Archive for January, 2008
The Wi-Fi Sony® mylo™ personal communicator gives you what need to stay connected. It conveniently uses wireless LAN technology so there are no monthly bills or long-term contracts. Call your friends on Skype® for free or IM them on AIM®, Google Talk™, or Yahoo!® Messenger using the back-lit slide-out keyboard and enjoy unparalleled communication in the palm of your hands. You can also browse the Web, take photos and share them on the 3.5-inch LCD touch screen. All this on a device small enough to take virtually anywhere. Sony® mylo™, the fun of a PC in your pocket. Also available in black.
The EOS 450D. Featuring a 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, EOS Integrated Cleaning System, 3.0” LCD with Live View mode and a new 9-point AF system, the model presents consumers with an unprecedented level of image quality and versatility at this end of the market.
The EOS 450D employs features already proven in Canon’s professional EOS-1 series cameras, including the DIGIC III image processor and a redesigned menu system that enables features such as direct control of Speedlite flash units from the camera LCD. A choice of 13 custom functions allows the photographer to customise the camera to their shooting style.
The EOS 450D features:
* 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor
* Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System
* 3.5 frames per second
* 3.0-inch LCD with Live View shooting
* 9-point wide-area AF system with f/2.8 cross-type centre point
* Picture Style image processing parameters
* DIGIC III image processor
* Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software1
* Compact and Lightweight body
* Fully compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites
The title should be enough to explain what this is. In case it isn’t, it’s a flying stick with a camera! Rub it between your palms to get some kinetic energy stored up. Then release and the Flying Stick automatically takes pictures at set intervals. You know what they say, everybody looks 5 lb lighter when photographed from above.
No mention of specs like camera resolution or memory but hey it’s a concept. If anything, it’s supposed to get your mind thinking, not criticizing.
Source yankodesign
The T270 and the T280 candybars from Sony Ericsson look very appealing.The T270 and T280, based on Sony Ericsson’s highly successful T610, are designed to appease both the fashion minded and business class consumers. These two new models offer style while not compromising on their functionality sans a hefty price tag. The T270a and T280a support 850/1900 GSM frequencies whereas the T270i and T280i support 900/1800 networks. Pocket-sized at 13mm, both the phones feature Bluetooth connectivity, speakerphone, FM radio and are available in colors of Silver on Black and Copper on Silver. However the T270 does not have a camera and is an "all business" phone with only the essentials. The T280 features a 1.3-megapixel cam.
Fujifilm expects to release its 10M digital camera ‘FinePix S8100fd’ in Japan market, which is equipped with 27mm~486mm F2.8-F4.5 20X optical lens and a 230,000-pixel LCD monitor.
In continuous shooting mode, the FinePix S8100fd takes 30 photos repeatedly at 13.5 frames per second. It also sports a 10 megapixel CCD sensor, 18x optical zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, ISO up to 6400 and 58MB of onboard memory include expandable memory via SD/SDHC card slot. The special features include Dual Image Stabilizer, Face detection technology, Continuous Shooting Mode, and support to record a VGA video quality at 30fps with sound.It is expected to be available in the end of February, and suggested price is 50,000(JPY).
PENTAX Corporation is pleased to introduce the PENTAX K200D lens-interchangeable digital SLR camera. Designed mainly for family users and digital camera beginners, this popular-class model offers a host of user-friendly features and sophisticated functions like higher-class models. As a result, even digital camera beginners can enjoy advanced digital SLR photography with great ease. Pursuing image quality, user-friendliness, operability and cost performance, the K200D is expected to be a new standard-setter in the popular-class market.
It’s not hard to see the future of electronics is all about slim and sleek, metal and glass, technogadgetmatry and multimedia. Is there any room for the retro stylings of yesteryear? And what about nature? Shouldn’t something organic make its way into our hyper-tech designs? Designer Seungchan Lee thinks the CulArt (pronounce Cool Art) concept fulfills both.
Internally you have your typical smartphone design; touchscreen, camera, slim but the physical design differs greatly. First off you’ll notice the wood paneling, you know… to invoke the idea of trees. That’s the nature bit of the design. The included bluetooth headset/remote uses a series of knobs to control the phone’s most basic functions. Clearly retro and clearly pre-80’s. Flip the phone around and you’ll find a rocky textured surface which prevents slippage and reminds you of how much you suck at rock climbing.
Is it really cool?
Source Yankodesign
Vodafone is the first mobile operator in the Netherlands to introduce a digital photo frame with integrated sim card. Photos can be sent via the mobile network directly to the digital frame, even from abroad. The sim card in the frame enables a direct upload of the photos onto the screen. Distances are of no importance anymore and the best photo moments can be shared with your loved ones, wherever you are.
Currently available digital photo frames can only show photos from an internal memory card that can be refreshed via Bluetooth or a local wlan connection. The Vodafone photo frame however, with its integrated Vodafone sim card, can receive photos via MMS or the internet. The content of the Vodafone photo frame can therefore immediately be refreshed from any place in the Netherlands or indeed the entire world.
Wanna hear it loud?
Placed horizontally on a table, the R306i not only looks like a radio - it sounds the part, too. Pump up the volume and play it loud through the stereo speakers.
Radio convenience
Access favourite AM or FM stations instantly via the preset keys. Get channel info on the sub-display. Or set the radio alarm, and wake up to your favourite station.
Megapixel picture quality
With a 1.3-megapixel camera at hand, you’re always ready to catch the moment. For moving pictures, use the R306i’s video recording capabilities.
With an intuitive radio interface and stereo speakers, the R306i means quality fun. For good measure, there’s also a camera. Snap and share via Bluetooth™ technology.
More info at sonyericsson.com
Sharp Corporation will introduce into the Japanese market three models in the new AQUOS X Series of LCD TVs. The 46V, 42V and 37V-inch TVs not only deliver high-quality pictures, but also bring a refined sense of quality to interior décor when mounted on the wall.
The AQUOS X Series can accommodate the needs of consumers who want to mount a flat-panel TV on the wall to take full advantage of its thin profile, or who desire to change their living room décor by decorating a wall with it like a painting.