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Still looking forward to a world where cell phone cameras don’t suck? So is STMicroelectronics , and it hopes to hurry along a photogenic future with the help of a new supercapacitor -powered integrated camera flash
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New LED flash controller promises to give floodlight brightness at cell phone size
For more than a year now, rumors have swirled, suggesting that Pentax was planning to launch not one, but two mirrorless camera products with differing lens mounts. Some pooh-poohed the idea, perhaps understandably, but today the believers are vindicated, with the launch of the Pentax K-01 . It’s a bold move from Pentax, to be sure
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Score one for the rumor mill: Pentax launches K-mount mirrorless
Photographers considering purchasing one of Nikon’s Coolpix P-series cameras have two new models to pique their interests today, as the company has launched updates to a pair of models that were nearing their first birthday. The Nikon Coolpix P300 and P500 are succeeded by the P310 and P510 , both of which have important upgrades. For the Nikon P310, key among these is the switch to a new BSI CMOS image sensor, with a resolution of sixteen megapixels
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Nikon updates P-series enthusiast compact, ultrazoom cameras
Continuing today’s announcements, Nikon has revealed four new S-series compact cameras: the Coolpix S3300 , S4300 , S6300 , and S9300 . All four cameras have clean, stylish lines that should catch the eye of the fashion conscious, but beyond that they differ widely in specification, with each clearly aimed at a different target market. The Nikon S3300 courts the entry-level buyer, with affordable $140 pricing, while offering high 16 megapixel resolution from a CCD chip, and a useful 6x zoom range.
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From entry-level to long-zoom: New S-series cameras touch all the bases
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?
