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Panasonic has announced that the 3D Blu-ray release of the movie “Avatar” will be exclusive to Panasonic TVs. The company has partnered with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for the promotion, which will only limit the first run of Blu-ray Discs scheduled for release in December. A previous promotion offered a $ 25 rebate on
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Panasonic’s DMC-FZ35 (aka the FZ38 in some regions) was highly regarded in its time — which was all of a year ago. The superzoomer won shootouts along with the hearts of many, but now it’s being retired in favor of a new camera, the DMC-FZ45 (aka the FZ40). This one moves up to a 14
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Germany’s PocketBook wrapped up its week by launching multiple slates ahead of the IFA tech expo. The PocketBook IQ is targeted at the newly emerging crossover between tablets and reading and carries Android 2.0 along with a seven-inch touch LCD. Along with Android apps, it should have access to PocketBook’s own Bookland store and will
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Some details of the upcoming successor to Nikon’s Coolpix P6000 point and shoot digital camera have been revealed by NikonRumors. The sensor’s megapixel count will be reduced from 13.5 to 10, and it will be slightly bigger, at 1/1.7 inches versus 1/1.72 inches. The lens, however, will have more reach, as it will have an
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office has sued Sharp, LG Display, Hitachi and Samsung for allegedly price fixing LCD screens in a number of consumer electronics devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The lawsuit filed in a Manhattan state court alleges that an illegal cartel took out competition and made secret decisions
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Panasonic has inadvertently given its plans away by posting details for the Lumix LX5 before its unveiling. Coming in both black and white versions, the pro compact camera would build on the LX3 by getting a much more sensitive sensor that can now handle ISO 12,800 versus the earlier model’s ISO 3,200. The camera now
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A recent study from the Nielsen Norman Group found that those who read books on an e-reader tend to get through content more slowly than those who read actual books. It also found that, on a scale of 1 to 7, Apple’s iPad provides the best reading experience out of all e-readers with a 5.8
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Sony started off Thursday by unveiling three Cyber-shot cameras, two of which are its first point-and-shoots to support 3D. The WX5 and TX9 together can use their sweep panorama modes to create a 3D image viewable on a supporting computer or TV, including through HDMI out. A new trick, sweep multi angle, composites 15 different
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Monster Cable showed the first universal 3D glasses on Wednesday with the Monster Vision Max 3D. The shutter-system glasses will purportedly work with any brand of 3D TV and use 2.4GHz RF communication as opposed to the IR common to other 3D glasses. They have interference rejection software and sync correction, and can instantly react
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Boxee tonight told customers that it was delaying the Boxee Box to November. It had planned to ship the phone by the end of the spring but discovered that it was “overly ambitious.” Company founder Avner Ronen stressed that the timeframe was a firm one set by D-Link and that it would lead to a