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Demonstrating its faith in the future of the compact system camera market, and in mirrorless cameras’ ability to triumph over the SLR, Samsung has today launched three new models for its NX series. There’s much shared between the flagship Samsung NX20 , and its two siblings, the mid-range Samsung NX210 and entry-level Samsung NX1000 . All three also share DNA with the existing NX200
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Samsung untangles the future, with three new WiFi-connected mirrorless cameras
Smartphones have taken over as the daily snapshooter for a lot of folks, but there are still plenty of situations where your smartphone can’t replace a dedicated camera.
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Snorkeling with your iPhone? There’s a case for that
Rounding out its announcements for the day, Sony has revealed four new designs aimed at fans of really compact digital cameras. They might all fit in your pocket, but beyond that they differ quite a bit, with each model being tailored to attract a different target customer.
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Tailored for your pocket: Four new Sony ultra-compacts
Olympus announced no less than eleven camera models for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, and we kick off the list with the Olympus SZ-12 .
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Olympus SZ-12: Coat-pocket friendly ultrazoom debuts
Continuing Olympus’ CES announcements, we have the Olympus TG-320 . Like its predecessor, last year’s TG-310 , the Olympus Tough TG-320 is both shockproof to five feet and freezeproof to 14°F / -10°C, not to mention waterproof to ten feet.
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Olympus TG-320: Minor update to rugged lifestyle camera
Launching a slew of camera models that–while they debuted alongside the Consumer Electronics Show–aren’t slated for US availability, Olympus Europe launched the Olympus SP-720UZ .
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Olympus SP-720: New Ultrazoom digicam offers 26x zoom
Next up in Olympus CES announcements is Olympus VG-170 , which assumes the top spot in the VG-series for European-market buyers; in the US that honor falls on the VG-160 . The VG-170 is a 14 megapixel camera with a 5x optical zoom lens that offers up a 26mm wide angle, in a slim 0.9-inch thick body.
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Olympus VG-170: New flagship for VG-series
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
