August 28, 2008
Epson’s newest projector, the EX100 is now available officially and will bring the followin features to your home/office/wherever you place it :-
- 2700 ANSI lumens
- 400:1 contrast ratio
- Native XGA (1,024 x 768) resolution
- Standard RGB, S-Video, composite and stereo connections
- Weight: 3.5 lbs
- 3″ high form factor
Interested parties can pick up the Epson EX100 for less than a grand.
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August 27, 2008
Filed under: Storage
SanDisk’s pushed both Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and regular SD cards to 30MB/s transfer rates before, and now it’s SDHC’s turn with the new Extreme III series. Yep, it’s a really fast memory card for DSLRs, and it’ll cost you: 4GB will be $65, 8GB $110 and 16GB will set you back whopping $180 when these hit in October.
[Via Digital Camera Info]
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August 27, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Handhelds
Oh, Nuvifone, how you disappoint us. Over here at IFA we just managed to get a Garmin rep to whip out his Nuvifone prototype for a quick look, but sadly, almost a year after the device was first announced, there really wasn’t anything new to see. We still aren’t allowed to take video of the interface, or really see much of the phone other than the home screen, and when the rep tried to show us how the Nuvifone kicks the iPhone’s ass in navigation, the Nuvi promptly crashed — so at least those two have that in common. Not that we should be surprised, Garmin mentioned last month that the phone had been delayed into 2009, but we’re quickly running out of patience, as well as any scrap of remaining hope for this thing to actually matter when it does arrive. Peep the gallery for a little bit of iPhone 3G versus action.
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August 27, 2008
Filed under: Storage
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). Yeah, we’ll stick with saving our pennies for an SSD.
[Via Everything USB]
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August 26, 2008
Filed under: Peripherals
Love getting things for free? Prefer to do it without robbing your elderly neighbors at gunpoint? Hey, us too. Thankfully, Lexmark is hoping to encourage less robbery — armed or otherwise — by offering up one of their succulent, creative-activity-inspiring X7675 wireless printers. In addition to the color printer / scanner / fax machine / copier / personal shopper, the company is throwing in two XL high-yield ink cartridges, which means two less trips to your local office supply supermart. Interested in taking this handsome fellow home? Read the details below!
The rules:
- Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, though we’d love to hear how you plan to put this printer into play.
- You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
- If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you’ll be fine.
- Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
- Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Lexmark X7675 printer and two (2) XL high-yield ink cartridges. Approximate value is $255.
- Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, September 2nd, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
- Full rules can be found here.
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August 26, 2008
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets
Like the 1st generation Kindle unearthed by Engadget snoops way back in September of 2006, Amazon’s having a tough time keeping the lid on its 2nd generation e-book reader. Seems everyone and his analyst brother is confirming a new collegiate reader and at least one other variation, presumably the Kindle 2.0. BusinessWeek “confirms” the collegiate reader the goes to say that the 2.0 base unit, “is significantly thinner, has a better screen, is more stylish and includes fixes to some of the user interface annoyances,” such as the placement of those massive page forward / back buttons which can trigger inadvertent page changes. In fact, their source claims that the new version is much more than an iterative evolution, “They’ve jumped from Generation One to Generation Four or Five. It just looks better, and feels better.” BW also claims that the new model’s price (currently, $359) will hit $299, “or maybe $249,” and could be announced as early as September.
Interestingly, Kindle 2.0 is rumored to be designed by the powerhouse shop, Frog Design, who just happened to give the Kindle a very public and very critical tongue lashing at launch. We guess this squeaky wheel received it’s oil in the form of a giant cash payment.
Read — Frog’s take on Kindle 1.0
Read — BusinessWeek rumor
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August 25, 2008
I find it ironic that the term ‘open secret’ is used, as I would prefer words that are mutually exclusive remain that way instead of getting all mixed up. Having said that, the Nikon D90 has its images and specifications leaked out, and with bloggers having a much sharper nose at sniffing down prey (leaks and news in this case), it was only a matter of time before everything about the D90 was revealed, regardless of whether Nikon intended that not to happen or not. We do know that the D90 will feature the following :-
- 12.3 megapixels
- Standard ISO range of 200 to 3,200
- Single ISO modes of 100 or 6400
- 3″ LCD display
- 11 autofocus points
- AF contrast
- Face detection
- Video capture
The D90 will come with a DX 18mm - 105mm f/3.5-5.6G lens with vibration reduction. there is no word on the shipping date, but you definitely won’t have to wait until next year to lay your hands on this baby.
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August 25, 2008
Filed under: Gaming
Hey, remember that totally bodacious PlayStation 3 wireless keypad we told you about last week? Well if you do — and you should — you’ll be pleased to know that you can now pre-order the $49.99 accessory at Amazon. Sure, you’ll still have to wait till Novemeber 30th to get your hands and fingertips on it, but at least you can sleep at night, safe in the knowledge that it has your name on it.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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August 25, 2008
Blu-ray discs and VHS tapes are poles apart in terms of their timeline as well as quality, but Panasonic has decided to bring both together in a single device - the DMR-BR630V. What makes the DMR-BR630V special is its ability to write to BD-Rs at 6x, the presence of both digital and analog tuners, a second generation MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoder chip, HDMI and analog connections, DVD recording capability, a 320GB hard drive, and the option to record onto VHS as well. Hmmm, who would want to take that nostalgic step back? After all, is your VCR player ready to rock and roll once you take it down from the attic and dusted layers of dust bunnies off? The Panasonic DMR-BR630V will be out in Japan this October for $1,450.
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