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Okay, so now that we’ve all had sufficient time to go on an untagging spree, Facebook is finally getting ready to begin pushing its new layout to all users. Timeline will be rolled out to everyone over the next few weeks, with the social network giving you seven days to preview it before going live, you know, just in case..
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Facebook Timeline feature, unflattering photos being pushed out to all users in next few weeks
Alongside Olympus Europe’s launch of the SP-720UZ , the Olympus SP-620UZ has been launched in both the USA and Europe. The Olympus SP-620UZ is quite closely related to the SP-720UZ, but it differs from the other camera in several important ways. Its image sensor is a slightly higher-res but much slower 16 megapixel CCD chip, and while we don’t know the full-resolution burst shooting rate, you can get an idea for its rather pedestrian nature from the fact that even at a reduced eight megapixel rating, the SP-620UZ is limited to just three sequential frames at 0.92 frames per second….
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Olympus SP-620UZ: A new Ultrazoom for the US and Europe
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
Nearing the end of its US announcements for the CES show, Olympus Imaging America Inc. took the wraps off the Olympus VR-340 . The VR-340 is quite similar to the European-market VR-360 alongside which it was announced, although that model has not so far been announced in the USA.The two cameras both share the same 16 megapixel image sensor and three-inch LCD panel, but with differing lenses, with the less expensive VR-340 providing a little less telephoto reach with a 10x optical zoom lens
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Olympus VR-340: Affordable metal-bodied long-zoom nears market
The electronics department at Sam’s Club, soon to get more Apple gear? (Credit: Sam’s Club) Despite making a clean break with wholesale retailer Costco in late 2010, Apple could be looking to expand its footprint with one of its rivals, a new report suggests
Come spring you’ll finally be able to get your grubby paws on that droid-based console you’ve been looking for. Microsoft’s Major Nelson let slip in a series of tweets that the Star Wars Xbox 360 Kinect bundle will land on April 3rd. The set, which was first unveiled, fittingly, at Comic Con, is dressed up like R2-D2 and ships with a C-3P0-themed controller, a white Kinect sensor and the games Star Wars Kinect and Kinect Adventures .
Ep. 16: OnLive Desktop, laptop backbacks, and the Sony Headman visor This week, Ty demos Sony’s strap-on 3D visor, which we’ve dubbed the “Headman,” while Scott shows us how the OnLive Desktop brings cloud PC computing to the iPad. Also, check out a cool new laptop backpack, and find out what our favorite MacBook Air substitutes are
Otterbox is gearing up for the next iPad’s launch. (Credit: Otterbox) Well, here it is. The first e-mail for a case for the iPad 3.
