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Games
Pro Gamers Are Doping Too
1:30AM John Mahoney | Not able to let cyclists and sprinters have all the performance-enhancing fun, pro gamers are apparently equally avid dopers, according to an interview Game Player Australia has with Alex Walker, the director of an upcoming World Cyber Games tournament. They stick him the hard question–what is the WCG doing to combat the growing problem of pro gamers gaining advantage by popping some uppers or hitting the bong prior to fragging? His answer: Um, what? More »
Cameras
Sony’s Pro HD Camera is World First to Get OLED Viewfinder
9:10PM Gizmodo US Edition | Organic Light Emitting Diodes are getting used in phones, lamps and now the world’s first professional camera colour OLED viewfinder. The HDVF-EL100 sports an 11-inch screen, and apparently it’s Sony’s first non-consumer application of the display technology. The 960 x 540 pixel screen’s wide acceptance angle and deep contrast is designed to help operators achieve the accurate focusing that HDTV demands. Pro cameramen can expect to get their mitts on the camera later this year. [Sony via OLED-Display] More »
Cameras
Canon Quietly Releases XL H1S and XL H1A, Lowers H1 Series Price
12:02AM Mark Wilson | Today Canon has announced updates to their XL H1 1080i Pro HD camcorder, splitting the line into two offerings: the XL H1S and XL H1A, a more simplistic XL H1A will be offered at a retail price of just US$5,999 this July—several thousand less that we saw the original XL H1 priced for. And the H1 classic XL H1S, available this June, will run US$8,999. More »
Software
Epocrates and Apple Bringing iPhone App for Medical Professionals
9:25PM Haroon Malik | Epocrates is working directly with those fruity chaps at Apple, in the hope of bringing an application for medical professionals to the iPhone. The app will support a drug search feature, as well as providing updates with recent, relevant medical information. Epocrates is one of the few companies that is working directly alongside Apple to create software for the newly opened iPhone, and the development is promising because it proves the iPhone has some serious worth in a professional capacity. Expect pharmacists to be made extinct once Epocrates unleashes the drug-searching monster app. Jump for the full PR release. More »
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