Samsung has released details of five lenses for the NX swappable lens system found on cameras like the NX11. the first lens is aimed at everyday users with an 18-200mm, f3.5-6.3 long zoom lens to cover most shooting situations with a single lens. While image stabilized, it won’t have a silent autofocus system and is […]
Microsoft at its TechForum event on Monday confirmed plans for official Kinect support on PCs. Interactive entertainment head Don Mattrick promised that the motion controller add-on will get an SDK to write support into Windows apps sometime in the spring. The approach would let apps use the Kinect’s detection without having to create hacks. The […]
Watson wasn’t the only computer system that won this week when it competed successfully against two human champions on the Jeopardy! game show. The other computing system is called World Community Grid, a virtual supercomputer that helps scientists solve humanitarian challenges by tapping the unused computing power of personal computers around the world. Scientists who […]
GammaTech has released a ruggedized notebook – the 15.6-inch Durabook S15C. It has a magnesium alloy case and conforms to 810G military standards. The hard drive is encased in a cable to absorb shocks and the keyboard is spill-resistant. The optical drive bay has a lock-out that will prevent it from opening when the notebook […]
Samsung late Sunday said it had developed a new type of mobile memory with ultra-wide bandwidth for smartphones and tablets. The LPDDR2 (Low Power Double Data Rate 2) RAM increases the bandwidth simply by increasing the number of pins on the chip 16 times larger from 32 to 512. The effect gives it eight times […]
IK Multimedia has launched its Amplitube Fender app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The new app emulates a number of classic Fender amp and stomp box tones and was designed in conjunction with the Fender folks. Like the original Amplitube app, it works in conjunction with the iRig interface adapter. The six included Fender […]
Thanko has now released a tiny HD video camera in the shape of a USB stick. The Video Pen HD shoots 720p, 30FPS videos from a dress shirt’s pocket. It stores recordings onto microSDHC memory cards up to 32GB in capacity, and has a quarter-inch, five-megapixel CMOS sensor. The video clips are 30 minutes in […]
Microsoft’s Jessica Zahn and Matt Akers during the lastest Zune Insider podcast said the Zune HD was now being sold in Canada. Canadians can order the Zune HD from the Zune Originals website. The Zune Music Marketplace, however, isn’t an option yet due to licensing separate from the video store. The 16GB Zune is now down […]
Motorola’s SEC filing on Friday confirmed a heavy dependency on Verizon for its success. About 28 percent of all of Motorola’s net revenue in 2010 for the mobile group that split off this year could be attributed to supplying Verizon with phones. The figure could almost exclusively be attributed to Android phones and was portrayed as […]
In light of the historic events unfolding in Egypt, the National Geographic Channel is presenting a week of programs — The Treasure of Egypt — that spotlight the antiquities of one of mankind’s most significant ancient cultures. “We have truly witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime event in Egypt,” said Steve Burns, executive vice president, global content, for […]
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