SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company's final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street. read more »
Kodak is ready to re-enter the zoom length arms race with the official unveiling of its Z980 ultrazoom - a DSLR-styled camera with a stunning 24x wide-angle lens.
Pentax launches two new digital cameras: the Optio P70 and E70. The Optio P70 features a 12 Mp image sensor, a 4x optical zoom (equiv. 27.5-110mm) wide angle lens that is ideal for landscape, indoor and group photos. Other features include a 2.7 inch high resolution, wide-angle view LCD panel, and new Pixel Track Shake Reduction technology. The 10 megapixel Optio E70 offers a 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.4 inch color LCD monitor. The cameras will ship in February, the Optio P70 for $199.95 and the Optio E70 for $139.95...
Canon announces a new line of five VIXIA (LEGRIA in Europe) high definition and six standard definition camcorders. All VIXIA / LEGRIA camcorders feature a Canon HD Video Lens, a HD CMOS Image Sensor for Full HD image capture, and DIGIC DV II and III Image Processors. Additional features on selected models include Instant Autofocus, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization and 24Mbps Recording - the highest bit rate in AVCHD. The new Canon video line will become available through the first quarter...
Finally, shots that are definitely of gameplay visuals.
We know Square has the CGI Team of Justice - it likes to show off its cutscenes more than the games themselves, usually. But what will Final Fantasy XIII actually look like on our current-gen super consoles? read more »
Sony has confirmed to CVG that the Killzone 2 demo, being released in the US on a pre-order-only basis, will be released on the UK PS Store in the "normal manner", i.e. free for all to play.Click here to read the full article
The Nokia E63 is a GSM/UMTS/HSDPA smartphone running Symbian v9.2 OS with S60 v3.1 UI. Other features include Wi-Fi, 3.5mm AV jack, microSD card slot, Bluetooth and 2.0 megapixel camera. Nokia E63 also has a full QWERTY keyboard and a landscape QVGA screen.
Apple today announced that iPhone users can now buy music from the iTunes Store app and download the songs directly over 3G networks. Downloading previously required a Wi-Fi connection. The company also announced that all music will be now ...(follow link to read)
We take a look at NVIDIA's answer to "true" 3-Way SLI on current Intel X58 chipset equipped motherboards. We all know SLI on X58 was a good thing, but do gamers need to pay for the NF200?
PORTLAND, Ore. – Jan. 6, 2009 – Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) today officially transformed Portland into the fastest unwired city in the West, and home to one of the first 4G WiMAX wireless broadband services in the world, called Clear™.
Microsoft Monday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system.
SanDisk USB flash drive : SanDisk introduces an innovative new family of SanDisk USB flash drives, including the world’s first backup USB flash drive with simple backup software activation at the touch of a button. The SanDisk Ultra Backup USB portable flash drive is the first offering of the company’s new SanDisk Ultra USB product line. With capacities up to 64 gigabytes (GB), the SanDisk Ultra Backup USB flash drive is designed to protect computer users’ photos, music, videos, personal and business documents, and other types of digital files, with the simple touch of a button. read more »
Blu-ray Review
Universal Home Entertainment
Released: January 6, 2009
Friday Night Lights is based on the bestselling book by H.G. Bissinger and stars none other than Billy Bob Thornton. This inspirational sports film has finally hit the Blu-ray format for the first time courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment.
Samsung Full-HD digital camcorders : Samsung Electronics America extended its family of full-HD digital camcorders with four new models - the HMX-H106, HMX-H105, HMX-H104, and HMX-H100. Samsung’s new H-Series offer users high-performance, full HD video, a renowned Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan HD lens with Optical Image Stabilization, and industry leading design; however, most notable is the use of internal Solid State Drives to provide onboard memory. read more »
Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.
Genes talk to themselves and to each other to control how a given cell manufactures proteins. But variation in the control of the same gene in two different tissues may contribute to certain human traits, including the likelihood of getting a disease, said a team of geneticists and neuroscientists.
Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease -- quadrupling its prevalence in some cases -- and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threaten more than 20 million acres of native grasslands in California.
Elgato has updated its EyeTV Hybrid tuner stick for the 2009 Macworld Expo. The new version includes FM radio support as well as TV guide functionality, and sports a slightly updated design.Read More...
The beginning of a new year always presents us with a perfect opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and look forward to the year ahead, make plans (call them resolutions if you must), and set goals.
As always, a year is a long time in the tech world, and a lot of things happened in 2008. Our own little corner of it (Tech Tips) is no exception. In this issue of Tech Tips, we’ll take a look back at some of the articles we brought you in 2008. read more »
The familiar hardware for Guitar Hero and Rock Band cries out to be tinkered with, and do-it-yourselfers answered the call: playing real guitars, rigging up double bass drums and just plain cheating.
First and foremost, you need a good foundation. For myself, for some disturbing reason only my subconscious can answer, I have a deep and unabated interest in all things electric – but particularly computers. More than likely, if you’re reading this Tech Tip, you probably have such an interest too. If you are looking for something that’ll give you a good background in computer components, I’d recommend the book Upgrading and Repairing PCs by Scott Mueller (QUE Publishing). read more »
The Nokia E63 is a GSM/UMTS/HSDPA smartphone running Symbian v9.2 OS with S60 v3.1 UI. Other features include Wi-Fi, 3.5mm AV jack, microSD card slot, Bluetooth and 2.0 megapixel camera. Nokia E63 also has a full QWERTY keyboard and a landscape QVGA screen.