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PocketBook kicks out Android tablet, e-paper readers
Aug 23rd
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 hop online through Wi-Fi, with Bluetooth an option for extras.
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Two e-paper readers, the ProBook 603 and 903, update its more conventional line. Both have stylus-driven touchscreens, 2GB of storage as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for wireless. Screen size is their main difference, as the More >
Details of Nikon's Coolpix P7000 leak
Aug 6th
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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 equivalent range of 28 to 200mm, rather than the P6000′s 28-112mm glass.
The focal length is only slightly changed, from f/2.7-5.9 to f/2.8-5.6. In comparison, the Canon G11 Nikon reportedly sees as the P700’0′s competitor sports a 28-140mm, f2.8-4.5 lens.
The P7000′s less complex sensor should improve More >
New York sues LG, Samsung, more for LCD price fixing
Aug 6th
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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 to boost prices and took steps to make the prices remain high.
In the past, makers that include LG, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes paid over $585 million in fines for colluding on LCD price fixing after the US Department of Justice brought criminal charges More >
Panasonic teases 3D camcorder on its own site
Jul 25th
Panasonic’s plans to unveil a 3D camcorder appear to have been confirmed this weekend as Panasonic has posted a placeholder for the device itself. The HDC-SDT750 resembles a traditional camcorder but has a special conversion mount to introduce stereoscopic 3D. It should capture in 1080p AVCHD (H.264) at 60FPS, although the frame rate implies it might drop to 30FPS for 3D.
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The SDT750K should be made public sometime this week, but the camera isn’t likely to ship until some weeks later and will only come in black. A fast image processor and the 3D lens kit will likely put the More >
Panasonic LX5 shows early with ISO 12,800, 3.8X zoom
Jul 18th
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 has a much longer-ranged 24-90mm lens (versus 24-60mm) without sacrificing the bright f2.0 maximum aperture.
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Video recording has been given a lift, as it now records 720p in AVCHD Lite (lower bitrate H.264) and captures internally at 60 frames per second, although it still outputs More >
