Friday, May 15, 2009
Business
Canon Recalls 1D, 1Ds Mk III Cameras Due To Lube Leakage
10:58PM John Herrman | 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] More »
Computers
Asus Expands Seashell Line Prior to Seashell’s Release
10:55PM Mark Wilson | 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. More »
Gadgets
Publisher Blocking Kindle Text-to-Speech
10:19PM Mark Wilson | 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] More »
Cameras
Amateur Astronomer Captures Stunning Images of Atlantis, Hubble in the Face of the Sun
9:56PM John Herrman | 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.
Phones
Digitimes: Nokia Orders Capacitive (Read: Good) Screens for Upcoming Phone
8:13PM John Herrman | 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. More »
Phones
Palm Pre Spotted in the
7:05PM John Herrman | This strapping, pixelated young gentleman—seen here posing with a similarly strapping, less pixelated Palm Pre—says he took these pictures in the back room of a Sprint store. Is the Pre launch imminent?
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Palm Pre Spotted in the Wild Back of a Sprint Store
7:05PM John Herrman | This strapping, pixelated young gentleman—seen here posing with a similarly strapping, less pixelated Palm Pre—says he took these pictures in the back room of a Sprint store. Is the Pre launch imminent?
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Cameras
Retro Olympus Micro Four Thirds Camera Landing in Early July
6:28PM John Herrman | Olympus’s rangefinder-esque, DSLR-sensored Micro Four Thirds camera still hasn’t been spec’d or priced, but now we now know it’s coming in “early July”. A formal announcement, with numbers’n’stuff, is expected on June 15th. [AVING] More »
Entertainment
4:30PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
Pixar Talk 3D For Up In New Clip
4:30PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
QOTD
3:00PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
Do You Have A Google Nemesis?
3:00PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
Phones
