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Tetsuya Yamamoto, Nikon’s head of development was at CES talking up the future plans of the company’s 1 system cameras after strong holiday sales. The 10.1 megapixel sensor inside the 1 body is sufficiently capable of shooting 2 and 4K video and bringing that functionality into the unit is planned for a future edition.
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Nikon 1 future plans revealed: 4k video, brighter lenses, picture effects
Qualcomm’s whipped out some flipping great wadges of cash in order to snap up Pixtronix for its PerfectLight MEMS-based display tech.
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Qualcomm buys Pixtronix to make for better Mirasol displays?
Every year at CES, the tech-watching masses engage in a bit of trendspotting — an attempt to identify the one or two big themes of the show that may or may not come to define the year in technology. Some years those are easy to spot (tablets and 3D TV were two big ones recently), and other times they involve a bit of guesswork. This year, one of the most oft-cited trends is the “ultrabook.” Judging from the companies’ announcements at the show and some of the coverage they’ve received, you might think that’s a new sort of device or a radically new type of laptop.
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Editorial: Don’t call it an ultrabook
It was Monday morning at CES when LG unveiled its Magic Remote : a television zapper that recognized Wii-style motion control and voice recognition — stripping out the fiddly array of buttons that most TiVo users are familiar with . Nuance, of Dragon Dictation fame, got all excited and lifted the lid on which company’s voice recognition technology was powering the unit (hint: it’s Nuance).
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LG’s Magic Remote is powered by Nuance
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Joseph (he’s from Atlanta) who needs a camera bag for his semi-professional photography enterprise. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com .
3D printing . Sure, that’s pretty neat, but there are other ways to make three dimensional objects at home. Roland’s new iModela, for example, is an “affordable” ($899) digital hobby mill that can carve 3D shapes, jewelry, textures and prototypes out of balsa wood, foam, modelling wax and plastics
Sony Ericsson is looking to start a bromance with the McTwist-loving, Double-Cork-landing, A-Frame-riding masses jonesing for a new Android device. The handset maker has announced a “global strategic alliance” with Billabong to launch the Xperia Active Billabong Edition smartphone in select markets. The handset will come preloaded with exclusive content, including Billabong screen savers, and bundle several Billabong-branded games and applications
(Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) What do you desire most right now? A drink?
