Samsung's Galaxy S II hit T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T, but not Verizon?

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After what felt like forever for many Android fan Samsung Galaxy S II finally is set to touch United States. Come next Monday, Samsung will spill the details around the Galaxy S II United States launch.

Start date and its positioning as the flagship of the Android mobile phone, it's almost inevitable that Galaxy S II will be spun as a big competitor iPhone 5's — and in this battle, Samsung will need the support of so many of the carrier, as it can get. Alas, it looks like they will have to continue without the support of the world's largest carrier: Verizon.

According to a report out from the Wall Street Journal, Verizon will be overweight in the Galaxy S II game. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will all be part of the big launch event, while Verizon plans to continue pushing the device already in their portfolio.

Of course, this is contrary to earlier rumors (though we left unreported seemed a bit too shaky) that Verizon will be the first in the United States to get Galaxy S II, running it under the name "functions". It's just how things are going, when you live life around the rumor mill.

It's not as if Samsung could not build Verizon-friendly Galaxy S II; they already support CDMA, if they plan to launch the Sprint version, and they build phones that work with Verizon's LTE network since April — so why Verizon might pass up the long-awaited device? Blame it on the dates: Verizon knows comes a new iPhone, and all signs 8 September launch of Verizon's other major Android phone, long, long delay Bionic Droid. The carrier may only split their marketing love so many ways.

Update: with Verizon, we confirmed that, at least at the present time, they do not intend to carry the Galaxy S II.

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Debuts two new Nokia phones for emerging markets: Nokia 101 ($ 35) and Nokia 100 ($ 30)

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Nokia today announced the launch of two dirt cheap Nokia phones and Nokia 101 100, which the company said its most affordable phones to date.

Prices only 25 euros ($ 35) and 20 euros ($ 30), respectively, this should hardly come as a surprise.

Of course "dirt cheap" is relative-feature phones are for people in countries where phones should be this inexpensive even considered for purchase (large parts of Asia and Africa, in particular).

"We recognize that for many of these billions of people phone purchase is an investment. People are looking for a phone that offers great opportunities, but also reliable, "said Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President, mobile phones, Nokia.

Nokia 101 is a dual SIM device that allows users to connect to two different networks to receive calls and messages, helping them to manage costs and decent coverage without the need for multiple phones. It comes with FM radio, MP3 player and 103 Phon loudspeaker and supports up to 16 GB microSD memory card.

The phone will be available in the third quarter of 2011, and comes in black and red.

Nokia 100 represents a primitive color display phones with FM radio. It will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011, and comes in blue, pink, black and red.

Nokia 101 and Nokia Nokia life tools offer 100 (albeit limited to certain markets) and Nokia money (in India), providing access to locally relevant information on health, education, agriculture and entertainment.

Both phones are based on a series of 30 of the operating system and can support up to five separate address books and store personalization data for up to five different SIM cards.

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Freestyle AQUOS: Sharp Japan rolls out 4 portable, wireless, ultra-slim LCD TVs

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Sharp Japan updated their line of AQUOS LCD TVs in the AQUOS series of so-called F5 freestyle [JP]. Four TVs in this series, sized at 20/32/40 and 60 inches are a few general points of sale: they are very thin, light (one of them is the "portable") and the network.

60-inch flagship model (pictured above and below) comes with UV2A Panel with full HD resolution, led backlight, contrast ratio, 000000, 000000 1: 1, viewing angle of 176-degre, 2x10W speakers, HDMI interface, two USB ports (connecting external hard drives is possible) and Ethernet. It weighs 21 kg and 2.1 cm thin part (3.5 cm thickness).

32 and 40-inch models share basic characteristics, but it is much easier (8.5 and 5.5 kg, respectively), which has prompted Sharp choose the term "freestyle" series (the company says they can be moved and installed anywhere).

As 32-inch AQUOS 20-inch model only offers a 1366 × 780 resolution. Small TV series based on the model of sharp, revealed earlier this year and weighs 2.5 kg. For an additional $ 80 you can associate users to hook it he really portable (see below).

All models have in common — IEEE 802.11 n/IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi and a wireless device, such as for Sharp AQUOS Blu-ray players or smartphones and various services video on demand, and YouTube.

Sharp plans to start selling its new TVs in Japan next month (prices: $4,930 for the largest model, $ 1,950 for 40-incher, $ 1430 32-inch model and $1040 for the little one).

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Fujitsu IS12T Windows phone mango launched in Japan today (fast service)

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Last month, Fujitsu in Japan unveiled IS12T, declared the first cellphone running on Windows phone 7.5 aka mango. And the country's second largest mobile carrier (and exclusive supplier of phone) KDDI au, not losing a lot of time: IS12T became available today, and here (this is Fujitsu, official press release in English today).

As we reported earlier, mango tubes, comes with a 3.7 inch LCD 800 × 480 resolution, 13.2 MP CMOS camera, the body is water and shock proof 32 GB internal memory, support the microUSB port, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi (do not bind), DLNA, GSM/CDMA, etc.

There are nine languages for user interface, and IS12T is available in three colors "Neon" (citrus fruits, black, purple).

I went to the store only a mobile phone in my area today, having a look at the phone, but unfortunately, I got a few pictures (see above) and play around with it for a few minutes before I had to leave (not video photo no).

My first impression was that the phone itself felt light and thin, but very cheap and plasticky (I couldn't give Xbox Live, Internet Explorer and other apps spin because Wi-Fi and 3 G have been turned off – within a few minutes, I played with it, the UI felt great).

Price-Wise IS12T is located at the upper end of the spectrum for mobile phones in Japan: storage (and all other retailers, for that matter) implements the phone up to $955 (but with steep discounts in certain circumstances). So if Fujitsu really starts selling mobile phone outside Japan (they have international plans), don't expect it will be a budget model.

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HP begins to manufacture laptops in Japan

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HP has sparked a surge of major (and not only) in the world of technology, where the world's largest computer maker, announced last week that it plans to spin off its business PC. But one country that has always been a unique market for many companies, apparently gets special treatment: Japan.

We reported back in June that HP will move on the part of notebook manufacturing from China to Japan, and it looks like the company's decision last week does not affect this plan. Today, HP actually started manufacturing these devices in its factory in Akishima, Tokyo.

During the press conference, Takafumi Oka, VP at HP Japan, said that he thinks that pulling the plug on business computer it would be a mistake on the part of his company, and that instead, HP should explore other options.

So far, the plant used to produce desktop PCs. The original notebooks intended for sale to domestic enterprises, followed by the model for the general consumer market produced by the end of this year. Purpose-slash delivery time at 50% of up to five days.

At this time, HP produces most of its computers and related products in China.

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Samsung: we do not buy business PCS FROM HP

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Since the announcement, it will be spinning off its business PC HP, were issues who would draw up. The number of different OEM fit the Bill and cash to take the personal systems group, HP, but one in particular seems to be looking for outsourcing partner before HP ever made his announcement.

DigiTimes reported that during the negotiations with quanta, COMPAL and Pegatron may transmit his orders laptop sources, including the HP list of fans, and Samsung. "The Sources added that Samsung's actions, it seems like this is already in preparation are Hewlett-Packard (HP) PC business," wrote Digitimes. However, begs Samsung differed.

Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, but Samsung swears he malarkey. The official blog of Samsung, the company made the following statement: "recent rumors that Samsung Electronics will capture business PCs Hewlett-Packard Co., not true. We hope that this clarifies any confusion that might have occurred. "

Well, there you have it folks: Samsung HP-love is not in the cards at this time. Although this is likely not going to be very fit anyway. Samsung's focus seems to be aimed higher margin products, such as your laptop Series 9 $1699. HP laptop shipping 10 million just doesn't quite fit into this equation.

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Urwerk produces pocket watches for Dandy Technophilic

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This is not the terminator of the gallbladder, you're looking at there. This is actually a pocket watches made Urwerk, noted designer extremely high-end watches for people like to think that they are of Jules Verne.

A clock is called device Zeit ur-1001, said time down (up?) century and even has a register for thousands of years aka millennia. Why? Because they want to, that's why. It is made of aluminium, Titanium Nitride, hard metal used in the milling and drill bits.

I doubt any of us will go down for picking jewelry shop, one of them at our pal Hodinkee created a very useful guide for different duties Zeit device. I also can't imagine any of us live to see the clock tick over into the next century, not to mention the following millennia, so we have to believe the word that they watch Urwerk survive for so long.

Whether you are a James Bond villain, the timing of the launch of a space laser or Immortals Crusaders, guarding the Holy Grail for centuries, Urwerk has you covered.

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Tactical Messenger bag is ready to the next level

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I'll be the first to admit that I usually rock man bag on a daily basis but I rarely ever considered using the same hardcore as cautious tactical Messenger bag for SPC. While my normal cargo from consists of AOL issued a work laptop and a camera bag, TDM packets compartments for use that apart from the usual.

In addition to the traditional 15 laptop compartment for example, the bag lives up to its tactical namesake, including magazine pockets, which can store up to 4 AK magazines. Expects hairy day? Don't forget to download the Insert with your medical gauze, bandages and compression set for intubation (you have intubation set, right?).

TDM Cordura body also means it will look no worse the wear as the fight your way at 8: 15 train every day. Don't worry about having enough space for your daily or weekly limit rations: TDM Basic Pocket measures 5.5 "deep, so corporate drones and survivalists so might go bankrupt.

This is also quite a looker: available in black, Coyote and leaves, are also in the TDM civilian life it while under deep cover in Bolivia. This level of readiness will cost you though: interested parties may pick one with SPC for $ 350.

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Daily Crunch: press roll

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Here are some of the stories on TechCrunch yesterday: gadgets

LaCie adds some Polish its NAS units with NAS OS»
AliveCor transforms mobile devices in low cost heart raises $ 3 million.
kandenchi: Designer mouse that looks like a battery
CineSkates: roller skates for your camera
Failbook phone: AT&T, already is looking to ditch the HTC status, says source

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Handroid: Japanese company shows advanced robot hand (video)

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Japan-based technology startup ITK has brought us one step closer to Robocalypse. Roboticists in the world are working on the production of sensitive hands of robots suitable for touching people or breakable objects, a problem that is extremely difficult to solve.

ITK now throwing their hat into the ring with Handroid, new model, which is one of the most advanced robot hands there. Five sport fully movable fingers Handroid looks a lot like the hands, used by Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 2.

Operators can remotely control each finger (you can simulate motion Handroid operator), for example, in environments where it is too dangerous for use by human hands. 740 g Handroid is very light, prompting ITK to explore possibilities for the development of the prosthetic hand that can be controlled by brain waves or cerebral nerves.

ITK plans to commercialize the Handroid in about two years for about $ 6500 per unit – a very low price for such a device.

Here's the promo video:

Via Robonable [JP]

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Hulu plus makes Android Tablet debut with Vizio

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Hulu plus has found its way to a handful of Android devices, these past few months, but today he makes his first official appearance at Android Tablet — just maybe not the one you expected.

Forget about Motorola Xoom or Samsung Galaxy tab Hulu plus tablet makes it debut on the cost-conscious Vizio tablet. It should be something coup for OEM budget definitely, but it fits into the Tablet media attention and communication: it packs three speakers that pump out jams and universal remote application take control compatible home theater systems.

As luck as Vizio to land $ 7.99/month of service, may it was decided to at least partially account for ease of implementation. Unlike rivals listed above 8-inch Vizio Tablet runs Android 2.3 (aka gingerbread) instead of the honeycomb, which puts it closer compatibility app phones than his brothers tablet. Plus Hulu app group will have to spend a few extra work to make the app honeycomb ready, but not so with Vizio tablet.

However, facilitates the performance or not, adding Hulu plus will make the whole package more acceptable to the crazed media. Current owners can download Hulu plus from the Android market and new stakeholders you can pick up a Tablet cast of up to $ 300.

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Screw you, GameStop.

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We through GameStop.

I turned a blind eye when you invited me peanuts to games that are still slinging used bucks shy of a full-featured. I shrugged it off when your coworkers endlessly pressure me to order the game, which I don't want every time I walk in the store. I laughed when I was turned away for failing to buy a new release on launch day sans preorder, only to have a copy of a miracle appear as I went on vacation. These were all prices, I was willing to pay, I realized, to support one of the last remaining brick-and-mortar game shops.

But breaking the seal on a new copy of the game to remove the (valuable!) things you don't like, then selling games as new? Yes I quit you.

Here's the deal:

Yesterday morning, the long-awaited title, called Deus Ex: human revolution was finally released seek audience. Tucked inside the box was a small surprise: a coupon for a free copy of the same game through the still relatively new games, streaming service OnLive is that, if purchased directly from OnLive, will cost $ 49.99. At least there was supposed to be a coupon ...

Reports began trickling in rather quickly: for some reason, coupon, seems to be missing from almost all copies sold through GameStop.

What has happened? People at the factory forgot to take with them some of the coupons? Nope. Have GameStop keep case distribution coupons from ever find their way into their copy? Nope.

GameStop employees opened the box, remove the coupon and return the product on the shelf ... following orders from above to do so.

The first evidence came from an e-mail message, acquired by GameSpy, presumably sent by GameStop field Operations Manager. Key bits — bullet point # 1:

"Immediately remove and discard the OnLive coupon from all conventional PC version of Deus Ex: human revolution," it read. Of course this can't be real! Corporate team open a sealed product, throw out something tradable on a $ 50 product and act like nothing happened?

But of course, GameStop subsequent confirmation on Facebook after Word got out:

With regard to the Deus Ex OnLive codes: GameStop's policy is that we do not contribute to competitive services without a formal partnership.
Square Enix Packed competitor coupon in the PC version of Deus Ex: human revolution, without our prior knowledge and we pull these coupons.
While new products can be opened, we fully guarantee condition drives with new. If this does not happen, please contact the store where you bought the game and they will also provide assistance.

Note the wording. "Maybe" is opened? Try "," is open. And what guarantees! If your disc doesn't work for some reason, they'll give you a new (presumably the same stripped copies). But if you'll just pissed that you were connected by a coupon worth 50 dollars? La La La La, we have you not heard.

GameStop-owned stations with which the OnLive service "competing" refers to the momentum of GameStop, launched in July after acquiring Spawn Labs.

Look at GameStop: If you want to work a deal with distributor to obtain special copies without coupons that wisely. People will still annoyed they were insufficient, but it's at least not incredibly shady. But the opening of sealed boxes, remove coupon, exchanged for a $ 50 product and then stick it back on the shelf? Terrible. Can a customer walked in, purchased the game, remove the coupon and returned to field a full refund? No? Then it is not valid.

Alas, they went with shady route — and now they're gone and OnLive is much more to marketing than ever have that stupid coupon.

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To heck with the iPad stands help kickstart some manual handles to change the

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This is what I would like to see: the initiator people some really amazing things. How amazing? Try handmade pen, from multiple pieces of wood, spliced together and top online clips and gel inks. Pen is an instance of the half length and costs only $ 100 (relatively cheap for handmade pen, but still). However, this is done two North Carolina guys CASS Baltz and Bart Creasman, which adds a bit of old country panache.

$ 50 gets manual wooden letter opener.

The couple called their company Baltz fine writing instruments, and although the pens gone is 50 milkshake, human kindness and the Dodo, it's nice to see two fellows, is quickly dying art.

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TCTV: Introducing TechCrunch gadgets Webcast

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We have long wanted to put together a videocast for TCTV, focusing on gadgets, but there, because we were too lazy, it never happened ... so far. Please excuse the quality of how we work out of mistakes, but we wanted to get something this week, thus, we actually do it on a regular basis.

This episode is all about tablets. First we talk about Samsung faith that 2001, prior art in a space pen, and then we're talking about ten things to do with your new TouchPad $ 99. Please: enjoy.

Credits: music of the passenger.

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Steve Jobs: the end of an era

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We all know, broad strokes: a graduate student and its Syrian friend was born a boy. It places the boy for adoption. He comes to live with Paul and Clara. Paul is a machinist who moved to San Francisco after World War II. It grows in Santa Clara County. This flat, a lot of the history of the buildings, mainly middle and upper middle class out the bad parts. Part of it, rather, not parts. He wasn't coddled. His biological mother makes it adopters promises to send him to College. In fourth grade, he is a great teacher and, probably, again and again.

His parents scrape to send him a Reed. He drops out of College and begins dropping in classes that you are interested in. He makes money returning bottles and he hits the temple Hare Krishna now and then to free food. He took calligraphy, eschews the typical coursework and at the age of 20, he and a buddy to start a company.

He is a Buddhist nature. It reduces rivals and builds on its command 4000 singular vision. It comes, is building another company or two and returned. He is kind of hippie, enjoying the Bob Dylan and the Beatles. He loves music.

He leaves, is now a victim of something gnawing at his health as the sea spray whittles a wooden pier.

Where does that leave Apple? And where does that leave us?

I'm not always a Mac lover. I thought they were over priced and beautiful candy color too silly for my 486 tastes. Any chips that power in his name overcompensating floor I wagered.

But I have learned over the last decade addressing machine that just works. Is the machine that the boy to put most of his life, a machine that has the heart of the old stuff, what lay blinking and desperate in the Stanford computer lab somewhere and then eventually fell to what you and I can fit into our pockets.

Many complained that ecosystem that he created a walled garden, but I would equate to pastures. "The reason everything looks beautifully, because it is out of balance," wrote Zen master including Shunryu Suzuki. "But his background is always in perfect harmony." Front anything can happen. In the back, the perfect peace and order.

There is a strain of the Internet, thought that requires us to tear down, refusing to see the other side. There will be a lot of what happens in the next few days as talking heads talking. But one CEO who, at the end of his company, will raise the wave well-wishes and interest? When Michael Dell dodders outside or Howard Stringer slaps the Club Chair for final cigar, who takes care of the next day?

We all know, broad strokes: man got sicker, he almost quit, kept at it. It covers the successor and groomed him as calm as it once was. He kept us surprised, entertained, constantly speculation. We wondered where he was. If it was good.

We all know, broad strokes: he is not so good. He's gone. Another Buddhist (or close enough to one) said, "Mark immature man is that he wants to die nobly for the cause, while the sign of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one".

Godspeed, Mr. jobs. We will miss you on stage.

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Steve Jobs the patron saint of perfection

The most surprising about Steve jobs and Apple Renaissance he engineered for the past 15 years is so incredible, so. Most digital innovations that changed our lives have been a logical consequence of the increasing power and reduce the price of semiconductors. Someone will invent personal computers, cellular phones, the Internet, even search engines.

But there was nothing the slightest bit bound about the company, whose digital products are considered so distinctive they attract dominant market shares despite high prices. Most recently, in 2002, personal computers were seen as a commodity business is dominated by the large volume and low cost — Hewlett Packard paid $ 25 billion purchase of Compaq and Dell last store to be # 1 on the market. Last week, HP is still the leader, said he was considering abandoning the PC as a whole, at least in part the concession that Apple is taking an increasing share of the market and most of the profits.

I'm not a Mac user since I sold my first generation model — with 128 K of memory and one floppy drive. But recently I walked into the Apple store and fondled the latest MacBook Air. I was blown away as the use of multi-touch gestures and a few other innovations transformed the experience of this very mature product categories. Once again.

A succession of new products from iPod iPhone to iPad became the business of local lore of our era. Principal Steve jobs is expected, at least more willingly than the State of the Union address. Even aspects of business computer that feel most competitors — delivery of product, production process and even retail store — steel parts of disruptive innovation at Apple.

Growing snowball innovation, advertising, customer loyalty and scale that can be seen with the striking force in the iPad created jobs. Here was a product category, which was completely new (except some regrettable blunders Microsoft). But instantly became a hit — not only among the gadget geeks, but with tens of millions of people who saw something that immediately appeared useful and tempting. They hope that Apple can deliver something that will just work without failures and frustrations that accompany reliably first generation products from smaller companies.

For this success was not an engineer, as the "troika" that until recently led by Google, nor a professional manager, as a succession of leaders on HP or even entrepreneur like Michael Dell.  Steve Jobs was impresario in the tradition, more than anything from classical Hollywood studio boss, (which he also was in my spare time). It is fitting that jobs is currently the largest shareholder of the company, created by one of the 20-th century an all time great perfection: Walt Disney.

This approach does not make apple pleasant company to resolve or to work at all on Apple worked with concern, that they must not requirements of jobs or suffer his wrath. To the public and even Apple's major partners of the company was about as responsive as Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory; Nobody ever went and never came out. And Yes to work at Apple have taken a lot of Oompa Loompa. The company possessed the secrets to such extremes that the employees were divided into small groups and ordered not to talk to each other, let alone anyone outside the company.

My one meeting with jobs is true to form. In 2004, I have just started covering consumer electronics and I wrote about the battle between the iTunes and initiatives while Microsoft "plays for sure," in order to create an open standard for music formats. This was before Apple's reputation, and enabled it arrogance – blew past all previous records. However, when I asked jobs at the end of a press conference to discuss strategy Apple in the market for music, he wrecked me saying "we did not want to talk about it".

We all know a lot of people that well. We know many people who are smart. We've seen a lot of corporate leaders who have the rare combination of skills to surf the waves generated by Moore's law. But it's hard to think of anyone other than Steve jobs, who, through willpower, self-confidence, vision, and perfectionism can upend powerful force technology to make so many products that are nice to so many people, precisely because they are unlikely.

Started by Steve jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, Apple has expanded from computers to consumer electronics over the past 30 years, officially change their name from Apple Computer.

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Nikon refreshes Coolpix lineup with a new high-end and reliable point-and-shoots

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It was camera-ish day today. Canon released its new Powershot cameras early in the morning, Sony just updated its alpha NEX and lines, and now here we have a package of Nikons just goes. They do it to make things for us bloggers, just trying to relax on warm on Tuesday night?

Well, let's get on with it. I will make it easy for you. Some of them are actually quite decent.

Firstly, we have P7100, successor to P7000 series. This compact camera top end for Nikon, popular among photographers as a quickie back up.

This is substantially the same (10.1 Megapixels, 7 x zoom, 640 × 480 LCD, 720 p video) but adds several new features. You have an updated image of the new processor on a screen interface and the ability to zoom while recording video. The body of a purchased dial on the front, and a common set of up to six on this thing, if I'm not mistaken. LCD display also tilts right now, but he did not turn around.

This improvement, but not great — and this sensor needs to be energized. If the next Canon G series ups the ante, Nikon was going to leave, the path, they left the Canon over the past year with P7000 series. It will cost $ 500 in September.

Further, AW100. This rugged point and shoot, can go 33 feet under water, survive drop five feet, and temperature resistance down to the "cold" 14° f. backlit Sensor produces 16 megapixels at up to 3200 ISO and record 1080p video. You have 320 x 3480 LCD on the back and a 5 x zoom on the front. My favorite part: she will record movies at 60, 120 or 240 fps. Here's some solid slow motion, although I assume that this reduces the resolution.

The bad news? The mother will set you back $ 380 come September. This is more reliable than any point and shoot, I've used, although to be honest does sound better than a rugged point and shoot, I've used.

Next, you have a huge range of S-series cameras. I will renounce parts (available here) and give you a nickname, which I assigned to them:

S1200pj

"One with a projector, you'll never use" – $ 430 (!)

S100

"Swimming with the OLED touch screen and apparently you hold it vertically?" – $ 300

S8200

"The camera with a nice screen and a 14 x zoom rich guy"-$ 330

S6200

"Good enough" $ 230

What is the takeaway? These are all a bit expensive, really, but if you have money to spare, AW100 strikes me as the best deal to take cameras everywhere. In addition, it's super slow motion, which is even more fun than it sounds. I'd wait for Canon's answer to P7100 (G13) to carry out, if you're good with that.

More information should be accessible via the Nikon Coolpix site soon.

Update: NikonRumors notes that they are available for preorder.

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Surprise! SanDisk still makes MP3 players

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Amazing someone still makes MP3 players for the mass market. I am pleased to introduce $ Sandisk Sansa clip Zip, tiny, portable media player which comes in 4 GB and 8 GB varieties (4 GB model is $ 50).

Zip clip comes in 7 colors, including red, blue and orange and is compatible with virtually any audio format. It also has a microSD slot, so you can extend the player up to 32 GB. It also has a little tiny LCD screen and simple interface.

Back in the old days, SanDisk was quite well known for his fully featured MP3 players, but those days are long gone. However, if you are looking for a simple player for kid or grandfather this may be the way to go: it's idiot proof, reliable and not as expensive as Zune or iPod.

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Sony Alpha updates and compliance with national execution with the NEX-5, NEX-7, A60, A65

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It's been hard to avoid the news about the new line of digital cameras Sony in these past few months. Leak after leak detected body design, lens, sensor size and other characteristics. They are official now, though, and while I may not be your case study from which rumors have been on and off, I mean, they were primarily for money. New gear looks promising as well.

Let's take a look at the new line of cameras. I'll try to be brief; the mapping specification Chambers typically, drag, and if you want to compare closely on photo gear website will have the whole shebang for you to peruse in their spare time. This is a brief description.

NEX-5N $ 600 and $ 1200 NEX-7 get turning LCD screens and NEX-7 gets new APS-C sensor, 24MP (5N-16MP APS-C). Both now record full 1080p at 60, 30 or 24 fps or 640 × 480 at 30, but no 720 p. 7 Also has a sweet on-board 1024 × 768 OLED Viewfinder, one of the features of the title of the whole line. It also has more manual control on the body: two dials up top for the control of the diaphragm, and so on. In addition to Megapixels the difference is they are mostly the same features feature-wise, though of course these features are more readily available on 7.

If you want a Viewfinder, but don't want to pay big money you can pick up the FDA-EV1S, which seems same specs as 7's, for $ 350. NEX-5N will be available next month and NEX-7 will ship in November.

$ 900 and $ 1400 A60 A65 get 1024 × 768 EVFs as well, and both photograph 24MP. A39 has better burst speed, more autofocus points, high ISO capability, and its LCD is more adjustable. Flash is better, wider and faster. On the body of the A60 is the rear dial (integral element for ProFi) and joystick instead of a circular d pad. It may be a bit too brief, but without going into detail, these are the main differences.

The camera will be available in October.

My opinion? Well, if you insist.

Those are some pretty compelling features. If I wasn't already invested in Canon to configure. .. I had rather not say ... I would jump on them. NEX-5N, though, doesn't seem very convincing to me as a premium model without these top dials or EVF. If he was the only one, it would be more realistic to buy. Like this, I think, NEX-7 can live up to its price of $ 1200. It's too bad that Nice Zeiss lens does more compact, although this is a subtle body to put such a beast of a lens out there.

With regard to SLRs — if you can live without the rear dial and don't use too much on a few points autofocus or flash (i.e. as I shoot), A65, certainly a better buy. You get substantially the same body, the exact same sensor, and 80% of the features of the A39. … and lose four ounces by weight in the deals!

We'll try to get it in our hot little hands for consideration soon. At the same time, I believe that the NEX-7 just became my new object of desire.

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FAD or future? Booktrack adds music, sound effects for the E-book; Peter Thiel invests

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A new startup called Booktrack launched this morning (in fact, the NYT started it yesterday), in an attempt to create a whole new genre of e-books.

Booktrack creates synchronized soundtracks for e-books that aim to "dramatically increase the reader's imagination and participation".

Running technology pairs of notes and sound effects with the text automatically tempo one reading speed. Booktracks can be downloaded for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch and Android applications are on the way. Check Booktrack Bookshelf for books that are available.

The company has teamed up with Sony/ATV music publishing, Park Road Post and full fathom five, and its technology is already fully integrated into the new novel "the power of six", Pittacus Lore (James Frey), published by HarperCollins Children's books.

Booktrack and publishers will share revenue with the participating authors, composers and musicians, the company said in a press release.

Booktrack is based on former PayPal and early investors Facebook (and longtime Board member) Peter Thiel as authors who will cooperate with the company. Other initial investors and advisers Booktrack include Marc d ' Arcy, Director of the global creative solutions on Facebook and Derek Handley, CEO and co-founder of mobile marketing and media company Hyperfactory.

The latter will also serve as Chairman of Booktrack.

Paul Cameron, Booktrack founder and CEO, in a press release compares e books in their present form, with "cinema with not a soundtrack", but I'm not sure I agree with this statement – reading is quite otherwise use the content. I'm not sure the soundtrack makes e-book can be nothing but detract from the experience of reading, actually.

Of course I only briefly tested technology with one Booktrack e books, so I'm not fully made up my mind yet about its potential to disrupt the e book genre.

Wired's Charlie sorrel, for one, thinks the idea stinks. He does a good job, but it isn't (and shouldn't) stop companies from trying, obviously.

In the coming weeks and months Booktrack said he will publish specially curated collection of short stories from some of the best authors around the world, starting in September with "South" of Salman Rushdie. Booktrack release editions of the classics, such as the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter Pan, the three Musketeers, pride and prejudice, Jane Eyre, Romeo and Juliet and more.

I look forward to reading Paul Carr's thoughts on this one.

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Acer, has lost nearly 250 million dollars Last quarter alone, remains stoic

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Acer, recently the world's second largest shipper, rough year. But in March a deliberate decision was taken by senior management to abandon its goal of dethroning the HP and instead focus on how to get better, more differentiated products. The result: sales and earnings in freely. At least they knew it came — but losing millions of customers and a huge percentage of your is not something any company likes to do.

The company is taking heavy losses — twice as hard, in fact, as Reuters analysts estimated. Taiwan 6.79 billion dollars (about $ 250 million) went down the drain in Q2. It is their biggest loss ever and the first time they have done worse than forecast. The results indicate that Acer Chairman Jt Wang concedes "tries to break even this year becomes impossible. But I doubt that they plan on turning around the entire company in less than a year.

Despite losses and job cuts Acer remained stoic. They feel relaxation tablet "fever" and people will return to laptops (I'm not sure I agree). And although it is unlikely that they have any interest in (or to) buy HP business PC, Acer's President, Jim van comment that spinning is a natural thing for HP to do. He cryptically added that Acer will strive to meet the needs of its clients, including HP'S existing customers. What is the thing to say! Again however, with billions of losses every quarter, the last thing you want to Acer is $ 10 billion millstone around its neck from HP.

What he likely means that Acer could step-by-step HP shoes for the confusion. If they can stabilize quickly enough, personal systems group, HP mode move Acer could sweep in and take off a few million customers. But before that happens, expect more bad news.

(Updated to reflect the fact that figure 6.79 billion was in Taiwan dollars. really dumb I don't catch when the loss of $ 7bn would be likely to bury company)

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Built-in serial number photographer helps to find his stolen camera

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Photographer John Heller had $ 9000 worth broadcasts, stolen on a shoot in Hollywood. After abandoning all hope of ever getting his Nikon D3 back, he checked with a site called GadgetTrak, which scans Flickr and other sites loading images for photos, matching serial number his DSLR.

After a few seconds he found shots with serial numbers, matching its D3 belonging to a professional photographer. With the help of police, he returned to his outfit and now tracking service to recommend a site for LAPD detectives on the hunt for fugitive Chambers.

Want to try? You can search for services free of charge. Currently 10 million serial numbers and checks websites like 500px.com and Flickr for recent shots. Also note that you probably have to write the serial number of your camera ASAP this is working correctly.

Many of those posts, a little self serving but it's great to see that people are reunited with their gadgets so often these days (this tale of stolen laptop especially mixing) that it makes me wonder why someone trying to gank anything electronic.

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EscapeCapsule lets you use your iPhone 4 water, sand, mud, snow and other gross stuff

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There really should be no argument when I say that the case for your iPhone 4 is no more than necessary. If you have cash to burn, the iPhone is just too damn expensive left without protection. The only problem is that most of them make your phone very clunky, which sucks because Apple works to make the iPhone as thin as soon as possible. Unfortunately the only compromise for all weight is protection from impact. But what if you drop your iPhone into a toilet?

People at the catalyst, the answer for you: EscapeCapsule.

This thing is more than just hard exo skeleton. Made of clear polycarbonate of high-impact case protects against water, rain, snow, sand, dirt, impacts, with scratched surface ... all of them. I mention the water? You can also check whether the case securely sealed around the phone through clear envelope.

Catalyst said phone hardware buttons protected by a specially designed membranes as a touchscreen. Chamber works surprisingly well with the lid on, evidence of which can be found in the video on Kickstarter project page. The case also comes with a lanyard attached to go around your wrist while you are playing in the ocean with your iPhone. Because with EscapeCapsule, you can play in the ocean with your iPhone. Crazy.

It consists of a number of colors, but if you make a pledge on Kickstarter you get only Kickstarter Edition of catalyst capsule — green case with a white glow in the dark rubber bumper and glow-in-the-dark lanyard. It will take $ 50 pledge to pre-order your very own EscapeCapsule, which is OK, considering the catalytic plans to sell the case for $ 70 when he officially became a reality.

Right now the catalyst has 28 days to achieve their goal of funding $. So far, he's got a $3780. Head on over to check out the video of Kickstarter EscapeCapsule in action.

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Smarbo: Toshiba Announces Roomba competitor

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Roombas just got a new contest from Japan: Toshiba announced [JP] new cleaning robot today, so-called Smarbo (which is probably short for "Intelligent robot"). Like his colleague from the United States, Toshiba robot is primarily intended for use in households.

Toshiba built quite a few features in the robot, such as two CPUs (unknown details) 38 set, cameras and sensors (gyroscopes, acceleration, range detection, etc.). The company said Smarbo clears the area in about 90 minutes 100sqm and that the cost of electricity in just 2 yen ($ 0.03) per room of this size.

Just like the Roomba Smarbo bypasses objects in its vicinity and returns its charging station automatically after it is done. Buyers can be programmed Smarbo in a certain way. For example, if they want a small area within the framework of the thoroughly cleaned room, they can select spot mode "do the robot terms only 1.5 × 1.5 m square and then return to charging station (see below).

Smarbo has 355 × 355 × 93 mm, weight-3, 7 kg and works at 52dB.

Toshiba plans to start selling in Japan (where the Roomba is available too, incidentally) 1 October for $1175 (including remote control and charging station).

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