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Nikon Coolpix P7000 brings manual heat to the prosumer level

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 September 2010 04:01 Written by Nilay Patel Wednesday, 8 September 2010 04:01

Well well — what’s this? Look like all those rumors about Nikon licking its wounds and gunning hard for the high-end compact camera market were true: this hot little piece is the new Coolpix P7000, Nikon’s answer to the Canon G11. Like we’d heard, it actually drops the megapixel count from the P6000, with a 10.1 megapixel CCD sensor that can hit ISO 6400 sensitivity natively and 12,800 when boosted behind a f/2.8-5.6 7.1x VR zoom lens and a three-inch 921,000-dot LCD display. It also has full manual controls for virtually every setting, an optical viewfinder and accessory hot shoe, RAW support, and a 720p/24 movie mode with VR and continuous autofocus that might actually be useful for more than just casual shooting because there’s a mic jack. There’s also the usual range of Coolpix automatic adjustments and modes, of course, but come on — look at all those manual dials and buttons, people. It’ll hit later this month for $499.99 — we’re definitely requesting a review unit to put this head to head with seemingly-similar G11 and others pro compacts like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, so stay tuned. PR after the break. Gallery: Nikon’s Coolpix P7000 brings manual heat to the prosumer level Continue reading Nikon Coolpix P7000 brings manual heat to the prosumer level Nikon Coolpix P7000 brings manual heat to the prosumer level originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EDT

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XWave lets you control your iPhone with your noodle, levitate if you’re lucky

Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2010 10:46 Written by Chris Ziegler Tuesday, 7 September 2010 10:46

In the early, chaotic, primordial years of the mobile phone era, you had to press real, actual “buttons” to get things done. Almost barbaric to think about now, isn’t it? As society advanced and we gradually became a more civilized species, buttons gave way to touchscreens and voice control, mercifully giving the atrophied sausages we call “arms” and “fingers” a bit of respite every time we needed to surf through cyberspace, place a phone call, or send a text message. Now, it seems the evolution of Homo sapiens is reaching its inevitable final stage with the release of the PLX XWave, headgear that plugs into your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and — after a bit of training — lets you control the device with your mind alone. As you might expect, the headset makes use of the NeuroSky technology that we’ve seen several times through the years and will be made available with a number of apps upon its release next month including a game, dedicated training app, a music controller (which will let you compare brainwaves with other XWave users, interestingly), and an “Om Meditation Timer.” If none of those titles have captured your imagination, you’ll be able to write your own apps with the device’s SDK; needless to say, we’ll be patiently waiting for the levitation app depicted here. Orders are online now for $100 with delivery in October. Continue reading XWave lets you control your iPhone with your noodle, levitate if you’re lucky XWave lets you control your iPhone with your noodle, levitate if you’re lucky originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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BlackBerry Style 9670′s UI demoed in leaked official videos

Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2010 05:39 Written by Chris Ziegler Tuesday, 7 September 2010 05:39

RIM has yet to officially announce the upcoming Style 9670 flip, but the leakfest continues today with a handful of new videos — professionally-produced ones this time — that show off key features of the UI and how to use them. Unlike the Torch , the Style lacks a touchscreen — it just wouldn’t be prudent in a clamshell form factor — which means we’re seeing just what it’s like to navigate the finer points of BlackBerry 6′s user interface with an optical pad (and secondary display) alone on a larger, portrait-oriented display

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Ricoh CX4 gets reviewed: slight improvement over the CX3

Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 September 2010 11:46 Written by Donald Melanson Tuesday, 7 September 2010 11:46

Well, it looks like Ricoh is still sticking to the if-it’s-not-broke-don’t-fix-it model with its CX series of cameras. Just as it found in its review of the CX3 , Photography Blo g says that the new CX4 model delivers some modest improvements over its predecessor, but likely not enough to warrant an upgrade — or stand out from the competition, for that matter. The improvements this time around include some improved image stabilization, as well as a handful of new features like a multi-shot night landscape mode and subject-tracking AF, which both apparently work reasonably well. One of the other new changes also proved to be one of the camera’s biggest drawbacks, however, as the reduced handgrip makes the CX4 harder to hold comfortably than earlier models

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Lumix DMC-LX5 review roundup: great hardware for a not-so-great price

Last Updated on Monday, 6 September 2010 10:01 Written by Ross Miller Monday, 6 September 2010 10:01

Reviews are starting to trickle out for Pansonic’s LX3 successor, the DMC-LX5 , and so far they all seem to echo similar sentiment. The form factor hearkens back to its Micro Four Thirds darling GF1 , at least from the top, with “dinky buttons” (in CNET UK’s words) on the back reminding you of its point-and-shoot bloodline

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MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer… of sorts

Last Updated on Monday, 6 September 2010 09:10 Written by Darren Murph Monday, 6 September 2010 09:10

Oh, sure — a few people have called Google’s Nexus One a “superphone,” but suddenly, that nickname has taken on a whole new level of meaning. A team of talent from MIT has put its head down in order to concoct a new Android application that can come darn close to solving complex computational problems in just a fraction of the time that it’d take a bona fide supercomputer . The goal here is to let researchers and scientists convert to Google’s mobile OS, but if you aren’t falling for that one, it’s also designed to “let engineers perform complicated calculations in the field, and to better control systems for vehicles or robotic systems.” Of course, the models that are hosted on the phone do require a supercomputer to create, but once certain formulas are embedded, the app can then compute approximations in mere seconds rather than hours. Best of all, rbAPPmit is available for download as well speak in the source link below, but we’d probably wait for the (presumably thick) user guide to surface before diving in headfirst. [Thanks, Alasdair] MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer… of sorts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:00 EDT

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