Thursday, January 24, 2008
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Colour Light DVD Turns Your TV into a Cheap Mood-Light
11:57PM Gizmodo US Edition | If you can’t afford a Philips Aurea, can’t buy a Living Colours lamp yet and you need some mood light for that “special evening,” then slot this 20 minute DVD into your player and your TV will glow in a whole spectrum of colours. If you like things red and hot, or cool and blue, then you can pause on a particular frame, or just leave it on repeat for a slow psychedelic effect. From Japan’s Kyouei Design, the disc is region-free and US$19. In other words: a complete rip-off. [Designboom via Technabob] More »
Phones
Samsung Thinks They “Know What Women Want,” Releases Two Fashion Phones
10:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | According to Samsung, the SGH-L310 and SGH-L320 are specially made for women because “they know what women want:” mobile phones with “female applications” inside like a shopping list function, a perfume-matching system and a calorie counter. Of course there’s techy stuff like Bluetooth, 2 mega pixel cameras and concealed external screens too, but the slightly patronizing PR is just too much for us to take. More »
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AQUOS X Is World’s Thinnest Production TV, Says Sharp
7:44PM Gizmodo US Edition | The new Sharp AQUOS X series are only 34.3mm deep, which is thinner than their old IFA bags and, according to Sharp, makes them the world’s thinnest LCD televisions in production. All of them have full high definition resolution at 37, 42 and 47 inches. What is Sharp’s thinning trick this time? Among other things, all the tuner and in/out connections are in a separate box, which is connected to the panel by a single cable. The rest of the specs look very good. More »
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6:20PM Nick Broughall | One of the more interesting alarm clocks I’ve seen in a while has just gotten an Australian release. The Philips Photo Clock Radio wakes you up not only with the sounds of the buzzer, radio or “sounds of nature” (We hope it’s not the first “sound of nature” we’re thinking of when we wake up in the morning), but also with photographs of your loved ones, arched nemesis or porn. In fact, anything you pop on an SD card will be displayed on the 7-inch screen, including video.
It also doubles as a calendar and lets you set dual alarm times. It will be available in mid-February for the sum of $260.
[Philips Australia] More »
Wake Up For Your Daily Photo Shoot
6:20PM Nick Broughall | One of the more interesting alarm clocks I’ve seen in a while has just gotten an Australian release. The Philips Photo Clock Radio wakes you up not only with the sounds of the buzzer, radio or “sounds of nature” (We hope it’s not the first “sound of nature” we’re thinking of when we wake up in the morning), but also with photographs of your loved ones, arched nemesis or porn. In fact, anything you pop on an SD card will be displayed on the 7-inch screen, including video.
It also doubles as a calendar and lets you set dual alarm times. It will be available in mid-February for the sum of $260.
[Philips Australia] More »
Cameras
Fujifilm’s New FinePix J10, J50 are Wallet Friendly
4:01PM Sean Fallon | Fujifilm is releasing the FinePix J10 and J50 for budget conscious consumers this March for US$149.95 and US$179.95, respectively. More »
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Fujifilm’s Z20fd Slim Cam In Fresh Colors, With Dual Blog Mode
4:01PM Sean Fallon | Fujifilm has delivered an upgrade to its stylish Z-series lineup with the Z20fd. This 10-megapixel “ultra-glam” cam is available in four colors: Jet Black, Wasabi Green, Hot Pink and Ice Blue. More »
Cameras
Fujifilm’s S1000fd and S8100fd Ultra-Zoom Pro-sumer Cameras Have 12x and 18x Zoom
4:01PM Jason Chen | These two high-end consumer cameras from Fujifilm both have fairly high zooms (12x on the S100fd and 18x on the S8100fd), but they’ve got a few other interesting functions as well. More »
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Fujifilm’s F100fd Spec’d Out Point and Shoot has 12-megapixels, 2.7-inch LCD, 360-degree Facial Detection
4:01PM Jason Chen | The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd, which follows up the F40fd and F50fd with 12-megapixels, 360 degree facial detection, 2.7-inch LCD, dual image stabilization, red eye removal, dual-shot mode, and IR image transfer. It’s a lot of spec for the money. More »
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Fujifilm’s Advanced S100FS Drops the Megapixels to Pick Up Light
4:00PM Brian Lam | I’m a fan of Fujifilm’s “Most advanced” S100FS, even though its 11MP rating is less than the F series point and shoot they just released. Why? Because screw MP ratings! By dropping the MP count even further to 6, it can hit a light sensitivity of ISO 6400; drop it to 3MP and you’ve got an astounding 10,000 ISO. That’s a better use of spare sensor space than goosing up to a MP rating good for poster sized prints. Although it borrows heavily from Fuji’s S5 Pro camera in the feature department, this camera has no direct predecessor. The FS in the S100FS’s model name stands for Film Substitute. More »
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