Archive for August 27th, 2008
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Rumors about Nikon’s next DSLR model, the D90 started surfacing as early as December last year. This was heightened a couple of days ago when leak photos and specs started appearing again. But finally, Nikon has ended all the speculations and announced the D90 with a new feature which some may love while others may not like at all. We’re talking here about the D90’s video function which is a first among DSLR cameras. The D90’s D-Movie mode function allows for capturing high-definition movie clips at 720p. For some this might be the realization of a long time longing for a DSLR function, while DSLR purists might find this simply unacceptable. (Read the full post about ‘Nikon makes the D90 official; its first DSLR with movie mode’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 12:24PM It’s not officially announced yet, but Samsung’s expected to announce the YP-Q1 PMP at IFA this week. The vertically-oriented player will come in 4, 8 and 16GB varieties with a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, support for MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg, FLAC, MPEG4 and WMV, and an FM RDS radio. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung prepping YP-Q1 PMP for IFA’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Donald Melanson, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 5:57PM The two-inch-square Space Cube computer has apparently been making the rounds in Japan for some time now, but PC Pro has finally managed to sneak one into the UK and, thankfully for us, they’ve decided to share. This one packs a 300MHz NEC VR5701 processor, 64MB of RAM, a 1GB CompactFlash card, and a special version of Red Hat Linux, along with a single USB port, VGA out, built-in Ethernet and, most importantly for its target market, a SpaceWire port, which is used by the likes of NASA and the European Space Agency. (Read the full post about ‘Two-inch-square Space Cube computer gets shown off’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Paul Miller, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 9:13AM We’re not really sure if Microsoft is peddling a revolution here or just the mousing tech flavor of the month, but we’ve got ourselves a much better idea of where things might be going. After that little “Say Goodbye to Laser” teaser turned our pointing device world upside down, a reader spotted this MS Explorer Mini Mouse with “Blue Track” technology over on Amazon.de. Coincidence? We’re guessing no. We followed a bit more of the PI work done by our fine commenters and discovered Blue Track to be based on a blue LED combined with a wide-angle lens that’s supposed to work on more surfaces than laser and optical. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft’s new “Blue Track” mouse spotted?’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
We first saw E-Ten announced their Glofiish X610 and V900 smartphones about six months back, however until now there has been very little in terms of details. Well it seems that E-Ten has re-announced both models however they have still not announced an exact release date, leaving it as they will be available soon. The Glofiish X610 is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset and features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, FM radio, Wi-Fi and GPS. The X610 has 128MB ROM and 64MB SDRAM, will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and powered by a 400MHz SC3 2442 Samsung processor. (Read the full post about ‘E-Ten’s Glofiish X610, V900 get re-announced, to be available soon’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
With the slew of USB flash drives in the market nowadays, the gadget has become as exciting as a couple of snails racing for the finish line. I’ve seen a lot of varieties these days when it comes to design, and these bejeweled USB thumb drives by Brando are among the sparkliest, most eye-catching ones which really make people want to get them. Brando’s Jewel Thumb Drive line is composed of numerous styles and designs, each one laden with glittering decorative crystals. They have a storage capacity of 4GB and can either be attached to phones or be used as necklaces using the straps included in the package. There are six of these bejeweled USB thumb drives available for sale at Brando. (Read the full post about ‘Put Some Bling on Your USB: Brando’s USB Jewel Thumb Drives’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 3:02AM Putting two iPhone / ipod docks in an alarm clock is a simple and clever idea that’s so far only shown up in the JVC-PN7 (which we have and love), but it looks like iLuv’s getting in the game as well with the new iMM137. (Read the full post about ‘iLuv intros the iMM173 dual-dock iPod / iPhone alarm clock’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 4:54AM We’d say the jump from traditional optical mice to laser mice was pretty momentous, and it sounds like Microsoft is getting ready to jump again — Microsoft Hardware put up a teaser this afternoon for a September 9th announcement featuring the tagline “Say Goodbye to Laser.” Yeah, that’s not exactly subtle, is it? (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft hints at new mice: “Say Goodbye to Laser”’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 1:29AM Samsung was pretty boastful about its high-capacity SpinPoint N2 1.8-inch drives when they launched back in June of 2007, and now the company’s decided to show them off a bit — check out this hot new credit-card-sized external model in glossy black with a flip-out USB connector. Specs are the same as before — 4200rpm, 27MB/s read and 23MB/s read — but sadly the most important spec is that it’s China-only for now and pricing is in the stratosphere, with the 120GB version clocking in at RMB1999 ($293). (Read the full post about ‘Samsung’s SpinPoint N2 drive gets a glossy black case’…)
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 27th 2008 at 1:29AM Samsung was pretty boastful about its high-capacity SpinPoint N2 1.8-inch drives when they launched back in June of 2007, and now the company’s decided to show them off a bit — check out this hot new credit-card-sized external model in glossy black with a flip-out USB connector. Specs are the same as before — 4200rpm, 27MB/s read and 23MB/s read — but sadly the most important spec is that it’s China-only for now and pricing is in the stratosphere, with the 120GB version clocking in at RMB1999 ($293). (Read the full post about ‘Samsung’s SpinPoint N2 drive gets a glossy black case’…)
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