@OnLeaks in cooperation with Android Headlines reported a new Flip 7 design leak to the celebration of many Samsung enthusiasts, myself included!
Personally, I was never a fan of the shape of the screens of the Flip 5 & 6. Having joined the Flip series on its 4th iteration, I would say that the unattractive manila folder emoji design (📁) was a big factor in why I skipped over the Flip 5. However, when my Flip 4 broke, I HAD TO get the Flip 6 while still somewhat unhappy with this continued motif.
The new design is so much better that I am actually excited for an upgrade to this 7th generation of the Flip series, which I view as an inevitability at this point since I have learned just how delicate these devices are and do not expect them to last longer than maybe a year or two—making annual upgrades something of a necessary evil for fans of this form factor.
The full-faced design seems heavily inspired by Motorola’s latest line of Razr phones. When shopping for my last device, I tried one of the Razr phones in a local store, but the outer screen UI somehow just felt cheap compared to the more premium experience on Samsung’s device. This ultimately contributed to my decision, along with my familiarity with Samsung’s UI, to remain loyal to the Samsung brand. However, that is not to say that Motorola’s full-faced outer screen was unattractive, merely that the UI felt something like a website out of the 1990s.
Even if this rumoured redesign has no merit, I hope that Samsung takes note of the many comments providing extremely positive feedback & moves forward to make this full-faced design real. If this is actually what the Flip 7 will look like, I’m sold (provided they bring back the ivory camera filter).
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The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 worked fine with the Samsung Flip 6…until the Mic Mini update hit the Mimo app, then things went south fast. Is anyone else having these issues?
First symptoms
At first, the only issue I noticed was a slight 0.5s-1.0s lag in the audio. I mistakenly attributed this to the DJI Mic 2. This seemed annoying, but it wasn’t too major. However, as time went on, additional issues became apparent.
On further inspection
Additional testing, however, showed that it was not the Mic 2. Playback on the Pocket 3 directly had no lag, neither did my phone’s native camera app when connected to the Mic 2. At this point I contacted DJI customer service. They requested a video of the audio lag. In attempting to shoot this requested video, we noticed that the mode had changed from standard video mode to low light on its own. Later attempts to capture more such videos had similar issues with the device switching itself from standard video mode to panoramic shot all by itself.
Additionally, on the Mimo app, not on the device directly, I repeatedly got SD card errors which alternated between saying that there was either an issue with the SD card or that there was no SD card inserted when there was.
Mimo Osmo 7 update saving grace?
In between my back & forth with their customer service, DJI announced the Osmo 7 gimbal, & a related update hit the Mimo app. At first I was excited, hoping that they had patched the Samsung compatibility issues with this update. However, after updating, things were not better but worse, with even video playback being extremely hit or miss & connection stability worse than ever.
My attempted fixes
I’m not a tech noob, so I know the basics. I performed both a factory reset of the Pocket 3 as well as clearing the Mimo caches &, when that didn’t work, a complete uninstall/reinstall of the Mimo app. However, nothing had any effect on the issues above.
Not optimized for Samsung
In conducting some online research to try to determine the cause and fix for these issues. it seems apparent that most of the people with who have issues with this camera are users of Samsung & other Android devices. It seems that DJI does not care about Samsung users. This is made apparent by the fact that they have released the Mimo app directly on the Apple App Store, whereas Android users must download an APK file instead of using the more regulated Google Play store. Given that DJI is a Chinese company, & China’s most popular phones are not iPhones but Androids, it really makes me wonder why they would choose to prioritize iPhone users instead.
Why I bought the DJI Pocket 3
I had gone from being a longtime Samsung user (even when I worked for Apple) to trying to use an iPhone 13 Pro Max here in Japan, since most people use iPhones here, but I only lasted a few months before selling that iPhone & buying a Samsung Flip 6. I bought the Pocket 3 during that period because I was extremely dissatisfied with the iPhone. Apart from the extreme inconvenience of iPhones missing a multitude of basic features (quick launchers/clipboard/dual-screening to name a few). the native iPhone camera is just disgusting. Often applying a strange orange filter to everything, especially pictures of people. Of course, you can try to use iPhone’s other filters, but rather than fixing issues, those tend to make people look dull/ruddy. I actually can’t even recognize myself in a lot of iPhone shot pictures or video. I look fine & like myself in Samsung-shot pictures. Polaroid pictures are very popular here in Japan, & I like fine/like myself in those as well. iPhone pictures just do not look like me. I’m not the only one saying this There are more multitudes of videos across social media complaining of the same thing, saying that the iPhone camera is not designed for people especially the internal camera. Not enough people are talking about this but the iPhone’s cameras have gotten so bad that many are choosing to buy vintage digital cameras rather than use the iPhone camera. It was due to issues like this, but I decided I needed an entirely separate camera. which is why I bought the Pocket 3. It was a nice fix that I continued to use even after buying my Samsung Flip 6 until these latest Mimo updates broke it.
Still waiting on a resolution
It seems unlikely that. I will be able to continue using the DJI Pocket 3. My conversations with customer support are not giving me a lot of confidence. They say they want to pull the logs, which I have no problem with, but does not seem to indicate that they can or will do anything for me directly. It might be for the benefit of Samsung users somewhere in the distant future. Emphasis on “Might.” However, it seems likely that it won’t solve my immediate issues. While you can transfer the files from the Pocket 3 to a device directly without the Mimo app, any sort of filters will not be applied. Everything must be done through the Mimo app if you wish to use them. I do not want to buy a new iPhone so that I can continue using this Pocket 3, which I really don’t need now that I have a Samsung phone again. While I have an old iphone without service laying around, I do not want to carry it around with me just to transfer files to it, then fiddle around with hotspots/SIM-cards to send it to a cloud & then download it to my Samsung. It’s just such an extreme time-wasting inconvenience. The Pocket 3 was fine when I had a lousy iPhone, but now that I have a Samsung phone again, I simply don’t have much need for this camera anymore as it is, let alone with the added extreme inconvenience of having to move video files between 3 just devices just to have any use of it. I have asked if DJI will provide me a refund. I am awaiting their reply as of this writing.
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As suggested by the cover image, this is a copypasta that has been floating around the internet for a number of years. So far, no writer has come forth to claim authorship/ownership, however, what is contained here is so important that I find myself searching for it on the Internet time & time again, so I am copying it here on my own site for my own convenience as much as anyone else’s. Note that the pricing figures presented here are from 2021, so gold has already seen an increase of about 50%!
PSA – Gold vs Silver
Silver is shorted 2.5 times more than gold, err it has the most upside. Silver and gold will both increase dramatically in price, but Silver is where the wealth will be made.
Let’s use simple math, not common core.
The average silver to gold price ratio has historically been between 10:1 and 15:1. We’ll use 15:1 which is silver worst case scenario.
Gold ozt. Currently $2k Silver ozt. Currently $30
I have $1,000 to invest =
1/2 ozt. Gold Or 33 1/3 ozt. Silver
Gold goes to $15k per ozt. Silver goes to $1k per ozt.
If I bought Gold, I’d have $7,500 If I bought Silver, Il’d have $33,333.33
You decide.
I’m not a financial advisor & this is not financial advice, I’m just heavily invested in silver.
In a recent post on X, James Anderson of the popular American precious metal dealer SD Bullion continued the trend of highlighting both price manipulation of the current market & presenting the opportunity for retail investors to capitalise on it before an inevitable critical revaluation of the precious metals sector takes place.
What is ShadowStats?
ShadowStats is a website created by economist John Williams that provides alternative analyses of U.S. government economic statistics. Williams contends that more recent changes in government reporting methods over the years have been made to intentionally obfuscate & underreport real statistics of inflation/other economic issues. The site offers a return to the pre-manipulation methodologies to reveal key economic indicators like inflation, unemployment, GDP, etc. This is what Anderson referenced when making his statement.
Are Calls for $1300 Silver a New Normal?
This price actually reflects the writings of Echo, which I previously commented on, but who now seems to be banned from X. He wrote that the real price of silver is between $1,200 to $1,200,000, so while it’s on the low end, the price Anderson calls out is congruent with this.
What is the Gold-Silver Ratio (GSR)?
The Gold-Silver Ratio (GSR) is a measure used to determine the relative value of gold to silver. It’s calculated by dividing the current price of gold by the current price of silver. The ratio indicates how many ounces of silver are needed to purchase one ounce of gold. Historically, the GSR has averaged about 7 ounces of silver to 1 ounce of gold. 7:1 is also the current mining ratio in 2025. However, gold is now about $2900 per ounce & the price of silver is $32 per ounce. so the GSR has been floating around 90:1, which is outrageous. Ignoring all inflation, a price adjustment for silver just based on current mining ratios alone means that it should cost, at a minimum, $414/ounce–14x its current price.
Is Silver the Investment Opportunity of a Lifetime?
With current silver prices hovering around $32/ounce as of this writing, an adjustment to $1349/ounce presents a potential return of about 42x any initial investment. The low entry of just $32 means that pretty much anyone can get into silver at these prices. but with supply deficits in the hundreds of millions of ounces & industrial as well as military demands being prioritised, retail sales of silver bullion may become unsustainable to the point of outright unavailability soon.
I’m not a financial advisor & this is not financial advice, I’m just heavily invested in silver.
I just launched a cruel & unusual collection of St. Patrick’s Day-themed meme shirts on my new E-commerce store, so I had a chatbot interview me as if I were someone important about it. If you want to see how the Irish sausage is made, read on.
What inspired these St. Patrick’s Day designs?
I wasn’t thinking of St. Patrick’s Day at all when I first came up with the idea. I just randomly had the thought of eating leprechaun meat one day & wondered what PETA ads trying to stop people from eating it would say. I also came to realize that the St. Patrick’s Day holiday was coming up, so it would be a good opportunity to try to do some holiday-themed designs on my new store. In the end, I dropped using the word “leprechauns” in favour of just “the Irish” since I asked around here in Japan & found there’s not a lot of people who have ever even heard of leprechauns. There’s no actual animosity toward the Irish or Irish diaspora that went into these designs, they simply have more global recognition than their gold-loving cryptids.
The themes of humour & dark satire stand out in your shirts. How did you decide on this approach?
I just have a lot of familiarity with dark humour, having been Necrolicious for nearly a decade at this point. So it would be very strange if I were to present something that was more wholesome like a generic “Happy (fill in holiday)!” instead.
Do you have a favorite design from this collection? If so, why?
That’s really quite a tough one. I think that they all have their own unique appeal. I guess if someone put a gun to my head, I would say “Still Not Asking For It” because satirizes not only PETA ads, but also weird, subversive (((feminist))) ads I’ve seen as well.
How do you hope people will react when they see or wear your shirts?
I hope that they react as they do with any of the memes that I’ve been known to post. First, just an initial shock, then hysterical laughter at the sheer absurdity of what they’re seeing.
Can we expect more holiday-themed collections from you in the future?
I would think so. For me in general, every day is Halloween, so it can be said that nearly all of my designs are somewhat Halloween-themed. However, since I’m not the artist of the pictures that you see on my shirts, only the words, what I’m able to work with is contingent upon what art is provided to me. So, if there are new holiday-themed art pieces that inspire anything in me, then I would love to continue holiday releases in the future. That said, being new at this, I still need to decide to go forward with limited-time availability & only have seasonal products up for a short period or just keep everything up year-round. I might mention that I also tried to soft-launch some Valentine’s Day designs, but I wouldn’t say that they’re strictly for Valentine’s Day. They just had general themes of love/romantic relationships, so I slapped the words ‘Valentine’s Day’ on the item title. I’m thinking of pulling them down just because I don’t think it’s good from an SEO standpoint to leave holiday keywords up year-round. Any feedback from more veteran E-commerce professionals would be greatly appreciated here.
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I went to Samsung’s Galaxy Experience Popup in Shibuya to get a little hands-on time with the S25.
I was very disappointed to discover that Samsung has sunset the goth-favourite camera filter, Ivory, with this model (after I got home, a quick web search confirmed its removal).
To the uninitiated, Samsung cameras have a ability to download tons of extra filters in addition to the default ones, but when I did a search for it, Ivory was still nowhere to be found.
The S25 has a new nifty ability to quickly create custom filters based on old/imported images but even after quicksharing some Ivory filter pictures from my Flip 6 to the demo S25 & playing around with them for 10ish minutes the staff & I were unable to replicate the exact hues of Ivory on the S25.
While I wasn’t particularly planning on buying an S25, this does not bode well for the forthcoming Flip 7, which I DO intend to buy.
Samsung, if you’re reading this, please bring back the Ivory filter to the default camera or otherwise make it available for download before the Flip 7 launches!
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