Monthly Archives: January 2013

Cameras, Digital Cameras

Nikon releases the Nikon 1 J3 and S1

Nikon releases the Nikon 1 J3 and S1
At the recent CES show in 2013, Nikon has announced two new cameras Nikon 1 family: models Nikon 1 J3 with the world’s smallest body and Nikon 1 models S1, which opened a new series of S. According to the manufacturer, both cameras boast the world’s shortest shutter lag and the world’s highest rate of continuous shooting.

The Nikon 1 J3 is a development model Nikon 1 J1, according to the company, the best-selling in Europe compact camera with interchangeable lens. The basis is the Nikon 1 J3 Image Sensor 14.2 megapixel resolution format Nikon CX (13,2 x 8,8 mm, crop factor 2,7 x).

The sensitivity can be selected from 160 to 6400 ISO in 1 EV. In modes P, S, A and M can enable automatic sensitivity control, the upper limit – 6400, 3200 or 800 ISO. The camera has a hybrid AF system. Continuous shooting is available at 5, 15, 30 or 60 frames per second. Continue reading Nikon releases the Nikon 1 J3 and S1 →

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Cell Phone News, Mobile Phones

Rise of the phablets – is 2013 their year ?

The Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone in Seoul, South Korea. Appl
Touch-screen mobile technology is growing rapidly. First came the smartphone; compact, powerful, and suddenly able to perform a increasingly huge array of tasks with every new release. Tablets soon followed suit, with some manufacturers even covering the middle ground with mini versions of their tablet. It’s a fierce and fast growing market, where innovation is key to survival, and one of the latest trends in such innovation seems to be the inclusion of as large a screen as possible.

The Samsung Galaxy Note / Note 2 are some examples of this trend, with a screen size of 5.3 and 5.5 inches respectively; to put this into contrast, Apple’s biggest iPhone screen to date, as modeled by the iPhone 5, is just 4 inches. The LG Optimus VU follows closely behind the Note with a 5 inch display. These are some of the newest models available from each respective manufacturer, which shows a clear indication that maximising display size is a key area of interest in the development and marketing of new smartphones, though some are pushing the boundaries as far as possible for a smartphone handset. Continue reading Rise of the phablets – is 2013 their year ? →

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News

Google buys patents from Kodak is now officially in the value of 527 million USD

Google buys patents from Kodak is now officially in the value of 527 million USD
Kodak puts further into financial difficulty and is correspondingly quickly got rid of his photo and printer division. Now they have decided to sell some of their countless patents to stay longer above water. Some companies like Apple had an interest in this, but ultimately, they have now decided to cut a deal with Google which was approved by a court, too.

Originally, the patents were rated 2 billion U.S. dollars, but for 527 million U.S. dollars to buy not only the patents, but also peace between the Company, which are to prevent further disputes. Continue reading Google buys patents from Kodak is now officially in the value of 527 million USD →

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Apple Gadgets, Apple iPad

JamStik – miniature MIDI-guitar, compatible with iPad

JamStik - miniature MIDI-guitar, compatible with iPad
Source found at CES 2013 a very interesting product, which allows the message diluted series of news updates on the computer. It is a miniature MIDI controller in the form of a guitar, created by specialists Zivix.

With this device you can learn and improve skills of playing the guitar using a PC or tablet. Controller is connected to the computer by WiFi. In this case, the delay by the manufacturer, do not exceed 10 ms.

Compared with this tool JamStik much smaller, but this device is capable of much. For example, using an infrared sensor, it detects the frequency vibrato (“tightening” strings). Continue reading JamStik – miniature MIDI-guitar, compatible with iPad →

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Sports Gadgets

In ultrathin wristwatch CST-01 contains an E Ink display

In ultrathin wristwatch CST-01 contains an E Ink display
Company Central Standard Timing (CST) presented at CES 2013 hours CST-01, which, according to the developer, are the thinnest wristwatch in the world. The watch uses an electrophoretic screen production E Ink.

Now the device is in the form of prototypes, and CST raises funds needed to start serial production. The minimum amount for this $ 200 000 already collected (at the time the news was collected 269,626 dollars, and before the end of fundraising had 42 days).
Continue reading In ultrathin wristwatch CST-01 contains an E Ink display →

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News, TVs

LG OLED TV also has a curved

LG curved OLED TV
According to Samsung, it is the turn of LG to unveil at CES its curved OLED TV 55 inch This EA9800 OLED screen is equipped with a curved OLED display system based on the owner of the mark White RGB (WRGB), which adds a white subpixel trio subpixel Red-Green-Blue, in order to get more natural colors and more accurate, more, it incorporates polarized Cinema 3D technology from LG.

The curve provided by the visual display curved up the entire surface of the image equidistant from the viewer’s eyes. Thus, the image is perceived without distortion in the corners and loss of definition. Continue reading LG OLED TV also has a curved →

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Cell Phone News

LG Optimus G receives update to Android 4.1.2 – previously only available in Korea

LG Optimus G receives update to Android 4.1
LG has taken some time ago, that’s pretty smart LG Optimus G in the trade, which hardware technology is virtually identical to the Nexus 4th This time unfortunately was shipped with Android 4.0 yet, now LG seems to have worked and published the update. In Korea, this is already being distributed on the devices when the update appears in Germany is still unclear.

What new features it brings is not yet known, however, the usual things from Android 4.1 as Project butter be well integrated. The device is really very smart and has over the Nexus 4 is still a removable rear panel and a replaceable battery, and a microSD slot. Continue reading LG Optimus G receives update to Android 4.1.2 – previously only available in Korea →

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Gaming

Microsoft and Samsung demo Illumiroom display – the trump card next-generation xbox

Microsoft IllumiRoom
Microsoft Kinect has made one of the main advantages of Xbox 360. And at CES 2013 may trump shown next generation consoles Microsoft (video only). The project is called IllumiRoom, and it really is impressive. The essence of technology, you can see in the video below.

It can be said that the game “goes beyond” the TV and literally fills the room. While this is only a prototype, but representatives were assured that the video is really a demonstration of technology rather than computer graphics (though in some aspects, in particular during the “distortion” of shelves on the left, one gets the feeling that the video still processed, and if not, it is only a huge plus to the collection of Microsoft). This technology is implemented with Kinect and a special projector. Continue reading Microsoft and Samsung demo Illumiroom display – the trump card next-generation xbox →

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Cell Phone News, Mobile Phones

ZTE Grand S, the thinnest smartphone with a five-inch screen Full HD, officially presented

ZTE Grand S Full HD
Smartphone ZTE Grand S, details of which appeared just before the new year, before it officially.

According to the manufacturer, ZTE Grand S – the thinnest smartphone with a five-inch screen Full HD. The thickness of the device is 6.9 mm.

The basis of a smartphone, supporting LTE, is a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, running at 1.7 GHz under OSM Android 4.1. In the configuration of the device includes 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory. Equipment includes a slot microSD, camera resolution of 2 and 13 megapixels. Dimensions of the device are 142 x 69 x 6,9 mm. Battery Capacity – 1780 mA ∙ h Apparently, equip ZTE Grand S High capacity battery prevented Continue reading ZTE Grand S, the thinnest smartphone with a five-inch screen Full HD, officially presented →

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Gaming

CES | Announcement of the portable game console Gamepad 2 based on Android

Announcement of the portable game console Gamepad 2 based on Android
Not only at CES, but in general, one can see an unprecedented interest of producers in the portable game console based on the operating system Android. We already wrote about OUYA, GameStick and the first game console NVIDA. Now it’s time to announce the second-generation console S7300 Gamepad 2 from the company JXD.

Novelty is equipped with a 5-inch capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and is powered by a dual-core processor Amlogic 1.5 GHz and ARM Mali graphics chip 400. The console has 1 GB of RAM. For storing games has built-in 8 GB fleshpamyati, which can be enhanced by the availability of slots for memory cards microSD, so download free games for android will be the place to put them. Has a frontal VGA camera and a HDMI-out. New is an operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Continue reading CES | Announcement of the portable game console Gamepad 2 based on Android →

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Computers, DeskTops

Lenovo plans to increase the share of year-end PCs equipped with touch screens

Lenovo PCs with touch screens
Lenovo has set a goal this year to increase the share of PCs equipped with touch screens, up to 40% of total deliveries. Moreover, the proposed rate may be increased to 60%. Lenovo’s plans were discussed at a press conference held in the CES 2013.

Meanwhile, Taiwanese PC assemblers are confident that up to 40% to bring the share PCs by touch screens, it will be difficult, but about 60% can not even stutter. The world just is not produced as many touch screens. In addition, hobby models with touch screens can result in loss of part of Lenovo for the global PC market, since such models are more expensive than usual, therefore, are less in demand. Continue reading Lenovo plans to increase the share of year-end PCs equipped with touch screens →

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Tech, Technology Science

Mcor promises to show full-color 3D-printer at the show SolidWorks World 2013

Mcor promises to show full-color 3D-printer at the show SolidWorks World 2013
Dense flow of news from CES 2013 creates a false impression that other news ceased. In fact, the light has not converged wedge at the Consumer Electronics Show. This is evidenced by at least a message of Mcor Technologies, has promised to show for the first time a new product is not at CES, and the other event, which will be held January 20-23, in Orlando. It is a show SolidWorks World, and shows there is a new 3D-printer Mcor IRIS.

The main advantages Mcor IRIS manufacturer allocates impressive features color “printing.” Unlike printers typically create three-dimensional objects of the same color which specifies the consumable item Mcor IRIS printer can reproduce more than a million shades. Continue reading Mcor promises to show full-color 3D-printer at the show SolidWorks World 2013 →

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Computers, Gadgets, Gaming

Piston Valve unveils the console at CES

Piston Valve unveils the console at CES
It looks like a console, but his DNA is on the PC. Meets the sweet name code “Piston”, platform games and Valve manufacturer Xi3 is dedicated to Steam Big Picture and its interface that displays PC games on TV (and added a navigation joystick) . Not really a PC, therefore, but a console using an OS made in Steam.

Technical side, the architecture is based on the Piston X7A of a modular computer by Xi3 already developed following a Kickstarter campaign that earned him some recognition. Small, extremely powerful, especially fully and easily customizable, is intended X7A already in the game It has a quad-core processor clocked at 3.2 GHz and an ATI HD 7660G, 8GB of RAM, of storage 12 GB SSD and a hard drive of 1 TB
It also has four USB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0, but also an HDMI port and two mini-HDMI. Continue reading Piston Valve unveils the console at CES →

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