The moment has come: The iPad 2 is now available in Apple’s online store. How much can technology change in a year? Take a close look at the iPad 2, and you have your answer. It’s thinner, faster, and it costs the same. Everything is just as announced: the 16 GB, Wi-Fi-only iPad 2 starts at $499, and the price climbs to $829 if you want the 64 GB, 3G+Wi-Fi version. The device is available in two colors (black and white), and customers Continue reading
Introducing a revolutionary new way to watch TV. Now, with the XFINITY TV app, watch your favorite On Demand shows and movies right on your iPad. Plus, use your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch as your remote control, to search On Demand and TV listings and to schedule your DVR when you’re away from home.Comcast launched the Xfinity TV app to much fanfare this year, and though we knew it was coming, we didn’t know all the nitty gritty details until we got our own hands on… I love this App, you get to watch your shows anytime, anywhere as long as there’s a WiFi connection ..VOILA.. you are set to go…check the main App highlights below
A movie claimed to be the first ever cinema-standard film to be shot solely on the iPhone has been premiered by celebrated South Korean director, Park Chan-Wook.
“Night Fishing” is said to have the same picture resolution as conventional movies but took just 80 people, 150 million won ($133,000) and 10 days to create.
Park Chan-Wook said he at first approached the project, a 30-minute film about a surreal encounter between a fisherman and a female shaman (medium), for fun. Continue reading
Introducing a new line of mid-class, high-spec Nikon DX-format cameras. A compact, elegant body equipped with a new CMOS image sensor and a new image-processing engine, EXPEED2.
TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D7000, a model that introduces a new line of mid-class Nikon DX-format digital-SLR cameras. The camera is equipped with a new CMOS image sensor and a new image-processing engine, EXPEED 2, that enable capture of high-definition images exhibiting superior image quality. It also offers a number of advanced high-performance features packed into a compact, elegant body.
The following lens kit will also be released~~ D7000 and AF-S DX 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR ….. Read More about the NEW NIKON D 7000 release
PHOTOS and SPECS source~ Nikon.com
Scene Recognition System utilizing 2,016-pixel RGB sensor and image sensor [NEW]
Dynamic~Area AF mode: 39 points
Selectable AF area modes
-Single-point AF mode~Ideal for stationary subjects. Camera focuses on the subject at a selected focus point only
-Dynamic-area AF mode~Suitable for capturing moving subjects. If the subject briefly leaves the selected focus point, the camera will focus based on information from surrounding points.
9 points: Suitable for when there is time to compose the photograph or for subjects that are moving predictably
21 points: Suitable for a randomly and unpredictably moving subject
39 points: Suitable for a fast-moving and predictably moving subject
21 Points
-3D-tracking mode~Pursues your subject using all 39 focus points. Once focusing is achieved with a selected focus point, the focus point automatically changes to track the subject according to its movement while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.
3D tracking mode
-Auto-area AF mode~The D7000 detects the main subject using all 39 focus points and automatically focuses on it. With a G- or D-type AF NIKKOR lens, the D7000 can distinguish foreground and background using “subject identification” of Scene Recognition System and detects a person’s position by recognizing human skin tone for improved subject acquisition.
Auto area AF mode
Auto Exposure control~The 2,016-pixel RGB sensor detects highlights within a frame precisely. It calculates optimal exposure to deliver more accurate auto exposure control and i-TTL flash control.
High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 6 fps, for up to approx. 100 shots — captures the decisive moment~The D7000 incorporates newly developed shutter, aperture and mirror driving mechanisms. Combining with higher image-processing speed, high-speed continuous shooting at approx. 6 fps, for up to approx. 100 shots* is achieved. Start-up time is only approx. 0.13 s** and release time lag is approx. 0.052 s**. All this gives you stress-free, comfortable shooting, helping you to capture the decisive moment.
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Check out the Nike + iPod menu and choose how you want to run. You can use custom workout shortcuts to start your favorite workouts quickly. Try the open-ended workout or select one with time, distance, or calorie goals. Then pick your favorite playlist, shuffle songs, or choose Nike-created Sport Music. You can even program a Power Song to play when you need instant motivation.
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As you run, your iPod or iPhone 3GS tells you your time, distance, pace, and calories burned. And it gives you feedback at the halfway point and in the final lead-up to your goal. You can also see the details of your workout on your iPod or iPhone 3GS.
To learn more visit ~~~ Apple-Nike+iPod-Run
Photos and Information Source ~ Apple
Video and Photos ~ Source Gizmodo
Microsoft has finally launched its long awaited Windows Mobile 7 Series operating system, promising a unified interface no matter which telco you buy your phone from, a totally fresh new user interface with graphical pizzazz and wow, Zune and Xbox Live integration and more – but we still don’t know if there’s “true” multitasking. Today, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft publicly previewed Windows Phone 7 for the first time,but if you wanted to buy a Windows 7 phone now, or even in “60 days”, you’re out of luck and will have to persevere for some months longer.You won’t be able to buy the brand new totally fresh operating system or any new 7 Series models until the holidays ~ around 9 months away, and likely 4 to 5 months after the expected birth of the iPhone 4.0 hardware and OS.
If you were watching the Super Bowl last night, you might have seen a Vizio commercial with a smoking performance by Beyonce singing and promoting the Vizio’s VIA/internet apps technology.Vizio debuted this ad to market its new Internet Apps program, which aims to bring “the best of the Internet” to television screens, Vizio compiled a montage of the Web’s top memes-twitter, facebook, flickr, and celebrities directly dropped into your HD television to give you the wholesome experience of both the TV and the internet.
The Vizio’s three models introduced have in built wireless(802.11n dual band), wired networking, Bluetooth universal remote control, sliding QWERTY keyboard and top contents and services from brands like Amazon, Flickr, VUDU, Yahoo, Rhapsody etc. All models can be purchased online through VIA VIP program TODAY.
The three HDTV models from Vizio which comes with the internet apps can deliver music, photos, on demand movies and social networking. These models are built for high performance, excellent picture and audio quality. The TruLED backlighting and smart trim technology is used by the 55’ and 47” models for delivering superb color contrasts. Some more functions featured on these three models of Vizio apps are:
* 240 Hz scenes per second smooth motion technology
* 1080 HD resolution
* SRS TruVolume
* SRS TruSurround HD
* Approximately 45% energy star guidelines.
Thanks to Vizio’s Wi-Fi-enabled HDTV, these apps, now available on your TV…Source:INFOCERA
The 3-D thrill that swept movie theaters last year is now headed for your living room. In the wake of a new Blu-ray standard for high-definition 3-D, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung are all releasing home-theater setups that can display 3-D movies in full high-def glory. Using a combo of 3-D-capable Blu-ray players, TVs and, yes, glasses, the systems are able to deliver separate, full-screen, 1080p pictures to each eye. The technique they use creates a picture as vivid as in a movie theater without requiring a major overhaul of TV technology. And within a few years, a new cable television standard could even bring live events like the Super Bowl right to your TV in high-def 3-D.
Blu-ray discs have plenty of room to store a separate 1080p signal for each eye (that’s twice as much information as in a 2-D movie), as well as the coding necessary to specify which image is meant for the left side and which for the right. 3-D-ready players use a special chip to interpret this info and send it to a 3-D-capable TV.
We see depth when images from our left and right eyes merge into one; to re-create that in high-def, TVs must refresh the picture at least 120 times a second with alternating frames for the left and right eye, which tricks your brain into seeing only one image. Most new TVs are fast enough to do this, but to be 3-D-capable, TVs must include a converter chip and software to break down the signal and separate the left and right images.If you want a tv that will display 3d over hdmi you need to find one that is clearly labeled hdmi 1.4 120hz and has a big 3D. An infrared or radio beam syncs shutter glasses [below] with the screen to produce the final 3-D effect.
Active-shutter glasses, like those included in Panasonic’s system, rapidly block one eye at a time so that each eye sees only the frame meant for it. The glasses contain two small, black-and-clear LCD lenses that darken or lighten when a radio or infrared pulse from the TV (or an add-on emitter) signals that the image is changing.(Credits to How 3D Works)
Nearly everything about the iPad is a joke to my opinion. It seems like Apple really missed a golden opportunity. If Apple produced a Mac Air Netbook we would’ve all buy one..right?. It would have fit between the iPhone and the Macbook pro/ Macbook air range, portable and have much greater functionality.
I’m just not clever enough to understand that I need it. I better not announce to the world that I don’t understand or I’ll prove I’m stupid.. I will go with this quote to explain my lack of understanding it ~“Exceeds your ability to understand”~
Why getting an iPad,while you can basically do almost anything with your iPhone? iPad has no phone functionality? So I have to carry my phone and this around, but if I have an iPhone I can do most of this stuff anyway (but with a smaller screen), so what’s the point of having both?
iPad’s biggest weakness is the lack of a full-blown, flash-enabled browser, the lack of multi-tasking and ooh and lets not forget~ it’s un-ergoonomically designed, no USB ports, no removable battery or memory…no lid?
How long is that screen going to stay unscratched.You are going to have to purchase accessories like a keyboard, a docking station,an iPad protection cover/lid.Of course it’s great for the manufacturers of accessories who will no doubt produce a multitude of covers and lids, and who knows how much those apps are going to cost.
They say technology shapes society, and all the while, society is shaping technology.I was just browsing the web today looking for some interesting things to post for my theme ” Tech Tuesday “and I came across this amazing story~ an “iPhone Baby” direct link at-> Mashable
After four years of infertility, all it took was a simple download for 30-year-old Lena Bryce to get pregnant, making her the proud mother of Britain’s very first “iPhone baby.”
Bryce, who desperately wanted a child, told The Sun “It began to weigh heavily on us. We were considering IVF and adoption when [my husband] Dudley gave me the iPhone for my 30th. I typed in ‘get pregnant’ and downloaded five apps.”
The young wife chose The Free Menstrual Calendar (an iPhone app), which highlighted in bright pink her most fertile day. She got pregnant two months after downloading the app, and gave birth on the exact day that it predicted.->Talking about the power of technology!What’s next!
