Archives for February 2010

Casio EX-S7 and EX-Z35 Exilim Cameras Announced

Casio have announced the launch of two new point and shoot cameras from their Exilim range called the Casio EX-S7 and the Casio EX-Z35. Each of the cameras has a 12 megapixel sensor along with a 3X zoom lens.

The EX-S7 is capable of capturing video at a HD resolution of 720p and has the larger screen out of the two cameras measuring 2.7 inches vs the 2.5 inches of the EX-Z35 camera.

The Casio EX-S7 as well as having the above mentioned features also is compatible with SD memory cards. Camera functions include Dynamic Photo that creates a green-screen effect while taking pictures. It uses the EXILIM Engine 5.0 system that is an upgrade to the earlier version 4.0 model. This 5.0 system uses a CPU as well as a dedicated image processing CPU and with this combination it can produce images up to 30% quicker as well as providing greater colour and image enhancements. [Read more…]

Fujifilm FinePix XP10 12 MP Waterproof Digital Camera on Pre-Order

The Fujifilm FinePix XP10 waterproof digital camera has been listed on Amazon for pre-order recently. Currently there is no known shipping date, but we expect it to be within the next few weeks due to the pre-orders being taken.

The FinePix XP10 has a 12 megapixel sensor that allows large images to be captured. The camera is also rugged thanks to it’s protection against water, cold, shock and dust. This protection allows it to be used in more extreme circumstances without the worry of the camera getting broken if dropped in water or if dust hits it.

Other features include a 5 times optical zoom lens that has a reinforced protective barrier on the lens. [Read more…]

Acer Aspire One Netbook Deal of the Day

The Acer Aspire One netbook currently has a discount over at Amazon who are giving $75 off the full pricing bringing it down to $254.99 with free shipping.

The Acer netbook runs the Intel Atom N270 processor that is clocked at 1.6GHz. 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM memory is included along with a 160GB SATA hard drive that spins at 5,400 RPM. For connectivity the netbook has Wireless 802.11b/g.

The netbook has a 10.1 inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED display that is powered by the integrated Intel GMA 050 adapter. [Read more…]

Gorillapod Focus with Ballhead X Can Carry 5KG Cameras

The Gorillapod has been updated and a new accessory added to the range that allows a camera weighing up to 5KG to be securely attached. The new accessory is called the Ballhead X and allows the photographer to pan, tilt and rotate their camera while keeping a sturdy grip on the camera preventing it from dropping. The Ballhead X is compatible with the Gorillapod Focus tripod.

By using an accessory like this it allows you to move your camera to capture all sorts of angles allowing for some decent long exposure shots to be captured.

The Ballhead X costs £69.95 in the UK. Unfortunately the Ballhead X isn’t compatible with the newly announced magnetic version of the tripod. [Read more…]

Palm webOS to hit T-Mobile

BGR received some interesting information to their inbox recently from a “solid Palm connect” that mentioned T-Mobile was in it’s final stages of planning their webOS device launch with Palm.

If the source is to be believed then T-Mobile will launch is similar to the Palm Pixi. Notice I said similar to the Palm Pixi, meaning it sounds like some modifications or a slightly different phone will be launched. [Read more…]

Corsair Flash Padlock 2 gets Software and Hardware Encryption

Corsair have announced their latest secure USB flash drive called the Corsair Flash Padlock 2. The Padlock 2 is able to encrypt data by using a built-in 256-bit data encryption algorithm as well as restricting usage by using a PIN access pad.

The Padlock 2 flash drive is encased in a ruggedized housing making it durable which keeps your data safe from the elements.

No software is required to access the secure flash drive due to the PIN keypad and software being built right in to the device. When operating the device you simply enter your PIN number when you first connect it to a PC running Windows/Linux or a Mac. [Read more…]

Origin Eon18 Laptop Announced

The Origin Eon18 gaming laptop has been announced that features a full HD widescreen that measures 18.4 inches. Powering the HD screen are dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M GPU’s and when launched, will have an Intel Core i7 processor.

The Origin company was created by some ex Alienware execs who left the company when Dell took over a few years ago as they wanted to design laptops the way Alienware would have them designed.

Having all that power does put restrictions on the battery life though which Gizmodo mention is 45 minutes when unplugged and using the hardware to is max. [Read more…]

Adobe Flash Would drop iPad Battery Life to 1.5 Hours

If the Apple [AAPL] iPad was to run Adobe Flash to run on it’s OS then the best battery life the iPad would get is 1.5 hours… well, that’s what Steve Jobs told the guys at WSJ recently in a meeting.

This is based on Flash running hardware acceleration although the Max OS X version for desktops did not run this.

Well, yes and no. Jobs is picking and choosing here between hypothetical versions of Flash. If the iPad version of Flash were to have hardware acceleration, which Flash 10.1 offered up for desktops (though not OS X), that wouldn’t be remotely the case. If Flash on the iPad were to support hardware video decoding where available, it wouldn’t require nearly as much CPU. You’d lose battery life, sure, the same way you lose battery life watching any type of video on any system, but nothing near as dramatic as 85%.

[Read more…]

Canon EOS 1Ds MK IV Rumoured

Rumours about a new updated Canon EOS 1Ds MK IV have started today saying that the new DSLR camera will feature a larger sensor taking it from 21 megapixels up to 32 megapixels.

The rumour also says that the new DSLR could be announced as early as next week. No other spec details are available at the moment although Canon Rumours do mention that new information is due in over this weekend.

The next rumour from the same post indicated that the Canon EOS 60D will not be announced next week, possibly due to Canon focussing on a high-end camera launch. [Read more…]

Sync Blocker Cable Prevents Un-wanted Sync’s of your Data

The Sync Blocker cable is designed to prevent the signals that allow your device to sync when it is hooked up to a computer. Reasons for using this cable would include using a USB port on another computer that someone else owns so that when you connect it all the syncing process doesn’t start automatically, or perhaps you only want to charge your device on an office computer and only sync at home.

A control key is included on the side of the USB connect which allows you to enable and disable Sync functionality so that your cable can be used both at home and out and about. [Read more…]

LG to Focus on Handsets that Run Windows Phone and Android

Mobile phone company LG in the past have focussed on their own operating system running S-Class. Although it worked quite well, it always had a few niggles inside that made it frustrating to use with some screen transitions not being as smooth as the iPhone for example. Their hardware for a long time has always been top notch though. Following their own OS they then switched to making Windows Mobile devices with the S-Class interface on top.

LG made an announcement that they are not in the market of developing their own proprietary OS. Instead, they will focus more on the handsets that will run either Google [GOOG] Android or Windows Phone 7 Series. This is good news as both the OS’s mentioned are being heavily developed by dedicated teams and in the terms of Android (the only one of the two currently available), it is making serious steps forwards in to becoming in the “top 3” mobile phone operating systems. [Read more…]

Nintendo Gameboy Ring

There isn’t much information about this Nintendo Gameboy ring around the internet. That said, it appears to be made of clay (possibly) and from what we see in the photo found on flickr, it has plenty of detail although it’s safe to assume it doesn’t actually function as a Gameboy… but you already knew that.

As far as I am aware the Nintendo Gameboy ring is not for sale and was custom built by someone who just loves the old handheld games machine. [Read more…]