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HTC One X camera apparently can be controlled with certain Bluetooth headset. A Chinese gadget enthusiasts at ePrice discovered it is possible to operate the shutter mechanism on the camera by pressing button combinations on the headset.
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HTC One X Features Camera Bluetooth Control
Three years is quite a long time for any one gadget to complete its product cycle — even a high-end DSLR.
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Nikon D800 review roundup: significant upgrades to an already top-notch DSLR
Remember that massive 6mm f/2.8 fisheye Nikkor lens that went on sale in London last month for a whopping $160,000? Well, the giant lens was eventually sold for that asking price to a private collector via Nikon retailer Grays of Westminster but not before a short video of it was made.
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The Camera Bag: Video Shows Massive Nikkor 6mm F/2.8 Fisheye Lens in Action on a Nikon D800
The Pentax Q is a camera that instantly polarizes opinion more than most. Some love it for its incredibly compact design: there is truly no other interchangeable-lens camera that comes close to the size and weight of the Q, especially when one takes into account the optics. Others decry its smaller-than-average image sensor, and the limitations that brings in a number of areas.
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Pentax Q review posted!
Fujifilm’s latest rugged point-and-shoot has pulled together some pretty standard specs with some more contemporary connectivity features, all in a hardy shell. The 14-megapixel CMOS sensor is paired with 5x zoom lens, while the rubberized lug is capable of 1080p video, and can increase video capture up to 240 fps at 320 x 240 resolution
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Fujifilm FinePix XP170 camera rebuffs water, dust and cold, cuddles up with iOS and Android (video)
Adobe has today published new v7.1 release candidate versions of its DNG Converter application and Camera Raw plugin, hot on the heels of the just-issued v6.7 versions that shipped last week. This is the first Camera Raw release which requires Photoshop CS6 to function, and hence cannot be used with CS5 or earlier versions of Adobe’s flagship imaging app. Adobe Camera Raw 7.1 RC and DNG Converter 7.1 RC both add support for the same impressive list of 21 camera models from eight manufacturers, which were added in the V6.7 releases for CS5.
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Adobe Camera Raw, DNG Converter 7.1 release candidates arrive
Ever wonder how school photographers are able to get children to smile, shot after shot after shot? Well, here’s a charming short video entitled “School Portrait” about the opposite dilemma: a grumpy school photographer trying to make kids frown by telling them about the horrible things going on in the world today.
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A Wonderful Short Film About a Grumpy School Photographer
If you’re aching to bring some motion-tracking video action to your smartphone but can’t stomach the Swivl’s $179 price tag, you might find the new Swivl-it more palatable. For $129, you get the same automatic panning, horizontal follow and remote control features of the original product, but you’ll miss out on the built-in microphone and automatic tilt (there’s manual tilt instead). The Swivl-it is available for pre-order now and will start shipping in late May
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$129 Swivl-it is a cheaper motion-tracking dock for your smartphone, ditches built-in mic
If you shelled out for the $5,990 Mamiya Phase One 645DF , you probably have the funds to support your photography habit. Mamiya Leaf wants you to expand your arsenal, offering three new digital backs to go with that medium-format camera. The Leaf Credo 40, 60 and 80 are named for the number of pixels their CCD sensors are packing, and all have a dynamic range of 12.5 f-stops
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New Leaf Credo camera back series for the Mamiya 645DF to ship in June
When Canon promised a fix for the EOS 5D Mark III ‘s preview LCD leaking light, photographers wondered just what the “countermeasures” would be to prevent the display from affecting exposure readouts. The remedy, it turns out, is a simple patch — of the physical kind, not software.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III’s light leak fix found to be black tape
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.
