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Posted Mar 8th 2008 12:38PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
If you’re all broken up about Pioneer’s seeming exit of the plasma business, take heart. Pioneer Executive Vice President Russ Johnston claims Pioneer’s plans aren’t to abandon Kuro-quality plasma displays in any way. The move to an outside manufacturer (Matsushita, parent company of Panasonic) is designed to cut cost in plasma production, but Pioneer still plans to maintain its premium edge over competitors. “The number-one goal is to make sure we can maintain our differentiation,” said Russ, “and specifically our Kuro difference in the marketplace.” Apparently Pioneer will be still be responsible for the video circuit and processing, the color filter strategy and other such secret sauce, and the company is confident Matsushita can step up to the Pioneer level of panel production — even if it might involve sharing a few trade secrets along the way. Apparently Matsushita is slated to start providing the modules by 2009.

Posted Mar 8th 2008 2:14PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Laptops
In case you missed it, it was Eurocom’s Phantom-X that managed to swipe that “fastest tested laptop” mark from the MacBook Pro last year — and totally ruin a perfectly good commercial. Now the company is back for more with the M860TU Montebello 15.4-incher. We’ll have to wait for the benchmarks to see how this one stacks up against the recent crop of Penryn laptops, but what’s new here is that the Centrino 2 “Montevina” chipset is under the hood, which should support faster Penryn processors, lower power consumption and some new fancy security features. Other specs on the M860TU include a 15.4-inch 1920 x 1200 LCD, 512MB NVIDIA 8800M GTX graphics (with a future option for 9xxxM GTX chips once they’re announced), 4GB of RAM, HSDPA and external eSATA and HDMI plugs. Yeah, pretty hot. No word on price, but the laptop is slated to ship May 1st.

Overview

NIKKOR, world’s leading camera makers have launched their new Nikon Coolpix S600 Camera. Featuring 10 Mega pixels, 4x Optical Wide Angle Zoom NIKKOR Glass lens, 2.7 inch Wide Angle of View High Resolution LCD and 28mm zoom lens, this camera is an innovation in the photography world. Nikon Coolpix S600 Camera can capture 16 x 20 inches large stunning prints with its 10.0 Mega pixels. It sports a 4x Optical Wide Angle Zoom NIKKOR Glass lens that offers a versatile zoom range to capture beautiful and expansive landscapes.

Features

• Ease to compose and share the pictures with its bright 2.7inch Wide Angle of View High Resolution LCD.
• Enables to shoot even in low light because of its auto adjustment up to ISO 3200.
• Fitted with Optical VR Image Stabilization that can minimize the effect of camera shake.
• Equipped with 28mm zoom lens and Optical VR Image Stabilization, it is World’s Fastest Startup in its Class.
• Auto fixes red eye in the camera with its In-Camera Red Eye Fix.
• Improved brightness with its D-Lighting feature.
• Focuses directly in faces with its Face-Priority AF.

Nikon Coolpix S600 Camera features an auto adjustment up to ISO 3200 enabling you to shoot in low light. It is incorporated with functions like Face-Priority AF, Optical VR Image Stabilization, D-Lighting and In-Camera Red Eye Fix.

Box content

The box comprises of USB Cable UC-E6, Strap AN-CP14, Audio and Video Cable EG-CP14, Software Suite CD-ROM, Rechareable Battery, Battery charger MH-63 and EN-EL10.

Price

Nikon Coolpix S600 Camera is available at a price of $299.95.

Source: Nikon

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Darkness not only removes light from the scene when you’re driving, it also takes out contrast, leaving a night driver with the bright spotlight cast by the car’s headlights, and any other place where light is cast by streetlights, a full moon, billboard lights, etc. It’s a light/dark world with no degree of shade or contrast. High-end sports watch maker Tag Heuer has recognized that the ability to see varying degrees of light and dark can add that contrast and have created a pair of Night Vision glasses to help drivers to see – even when no light is cast. Here’s how they work:

Originally designed to help drivers in the 24 Hours of LeMans auto race, the Tag Hauer glasses amp up contrast by correcting the low-light short-sightedness of the human eye, which only sees about 10% at night. The pale yellow lenses offer constant clear, sharp vision with a very high light transmission rate in order to contrast dark blue and green surroundings without changing color perception. In addition, the lenses are anti-reflective to reduces glare and increase sharpness, taking added strain off the eyes.
The titanium frames come Wide and Panorama, and have anti-slip elastomere arms to keep them on your head.

Other designs include infra red glasses to see better in the harsh light environment of snow or beaches where ultra violet rays and infra read heat are reflected in the eyes up to 80%.

No word on pricing, but for those who make living on the road or at the beach or snow (like Ski Patrol), these glasses are easily must have tools of the trade.

Hat Tip - D’Vice

Posted Mar 8th 2008 10:38AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
Over a year (yeah, really) after this thing was originally announced, Nyko has finally slid the final piece in place in order to offer up the rumbling, bumbling Zero Wireless PS3 controller to end users. Granted, the version hitting shelves as we speak does include rumble, but since you’ve waited this long, you’re probably better off getting the real deal when it lands in April — for $5 less. Still, those who actually prefer 3rd party kit can look forward to being $59.99 poorer and receiving 25 hours of play on a full charge, LED-backlit buttons, “heat-dissipating aluminum panels (saywha?),” and your choice of black, white or silver.

[Via Joystiq]

Outline

JVC has introduced a new JVC GZ-MG330 Everio Hard Disk Camcorder featuring a slender design. The company prides in unveiling the worlds smallest and lightest hard drive camcorder in the market. With this hard disk camcorder one can shoot actively without exhaustion, and with lots of space left over in your bags while travelling.

Features

The new JVC GZ-MG330 also proffers novel functions assembling simple and intuitive operation. JVC GZ-MG330 features Laser Touch, a touch-sensitive scroll bar that simplifies operation and a new design that’s some 20 percent smaller than the previous model.

Availability

JVC GZ-MG330 Camcorder is available in 4 different elegant colors as Pearl Silver, Cerulean Blue, Claret Red, and Stylish black

Warranty

JVC GZ-MG330 is backed up with a warranty of 1 year.

Price

The JVC GZ-MG330 is available at an ERP of $323.00.

Source: JVC

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Its official: the new Montevina mobile technology from Intel will start shipping at the end of March and will be branded Centrino 2.

Right after the release of the Atom platform, Intel was quick to introduce the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 which will also be divided into 2 branding: Centrino2vPro for business portables and the Centrino 2 for consumer notebooks. The Centrino 2 is expected to provide faster performance so multitasking is a cinch, as well as higher bandwidth Wi-Fi at 802.11a/g/n. This new processor was also designed with saving power in mind so the laptop can hopefully last more than the usual 2 to 3 hours.

And since we’re slowly moving into the Blu-ray era, Centrino also offers Blu-ray disc support. It looks like the Centrino 2 production is going to offer better and faster computing since it also features WiMax wireless technology in addition to the Wi-Fi, and of course, graphics will improve by at least 300% with GMA X4500 silicon.

Read [CNET]

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Did you know that doing a web search can also help find a cure for breast cancer? One site powered by Google is the new Search The Cure started by JDMedia. On this site 75% of the revenue generated goes towards fighting breast cancer, and you’ll be able to see on the site how much in donations has been made. Another site also powered by Google is Find It Girlfriend, which has links throughout to The Breast Cancer Site, on which just a click will help fund mammograms for the poor. Find It Girlfriend is designed specifically for girls with its bright pink background, so if you have more than one computer in your house, you could have Find It Girlfriend be the homepage on the chick’s computer and Search The Cure be the homepage on the dude’s computer.

These sites are a really easy way to help fight breast cancer. Using a search engine is something you would do anyway, and it doesn’t cost anything. Even if, unlike me, you’ve never known any victims of breast cancer, you can still show some support. So let’s hear it for JDMedia and Find It Girlfriend for coming up with these sites. Here’s hoping that they can raise a lot of money for breast cancer.

Via [Tech-Ex] Via [geeksugar]

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Posted Mar 8th 2008 6:32AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Peripherals, Storage
We hear it’s pretty tough being a gadget with an identity crisis, and unfortunately for Asus’ MS71, it definitely feels that pain. Thankfully for consumers who aren’t turned off by rectangular (or atypically slender) mice, at least it provides a bit of extra utility. Quite simply, the base of the critter snaps off to plug into any open USB port; from there, it enables what’s left to function as a wireless mouse and allows users to store an undisclosed amount of files on the appendage. No word on pricing or availability, but unless you place absolutely no value on ergonomics, we’d probably look elsewhere.

Twitter seems to get a few reactions from users and/or potential users; those who love it, those who hate it and those who simply do not understand. While those of us who love Twitter may not be able to help the haters, the following 2.5 minute video may just be enough to convert those who cannot understand.

Keep reading to check out the excellent “Twitter in Plain English” video…

And while we are on the subject of Twitter, make sure you keep up with the latest news from Gadgetell by following us on Twitter. We also have a nice Twitter Community, which I am a part of that you can check out here.

Via [CommonCraft]

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