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Feb 15th
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Newest Canon Camera – Canon 7D
Feb 15th
The latest Camera from Canon is the new 18 Megapixel Canon 7D
Made to be the tool of choice for serious photographers and semi-professionals, the EOS 7D features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, capturing tremendous images at up to ISO 12800 and speeds of up to 8 fps. The EOS 7D has a new all cross-type 19-point AF system with improved AI Servo II AF subject tracking and user-selectable AF area selection modes for sharp focus no matter the situation. The EOS 7D’s Intelligent Viewfinder, an entirely newly-designed technology, provides approximately 100% coverage and displays user-selected AF modes as well as a spot metering circle and on demand grid lines. New iFCL Metering with 63-zone dual-layer metering system uses both focus and color information to provide accurate exposure even in difficult lighting. The EOS 7D also captures Full HD video at 30p (29.97 fps), 24p (23.976 fps) and 25p with an array of manual controls, including manual exposure during movie shooting and ISO speed selection. The EOS 7D features a magnesium alloy body that is dust- and weather-resistant and shutter durability of up to 150,000 cycles. Compatible with over 60 EF and EF-S lenses as well as with EOS System accessories, the creative opportunities – not just with stills but also with video – are beyond amazement.
Google Nexus One – Specifications
Feb 15th
Size and weight
Height – 119mm
Width – 59.8mm
Depth – 11.5mm
Weight – 130 grams w/battery – 100g w/o battery
Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate
Camera & Flash
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions
Cellular & Wireless
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
HSUPA 2Mbps
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP stereo Bluetooth
Power and battery
Removable 1400 mAH battery
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
Talk time – Up to 10 hours on 2G – Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time – Up to 290 hours on 2G – Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use – Up to 5 hours on 3G – Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback -Up to 7 hours
Audio playback -Up to 20 hours
Processor
Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz
Operating system
Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)
Capacity
512MB Flash
512MB RAM
4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)
Location
Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
Digital compass
Accelerometer
Apple MacBooks
Feb 15th
The Macbook Pro family are portable computers designed with usability in mind. The Macbook pro holds so much new and inovitive technology inside to make work and projects simply and fun to complete.
With upto 10 hours of battery life they can be used in many many areas, from on a plane to during a day at school or college. With no need to worry about the battery running flat.
The new Macbook pros have a brand new touchpad which makes using a trackpad fun and easy. With multi touch, two finger scrolling, pinch and grab, 4 finger swipe and many other gestures.
The other family of macbooks are the white generation which are seen as entry level macbooks. These are great for every day use and even some advanced applications.
The new white macbook also includes the multi touch trackpad.
All generation of macbooks feature a Mag-Safe power adapter which means damage to the power lead is minimised. If the cord is pulled on with a force it simply drops out of its dock. Rather than tugging on the cable or pulling the precious macbook off the table.
All macbooks also feature a iSight camera ideal for IM applications such as Skype. It also makes video vonfrencing fun and easy. With other software to create effects such as PhotoBooth.
iHome + iSleep – iPhone App
Feb 15th
iHome + iSleep app is a way to get your sleeping patten into shape. With many built in features it helps you get a better and more relaxed sleeping patten.
iHome+Sleep also introduces users to Sleep Cards, a fresh way to encapsulate personal bedtime and wakeup settings such as alarms, wake & sleep music, social updates, personal reminders, and much more. Managing your sleep lifestyle with Sleep Cards is empowering, and fun.
INNOVATIONS:
• Works with iHome “App-Enhanced” Products – enjoy dynamic, full-range audio performance, charging, guaranteed alarms, with the ability to easily and conveniently interact and change settings using the iPhone/iPod’s interface
• Sleep Cards – interactive alarm and nap cards with advanced settings for time, calendar, sounds, messages, and reminders
• Weather Widgets – quickly view the current weather or forecast for the day ahead before you go to sleep or get ready in the morning (*** Currently only supported in the USA, International coming soon, we promise ***)
• Sleep Stats – a running record of your sleep habits including how many times you snooze, average bedtime, hours of sleep, and many more
• Connect & Share with Friends – Facebook Connect & Twitter integration allows you to create, save, customize, and send bedtime and wakeup messages from your bed
• Overnight News – wakeup to a recap of what went down on your friend and follower feeds while you were sleeping
ALARM FEATURES:
• Bedtime and Wakeup Music – choose hi-fi tones or music and playlists from your entire iPod library
• Bedtime and Wakeup Reminders – craft reminders for yourself to read in the morning or before you go to bed at night
• Weekday Alarm Calendar – program alarms to repeat for any day-of-the-week combo: singleday, everyday, weekday, weekend, and custom
• Screen Lock – alarm works even when screen is locked
• Custom Sleep and Snooze Timers
• and much more…
You can get it to automatically update you Facebook and Twitter status when occurrences happen, such as your alarm is going off, you have just got into bed or you have just woken up.
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Released
Feb 15th
Poised to be the biggest game of 2009 and predicted to break all videogame sales records for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 with healthy PC sales too, Infinity Ward’s sequel to critically acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has completed its two year journey to completion and deployment. Should you join the fight and buy into the hype overload for this highly anticipated shooter? Heck yes you should; in fact, start making plans for the midnight release or first available opportunity to drop £40 on it immediately.
Set not long after the original Modern Warfare, the sequel begins with a bombardment of intel to bring you up to speed on the world’s current events. Russian Ultranationalist Imran Zakhaev has been turned into a martyr by an even more dangerous associate after his death, Vladimir Makarov. He has taken over leadership of the radical group and garnered plenty of support for his cause. His influence is global, and his hatred for America and its allies is no secret. To counter Makarov’s nefarious plans, Allied nations have created an elite task force known simply as ‘141′ to take him down.
Special Ops is a new mode to the Modern Warfare / Call of Duty franchise that feels like a new game within a game. It has its own independent missions – with shared environments from the campaign – which can be played solo or cooperatively with a mate. There are four separate groups of missions: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. Each offers multiple scenarios of difficulty and tasks. One of the first is simply defending a position with only a sniper rifle, claymore explosives, and a Predator drone to repel wave after wave of enemy reinforcements. The result is instant gratification of seeing how long you can last and is an absolute blast to play. Stars are awarded based on the outcome and are collected to unlock the next Special Ops mission to keep a high replay value alive.
Turn up your 5.1 surround sound because you cannot get any closer to real war than this. Highlighted by a Hans Zimmer score, explosions threaten to melt your subwoofer as bullets and soldier chatter draw you deeper into the experience. The stellar audio also works extremely well for drowning out your myriad of curse words as you realize you have been flanked or fragged yet again. Modern Warfare set a bar for gaming audio excellence and its sequel rightfully raises it.
Acer release the 3D Projector
Feb 15th
As the 3-D bombardment begins like humans descending on Navi, Acers S5200 3D Video Projector should wet your multi-dimensional appetite. With a 120Hz refresh rate, the S5200 will heave an 81 inch image from as close as 3 feet away.
Compatible with LAN control systems, the S5200 also has a: HDMI port, 3,000 ANSI lumens of brightness, a 2,500:1 contrast ratio, native XGA resolution, a 4:3 aspect ratio, and displays 16:9 at 1,600 x 1,200 resolution. Hook it up to a computer, strap on some 3D glasses and youre good to go.
The Acer S5200 3D Video Projector is priced at just over $1,000 and is available now.
Sony Brings 3D Home in 2010
Feb 15th
Sony’s 3D compatible “BRAVIA” LCD TVs incorporate frame sequential display and active-shutter glass systems*1, together with Sony’s proprietary high frame rate technology to enable the reproduction of full High Definition*2 high-quality 3D images, and will form the centerpiece of Sony’s 3D entertainment experience for the home.
In addition to 3D compatible “BRAVIA” LCD TVs, Sony will also develop 3D compatibility into many more of its devices, such as Blu-ray Disc products, VAIO and PlayStation3, to provide a multitude of ways in which 3D content – from 3D movies to stereoscopic 3D games – can be enjoyed in the home.
Also with the latest rumour of the PS3 update which will support 3D gaming and movies this could be a big success.
Sony PSP – Quick Review
Feb 14th
Get more of what you want with the all-new PSP-3000 system. It has an advanced LCD screen, which offers the highest-level contrast ratio, best response time and the widest color gamut possible on an LCD screen. It also has anti-reflection technology, so that youll get vibrant and natural colors in any conditions. And the built-in microphone enhances multi-player gaming and enables Skypeâ„¢ calling. Light, slim and as portable as ever. Watch movies. Listen to music. Surf the Internet. You can even watch live and recorded TV. And it all goes down on the dazzling widescreen LCD. Doing it all and looking absolutely brilliant, the all-new PSP-3000 system.
A couple of things are obviously different. The Sony PSP Go is quite a bit smaller that the original PSP and the UMD drive has gone (phew!) and fortunately replaced by 16GB worth of inbuilt storage and a card slot. The Go has snazzy (yet
smaller) 3.8 inch screen which slides up to reveal the D-pad, analogue stick and buttons. Regular PSP users of the past will have cottoned on to the decision to go with storage rather than UMD but we are more interested in the improved online access to rival some of the other portable media devices out there. A wise decision by Sony me thinks!
There is no improvement in performance, no improvement in screen resolution or size, its actually half and inch smaller, and no improvement in the battery, but without the UMD there will hopefully be a great improvement in game loading times.
Just like other online consoles you can buy the games online with your playstation Network ID and they download straight to your hard drive and for existing PS3 owners there is the added functionality of being able to synch them together.
There are some cool new features in the Sony PSP Go however. The built in Skype application turns the PSP Go in to a free phone any time you have a Wi-Fi connection, which is made easier by the ability to link a headset to it via Bluetooth. the storage capacity lets you download or upload movies to it just like a PMP but from several reports out there it seems to be a little unpredictable (hopefully sorted before general release). It can definitely be said that the PSP Go is intended to be a more serious multimedia device that the original version and the functionality has been improved to echo this.
It looks good, and the multimedia device functionality make the Sony PSP Go a fair contender against the iPod Touch but I have to wonder whether they are fighting an up-hill battle. It certainly has much more potential as a gaming device and hopefully the attempt to become and iPod Touch beater hasn’t compromised its functionality as a portable console, after all, thats what we fell in love with the PSP for!
PlayStation 3 – Quick Review
Feb 14th
Nothing beats gaming with Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3). It is the third version of PlayStation, which is Sony Computer Entertainments home video console. It has varying memory capacities: 20 GB, 40 GB, 60 GB and up to 160 GB. It comes in Piano Black, Ceramic White, Satin Silver, and Gun-Metal Gray.
The PS3 is a flexible multimedia maestro, capable of far more than just spitting out next-gen games with rapier-sharp graphics. This beautifully built console also delivers glorious high definition movies thanks to its Blu-ray capabilities, and its also a dab hand when it comes to web browsing, live news and weather reports and wirelessly streaming digital media files from your computer. Meanwhile, the near-silent cooling and sturdy build quality puts the noisy, rattly Xbox 360 to shame.
On the flip side, the PS3 is a little lacking when it comes to top games, especially compared to the far cheaper Xbox 360. Whilst there are plenty of solid titles knocking around, Sony’s console still doesn’t have an exclusive killer game to entice hardcore thumb bandits.
Die-hard gamers would be better suited to the Xbox 360 and its huge library of top titles, but theres no denying that the PS3 is an impressive machine of many home entertainment talents, should you be more media minded.