Archive for January, 2008
January 29, 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Okay, this Nikon DSLR isn’t full-frame either, but their new low-ender is now (officially) the D60, which enters the scene with a 10.2 megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch LCD (nope, not live-view), SDHC, vibration sensor cleaning, and an even smaller body than the D40x. Nikon claims February (but also March) shipment, with no price yet given.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Continue reading Nikon announces D60 and lenses to boot
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January 28, 2008
This 13.3″ laptop from LuvBook looks good and uses an Intel Penryn processor. It’s a recent model using a more advanced manufacturing process that gives it a better price-per-performance ratio and more consumer-friendly properties. Curiously, our friends from Aving mention 12GB of mass storage, so I can only assume that it’s a SSD (solid-state drive).
Highlights
- 1280×800 display
- 2GB Memory
- 12GB (SDD?)
- $1120
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January 28, 2008
Folks living in Japan, rejoice! You will soon have yet another LCD TV range to choose from among the many hundreds that are already in the market. This time, the ‘culprit’ is Sharp’s AQUOS E Series that comes with the following features :-
- 1,920 x 1,080 resolution
- 2,000:1 resolution
- 176-degree viewing angle
- 450cd/m2 brightness
You will be able to choose from 37″, 42″, 46″ and 52″ sizes when this new E Series hits on the 1st of March. Pricing details are currently unknown.
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Filed under: Cellphones
In a move meant to bolster its software development prowess, Nokia just announced the acquisition Trolltech. Who’s Trolltech? Well, its software can be found in some 10 million devices. In fact, Trolltech’s Qt is used by such familiar applications as Skype, Google Earth, and Photoshop Elements while their Qtopia was spotted on a hacked Archos 5 series earlier this month. By acquiring Trolltech’s software development frameworks and application platforms, Nokia hopes to help developers create Internet applications that work on PCs and across Nokia devices. Specifically, Nokia claims that the move will “further increase the competitiveness of S60 and Series 40.” The deal also grandfathers Nokia into the LiMo Foundation and its attempt to bring open-source to your handset. Hear that Android? The $153 million offer must still be processed through regulatory channels and approved by shareholders — all expected before June in out.
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January 27, 2008
Filed under: Transportation, Networking
It’s coming to planes, so it was bound to make its way onto trains. According to a report, a 45-mile commuter railroad line in Massachusetts is about to get a WiFi upgrade, bringing wireless connections to more than 18,000 passengers across 17 stations. Utilizing Sprint’s EV-DO service, this will be the largest deployment of train-based WiFi outside of Europe and will bring access to 45 coach cars in the line. “There is not one commuter rail system in the country that has this right now,” said Kris Erickson, MBTA deputy chief of staff, adding, “We know there are going to be some technical glitches, but we want to get in there and test it in a real environment and get a much better idea how to do it.” The plan is to eventually bless all 13 commuter lines in Massachusetts with wireless capabilities, thus allowing networked games of Sid Meier’s Railroads! to actually be played while on a railroad.
[Via Wi-Fi Networking News]
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January 27, 2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Are you a CEO hoping to “step it up,” “knock it out of the park,” and generally “take it to the bridge” — old-school style — but you can’t seem to work the magic? Well, BusinessWeek has got just the thing for you: a ten-point plan on how to deliver a presentation like our main man, Steve Jobs. Breaking it down from “set a theme” all the way to “rehearse, rehearse, rehearse,” the cats at BW lay out everything you need to know to shatter sales records, hike your stock, and innovate the hell out of a keynote. Of course, they don’t advise you on choice of outfits (we suggest jeans, sneakers, and a turtleneck), products to launch (how does iPhone 2 sound to you?), or how to properly execute a “Boom!” (”Boom!”) — but we’re pretty sure you can suss those details out on your own. If you want the full breakdown of tips and tricks, including how to properly appear excited about your own products, hit the read link ASAP. To help you along, we’ve included a clip of Jobs doing his thing after the break. Boom!
Continue reading Deliver a keynote like Steve Jobs in ten simple steps
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January 27, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
If you’ve got a certain brand loyalty to the official iPhone Dev Team then take note, they just released their own special flavor of the 1.1.3 jailbreak for iPhone / iPod touch. We guess that with the splitter version already outed (and it’s secrets revealed to Apple) there was no sense in keeping it under wraps any longer. The hack requires a v1.1.2 jailbroken device with the BSD Subsystem v1.5 or greater installed — it does NOT upgrade your baseband. All the usual cautions apply hacker-boy so be careful out there, we haven’t tested… yet.
[Thanks, Ben]
Download — official 1.1.3 Dev Team jailbreak
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January 27, 2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
There have certainly been gizmos to surface throughout the years that react in some form or fashion to rain, but Jean-Jacques Chaillout and colleagues at the Atomic Energy Commission in France are fantasizing about using those diminutive droplets of water to actually power useful creations. After using computer models to find out just how much energy could be created by rainfall landing on piezoelectric materials, they determined that between 1 nanojoule and 25 microjoules of energy could be generated per drop. Granted, that won’t keep a WoW gamer crankin’ through the eve, but it could be used in everyday sensors that just need a smidgen of power in order to beam back results or data to ground control (or Major Tom). So yeah, these may not work so well in Death Valley, but we hear Amazonia could really benefit.
[Via NewScientist, image courtesy of ABC]
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January 26, 2008
Filed under: Peripherals
Make no mistake, there are plenty of outfits out there looking to snap up your loose change in exchange for a pre-built rollup keyboard, but if you just can’t stand that ‘board that came bundled in with your last pre-fab PC, we think there’s a better alternative. Apparently, all you have to do is remove the inner membrane from an unwanted set of keys, make sure the control board is accurately reassembled onto said membrane and cut out letters in the font of your choosing to keep you on track when your touch typing skills begin to fade. That’s it — an
January 26, 2008
Here is a great little kitchen gadget. It’s called the Eco-Cook. There are many foods that you have to boil, such as pasta, rice and vegetables. And when you get ready to make these items, you have to use separate pots to boil them in, right? Well not any more. This gadget helps to save water, energy and time. The eco-cook has dividers, and allows you to boil 2 or 3 different items at the same time. Thereby, water and gas or electricity is saved. And when the food is taken out of the eco-cook, it will automatically drain out. I think it’s a great idea!
