Les Shu
Senior Editor, Photography
Author/Co-Author of 903 articles
I am formerly a senior editor at Digital Trends. I bring with me more than a decade of tech and lifestyle journalism experience. I have written for a variety publications that include Laptop, Men's Fitness, Computer Shopper, More, Best Life, and Men's Journal. My approach to tech is simple: Highlighting the best products that are easy to use with the most bang for your buck. On the side, I am an airline nerd (I also covered travel-related articles) who enjoys building Lego sets. Find me on Twitter or Instagram.
Indiegogo’s CEO on how crowdfunding is going beyond fundraising
Digital Trends Senior Editor Les Shu was joined by David Mandelbrot, CEO of Indiegogo, on DT Daily to talk about changes at Indiegogo and the crowdfunding industry in general, and how his company is better supporting entrepreneurs from start to finish. He also tells us his favorite Indiegogo campaigns.
Best camera of 2017
With an insanely fast burst mode and other cutting-edge tech, Sony's A9 full-frame mirrorless camera is one of our 2017 products of the year.
Mevo review
Livestream’s Mevo is a small camera with big studio aspirations that can make your Facebook Live streams look a lot more professional.
GoPro Hero5 Black review
With voice control, image stabilization, and loads of great new features, the Hero5 Black is the best GoPro yet.
How digital photography reinvented itself to become better than ever
First digital photography killed film. Then it killed itself, and came back better than ever. This is tale of how it happened, and why photography is healthier today than ever.
Meet the travel photographer using Facebook Live to invite you along on the road
Travel photographer Trey Ratcliff has embarked on a six-month journey where he plans to visit six continents. Unlike his previous travelogues, Ratcliff will have a live audience following him on Facebook.
Hands on: Canon EOS 80D
Canon's EOS 80D is its latest midrange DSLR for enthusiasts, with notable improvements, including a 45-point autofocus system.
Sennheiser wants you to use your cameras to record audio that doesn’t suck
Sennheiser has two new microphones that allow videographers using DSLRs and GoPros to capture better-sounding audio than the cameras' built-in mics.
Adobe brings ‘all-in-one’ solution for quickly designing websites and mobile apps
Adobe's Experience Design CC lets you quickly build interactive websites and mobile apps simultaneously. It's now available for download as a free preview.
Not just for astronauts and OK Go: How you too can experience zero gravity
The band OK Go recently wowed with a music video that was filmed in a zero gravity environment. Here are five places where you can achieve weightlessness.
OK Go get messy in zero G for their latest must-watch video
OK Go has been creating strange and unique, but real, viral music videos for more than 10 years, and now they've taken to the air with the video for Upside Down & Inside Out, filmed entirely inside a jet airplane in zero gravity.
Happy birthday, Oprah! 13 gifts worthy of the ‘queen of all media’
Oprah Winfrey celebrates her 62nd birthday on January 29. If you want to know what to buy her, here are a few tech options from the "favorites" list.
Gogo’s next-gen inflight Wi-Fi is fast enough to stream Netflix and Spotify simultaneously
Inflight Wi-Fi service provider Gogo demonstrated its 2Ku technology's ability to offer faster Wi-Fi, allowing for multiple streams of content.
Lytro’s new ‘Immerge’ camera may revolutionize how virtual reality is recorded
Lytro, the company that pioneered light-field camera technology, announced it is developing a VR camera solution, called the Immerge.
The Gnarbox wants to replace the laptop as the photographer’s best friend
The Gnarbox is a portable device designed for backing up, viewing, editing, and sharing photos from a camera or camcorder, on a smartphone.
Canon’s new video camera sees in the dark better than your eyes can
Canon's new interchangeable lens camera uses an ultra-high-sensitive sensor that can increase the ISO by more than 4 million.
Airplane seat concepts so absurd, pray now that they never get made
If you think coach seating is at its worst, then you haven’t seen what’s cooking on the drawing boards. From facing backward to standing nearly upright, these seat concepts are sourced from nightmares.
5 airplane entertainment systems that will make you forget you’re flying coach
Flying may be uncomfortable for many, but in-flight entertainment can take out some of the sting. Here are some of the latest in tech.
Hands on: Panasonic Lumix G7
Panasonic’s new G7 introduces a new 4K Photo burst mode for capturing high-resolution images out of 4K video, giving users a new way to shoot action.
Lily isn’t just a quadcopter, it’s an autonomous personal cameraman in the sky
By using computer vision algorithms and several onboard sensors, the Lily is designed to be the first autonomous flying camera that follows you.
When the sun goes down, here’s how to make GoPro’s night-friendly Hero shine
The GoPro Hero4 is a great camera for shooting action shots, but it might also be the best camera for capturing the night sky. GoPro’s Kevin Custer explains it’s possible.
VSN Mobil V.360 review
The V.360 from VSN Mobil is one of the first 360-degree cameras to hit the market, but first-generation issues make it an early-adopter product.
Sony’s new 4K Handycam not only costs half of last year’s model, it’s smaller too
Sony's newest 4K consumer camcorder, unveiled at CES 2015, is not only more affordable, but it's smaller and lighter than last year's model.
Throw more resolutions at your action videos with new Sony 4K POV cam
Following Panasonic and GoPro, Sony's Action Cam adds a 4K-capable model. The X1000V has improved stabilization and full-pixel readout.
How iPads are changing food service in airports around the country
As airports freshen up, one food service provider is redefining what airport food can be, and it’s using iPads to achieve its goal.
GoPro Hero4 Silver review
Our GoPro Hero4 Silver review looks at new enhancements to the popular action camera, which delivers great video and photo quality in a tiny package.