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Fujifilm unveils world’s first digital camera for 3D photos

September 25th, 2008 at 8:20 pm » Comments (2)

Fujifilm announces a completely new, real image system (3D digital camera, 3D digital photo frame, 3D print) that marks a complete break from previous attempts to introduce this technology. The arrival of digital photography over a decade ago opened up so many new ways of enjoying images, not only through capture, but also through manipulation, [...]



Chinese Say They’re Building ‘Impossible’ Space Drive

September 25th, 2008 at 7:49 pm » Comments (0)

China’s space attempt may be fueled by the newly-emerging technology that the majority of scientists are now contesting. Chinese researchers are currently trying to build the “Emdrive” (electromagnetic drive), which would change all space propulsion systems in case it becomes functional.



SanDisk 16GB MicroSD Cards Arrives

September 25th, 2008 at 7:36 pm » Comments (0)

Finally 16GB microSD cards have been made available by SanDisk quietly after a long wait.  SanDisk has made no official announcements, their 16GB MicroSD cards are popping up for sale at various internet retailers (at various prices, we might add). Ranging from $80 to $220 (we’d go with the $80), prices will settle [...]



15000+ Diamond video cards found defective

September 25th, 2008 at 7:02 pm » Comments (1)

There was a time when Diamond Multimedia used to produce quality graphic cards. Recently Diamond Multimedia may have shipped between 15,000 and 20,000 AMD/ATI HD 3800-series with design/manufacturing defects to system builders and the retail market. Industry sources told TG Daily that these cards shipped between January and July of this year more than 15,000 [...]



T-Mobile Removes G1 Data Cap

September 25th, 2008 at 6:56 pm » Comments (0)

After much criticism when people managed to read the fine print on their 3G detail page, T-Mobile has backtracked on their throttling policy after a user reaches 1 GB of data usage. Originally, the sentence read:
If your total data usage in any billing cycle is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder [...]



MobiBlu T20: Clickwheel Less media player

September 25th, 2008 at 7:05 am » Comments (0)

The T20 is a move from one generic-looking design to an even more generic casing. We’ve seen this type of clickwheel on many a PMP from China and I suppose there’s nothing that is outright bad about MobiBlue recycling a proven tactile navigation controller. The 2.4-inch WQVGAscreen isn’t going to wow anyone. File support is [...]



1.8-Inch 250GB SATA HDD for notebooks Has Arrived

September 25th, 2008 at 7:00 am » Comments (0)

Toshiba has just announced that it’s expanding its small form factor hard disk drives with three new high-capacity, high-performance SATA HDDs, including the industry’s first 250GB 1.8-inch HDD. You got it right, your future laptop could be featured with one of these just-introduced, small-sized SATA hard disk drives, providing you with an impressive 250GB [...]



Slingbox Pro HD, The slingbox goes hi definition

September 25th, 2008 at 6:47 am » Comments (0)

Sling Media have now finally released the High-def version of their Slingbox Pro called the Slingbox Pro HD. We have waited two years for this new and improved product, but the question is does it deliver.
The new model does get off to a great start, and that is by fixes all those annoying problems that [...]



Minox introduces gold-coloured Leica M3 in miniature

September 25th, 2008 at 6:40 am » Comments (0)

Minox has introduced the perfect pocket-sized camera - the Leica M3 with gold finish.
Packing those classic Leica looks (albeit in miniature), this 5 megapixel camera has a 1.5-inch screen, 32MB of storage and an SD card slot for boosting it further.
Sold in a satin-lined wooden box, it will sell for £319.
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