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

Topic: Portable Devices

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

Topic: Portable Devices

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

Topic: Portable Devices

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

Topic: Portable Devices

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

New JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Full HD Camcorder On Sale

Topic: Portable Devices

New JVC Picsio GC-FM1 Pocket Full HD Camcorder On Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review JVC unveiled today the JVC PICSIO GC-FM1 pocket camcorder to compete with the Flip.
The stylish JVC PICSIO GC-FM1 shoots true 8MP stills and 1080p Full HD video.
JVC also packed an image stabilizer and a 4x digital zoom into the Picsio.
Videos are recorded in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files on SD/SDHC cards. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:37:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WikiReader Gadget By OpenMoko Is On Sale

Topic: Portable Devices

WikiReader Gadget By OpenMoko Is On Sale Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Openmoko announced today the availability of WikiReader. The WikiReader is an offline handheld gadget that offers the more than three million English language articles of Wikipedia anywhere you go.
The WikiReader eReader for Wikipedia runs on two AAA batteries and features a monochrome touchscreen.

Articles are scrolled with a stroke of the finger and hyperlinks selected with a simple tap. Three buttons, Search, History and Random, offer the convenience of reading specific topics or the serendipitous pleasure of discovering something by chance within Wikipedia's rich array of articles ranging from Freud to Final Fantasy. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:40:12 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nikon D3s Rumored For October Release

Topic: Portable Devices

Nikon D3s Rumored For October Release Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Rumors about a new professional Nikon DSLR are intensifying. Nikon is said to release the Nikon D3s this month.
Nikon Rumors summarized what the new features of the Nikon D3s are rumored to be. The Nikon D3s is supposed to have better ISO, 1.2 Crop mode, 720p (not 1080p) video recording, bigger buffer, improved AF-On and multi-dial controls. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:21:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG Solar Powered eBook Unveiled

Topic: Portable Devices

LG Solar Powered eBook Unveiled Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Since eBook Reader is a very hot topic right now, LG Displays decided to show off their new thin-film solar cell in an eBook Reader.
The thin-film solar cell featured in the e-book measures 100mm in width and length, it was developed to fit the 6-inch display panel for e-books currently mass produced by LG Display. The solar cell measures 0.7mm in thickness and weighs a mere 20g.
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Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:56:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr