Canon has issued a partial recall for its top-line 1D and 1Ds Mk III cameras. Apparently, Canon slopped a little too much oil into the cameras’ mirror boxes, which can result in photo-ruining lubricant splatters on their low-pass filters. SEND’EM BACK. [Canon via Gadget Lab]
The Asus 1008HA “Seashell” (their newest, hottest Eee) isn’t even out yet, but the company has already announced two new models based up on the similar tapered form factor, the 1005HA-M and 1005HA-H.
The Kindle 2′s text-to-speech option is controversial, but publishers can opt out of the function if they’d like. Now, Random House, a major publisher of writers like Stephen King, has flipped the kill switch on 40 of its ebooks on Amazon. Remember when Stephen King was pretty much the face of the Kindle? It’s like a double cross in a really, really boring but ever so suspenseful thriller novella. [Electronista]
It’s difficult to imagine a more epic scene, but this photo has modest origins: amateur Astronomer Thierry Legault shot it with nothing but his own telescope, a solar prism and a Canon 5D Mk II.
Continuing their near-monopoly on the reportage of Asian display component rumours, Digitimes is now saying that Nokia has ordered capacitive touchscreens—the type that actually work well—from Wintek for an as-of-yet unannounced handset.
We’ve already seen how Dreamworks have made the concerted effort to release every animated film from Monsters vs Aliens in 3D. It’s interesting then to see that Pixar are developing a similar philosophy, starting with their upcoming release, Up. More »
I finally got around to watching the final episode of the fantastic Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure on the ABC this week (I know, it’s been weeks since the show finished airing – I’ve been busy), and was tickled by Lawrence’s concept of a Google Nemesis. More »
They appear to be taken by the same person, at the same time, as the last shots we found, though now we’ve got a little peek under the battery lid and a few more angles.
