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Samsung has rolled out its HZ10W compact camera, offering an ample 24mm wide angle Schneider lens that zooms to 240mm. This 10x zoom camera features a 10-megapixel CCD image sensor, a 2.7-inch LCD screen and ISO range of from 80 to 1600. “The mega-zoom HZ10W is one of the most feature-rich digital cameras in Samsung’s …
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Now, we’re almost there! Can you imagine an SD card packing 2 terabytes of storage? That’s what the SD Association is trumpeting now at CES 2009. They call it the SDXC, for Secure Digital Extended Capacity, and it leapfrogs memory card interface speeds while retaining the world-leading SD interface. The SDA said SDXC provides up …
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Olympus ups the ante again with the new SP-590UZ ultra zoom camera featuring a 26x wide angle zoom lens covering a jaw-dropping 26-676mm focal range. With the optional TCON-17N Teleconverter and CLA-11 Adapter Ring, the new SP-590UZ can even reach magnifications of up to 1149mm! The Olympus SP-590UZ packs 12 megapixels in its 1/2.33†CCD …
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The new PanTouch Clear line of digital photo frames from Pandigital boasts a dramatic new design marked by creating the perception of “floating” digital images. To create the floating effect, the new PanTouch Clear frames feature an 800×600 high-resolution display that appears to be floating in the surrounding glass. Pandigital said the look is contemporary …
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LaCie has unveiled its new 2-Terabyte Hard Disk MAX storage system offering advanced RAID features with consumer-level ease of use and style. The Hard Disk Max includes two large-capacity disk drives that can be set in either a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration with the simple flick of a switch on the back panel. …
Canon USA has unleashed a new line of 5 VIXIA high definition and 6 standard definition camcorders. The VIXIA camcorders come equipped with a Canon HD video lens, HD CMOS image sensor and DIGIC DV II and III image processors. Some models include features such as Instant Autofocus, SuperRange Optical Image Stabilization and 24Mbps recording …
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Pentax has launched two new compact digital cameras – the 12-megapixel Optio P70 and the 10-megapixel Optio E70. The Pentax Optio P70 ($200) offers a 4X optical zoom (equivalent to 27.5-110mm), plus a wide angle 28mm lens that is ideal for landscape, indoor and group photos. The stylish Optio P70 has a metal body and …
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Canon is celebrating 50 years since the company launched its very first SLR camera in 1959. Since then, Canon’s single-lens reflex cameras have evolved with the times, incorporating advanced and groundbreaking technology. Exceeding a cumulative total of 53 million units, Canon has garnered extensive support from photographers around the world. Looking to the future, Canon …
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Two books from O’Reilly are debuting at MacWorld 2009 — Lesa Snider King’s Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual and Deke McClelland’s Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One. Lesa and Deke will be there (at Booth 2210) to meet guests at the O’Reilly exhibits. Lesa’s Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual (O’Reilly Media, $49.99) covers the newest …
At MacWorld 2009, Apple has announced its newest 17†MacBook Pro featuring the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and state-of-the-art NVIDIA graphics engines. The new 17†MacBook Pros are also said to be the thinnest and lightest among 17-inch laptops. Here are the specs: 1920 x 1200 display with up to 2.93GHz Intel Core …
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