra Chroma imaging system, the MatePad 12X’s professional creative capabilities, and the Watch D2’s medical certifications need validation against established benchmarks in their respective categories.

Comprehensive testing will evaluate battery life claims under actual usage patterns, camera performance across lighting conditions, tablet productivity workflows, and the practical utility of health monitoring advances. This Paris launch represents significant technological ambition across multiple product categories – now the industry will discover whether execution matches the innovation promises.

Conclusion: Ecosystem Warfare Intensifies

Huawei’s Paris showcase demonstrates that the next phase of consumer electronics competition won’t be won through individual product superiority, but through comprehensive ecosystem experiences that solve real-world problems competitors have ignored. By addressing specific pain points – from cycling power measurement to underwater communication to medical-grade health monitoring – while maintaining ecosystem coherence, Huawei has positioned itself as the most credible challenger to Apple’s integrated approach.

The success of this strategy will depend on execution quality, software ecosystem development, and the company’s ability to maintain innovation momentum across multiple product categories simultaneously. For consumers, this marks the most ambitious expansion of an ecosystem challenger focused on solving specific problems rather than matching existing solutions.

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Apple’s September keynote events are a familiar ritual, a carefully choreographed presentation of their latest and greatest hardware. This year, we got everything we expected: the regular iPhone 17, the powerful new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, details on the A19 Pro chip, and a surprise with the ridiculously slim iPhone Air. Amidst the sea of polished metal and Ceramic Shield panels, however, something unusual happened. Apple gave the spotlight to a product that wasn’t their own. For a few crucial moments, the focus shifted to a small, unassuming black box from Blackmagic Design, a company beloved by video professionals. This device, the Camera ProDock, was the only non-Apple product to get a showcase at the keynote, and its presence spoke volumes about where Apple sees the future of filmmaking heading.

The Blackmagic Camera ProDock is, at its core, the ultimate professional dongle for the iPhone 17 Pro. It’s a purpose-built hub designed to solve every major problem that has kept the iPhone from being a primary camera on a serious film set. For years, filmmakers have used iPhones for B-roll or in tight spots where a larger camera wouldn’t fit, but integrating them into a professional workflow has always been a collection of compromises and clunky workarounds. The ProDock aims to eliminate those compromises entirely by giving the iPhone the physical inputs and outputs that are standard on any high-end cinema camera. It’s a rugged, mountable accessory that provides connections for power, external microphones, headphones, on-set monitors, and solid-state drives for recording, all while fitting seamlessly into a professional camera rig.

Designer: Blackmagic

Two big features that made the cut this year on the Pro iPhones (which can be taken advantage of by the Camera ProDock) are genlock and external timecode. For anyone outside the film industry, these terms probably sound like technical jargon, but they are the bedrock of multi-camera productions. Think of genlock as the master conductor for an orchestra of cameras; it sends out a sync pulse that ensures every single camera on set captures a frame at the exact same microsecond. Timecode, then, is the sheet music, giving every one of those frames a unique, identical timestamp across all cameras and audio recorders. This synchronization is absolutely critical. It means an editor can drop footage from an iPhone 17 Pro, a high-end ARRI cinema camera, and a separate audio recorder onto a timeline, and everything will line up perfectly, down to the frame. This single feature, enabled by the ProDock’s BNC connectors, transforms the iPhone from a capable solo camera into a reliable team player in a professional ecosystem.

Beyond the crucial sync capabilities, the ProDock addresses the practical needs of a working set. Its full-size HDMI port allows for direct connection to a proper director’s monitor, so the creative team can see exactly what the camera is capturing on a large, color-accurate display. The three USB-C ports are a godsend for data management and power. A filmmaker can now record hours of footage in the highest quality ProRes RAW format directly to an external SSD, bypassing the iPhone’s internal storage limitations completely. At the same time, those ports can keep the phone and other accessories powered, ensuring a long shooting day isn’t cut short by a dead battery. The addition of professional 3.5mm jacks for both a microphone and headphones finally solves the audio problem, providing for high-quality sound capture and zero-latency monitoring, something impossible to achieve with wireless solutions.

This hardware is perfectly complemented by a robust software ecosystem. The dock works hand-in-hand with the free Blackmagic Camera app and Apple’s updated Final Cut Camera 2.0. These apps are the control center that unlock the ProDock’s full potential, allowing users to manage recordings, monitor audio levels, and take advantage of the iPhone 17 Pro’s new Apple Log 2 color profile for maximum flexibility in post-production. The combination of hardware and software creates a seamless, end-to-end workflow from capture to edit, which is precisely what professionals demand. Apple’s decision to feature the ProDock wasn’t just a friendly nod to a partner; it was a clear signal. It was an acknowledgment that while their own hardware and software are incredibly powerful, the final step into the professional world requires a bridge, a physical link to the established standards of an industry. The Blackmagic Camera ProDock is that bridge, and its quiet debut on Apple’s stage might just have been one of the most significant announcements for filmmakers this year.

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I remember receiving single‑use Kodak cameras when I was young and the excitement of never knowing how the photo I took would turn out until it was developed. Of course, cameras now are much more advanced, with most people using their phone’s camera or other digital cameras to capture memories. Some still print those photos in a fun mix of analog and digital. Kodak is bringing a touch of nostalgia with its newest product and merging it with a current trend that several brands are following.

Charmera is a mini digital camera that resembles the Kodak Fling single‑use camera from the 80s and 90s. It’s the same size and follows a similar retro look, but instead of disposing of it after use, you can keep it and recharge it when the battery runs out. It also has a blind‑box element: you don’t know which camera design you’ll get when you buy one.

Designer: Kodak

This camera is small enough that you can use it as a charm on your bag thanks to its keychain loop. It measures about 2.2 inches and weighs just 30 grams. You can easily pull it out when you want to take a photo—or even a video. But don’t expect the polished look you get from most cameras, as it only has a 1.6‑megapixel CMOS sensor that produces photos at 1440 × 1080 resolution and videos at 30 fps. Think of it as taking grainy, noisy photos and videos, similar to what you could achieve with disposable cameras.

On its own, the Charmera can store only two photos, but you can attach a microSD card to take many more. It charges via a USB cable. The camera also includes a few filters, themed frames, and a date stamp to give it a retro feel. As for the blind‑box aspect, you don’t know which of the seven vintage designs you’ll receive. There’s even a “secret edition”, a camera with a transparent shell, that is the rarest of them all. If you want to collect all six other designs, you can purchase a complete set that contains every style without repetition.

So, whether you’re a longtime Kodak fan who still keeps those faded prints in a shoebox, a millennial who loves the tactile joy of a “surprise” unboxing, or a collector hunting for that perfect retro‑meets‑digital treasure, the Charmera camera lands right in the sweet spot. It invites you to pause the endless scroll of perfect‑pixel feeds and instead savor a little imperfection: a grainy snap, a quirky filter, and a date‑stamp that feels like a tiny time capsule.

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Vous saviez que des milliers de caméras de surveillance sont accessibles sans mot de passe sur Internet ? Et bien Cameradar est l’outil qui vous aidera à trouver ces caméras vulnérables en quelques secondes. Et bien sûr, comme je suis super sympa, je vais vous montrer comment ça marche (pour tester VOS caméras, bien sûr).

Développé par Ullaakut, Cameradar est un scanner RTSP open source écrit en Go qui fait trois trucs essentiels : il détecte les flux RTSP sur un réseau, identifie le modèle de caméra, et lance des attaques par dictionnaire pour trouver les identifiants. En gros, c’est l’outil parfait pour vérifier si vos caméras sont bien sécurisées.

Même si ça n’embête pas grand monde, les dashcams restent problématiques parce que quelqu’un pourrait avoir des images de vous au volant de votre Fiat Punto, avec votre maitresse sur le siège passager… Ou encore déambulant complètement saoule et à moitié nu dans les rues de Pau, ce qui vous empêcherait, peut-être un jour d’être ministre… Quoique…

Mais je trouve que ça apporte quand même un gros avantage en cas d’accident pour lever le doute sur certaines situations complexes surtout quand on voit le nombre de Volkswagens, euuuh pardon, de chauffards en exercice sur nos routes nationales.