Monday, September 21, 2009 - Page 2
Cameras

Samsung, Nine Tap Social Web. Twitter Excess?

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Samsung’s “Tap & Take” social media campaign on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, provides a very “now” way for fans, followers and the mildly interested to interact with and experience the newly launched dual LCD screen ST550 and ST500 compact digital cameras.


Cameras

Canon’s 5D Mk II Now A TV Shooter

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According to this item from Akihabara News, Canon’s fantabuloso 5D Mk II is being used as the primary high-def camera for a Japanese travel show.


Cameras

Hands-On With Nano Video. Better Than OK

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Apple’s new iPod nano has a video camera. Surely, we’ve all heard Hitler’s take on the insanity that is Apple putting a vidcam in the nano but not in the touch, so let’s get past that. How does the video actually stack up?


News

Win! One Of Five Copies Of Fringe Season 1 On Blu-ray

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JJ Abrams latest geek-friendly TV show, Fringe has just been released on Blu-ray. We’ve got five copies of the hit show to give away this week.


Computing

Pioneer Offers More Power To You

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Pioneer Computers Australia has announced what it claims is the most powerful 15.6-inch i7 laptop on the market with its DreamBook Power W86 i7.

The claim seems justified. We’re talking i7 Quad Core goodness and an nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M with 1GB GDDR3 Video RAM on board, and that’s just to whet your appetite. All we want to know is can it handle Crysis?


Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

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Amazon Forays Into Private Label Consumer Electronics Because being America’s largest online retailer just isn’t enough.

How To: Rip Your Music Like A Pro A comprehensive guide to digitising your music, the right way.

Forget Leopards, There Are Cougars Prowling The Microsoft Campus No, they’re not talking about older women preying on younger men. These are real cougars, as in the slash-your-face-with-one-swipe types!

Google: Apple’s A Liar, Did Reject Google Voice iPhone App In the latest chapter of Apple vs. Google Voice…

Apple Fires Back, Still Says They Didn’t Reject Google Voice …Apple is still in denial.


Gadgets

Babymodo – A Week Of Maternity Mayhem

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Most Gizmodians should be aware by now that Giz Oz editor Nick Broughall and wife brought a baby boy into the world on Friday (that’s not them in the picture) and that I, Chris Oaten, will be performing as ring-in editor for a couple of weeks while Nick and the gang adjust to being a young family. If you didn’t already know that, now you do. Of course, those of us already on the path of parenthood know that two weeks is not nearly enough. Try two decades, mate.


MyPhones Protect The Virgin—But Not Innocent—Ears Of Our Youth

Headphone-related hearing loss is no joke, which is probably why these MyPhones from Griffin Technology top out at 85dB. Little Tommy can still melt his face off to Death Metal, sure, but his tiny eardrums will be safe and sound.


Mobile

Leaked Release List Details AT&T Windows Mobile Phones

One of BGR’s “ninja tipsters” has graced that site with a roadmap of AT&T’s Windows Mobile phones for the remainder of 2009. Topping the list is a business class duo consisting of the LG Monaco and HP Obsidian.


Cameras

Videophones As Imagined In 1910 Still Had Dancing Webcam Girls

I’m ashamed to admit I was surprised someone had the videophone figured out as early as 1910. I also need to apologise to that old crazy guy in the park—your Prohibition-era webcam stories may have been true after all!