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Here We Go Again: Camera Equipped iPod Touch Early Next Year?

9:00AM Chris Jacob | Just when you thought you could forget about the elusive bugger, rumours about an iPod touch with a built-in camera start up again. The latest report points to an early 2010 refresh that will finally include a video camera. More »
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3D Scanning, A Webcam’s Latest Trick

3:30AM Chris Jacob | We’ve seen cameras do all kinds of crazy things. DIY 3D photography, augmented reality, and now this demo by Qi Pan shows how an ordinary webcam can model objects in 3D. More »
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Hasselblad’s Multi-Shot H3DII-50 MS Brings 50MP For $32,995

11:40AM Rosa Golijan | Last year we drooled over the Hasselblad H3DII-50 and its 50-megapixel sensor, but now the line has gotten better with a multi-shot version of the camera. You’ll be able to take pictures of your empty wallet so much faster. More »
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Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

1:20AM Danny Allen | Sure, basic stereoscopic images can be created using software to merge two slightly offset photos, but that only works for stationary subjects. For moving targets, there’s Fuji’s Finepix Real 3D W1, or this $US20 hack using two Canon PowerShot cameras. More »
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Flip’s Next Pocket Cam May Be A Wi-Fi Slider

3:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Cisco, who makes the Battlemodo Champion Flip line of pocket camcorders, confirmed that next-gen Flips will have both Wi-Fi and a large sliding screen (though not touch), a significant departure in styling. I just hope they keep tactile buttons. [CrunchGear]
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Shooting Challenge: Slow Shutter Photography

9:46AM Mark Wilson | For this week’s Shooting Challenge, we’re stepping away from hamburgers and moving to methodology. Even if you’re no Picasso, we want to see what you can do with a slow shutter. More »
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Casio’s EX-G1 Super Slim Shooter Is Shock-Resistant, Waterproof

10:39PM Danny Allen | At just 0.78-inches thick, Casio claims the 12.1-megapixel EX-G1 is the world’s slimmest ruggedised camera. The first in a new Exilim G line, it has a reinforced 2.5-inch rear LCD, non-extending 3x optical zoom lens, microSDHC expansion and intelligent autofocus. More »
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Ultimate Pocket Camcorder Comparison

5:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Pocket camcorders make hot Christmas gifts, but due to their nearly identical feature sets, it can be tough to tell which is best — so I tested seven of these humble unitaskers to make your decision easier. You’re welcome. More »
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Samsung’s ST1000 Wi-Fi Camera Launched

3:48PM Nick Broughall | You know, I don’t think most people care whether their camera has Wi-Fi or not. I mean really, it’s not that hard to plug in the camera via USB, or even take out the SD card and stick it in a reader to get pictures from the snapper to your computer. But there’s a subset of people who would find Wi-Fi very useful in a camera — and I’m one of them. More »
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Leica M7 Hermes Edition: Your Bank Account Can’t Handle This

11:40AM Dan Nosowitz | Usually we don’t bother with stupid-high-end versions of gadgets, because they’re retardedly expensive and usually garish and ugly to boot — but the recently rumoured Leica M7 Hermes edition is absolutely gorgeous and only slightly sillier-priced than the plain-jane M7 anyway. More »