Sean Captain
Sean Captain is a freelance technology and science writer, editor and photographer. At Tom's Guide, he has reviewed cameras, including most of Sony's Alpha A6000-series mirrorless cameras, as well as other photography-related content. He has also written for Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.
Latest articles by Sean Captain
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iPhone 5s Camera Loses to Point-and-Shoot in Low Light
By Sean Captain published
Despite a better image sensor and flash, the iPhone 5s camera is still no match for even a midrange pocket camera when light is scarce.
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Forget Plastic: Molten Metal 3D Printers Are Coming
By Sean Captain published
Father-son team has developed a printer that squirts out droplets of molten metal, similar to how a desktop printer spits out ink.
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Roku Starts to Look More Like Apple TV
By Sean Captain published
Roku debuts new boxes and new default service for movie and video rentals. Up later: streaming video from your laptop or mobile to the TV.
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Resin: The Next Little Thing for 3D Printing
By Sean Captain published
Alternative 3D printing tech uses a projector and photosensitive liquid to make objects that can be very detailed and very tiny.
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MakerBot 3D Scanner: 12 Minutes from Physical to Virtual
By Sean Captain published
Dual lasers, 1,600 photographs and serious processing digitize an object in about 12 minutes for 3D printing or even adding to a video game.
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Nikon Debuts Rugged Mirrorless Camera
By Sean Captain published
The Nikon 1 AW1 is a battle-hardened the company's mirroless cameras and a first for any interchangeable-lens camera.
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Online TV Is Bigger than Just Netflix and Hulu
By Sean Captain published
Cord-cutting talk is about changing the wire that delivers the same old 'TV' shows. What about changing the shows from 'TV' to pure online?
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Why the iPhone 5S Will Kill Your Point-and-Shoot Camera
By Sean Captain published
Point-and-shoot cameras can go home now. The new upgrades in the iPhone 5S camera make it clear that smartphones will be taking the place of traditional cameras.
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Should You Buy MakerBot's $1,400 Digitizer 3D Scanner?
By Sean Captain published
After an initial reveal in March, MakerBot finally reveals price for its 3D scanner, which goes on sale today. Is it worth $1,400?