Archive for February, 2007

SanDisk secretly concocting read-only memory for archival use?

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Storage
Getting wind of a flash memory successor is far from new, but a major player in the flash game now seems to have something a bit counterintuitive going on behind the scenes. After slashing jobs and prices in an attempt to “keep up with competitors,” SanDisk is now reportedly delving into […]

New Sony Cybershot DSC-T20 and T100 targeted towards party crowd

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras

As part of their batch-release of new Cybershots, Sony introduces the 8-megapixel DSC-T20 and DSC-T100, “destined to be the fashionista crowd’s favorite party companion,” at less than 0.5-inches thick. The T100 is a slight upgrade with its 3-inch LCD screen and 5x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens, while the T20 sports a […]

Sony’s DSC-H7 / DSC-H9 CyberShots get official, pack 15x optical zoom

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras

If you’re here for surprises, you’re not apt to leave satisfied, but if you’re interested in a few extra deets on Sony’s latest duo of megazoom digicams, this is the spot. Set to replace the DSC-H2 and DSC-H5 just about one year after their respective releases, Sony once again did a horrendous […]

Sony fesses up, Cybershot W series gets official

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Not many surprises here, Sony’s W series comes in the 7.2 megapixel DSC-W80, 8 megapixel DSC-W90 and 12 megapixel DSC-W200 flavors we spotted before, but instead of the HDMI plug we were hearing about, the three cameras output their HD wares via a component adapter. Everything else seems to be in line, […]

MIT brain bot mimics humans to recognize street scene

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Robots

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, robots have been laying it on thick with human-inspired forms since day one. Unfortunately, AI hasn’t quite kept up with mechanical achievements, mainly due to the fact that the human brain isn’t merely mysterious in many regards, but dang complicated to boot. However, […]

Mustek intros DV700TZ, DV530TZ camcorders

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras
Mustek looks to be trying to make the low-end slightly less so with its latest pair of digital camcorders, packing some decent specs into its new DV700TZ and DV530TZ models while still keeping the price down. The DV700TZ is the more capable of the two, with 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD, and […]

Macroswiss dishes out modern day periscope with DVR

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras
If you’re interested in traveling the globe, receiving paychecks where taxes aren’t removed first, and getting excellent retirement benefits, a slot in the US Army could be calling your name, but we understand the whole “fear” aspect of joining a Call of Duty deathmatch for realz. Thanks to Macroswiss, however, a newfangled […]

Olympus revealing new DSLR(s) on March 5th?

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Teaser campaigns are getting so popular these days that even camera manufacturers are hopping on the bandwagon: last year we saw Sigma try to generate some buzz for its Foveon-powered SD14 DSLR, and now Olympus has posted a similar photo with just enough info to get us interested, but not enough to […]

Sharp HN-IR1 beams cameraphone pics on your HDTV via IrSS

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras

Sure, there’s already a way to beam high-definition content onto your TV if you keep all of your media stored on your iPod, but for whimsical shooters that wield their cameraphone or IrSS-enabled digital camera most of the time, Sharp’s kicking out a bantam liaison just for you. Designed to ideally […]

Crime fighting system converts lip motions into spoken word

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets
If you think text-to-speech or video-texting is hot stuff, researchers at the University of East Anglia have something that just might cool your excitement. Kicking off a three-year project, the team is setting out to “collect data for lip-reading and use it to create machines that automatically convert videos of […]


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