Posts in Digital Cameras
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Nikon teases, tickles, whatever
Damian Koh | Jul 21, 2006
You go, Nikon. The camera manufacturer is running a teaser campaign which promises a more powerful and versatile 10.2-megapixel dSLR targeted at photo enthusiasts. Word on the Web has it that the Nikon could be a successor to the D70/D70s.
We hate to count, but if we're lucky enough, the launch of this new camera might coincide with the birthday of Singapore which falls on August 9. Until then, we'll all wait, just like everyone else.
Alpha pricing out at last
Damian Koh | Jul 19, 2006
We swear late afternoon lunches do wonders (recommended when your boss is also out doing late lunch). For instance, an email arrived in the inbox right after, miraculously bearing news that we wanted to hear--the local price of the Sony Alpha 100.
According to Sony Singapore, the Alpha 100 with the 18-70mm kit lens will cost S$1,799 (US$1,203.91).
We've also just been informed that the bundle with the 18-70mm and 75-300mm kit lenses has been adjusted downwards to S$2,099 (US$1,404.67) instead of the S$2,149 (US$1,438.13) we were told barely an hour past.
If it's just the body you want, that'll now be S$1,499 (US$1,003.15) after a price revision from S$1,599 (US$1,070.07), thank you very much.
Let your fingers do the… talking
Damian Koh | Jul 19, 2006
The folks at Microsoft's research labs could either be closet fans of Tom Cruise in Minority Report or they are really ingenious to come up with TouchLight--a technology that allows people to navigate computer images using their hands.
Ah yes, this is something which could make even Chief John Anderton (played by Cruise) turn green with envy (and at the same time, technologically impaired). People using TouchLight don't have to make use of special gloves, glasses or a headset, wrote News.com Ina Fried.
According to the report, Microsoft is licensing TouchLight to Eon Reality which would use this technology in its existing interactive products for the commercial, auto, aerospace and defense industries.
Though it could still be two to three years before this technology will be available to mainstream consumers, it's still good to know our fingers can do something other than type on our keyboards.
How much is that Alpha in the window?
Damian Koh | Jul 18, 2006
There's only this much patience we have with regard to waiting for confirmed product prices. While Sony Singapore has announced that the Alpha 100 will be available from July 21, it will reveal only that the price is slated to be between S$1,800 (US$1,204.58) and S$2,000 (US$1,338.42). We'll update this space once we get hold of the actual cost.Photos that walk the talk
Damian Koh | Jul 17, 2006
A research division from HP has come up with a new device called Memory Spot which is a button-sized computer with a radio and processor that sticks to photos, documents or cards.
According to Howard Taub, vice president of HP Labs, in a report by CNET's Michael Kanellos, the idea behind this technology is to enhance real-world items like menus, advertising cards, travel brochures or photos. What it does is when a reader is waved over the Memory Spot--which can be stuck on, say, a vacation photo--the Spot will then serve a video or audio feed to a nearby computer or to your mobile phone.
Since this microcomputer is running on flash memory, the user can erase and rewrite information on the device several times.
As usual, there's always this thing called waiting, especially when we are talking about new technologies. We're used to that already. The Memory Spot won't be available commercially in the next couple of years, and if it does, it should cost about a whopping US$0.10 to US$0.50 each.
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