Here’s the Jack Bauer of the new Olympus compacts: the Stylus 1030SW, drop-proof from 2 metres, waterproof to 10 metres and operates at temperatures as cold as -10 degrees Celsius. With 10.1 megapixels, a 3.6x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD, and with built-in scene modes for underwater shooting as well as beach and snow modes, it looks like we need a vacation to try it out. Available in March for around $400. AU: We get this snapper late February for the completely awesome price of $499.
Previously seen mainly in laptop technology, shock sensing is making its way to external drives. I-O Data’s new drive (with 3.5″ disk) is available in sizes up to 1TB, and its G-Sensor stops any read-write activity when the drive is jostled. The thing is, it’s not bus-powered, so it’s not something you’d lug around with your laptop, presumably. Maybe it’s designed more for earthquakes than for manquakes. [Akihabara News]
Olympus is talking tough about its latest waterproof and freeze-proof Stylus 790SW camera, the successor to that Stylus 770SW we saw frozen in a block of ice. Carrying on that everything-proof tradition, this one still can brave freezing, dust, shock and water, but adds intriguing new tech under the hood at the same time.
