Feb 5th, 2010
by Gadget ConexaoViP.
Sony has long said it would cautiously approach the tablet market while it built up its Reader e-book line, but it looks like things are picking up a little steam: CFO Nobuyuki Oneda said the company is "very interested" in the tablet market during his post-earnings report news conference. Oneda said that Sony’s "confident we have the skills to create a product," and that "Time-wise we are a little behind the iPad but it’s a space we would like to be an active
player
in." We could certainly see a Sony device about the size of the Reader Daily Edition making a splash, especially if it’s tied in with Sony’s new push at a unified online experience — and dare we hope for tablet remix of the Dash Internet Viewer (pictured above) based on the Chumby OS? Time will tell.
Postado em:Gadgets.
Tagschumby · dash · dash Internet viewer · DashInternetViewer · Nobuyuki Oneda · NobuyukiOneda · sony · tablet · tablets
Feb 5th, 2010
by Gadget ConexaoViP.
It certainly took them long enough, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that’s a little closer to earth. If you’ll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more reasonable MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn’t mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope, quite the contrary as the the minuscule body is packed with the same 12.3 megapixel image sensor as the E-30 and E-620 (check the images in the gallery to see a size comparison of the actual sensors), in-body image stabilization, continuous autofocus, a 2.7-inch rear LCD, HD movie mode, in-camera "art filters" and a bundled ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens (28-84mm equivalent in 35mm cameras). Oh and don’t forget the addition of the pop-up flash which just reminds us of E.T. You won’t be able to nab a E-PL1 until next month, but hit the break for some of our hands-on impressions.
The biggest improvement to the PEN E-PL1 comes in the form of the focusing — in our short hands-on we noticed the E-PL1’s 14-42mm kit lens lens focusing faster than in the past. We took a number of speedy test shots around a conference room and all were in focus; that’s not something we’d confidently say we could do with the E-P1. Speaking of lenses, Olympus doesn’t yet have a price on its 14-150mm lens, but it was noticeably faster and quieter than the kit one. PEN E-P1 users will immediately notice that you can now record video while in other modes (on the EP-1 you had to toggle to the video mode), but the dedicated record button is in line with the shutter button. We ended up recording a 720p video rather than taking a still a few times, so it looks like you’ll have to get used to carefully angling your hands. Other than that we’re thinking this camera is going to be perfect for that person that’s scared of the big-bad DSLR; we were blown away at how easy it was to change white balance and control the depth of field in the live guide menus. We’re looking forward to putting this one through the review ringer, but in the meantime check the full release below for some more details.
Postado em:Digital Cameras.
Tagscamera · digicam · digital camera · DigitalCamera · E-PL1 · hands-on · megazoom · MFT · micro four thirds · MicroFourThirds · Olympus · olympus E-PL1 · Olympus PEN E-PL1 · OlympusE-pl1 · OlympusPenE-pl1 · pen · PEN E-PL1 · PenE-pl1 · PMA · PMA 2010 · Pma2010 · rugged · SP-600UZ · SP-800UZ · Stylus Tough · StylusTough · superzoom · tough
Feb 5th, 2010
by Gadget ConexaoViP.
Over the last several months complaints that Panasonic’s plasma HDTVs experience sudden adverse changes in their black levels after a certain number of viewing hours have been piling up in an AVSForum thread, and now that behavior has been confirmed, though not very well explained, in a response the company sent to CNET today:
In order to achieve the optimal picture performance throughout the life of the set, Panasonic Viera plasma HDTVs incorporate an automatic control which adjusts an internal driving voltage at predetermined intervals of operational hours. As a result of this automatic voltage adjustment, background brightness will increase from its initial value … The newest Viera plasma HDTVs incorporate an improved automatic control which applies the voltage adjustments in smaller increments. This results in a more gradual change in the Black Level over time.
Especially considering many buyers purchased their televisions specifically for those deep black levels, you can see why a TV suddenly going Sammy Sosa overnight would be upsetting. One of the reigning theories in the thread indicated by poster & calibrator D-Nice has been that this is by design, but a flaw in the settings caused the large jumps (around double the brightness, as measured by several owners light meters) instead of a much more subtle change. So what now for owners or potential buyers? Without more details about what is going on and whether or not anything can be done about it, like
CNET’s
David Katzmeier, it’s hard to see how we can continue to recommend these HDTVs for purchase without knowing what they will do months or years down the line. The ball is in Panasonic’s court now, a speedy response could do a lot to assuage the concerns of current and potential owners.
Postado em:Tv.
Tagsautomatic contrast control · AutomaticContrastControl · avsforum · black levels · BlackLevels · cnet · g10 · g12 · neo pdp · NeoPdp · panasonic · plasma · rising black levels · RisingBlackLevels · s1 · v10 · viera
Oct 12th, 2009
by Gadget ConexaoViP.
Sprint has announced a new handset supporting push to talk on its nationwide mobile network. The handset is called the Motorola Debut i856. You might recognize the name of that handset, Boost Mobile added it to its lineup back in September. The Debit is the first handset for Sprint to offer a slider form factor and PTT service.
The i856 can be purchased with Nextel Direct Connect calling plans in all Sprint channels including retail stores. The price for the device is $99.99 with a new two-year agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. Other features of the device include an integrated music device with a 3.5mm audio jack, 1.3MP camera, GPS, and wireless web. Read More… →
Postado em:Cell Phones.
TagsMotorola · sprint
Oct 12th, 2009
by Gadget ConexaoViP.
Asus has been working to expand its Eee netbook line to offer products that fit every need. Asus isn’t content with only a couple models and has been fleshing the line out with machines sporting screens more akin to traditional ultraportables than the netbooks we are familiar with. Today the specs for the Eee 1201N and 1201HA have leaked online.
Both of the machines are 12-inch netbooks with 1366 x 768 resolution. The 1201N gets a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 dual core processor and NVIDIA Ion to handle graphics. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium and it will sport 3GB of DDR2 RAM. Storage is to a 320GB HDD and the machine has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Power comes from a 6-cell battery promising eight hours of runtime. Read More… →
Postado em:netbook.
TagsASUS · Eee · netbook
