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Pentax 645D 40 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera

Pentax have launched their latest digital SLR camera called the Pentax 645D. The 645D is a medium format camera that has a 40 megapixel CCD sensor along with a 3.0 inch LCD that can display 921k dots.

The new 645D is also compatible with existing 645 system lenses. By utilising such a large CCD sensor the camera is aimed at those who want to capture landscape and other outdoor subjects. The sensor measures 44mm x 33mm and uses PENTAXoriginal image-processing technology to process the images when captured to produce extra sharp and super high resolution images.

The camera it’s self is lightweight but built out of a magnesium-steel-alloy frame making it also durable. The LCD panel is also built using reinforced glass to help protect from weather, dust and knocks. [Read more…]

Dell Streak Leaked

Information has been found about the Dell Streak (previously called the Dell Mini 5). Although it has been called the Dell Streak, this could also be just an internal name given by Dell prior to launch.

The Streak has a 5 inch screen that has a WVGA resolution capable of displaying 800 x 480 pixels. A 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and a flash is also included along with a front facing camera allowing for video calls over Skype for example.

It appears from the image above that the Streak will come in a variety of colours as well as being able to use the Design Studio to get art work on the back cover too. [Read more…]

BT-H12-VP Handsfree Speaker Phone with Headset

This handsfree kit is called the BT-H12-VP and is designed to work in your car. The unit is attached to the sunvisor and provides a Bluetooth two-way speaker phone for your connected mobile phone. The small headset seen in the picture is also detachable allowing you to take it with you when leaving the car.

It has all the usual bluetooth specs that include a 10 meter range for pairing up to your mobile phone along with 80 hours of standby and a 4 hour talk time.

Other features include echo cancellation and noise depression to silence out the background noise as well as allow two way conversations to happen. The unit can be charged while talking allowing it to always be fully charged when needed to be used away from the car. [Read more…]

Intel Atom Dual Core for Netbooks a Possibility

Netbooks often use Intel Atom processors inside that traditionally come in a single core layout. Desktop versions of Intel Atom processors also exist but there are generally two options with those processors allowing you to choose from either a single or dual core. We are now hearing that netbooks might be getting dual core options in the near future.

We are hearing that the new dual core Atom CPU’s will be called the Intel Atom N500 and be specifically designed for netbooks in that they are efficient in what power they need to draw.

Before you get all excited though, adding a second core to an Intel Atom processor isn’t going to yield much difference due to the fact that Intel have designed the Atom processors to be efficient, low powered and a step or two down from the more powerful CPU’s we see in desktop computers. [Read more…]

Gran Turismo 5 PS3 Trailer Launched

Although we are still waiting, after a few years even, for Gran Turismo 5 to officially launch, for now we just have to put up with teaser videos. The latest is called “Nights” and comes from a game disk that recently launched and shows a number of impressive tracks, cars and scenery.

GT5 is said to be launching later this year, but if it arrives next year or the year after we won’t be too surprised after waiting for it for so long.

Check out the video below to see a bunch of nice cars driving around a few tracks and see what we could be in for should it ever get launched. [Read more…]

MSI X-Slim X360 Announced

MSI have announced another new notebook computer called the MSI X-Slim X360. Inside the X360 is a Core i5 CPU along with Intel Turbo Boost/Hyper-Threading technology. The notebook is capable of 9 hours of run time on a single charge.

The X-Slim notebook measures just 1 inch in thickness and has plenty of other features packed in too that includes 4GB of DDR3 memory a 13 inch 1366 x 768 pixel display. Options of 3 hard drives that come in capacities of 250GB, 320GB and 500GB. A memory card reader is included along with a couple of USB 2.0 ports. Outputs include a HDMI and VGA output.

For connectivity the MSI X360 has Wireless and Bluetooth 2.1. [Read more…]

Sony 3D HDTVs Announced

Sony have announced 12 new full HD TV’s in their Bravia range, some of which are 3D TVs. The Sony Bravia LX900, HX900 and HX800 series are each backlit by LED and have full 3d HDTV capabilities with those attending the press event describing them as being “beautiful”.

Interesting features of the LX900 series include a new Intelligent People Sensors mode that uses a built in camera on the TV to detect were viewers are sitting in the room and the system adjusts the sound to match their location. As well as dealing with sound the Intelligent People Sensors also adjusts brightness in that it can detect when the viewer just has the TV on in the background rather than directly watching it… in these cases the picture will dim to save power. When it detects that no viewers are in the room the TV will automatically switch off to again, save a bit more power. Lets just hope that Sony have got this right!!! [Read more…]

ASUS Eee 1005PR Intel Atom N450 Netbook

ASUS are continuing to expand their Eee range of netbooks by launching the ASUS Eee 1005PR netbook. The 1005PR is based around the ASUS 1005PE and has a 10.1 inch LED backlit screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The netbook has a Broadcom BCM 70015 HD decoder built in allowing to to recreate HD content in 720p.

The 1005PR netbook is powered by an Intel Atom N450 processor. The netbook has 1GB of DDR2 memory built in that can be upgraded to 2GB if required. For storage it has a 250GB hard drive along with 500GB of ASUS online storage that can be utilised.

For connectivity it has 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. In the bezel of the screen is a 0.3 megapixel camera. [Read more…]

Motorola Backflip Doesn’t Allow Non-Market Apps

Today we learned that the Motorola Backflip (AT&T’s first Android OS based phone) has a restriction built in preventing you from installing 3rd party apps on to it. Instead, users are forced now to install apps through the Android Market.

For some this might not be a problem, but for others, the reason for getting an Android based phone is to give you the flexibility to do what you want with the device in terms of installing apps sometimes not through the Android Market.

As well as blocking access to this feature we also mentioned last week that AT&T had removed Google [GOOG] as the primary search function on the phone replacing it with Yahoo! instead. [Read more…]

Acer Frameless Touchscreen/Touchkeyboard Laptop

Rumours are saying that Acer are working on a new laptop that will have a frameless touchscreen and frameless touchkeyboard.

Is it possible? Probably… the idea supposedly uses a reinforced glass substrate from Corning (maybe Gorilla Glass). It is unclear at the moment when this frameless laptop will be unveiled, but I wouldn’t expect it for another year or two at the earliest although the source who provided the details to DigiTimes estimates the second half of this year. [Read more…]

Bent Spoons and Forks iPhone Stand

There have been a few custom iPhone stands that have been built over the last few years ranging from a recycled CD iPhone stand to a Pencil iPhone stand.

The next on the list is an iPhone stand made of spoons and forks bent in to the shape of a stand. The forks and spoons are bent in a particular way to allow access to all buttons, controls and the screen including the iPhone dock connector underneath the phone.

It’s certainly a unique iPhone stand and although designed for the iPhone it’s not restricted to just carrying an iPhone. The creator will allow you to specify dimensions so that you can sit any other MP3, smartphone or video device in to the stand. [Read more…]

Does a Lava Lamp work on Jupiter? Home-Made Centrifuge built to find out

It’s the question on everyone’s mind these days… Does a Lava Lamp work in a high-gravity environment such as Jupiter? Luckily Neil Fraser did all the leg work here and helped answer the question for you putting all our minds at rest.

This amazing experiment comprises of a lava lamp, camera, home-made centrifuge, Google Nexus One and a room large enough to handle a 50 kilo spinning centrifuge.

The centrifuge was built from Meccano and has a diameter of 3 meters. On one side is a holder for a Lava Lamp and Google Nexus One phone (for measuring gravity). On the other side is a camera to record how the lava lamp reacts and in the middle a complex motor system that needs to be oiled and kept running smoothly so it doesn’t spin out of control. The whole unit spins at 42 RPM. [Read more…]