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Ordered a Panasonic Lumix GH1

 

So I have to sell my other camera's. The GH1 is not available yet, but it is an extremely interesting camera which also adds full HD video.

What they write: See the difference. A new world of imaging. Creative photos and movies in full HD.

The advanced technology of the LUMIX GH1 has enabled a level of image expression that never before existed. It brings a gentle, soft focus to both photos and movies and enhances every single shot with the beauty of HD. Its new kit lens also provides continuous auto focusing for both photos and movies, creating a next-generation interchangeable lens system camera. The GH1 realizes creative images that exceed even your loftiest expectations. All in the new GH1.

Interchangeable Lens System Camera with Full-HD Movies - The Creative Way

Full-HD Movie Recording in AVCHD
With the GH1, shooting incredible photos is only part of the fun. You can also shoot beautiful, richly detailed movies in full-HD (high-definition) (1920 x 1080) at 24 frames per second, or smooth HD (1280 x 720) movies at 60 frames per second in AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) with a continuous auto focus function. Just press the Motion Picture button on the back of the camera, and shooting begins.

New High-Performance Kit Lens for Outstanding HD Movies
The GH1 kit is proudly equipped with the LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm / F4.0-5.8 ASPH. / MEGA O.I.S. lens. This compact lens boasts a focal length of 28-280mm [35mm camera equivalent] and supports a continuous auto focus function that works for both photos and movies. The aperture adaptively adjusts to each scene, letting you capture the kind of delicate, softly focused movies that only a digital interchangeable lens camera can produce. Thanks to a silence design that helps surpress lens drive noise, the GH1 with its new kit lens records sounds with amazing clarity. The GH1's advanced kit lens also incorporates MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) that helps eliminate blurring from hand-shake.

Enjoy the Freedom of Manual Settings in Creative Movie Mode
The GH1 gives you more creative freedom. It lets you adjust the shutter speed and aperture any way you like when shooting movies. This gives you a wider range of expressive possibilities to explore in your movie making.

An Audio Performance that Adds to Your HD Movies
Just set the GH1 to iA mode, aim and shoot. The iA does all the rest. It automatically determines the most suitable Scene mode and helps correct blurring, focus, and brightness problems for bright, sharply focused HD movies.

Enjoy the Beauty of Digital SLR - Quality Photos the Easy Way

The Advanced iA Mode Uses Face Recognition to Remember Individual Faces
The GH1 features an enhanced version of LUMIX's clever iA mode that includes Face Recognition, a function that "remembers" registered faces. When there's a familiar face in the frame, it optimizes the focus and exposure so that the face is in sharp focus and bright. This newly evolved technology makes it easy to get beautiful photos of a loved one in a group of people.

Full-time Live View and Live View Finder: See How the Image Will Turn Out Before You Shoot
On the GH1, both the LCD and the Live View Finder boast true Full-time Live View capability. Live View lets you see - before you shoot - how changing the shutter speed or aperture will affect the shot. This makes it easier to capture a special shot or particular kind of image without shooting and reshooting again and again.

Technology that Supports Beautiful HD Images

Newly Developed 12.1-Megapixel Live MOS Sensor
The GH1's 4/3-type Live MOS sensor with 12.1 megapixels gives you the best of both worlds: the superior image quality and the lower power consumption. It also adds a high-speed readout for recording HD movies. You can record images with a 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio. In each, you get the same angle of view and same outstanding image quality.

The High-Speed, High-Performance Venus Engine HD
The Venus Engine HD incorporates two CPUs. This not only boosts image processing speed, it also helps achieve an exceptional noise-reduction performance. Also, the two CPUs of the Venus Engine HD allow long-time movie recording in AVCHD while maintaining low power consumption. And the Venus Engine HD features HDMI output too.

Easily View Photos and Movies on an HDTV
Just connect the GH1 to an HDTV and you're ready to view your photos and movies in beautiful high-definition. If your TV is HDMI compatible, a single HDMI mini cable (optional) is all you need. If you have a Panasonic VIERA HDTV, you can use the VIERA remote control to operate the GH1, giving you even greater convenience.

Apple Sells One Millionth iPhone

CUPERTINO, California--September 10, 2007--Apple® today announced it sold
its one millionth iPhone™ yesterday, just 74 days after its
introduction on June 29. iPhone combines three devices into one--a
mobile phone, a widescreen iPod®, and the best mobile Internet device
ever--all based on Apple's revolutionary multi-touch interface and
pioneering software that allows users to control iPhone with just a
tap, flick or pinch of their fingers.

"One million iPhones in 74 days--it took almost two years to achieve
this milestone with iPod," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We can't wait
to get this revolutionary product into the hands of even more customers
this holiday season."

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in
the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the
1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry
in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system
and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the
digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players
and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market this
year with its revolutionary iPhone.

The news

Apple has posted the Quicktime stream for today's event, which introduced a number of new/revised items:

- iPod Shuffle

- iPod Nano

- iPod Classic

- iPod Touch

- WiFi iTunes

- iTunes with Ringtone Support

- Apple/Starbucks Partnership

- 8GB iPhone Price Drop



Some additional details, photos



- iPod Nano TV Ad

- iPod Touch Guided Tour video

- iPod Touch hands-on video, iPod Touch Gallery, Another Gallery

- iPod Nano Gallery, Another Gallery

Google and Yahoo all over ......

Mercedes-Benz USA has an answer to complaints that car navigation
directions don't measure up to those from sites like Yahoo, Google and
Ask.

The automaker has partnered with Google and Yahoo to allow users to send customized Google Maps and Yahoo Local Maps directly from a computer or Web-enabled cell phone to their car computer.

A new "Send to Car" icon that will appear on both companies' mapping
sites will allow you to send customized directions, maps, addresses and
points of interest to your Mercedes' GPS navigation system.

Once you get in your car, pushing the "i" button in your Mercedes
will download the information directly to your car's computer for
either immediate or future use.

Better yet, other people can send directions to your car while you're driving.

The high-tech car tech is called Search & Send and will become part of the current Mercedes roadside and emergency GPS service, Tele Aide.

It will be available on the Mercedes S-class sedan and CL-class coupe as of September 5 and the entire 2008 C-class lineup.

Apple confirms "Special Event" on September 5th

Apple Inc. will use a special media event on September 5th to
introduce a new array of digital media offerings, according to digital
invitations issued to analysts and members of the media Tuesday
afternoon.



The invites, which arrived by e-mail, depict an enlarged CoverFlow
interface with the caption, "The beat goes on." The wording appears to
have been borrowed from the trailing line of The Beatles' final press
release, which was issued by Apple Records on April 10, 1970, following
the band's split.



"Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and Ringo and John and
George and Paul are alive and well and full of hope. The world is still
spinning and so are we and so are you," read the 1970 Beatles release.
"When the spinning stops -- that'll be the time to worry, not before.
Until then, the Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on, the
beat goes on."



Apple's event is scheduled to take place at the Moscone West in San Francisco on September 5 at 10:00 a.m.



Apple is widely expected to use the gathering to usher in a new breed of Mac OS X-based iPods. Additional announcements relating to the company's iTunes software and digital media download service are also expected.

From Rediff News: Forget iPhone, the Gphone is here

Google, the nearly $13.5 billion search engine
major, is believed to be a fortnight away from the worldwide launch of
its much-awaited Google Phone (Gphone) and has started talks with
service providers in India for an exclusive launch on one of their
networks.

Talks are believed to be taking place with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, respectively India's first and third largest mobile
telephony operators, and state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam.

Sources
close to the development said a simultaneous launch across the US and
Europe is expected, and announcements would be sent to media firms in
India and other parts of the world. US regulatory approval, which is
expected soon, is the only hurdle that Google is waiting to cross, they
added. Google plans to invest $7-8 billion for its global telephony
foray.

In India, it is also believed to be in talks with Indian
providers to offer data and content and platforms including Instant
Messaging (IM) and Search functions. However, these could not be
confirmed.

A Google spokesperson said, "We don't comment on
market rumour or speculation. However, Google is committed to providing
users with access to the world's information, and mobile becomes more
important to those efforts every day. We're collaborating with partners
worldwide to bring Google search and applications to mobile users
everywhere. However, we have nothing to announce at this time."

Reports
of the Internet major getting into handset manufacturing as an answer
to Apple's iPhone has been doing rounds in cyberspace and international
media for some time. These reports suggest that Google has developed a
prototype that will hit the markets in a year's time. The US-based
company has neither confirmed nor denied these reports. The Wall Street
Journal too had reported that Google had invested "hundreds of millions
of dollars" in the project and was involved in discussions with
US-based T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

Globally, Google is
likely to participate in the upcoming auction for 700 MHz spectrum for
which it is prepared to spend up to $4.6 billion. The firm is also
introducing ads to YouTube videos which could be replicated on mobile
phones. Ironically, Google recently partnered Apple to produce services
such as e-mail and maps for its iPhone handset. And Eric Schmidt,
Google's chief executive, said recently that more Google services for
the iPhone would be rolled out.

MacRumors: OS X Based iPods at Media Event in September?

Appleinsider claims
that Apple will be holding a media event "in mid to late September" to
unveil OS X based iPods -- bringing OS X to its entire product line.



The rumor site expects "as many as four new models" many of which will
utilize NAND flash memory, as well as the long awaited "full screen
iPod".

Sources
in the Far East -- where Apple manufacturers its digital music players
-- have recently vouched for sightings of a "full screen" iPod, which
they believe will finally make its debut ahead of this year's holiday
shopping season.

Appleinsider also confirms that the leaked interface videos
consisted of genuine material for use on a click-wheel based iPod, also
bringing in features such as iLife '08 "Events", and CoverFlow to the
iPod interface.



Also, they teasingly mention the possibility of a new family of
digitial devices due in 2008 also based on OS X. No details are
available on these upcoming devices.



The upcoming iPod revisions have been the focus of many recent rumors, with the most recent Nano images pulled from various sites at the request of Apple Legal.

Report: Apple chooses European iPhone carriers

Apple has chosen T-Mobile, O2, and Orange as its European launch partners for the iPhone after wrangling a revenue-sharing agreement, according to the Financial Times.

The four companies are set to announce their partnership by the end of the month, the report
said. The deals would require the carriers to share 10 percent of all
revenue from voice and data services over the iPhone with Apple,
according to the report. Apple has a revenue-sharing agreement in place with AT&T, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S.

No new details surfaced in the report about the type of iPhone that
would hit Europe, but most industry observers think Apple has a 3G
model in mind for across the pond. T-Mobile provides mobile service to
Germany, Orange operates in France, and O2 is based in the U.K.

Apple has said it wants to launch the iPhone in Europe by the end of
this year. Tim Cook, the company's chief operating officer, mentioned
that Apple wants to start in Europe with "a few major countries," and
France, Germany, and the U.K. probably fall into that category.

From Engadget: Stranger every day ...

Ralph Lauren unveils "touch-sensitive window shopping" in London

 

Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets

Alright, the whole touchscreen thing is getting a little out of hand. In the latest example of touch-frenzy, luxe clothier Ralph Lauren is converting a large window at its London flagship store into a giant touchscreen shopping experience as part of its Wimbledon marketing campaign. Much like Microsoft's Big-Ass Table, the 78-inch window is coated with touch-sensitive foil, and the image is beamed onto it by a hidden projector -- allowing users to purchase Ralph's latest duds and even take in a tennis lesson or two. Purchases are paid for via phone or email the next day -- so you can't explain away that $75 pink polo by saying you accidentally brushed the screen.

[Via Switched]

 

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The FanBoiz - Smoke The Wii

Windows on the Mac changes everything (David Kirkpatrick/Fortune)

Windows on the Mac changes everything (David Kirkpatrick/Fortune)

Windows on the Mac changes everything  —  The kind of software sold by the formidable Parallels is transforming computing and challenging Steve Jobs, says Fortune's David Kirkpatrick.  —  NEW YORK (Fortune) — The lines between the Mac OS and Windows are starting to blur.

Source:   Fortune
Author:   David Kirkpatrick
Link:   http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/19/technology…

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Steve Ballmer laughs off the iPhone, deems it "most expensive" in the marketplace

Steve Ballmer laughs off the iPhone, deems it "most expensive" in the marketplace

Filed under: Cellphones

We'll be the first to give props to Steve Ballmer for accomplishing what he has at Microsoft, and we will agree that the iPhone is one expensive (and probably overpriced) little machine, but during a recent interview where he was questioned about the iPhone, he proceeded to not only compare Apple's forthcoming handset with the "$99 Motorola Q," but insisted that the iPhone was "by far the most expensive phone in the marketplace," which couldn't be farther from the truth. Sure, most of the long, long list of mobile phones priced above (sometimes well above) the $500 price point aren't exactly mainstream handsets, but as the luxury phone market continues to bloom, Apple is looking to take advantage of those willing to shell out half a grand to have the hottest gizmo out. Additionally, Steve did mention that the iPhone was absolutely "not suitable for business purposes" due to its complete lack of a keyboard, but considering its half-hearted attempt at Push mail and lack of 3G, we doubt Mr. Jobs is out fighting for the corporate market just yet anyway. Nevertheless, it's always entertaining to see one head honcho completely mock another company's product, so click on through for the YouTube'd interview.

[Via Digg]

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iPhone In Wonderful 3-D!

iPhone In Wonderful 3-D!

Behold the power of home computing! This is a sweet 3-D rendering of the iPhone done by a gentleman who took a bunch of images of the iPhone off Apple’s website and threw them together. The result? A sweet animated GIF reminiscent of 1996 and Angelfire websites.

iPhone 3-D Official Site

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Macworld vs. CES: Macworld emerges as victor-analysts (Reuters)

Macworld vs. CES: Macworld emerges as victor-analysts (Reuters)

Reuters - The company making the biggest splash at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week was not even there: Apple Computer Inc., which

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New AirPort Extreme has built in NAS

The new Airport Extreme (802.11n) base station has built in NAS (Network attached storage) capabilities! All you need to do is hook up an external HD to the USB ports in the back and you have pain-free Mac & PC file sharing.

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From CrunchGear: Wall Street Journal Reports Cingular Scores iPhone Tomorrow

For the sake of Mars! Here it is just one day — one day — away from the MacWorld keynote, and the WSJ drops one last iPhone iChat Mobile rumor, though this is one we’ve heard before: the device will launch with Cingular.

Now, we think Cingular has launched its wad with its new Treo 750, and that this is bullcrap. But it is the WSJ, and we’re not one to argue with anyone who features people as stipple drawings, so we’ll open another beer.

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Will Apple Partner With TiVo?

 

There is a rumor on the blogosphere that Steve Jobs will announce some sort of partnership with TiVo at the next MacWorld.

Rumors usually get pretty crazy around MacWorld time. During last year’s Intel announcement, I heard that all press in attendance would get new notebooks but that didn’t happen. This one is probably just a rumor but if we think along the lines of iTV on its way, then it wouldn’t be a bad idea. PVRWire thinks that a partnership is highly unlikely but a licensing deal may be a possibility. TiVo has brand name recognition but declining market share. Apple has undeniable power, especially considering the amount of movies they’ve been able to sell for Disney on iTunes, but they have absolutely zero footing in the television market. They need each other. Problem is, Apple doesn’t often admit to needing anything or anyone.

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