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it's time to shift your perspective on photography I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET update if you've been watching the show you've heard me talk about technology that lets you change the focus of a photo after you've snapped the picture we've seen this in Google's new camera app and it's also technology built into the HTC One m8 smartphone but there's a new standalone camera that can accomplish this it's the Lytro Illume it lets you refocus the shot after it's been taken because it absorbs and records all the information that comes through the lens creating a file that can be altered later by tapping the spot you want to be sharpened and you can slightly shift the perspective an interactive version of the photo can be shared on a website so people can click to change the focus themselves but this isn't the first Lytro camera the Lytro light field came out more than two years ago the unique camera was inside a colorful rectangular block and you need to transfer photos to an app or to your desktop to edit the focus but you can still buy one for $200 this new model however looks more like a real camera with a grip and a touchscreen it also has an 8 X zoom and hits us stores in July for $1,600 Lytro is targeting professional photographers with that high price and on the topic of prices Netflix is planning to increase its monthly subscription price soon chief executive Reed Hastings said in a webcast that soon Netflix will cost a dollar or two more a month and that the money would go toward expanding content but current subscribers you are in the clear for now it might be two years before current subscribers see the bigger bill the price of a new membership could jump sometime in June so if Netflix goes to $9 or $10 a month it would cost more a year than Amazon Prime of course what matters is content Amazon has access to plenty of kiddie programming with Nickelodeon exclusive television shows but Netflix also has plenty of gems of its own including Disney movies and if paying more has you feeling down well maybe some home beer will cheer you up sparkling drink systems is a company that's making a machine that lets you instantly brew a beer in the similar way you might use a Keurig to brew a cup of coffee or a SodaStream to mix your own soda pop the Machine maker has partnered with Pats backcountry beverages which is selling concentrated beer packs that will mix with carbonated water to give you craft beer at home you can't buy the Machine just yet it's coming later this year and we can't wait to review it that's your tech news update you can head to cnet.com for more details on these stories from our studios in new york I'm Bridget Carey