Canon debuts powershoot GX1 point and shoot digital camera

Canon’s new PowerShot GX1 is the company’s most powerful fixed-lens point-and-shoot digital camera yet, touting a gigantic and powerful 14.3-megapixel 1.5-inch CMOS sensor. It’s the largest sensor that’s been placed inside one of Canon’s Powershot models and is the largest of its class (it’s almost as big as an APS-C sized sensor found in Canon 60D and Nikon D7000 DSLRs). The ginormous sensor allows for nine times more light than the previous 1/1.7-inch chip and 1.5-inch CMOS chip increases depth-of-field dramatically and is supposed have a significant boost to lowlight sensitivity.

Complementing the new sensor is Digic 5 processing and HS system technology that increases sensitivity in dark conditions thanks to its backside illumination, as well as aids its full resolution High-Speed Burst HQ capabilities. Other specs include: a top ISO of 12,800; aperture range of f/2.8 – f/16; 4x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle equivalent; 1080p Full HD capability; RAW shooting capability; and a advanced Smart Auto mode that now recognizes up to 58 scenes. It’s pretty pricy for a point-and-shoot since it’s said to have a $799.99 price tag, but the new G1 X will be setting a new standard for the segment.

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Olympus releasees 3 Compact Cameras : VG-160, VR-340 n Tough TG-320

Olympus has released three new compact cameras to its arsenal of products, the VG-160, VR-340 and Tough TG-320, and all offer point-and-shoot capabilities as well as 720p HD video recording.

The VR-340 model features a3 -inch LCD preview display its backside, a 16-megapixel sensor and a 10x super wide optical zoom lens. There’s also nine Magic Art Filters and one-touch video recording.

The Olympus VG-160 packs a 5x optical zoom and a wide-angle lens, 14-megapixel sensor, HD video, Magic Art Filters and 3-inch LCD screen. Beginners will appreciate the intelligent iAuto mode, while AG Tracking, Shadow Adjustment Technology and Face Detection all enhance the quality of your photos.

Finally, Olympus’ Tough TG-320 is meant for those who plan to use the camera for heavy outdoor use since it features a waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof casing. Features include a 14-megapixel sensor, 3.6x wide-angle optical zoom lens, 3D photo mode (it works underwater) and an HDMI port so that you can easily connect it to your TV.

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Gopro HD Hero2 : Surf Edition

GoPro has released its most advanced camera yet with their HD HERO2: Surf Edition that’s both wearable and surfboard mountable. As a great way to capture that big wave, the HD HERO2: Surf Edition camera is waterproof to 197′ (60m) and is capable of capturing professional full 170º wide angle 1080p video and 11 megapixel photos at a rate of 10 photos per second. Other camera specs include: 2X Sharper Professional Glass Lens and f/2.8 Fixed Focus.

Touted as the most versatile camera in the world, it’s all the smallest and lightest. Not only will it allow you to capture your surfing adventures, but it also acts as a great tool to film your style and study how you should improve. The HD HERO2: Surf Edition will retail for $299.99 and includes 2 adhesive surfboard mounts and an FCS-compatible mount for plugging your camera onto the deck of your board as if it were a FCS fin. It’s also compatible with all GoPro expansion accessories and BacPacs, including the Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote that’s coming out soon.

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Intel Launches Atom Processors Cedar Trail

The first generation of Intel Atom is intended for the use of simple, such as Internet activity and the use of a more mobile office. However, some users want the ability is higher than just last activity.

Answering these shortcomings, Intel officially unveiled its new-generation Atom processor codenamed Cedar Trail using 32nm fabrication.

Processors that have been launched prior to the Intel Atom N2600 series, N2800 and D2700, all dual-core type. N series itself is intended for netbooks and D series for desktop platforms.

Series N2600 comes with a clock 1.6 to 1.86 GHz with a TDP of less than 3.5 watts. Series N2899 using the clock option from 1.86 to 2.13 GHz with a TDP of less than 6.5 watts. Meanwhile, the D2700 uses clocked 2.13 GHz with a maximum TDP of 10 watts.

This latest generation of Intel Atom offers a battery life is longer and is claimed to reach 10 hours. More efficient power usage 20% compared to its predecessor.

The most interesting is that using the graphics capabilities onboardnya GMA 3600/3650 chipset is also improved. So capitalize graphics, you can run high-definition multimedia content more smoothly.

Another new feature is included which includes Intel Widi (Wireless Digital) and Wireless music is already integrated in it.

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The presence of the iPad 3 in Year 2012

Closing of 2011 was widely circulated rumors that Apple iPad will prepare a new generation product releases in the near future. These rumors arose after acompany in China mentions the iPad 3 will be present at the event iWorld or better known as MacWorld 2012.

Some other rumors also mention that the iPad 3 will be released to coincide withthe birth of Steve Jobs, 24 February.

Now comes another rumor that says that in January 2012, Apple will launch twonew types of iPad. The same source says that this latest generation iPad segmentmid-end and high end. With the presence of two types of these new iPad 2 will beexpected to decrease prices to compete with the Kindle Fire.

Two of these three types of iPad will also be increased from the camera. The first type will use 5 MP camera manufactured by Samsung, while the second type uses8 MP camera from Sony.

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Google + reaches 62 Million Users

Google + seems to be a serious competitor to Facebook. This has little proven with the data reported that the number of Google users + has reached about 62 million at the end of 2011.

This data is released by Paul Allen, a statistics expert observer of social networking. Allen himself has indeed been following the development of Google + since it first launched. According to data dihimpunnya, in July 2011 the number of register reaches 10 million people. Continues in August reached double that, about 20.5 million users.

Drastic increase occurred in December, commencing from March 1 to 27 were recorded from 50 million to 62 million users, nearly a quarter of the total in that month.

If this condition can be maintained, it could be in 2012, Google users will reach 100 + million users only in February of next year alone.

Only these data obtained unofficially aka Allen only based on calculations only. And these results are calculated based on the number of users who have registered kunnya, and did not see whether the user is active or not.

While Google's own party did not comment on the data displayed is Paul Allen. And the official Google disclose data through its CEO, namely Larry Page that says that Google users + new numbering about 40 million people.

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Touchfire Ipad Keyboard

Typing on the iPad is anything but analogous to that of a standard keyboard. As a result, a number of after market products have seen success, or at least production – case in point Logitech’s Foldup Keyboard (which we loved). Unfortunately, they add bulk and negate the iPad’s svelte form factor. As a result Steve Isaac & Brad Melmon built the TouchFire.
It’s an ultra thin and light weight (less than one ounce) keyboard that fits over the iPad’s virtual keyboard and provides the much needed force feedback to enable touch typists and those with an aversion to onscreen keyboards to type as if they were using the real thing. Course it won’t solve the issue of keyboard size, but by using micro-structures and some sort of special manufacturing process, it can not only produces force feedback, allow you to partially see the screen as well as swipe, but leave the TouchFire in place even with Apple’s smart cover is in place.

So at this point the two have designed and built a working prototype. But they need your help to get the TouchFire into production. Pledging (it’s another Kickstarter project) $45 will buy you your own TouchFire, though if you pledge $25 more you’ll get two and some additional goodies. So far they’ve raised $14,000, which exceeds their $10,000 funding goal, so it’s not a question of if it will ship, but when.

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Plug dual charger (video)

Charging the iPad and laptop at the same time isn’t exactly a quandary faced by most people. Sure, it requires two plugs or simply plugging the iPad into your computer. But for those that travel and don’t want to carry around two chargers, the PlugBug makes a ton-o sense.

The genius of the device is that it’s made to work exclusively with all Macbook Pro adapters. You know that removable plug? You simply slide that off, and instead of replacing it with the extended Mac power cord you slip on the PlugBug. The red portion, which denotes the PlugBug, can deliver 10 watts of power, so charging your iPad up happens as fast as possible and you won’t have to occupy one of your precious USB ports on your Macbook Pro.

To ensure your iPad or iPhone doesn’t feel left out, the PlugBug also includes it’s very own outlets, so it can serve as a standalone charger for any USB device. This also means PC users, or those that aren’t smart enough to switch to a Macbook can still use the device.

However, if you travel internationally, the PlugBug won’t have a place in your arsenal of road warrior tools since it negates the ability to swap in a foreign plug and thus eliminates its convenience.

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Review Kanex MHL HDMI Adapter

If you’ve been paying any attention to things happening in the world of mobile technology, you probably know what MHL is. If not, maybe you just bought a new phone and are wondering “what the heck is this extra port for?”. Fear not, because Kanex (and I) are here to help you out. While the technology was first demoed at the 2008 CES, it wasn’t until this year that cell phone manufacturers started putting it in their products. MHL (stands for Mobile High-definition Link), is basically a HDMI connector combined with a power source – the goal is to keep a phone (or other mobile device) in a constant “ready to use” state. It supports 1080p uncompressed HD video, and full 8 channel (7.1 surround) uncompressed audio. It also supports High bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). So what does all of this mean for you, the end user?

Simply put, the MHL port allows you to watch a video, view pictures, play a game, or do just about anything on your mobile device and view it on your 1080p HDTV with no loss in picture or sound quality. You can play games with no video or audio lag from one source to the next. Even better, you don’t have to worry about your mobile device going dead while you’re doing so, because it’ll be charging at the same time. While there are other MHL connectors on the market (which I’ve used on different phones that I’ve gotten), the Kanex one is one of the best I’ve seen.

The Kanex MHL adapter is nice and small – it can easily fit in a pocket, purse, or anything else (Cocoon backpack anyone?), but the construction quality is very sturdy. I had one OEM MHL adapter that broke in two when I accidentally dropped it off of a window, but when I recreated said accident to test the Kanex version, it still worked like a charm afterwards. It’s also eye catching – not the color scheme (which is just black), but the way the Kanex logo sits on the device. Not too big, not too small – it’s just enough to cause someone to ask, “hey, what’s that?”.

Currently, Kanex MHL HDMI Adapter works on the following devices (but more and more phone manufacturers and developers pledge to support the MHL protocol all the time):

* Samsung Galaxy S II
* Samsung Infuse 4 G
* HTC EVO 3D
* HTC Sensation 4 G
* HTC Hercules
* HTC Flyer (Tablet)
* HTC EVO View 4 G (Tablet)

Based on other MHL Adapters I’ve used, I have no problem giving the MHL HDMI Adapter by Kanex a rating of five stars out of five. While right now MHL is only needed in a small market, there have been a great number of future tech gurus that have come forward to hail MHL as the future of mobile video and audio transmission. While it does remain to be seen if it can overcome the industry standard micro-usb in terms of amount of usage, once you try it out, it’s easy to see why it’s catching on.

Pros:

* Small form factor allows you to be able to take it anywhere
* Small size also means it can be hooked up to your television and not mess up the look of your home theater
* Very rugged construction, it can stand up to the rigors of life

Cons:

* Only a limited number of devices support MHL right now
* Doesn’t come with it’s own USB connector for power – you need to have a spare cord yourself
* Remains to be seen how useful this will be in the long run (let a company like Apple start supporting MHL though and see what happens)

You can pick up the Kanex MHL HDMI Adapter from their website for $29.00

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iLaunch Thunder

Comes next year your sworn enemies, as in your coworkers, will be seeking cover as you lay a foam dart assaut to their face with the iLaunch Thunder.

It’s been a while since Brando has flexed their gadget muscles, at least in our direction, but this cubicle toy, which is sure to be deemed “useless” by your boss, has all the excitement we look for in a gadget. First off, you can control it using your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Just connect to it over Bluetooth and you’ll be able to lay down fire from up to 30 meters aways. That said, it can fire up to 25 feet in almost any direction thanks to the 270 degree rotating turret and has a vertical variability of 40 degrees. As a result Brando says it can cover 1400 square feet – we’re not about to run the math so we’ll take their word for it.

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Mirror Book Air (video)

Well isn’t this cute. The Mirror Book Air is a mini replica of the, what else, the Macbook Air. It’s not quite as svelte as the real life version, but we give them points for detail, which includes the ports as well as the FCC labeling. While the Mirror Book Air isn’t functional, at least from a computational standpoint, it does feature a mirror, allowing you to check your mock turtle neck for dander.

You can grab one for about $27 (19.95 EU) or checkout the version that can hold business cards.

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Review WWE ’12 in PS 3

When I was a wee lad, I used to go over to my friend Dave’s house just to play wrestling games. Back then we would watch WWF RAW and then switch the channel to WCW Nitro (I think that’s what it was called) before switching on the N64 to try and mimic some of the matches we had just seen. When more than four of us were there is was a mad round robin game, where the losers were eliminated. It was simple, it was fun, and it’s still probably one of the fondest memories from my childhood. Now while I haven’t watched any wrestling myself in number of years, I find myself with a son who does just like I used to, and he wants to play wrestling games like I did as well – so how well did THQ do here? Did it fondly remind me of days gone by?

The short answer is “not really”.

I’m normally the guy who likes games with a few miss steps in them – like the runt of the liter when you’re picking out a puppy. I might not give those games the best scores, but I’ll let my readers know that I genuinely enjoyed playing them despite those flaws. In regards to the single player experience here, that’s sadly not going to be the case. For starters, the A.I. doesn’t actually do anything intelligent at all, but rather spams grapple the entire time you get close. It’s the equivalent of playing a Mortal Kombat or a Street Fighter game against someone that only knows where the high kick button is. It’s more than annoying, it’s downright boring.

Even worse, is when you go to try and do something with a partner, and they seem to want to make your help pointless. I was in a match of the Miz and John Cena vs Kane and the Undertaker, and when the ref was down and I ran in as Cena to do his finisher on Kane, the Miz just kept walking up to him punching – effectively ruining any two one one bonus. It’s simply mind blowing to me that things like this even happen in games today – especially in one like this with so much potential in the single player realm.

Modes like The Road to Wrestlemania could have been great, had they just worked on it a little more. Maybe get some of the actual WWE writers to come up with the story next year to start, because the story here is an extreme yawn fest, and more predictable than if they had just included the transcript in with the game. Not only that, but the action never feels fresh at all – like you’re doing the same thing over and over (and I don’t just mean wrestling). Even the backstage brawls lose their excitement as soon as you realize there is only one backstage area.

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"Waow" iPhone Lens Dial

The iPhone 4s’ camera is top notch, at least for a smartphone. However, there are some pretty obvious drawbacks, such as the tiny lens that doesn’t offer more than one field of view. Unless of course you have the iPhone Lens Dial.

Unlike the olloclip, which slips on and off the corner of the iPhone, this lens getup adheres to Apple’s handset using an aluminum case that wraps both the front and back. It sports three lenses: Wide Angle, Fisheye, and Telephoto. The first two lenses really need no explanation, where as you should probably know that the telephoto lens provides a 1.5x optical zoom over the standard iPhone lens. To access each lens, you simply rotate the dial where upon they’ll lock into place covering the iPhone’s standard lens.

By now you’ve probably noticed that there are some drawbacks to this lens system. First off, it’s expensive costing $249.99. Second, the case adds a ton of bulk to the iPhone and nearly triples the weight of the iPhone despite it being crafted from aircraft grade aluminum.

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Seagate Barracuda XT 6Gb/s 3TB

Currently, 3,000 billion Bytes (3TB hard disk manufacturers call it, Windows calls about 2790GB) is the largest capacity offered by some manufacturers for internal desktop hard disk 3.5 ˝. Unlike the hard disk capacity of 2TB or less, this 3TB hard disks hit the limitations of the 32bit MBR-only can be up to 2.199 TB. To fix this, you can use GPT which has supported Windows today. Special to boot, it should be a 64bit Windows plus a motherboard that supports UEFI (Unifi ed Extensible Firmware Interface)-a kind of new version of the BIOS.

Seagate Barracuda XT 6Gb / s 3TB can be the perfect solution. Moreover, Seagate DiscWizard also claims his utility is able to overcome the problem of TB was 2.199. Unfortunately, you have to spend a bit in price since to make up more than Rp. 2 million.

specification

3TB capacity
Interface SATA 6Gbps
64MB cache
Rotate speed of 7200RPM
Maximum Sustained Data Transfer Rate 149MB / s
Random Read Seek Time 8.5 ms
Random Write Seek Time 9.5 ms
MTBF 750,000 hours
Weight 700gr
Website http://www.seagate.com

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SoundMagic PL13

In terms of physical quality, with an elastic cord, PL13 SoundMagic pretty solid and not fragile. There is also a clip clamp for wearer comfort. Also has gold plated connectors are more resistant to oxidation.

As per the label, the first impression SoundMagic PL13 is dominated by the tone of his voice low. Middle and upper tone, though still audible, but less clear and foggy impressed. After burn-in, his voice a bit better. Bass is more polite, while the middle and upper tones more clearly.

specification

Ear coupling In-ear monitors
Frequency Response 20-22000 Hz
Resistance of 12 Ω ± 10%
Sensitivity (at 1 kHz) 98 ± 3 dB / mW
± Weight 11gr
Connection cable 1.2 m, gold plated 3.5 mm stereo jack plug
Website http://www.soundmagic.com.cn

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Firefox 8.0 Beta 6

The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.

User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox smart location bar, affectionately known as the "Awesome Bar," learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time.

Performance. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product.

Security. Firefox raises the bar for security. The new malware and phishing protection helps protect from viruses, worms, trojans and spyware to keep people safe on the Web.

Customization. Everyone uses the Web differently, and Firefox lets users customize their browser with more than 5,000 add-ons.

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Lytro Camera: You Gotta See It

Well jump into the tech in a sec, but for now you should know that the Lytro camera allows you to capture a photo which can be refocused to almost any plane of field long after the image has been recorded. This is demonstrated on Lytro’s website, where you can click and point, as well as zoom, onto a variety of images. The effect is for lack of a better words jaw dropping. You can also checkout a sample image just below.

So how does it accomplish this amazing feat? The Lytro, unlike conventional cameras, which snap a single plane of light, captures the entire field of light. That is to say it can record “all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.” Amazing doesn’t even begin to do it justice.

According to Lytro, the very first light fields were first captured in a lab at Standford university. They used a room full of cameras and a supercomputer to boot. Now, 15 years later, the same effect can be acheived using a handheld camera that boasts an 8x optical zoom, and an f/2 aperture lens that is constant across the entire zoom range. And let’s not forget about the Light Field Sensor, the integral part of the camera that records the color, intensity and vector direction of the rays of light. This last bit of info is lost in conventional cameras.

The Lytro camera, which comes in two capacities, can be purchased today for $399 (8GB) or $499 (16GB). The 8GB model allows for up to 350 pictures, while the 16GB model turns math and logic on its head by storing up 750 images.

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GadgetReview 0diggsdigg Ball Camera Captures Panoramas in One Take Using 36 Cell Phone Cameras

Snapping a panoramic shot these days is as simple as procuring your standard digital and point camera. Course, you’ll need a semi-steady hand, patience and a willingness (should be tolerance) to use the camera maker’s included software. Alternatively, you could just toss this Ball camera. It can captures a full spherical panorama of where ever and whatever you throw it at.

nside the foam padded 3D-printed enclosure, are 36 fixed-focus 2 megapixel mobile phone camera modules. An embedded accelerometer calculates when the Ball Camera will reach it’s peak – based on its initial acceleration and deacceleration – and in turn activates the cameras shutters simultaneously. The result? An image that looks not only left to right as far as the eye can see, but up and down without ghosting or blurring. Dumping the image is a simple as connecting the Ball Camera to your computer’s USB port. Even though they don’t make mention of any proprietary software, it’s gotta be a must in order to stitch the images together to complete an interactive image that can be viewed from any angle the user points the mouse.

Check out the video for additional shots. You’ll see that the Camera Ball is just a bit smaller than a soccer ball.

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Kingston KHX1600C9D3P1K2/8G

The main memory is more intended for Sandy Bridge system comes with a total capacity of 8GB (each kepingnya 4GB) and equipped with a heat spreader. When working at 800MHz, Kingston designed for use 9-9-9-27 timings and the working voltage of 1.5 V. How about performance? Running at 800MHz, dual channel, large capacity, and use a memory controller Sandy Bridge, Kingston KHX1600C9D3P1K2/8G provide good performance. Unfortunately, despite its already PCplus raise the voltage to 1.65 V, he still refused to work at 933MHz (DDR3-1866).

KHX1600C9D3P1K2/8G will work at 800MHz (DDR3-1600) with the right timings and voltage. Sort of the convenience offered by the main memory Kingston HyperX series Plug-and-Play (PnP) was this.

specification

Type DDR3 SDRAM
240pin DIMM packaging
The default speed of 800MHz (DDR3-1600)
Default timings 9-9-9-27
Speed ​​XMP / EPP -
Timing XMP / EPP -
Kit Of 2 2 Of 3/Kit
The total capacity of 8GB
Heat Spreader Yes
Recommended Working Voltage 1.5 V
DRAM chips -
The number of DRAM chips -
Overclock speed> 824MHz
The web site www.kingston.com

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VenomRX 4GB PC1333

Gamers VenomRX 4GB PC1333 DDR3 Memory offers a speed of 667MHz (DDR3-1333) and 4GB capacities. For those who want to use it in dual channel, since he is not a kit, must buy 2 units. Just make sure both are compatible. PCplus never get the two pieces together a series of main memory using DRAM chips are different.

VenomRX set at 9-9-9-24 timings and the working voltage of 1.5 V when the product is running at 667MHz like the design. Since using a heat spreader, physical observations regarding its DRAM chips do not PCplus.

Although single-channel, large capacity (for a chip main memory) enough to help its performance.

specification

Type DDR3 SDRAM
240pin DIMM packaging
The default speed of 667MHz (DDR3-1333)
Default timings 9-9-9-24
Speed ​​XMP / EPP -
Timing XMP / EPP -
Of 3/Kit Kit Of 2 -
The total capacity of 4GB
Heat Spreader Yes
Recommended Working Voltage 1.5 V
DRAM chips -
The number of DRAM chips -
Overclock speed> 687MHz

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