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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Announced And Available For Pre-Order

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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Announced And Available For Pre-Order Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Canon unveiled the new Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera. The new EOS 1D Mark IV is, according to Canon, a high-speed multimedia performance monster.
Features of the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV include 16MP Canon CMOS sensor, 3-inch display Dual DIGIC 4 Imaging Processors, 14-bit A/D data conversion, all at 10 frames-per-second (fps), with the widest ISO range (ISO 100-12,800 / Expansion settings of L: 50 for bright light or H1: 25,600, H2: 51,200, and H3: 102,400) Canon has produced to date.
The new EOS 1D Mark IV camera also features 1080p Full High-Definition video capture at selectable frame rates packaged in Canon's most rugged and durable professional camera body. Read more

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:35:11 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Canon 7D Gets Firmware Update

Topic: Portable Devices

Canon 7D Gets Firmware Update Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Canon issued a firmware update for the new Canon 7D. Canon announced the new Canon Eos 7D DSLR camera in early September and it is now on sale on Amazon.com.

The mid-range DSLR Canon EOS 7D features 8fps continuous shooting, 8MP resolution and full HD video recording with variable frame rates and manual exposure control.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Alex Dual Screen Android Powered eBook Reader Unveiled By Spring Design

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Alex Dual Screen Android Powered eBook Reader Unveiled By Spring Design Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review What is this? We just received a press-release announcing an eBook reader with two screens running Android dubbed Alex. The Alex eBook reader is by California based Spring Design.
Alex looks pretty much like the leaked photos of the alleged Barnes & Noble eBook reader that is supposed to be announced tomorrow.
Alex is the first e-book based on Google Android featuring full browser capabilities and patented dual screen interaction technology, the Duet Navigator. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:10:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New 4GB Livescribe Pulse Smartpen And Pro–Pack Bundle Unveiled

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New 4GB Livescribe Pulse Smartpen And Pro–Pack Bundle Unveiled Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Livescribe announced today new versions of its Pulse Smartpen. You can now get a 4GB and 2GB Pulse smartpen in titanium color.

The new 4GB Livescribe Pulse Smartpen sells for $199.95 and the 2GB version sells for $169.95.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Amazon Kindle U.S. & International Wireless Ships Today

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New Amazon Kindle U.S. & International Wireless Ships Today Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The new Amazon Kindle U.S. & International Wireless is shipping today. Amazon announced the new International Kindle earlier this month. The new Kindle eBook can be ordered and used around the world in over 100 countries. Amazon ships the new Kindle directly from the U.S. store, which is an interesting approach to distribute a device globally.

Because of the weak Dollar the new Kindle eBook reader is actually not a bad deal in most countries despite shipping and custom fees. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:33:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

500GB Archos 5 Android Ships And New Firmware Supposed To Fix Issues

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500GB Archos 5 Android Ships And New Firmware Supposed To Fix Issues Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet started shipping earlier this month. Back then only the 160GB and the 32GB Archos 5 Android players were available. Now the top of the line 500GB Archos 5 Android ships as well for $499.99 from Amazon.com.

Over the last days Archos 5 Android users reported issues with their device and Amazon actually stopped offering the 160GB model due to customer reports. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:32:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nikon D3s Sample Photos Officially Released

Topic: Portable Devices

Nikon D3s Sample Photos Officially Released Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The new Nikon D3s camera got released yesterday and we have seen first D3s reviews but no sample photos.
Since the new Nikon D3s offers stunning ISO capabilities everybody wants to see D3s sample photos. Two videos taken with the Nikon D3s appeared on Youtube yesterday according to Crunchgear (see them below). But now Nikon also published a set of Nikon D3s sample photos on their site. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:24:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Flip MinoHD Camcorder 2nd Generation Is On Sale

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New Flip MinoHD Camcorder 2nd Generation Is On Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Cisco (owner of Pure Digital) hits back to all the Flip copycats with a new Flip MinoHD 2nd Generation camcorder.
Just yesterday we reported about the hot JVC Picsio that wants to ride the wave of success the Flip camcorder has had so far.
The new upgraded Flip MinoHD 2nd generation offers 120 min. of recording capacity (8GB, doubled) and comes in a brushed metal look. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:25:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sanyo VPC-FH1A And VPC-HD2000A Support New Apple iFrame

Topic: Portable Devices

New Sanyo VPC-FH1A And VPC-HD2000A Support New Apple iFrame Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Apple silently cooked up a new video format dubbed iFrame. The iFrame format has a resolution of 960 x 540px and is designed by Apple to speed up importing and editing by keeping the content in its native recorded format while editing.
The first two camcorder supporting iFrame are from Sanyo. The new Sanyo VPC-FH1A (Buy Now On Amazon) and VPC-HD2000A camcorder were announced today.

The Sanyo HD2000A and the FH1A Dual Cameras are automatically programmed to default to the iFrame mode for ultimate ease of use and convenience to the user.
In addition to the iFrame video format (960 x 540), the cameras can record in High Definition 1080P (1920 x 1080), as well as high speed video formats for slow motion playback. The two new models are nearly identical camcorders in two different body designs. The HD2000A is in SANYO's signature vertical form factor while the FH1A is a traditional style camcorder shape (horizontal). Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:31:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nikon D3s Announced And Available For Pre-Order

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Nikon D3s Announced And Available For Pre-Order Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Nikon announced the new Nikon D3s FX-format digital SLR flagship camera today. You can pre-order the new Nikon D3s already on Amazon.

The 12.1MP Nikon D3s builds on the Nikon D3 and delivers ISO 200 to ISO 12800 as standard, with the noise control and wide dynamic range that the D3 offered.
ISO sensitivity can be expanded on the Nikon D3s from Lo 1 (ISO 100 equivalent) up to Hi 3 (ISO 102400 equivalent), making a significant difference in extremely low-lit shooting scenarios and other situations where faster shutter speeds or more depth of field is required. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:53:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

TomTom XL 335S GPS Debuts

Topic: Portable Devices

TomTom XL 335S GPS Debuts Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review TomTom today announced a new portable navigation device with the TomTom XL 335S. The TomTom XL 335S features a 4.3 inch touchscreen, text to speech, TomTom's IQ Routes Technology and Advanced Lane Guidance.

Features of the TomTom XL 335S include spoken instructions, 7m Points of Interest, Map Share and fold and Go EasyPort mount. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:02:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr