Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 2:12PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras Basic point-and-shoot digicams is what the Stylus line is all about, and the trend continues. Up here are some shots of the 840, 850SW and 1030SW. 8-megapixels on the 840 and 850SW with 5x and 3x zoom, respectively. And if you vacation includes some light snorkeling (or you like taking pics in the rain), note that the 850SW is shockproof 1.5-meters and to waterproof to 3-meters. Need more megapixels? (Read the full post about ‘Olympus Stylus lineup hands-on’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 4:01PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras Sony fans, the fun’s not over yet. Besides going hands-on with that pair of new 300-series alpha DSLRs and that alphabet soup of H, S, and T series cams, we also managed to take a look at all four new W series Cyber-shots. Differing mostly in resolution and optical zoom, the 10.1 megapixel DSC-W170, 8.1 megapixel DSC-W150 and DSC-W130, and 7.2 megapixel DSC-W120 all feature the company’s “smile shutter” technology, which we found to work pretty well at recognizing our grins during a demo. (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with Sony’s new W series Cyber-shots’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 3:46PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Storage The memory card announcements at PMA continue — Kingston has just announced its first 16GB SDHC card. Sure, we’re happy for them, but at $231, it’s more expensive than SanDisk’s $179 16GB card — which comes with a USB 2.0 reader — and it’s certainly not as impressive as SanDisk’s new 32GB card. Also, your hair is frizzy and you look fat. But have fun at the party!Tags: consumer electronics, MP3, digital, Gadget (Read the full post about ‘Kingston joins the 16GB SDHC party’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
One of our aims for 2008 was to finally break into the top 1000 blogs according to Technorati (which is based on how many other blogs link to you), we’ve been petering on the edge for a while and finally broke in this afternoon at position #998. I would like to thank every blog and blogger that has ever given us link credit to our stories, we will always strive to do the same. So in no particular order (though the sites in bold are the ones that I see a lot) I’d like to say a big cheers and thanks to: s2999 Geek Chic Compradiccion Noantri Ektopia Slash Gear Gizmodo Digital Drops Geek Alerts Gadgettastic Grupo Geek Gadget Reporter Gear Log Geeky Gadgets Tip of the Day Zedomax Tech News 2 U Monster Works No Puedo Creer To all the others that I missed, thank you and I’ll try to include you next time The next target for 2008 is to get our subscriber base up to 100,000 so if you haven’t subscribed to our feed yet here it is . (Read the full post about ‘Finally CG is in the Top 1000 of Technorati Blogs, Thank You!’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 3:16PM by Evan BlassFiled under: Digital Cameras Wow, that’s a lot of Lumixes! If there’s one thing to be said for Panasonic’s digital imaging division, it definitely gives the consumer quite a large variety of models to choose from. And some, like the TZ4 and TZ5, offer pretty compelling features, such as a relatively monstrous 10x optical zooms in a relatively pocketable form factor. (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with Panasonic’s seven new Lumix models’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Just a quick notice: looks like AT&T is experiencing difficulties with data service nationwide. Word from on high is “they are working on it”. Interestingly, five states are immune from the data outage. AT&T Business Customer Service can be reached at 800-222-0400 or at their site. Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: lcd, wireless, DAB, speaker (Read the full post about ‘Breaking: AT&T data network outage for Blackberry and Treo’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 1:43PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras As the press release last week made clear, Olympus did a refresh across its lineup for PMA. We’ll hit up the entry-level, ultra-compact FE series here. Across the board, the FE-310, FE-340 and FE-350 get treated to an 8-megapixel sensor and LCDs ranging from 2.5 - 3-inches. The FE-350 trades off the 5x zoom for 4x, but you get a 28-mm wide angle perspective on the world, if that’s your sort of thing. And the “HyperCrystal” LCDs were certainly bright, we’ll give them that. (Read the full post about ‘Olympus’ new FE series hands-on’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 11:10AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Desktops, Laptops Just like expected, Acer has formally bought into Packard Bell, snapping up 75% of PB Holdings, Packard Bell’s parent company. Things got a bit hairy for a bit there when Packard Bell started speaking with Lenovo as well, since Acer fears losing its strength in Europe to the Chinese giant. Luckily for Acer, Gateway was the real clincher here, since Gateway started talks with Packard Bell before getting bought by Acer itself, and had nabbed the right to counter any offers Packard Bell might get from other companies. (Read the full post about ‘Acer gobbles up 75% of Packard Bell’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 12:38PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Storage The bits, they just keep coming — now that 16GB SDHC cards are old hat, SanDisk’s gone and upped the ante with these new 32GB cards. That’s the new record, but you won’t be able to get your hands on one until April, when they ship for $349. A 16GB version and a new 8GB Ultra II SDHC Plus with flip-out USB connecter will also hit in March for $179 and $99, respectively — but you know you want the big’un, don’t lie.Tags: video games, tests, gps, hi fi (Read the full post about ‘SanDisk pushes SDHC to 32GB’…)
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Posted Jan 31st 2008 1:37PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras Fujifilm may have laid claim to “smallest 12x zoom,” but Olympus’ SP-570 UZ blows by that with a 20x optical zoom. In case you didn’t know, the “UZ” stands for “ultra zoom.” Not a bad piece of glass; f/2.8 - f/4.5 with dual image stabilization so you can actually use the 20x end of the lens. The 10-megapixel sensor and full manual control options make sense on this high-end digicam, as does the hot shoe for a flash. (Read the full post about ‘Olympus SP-570 UZ ultra zoom hands-on’…)
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