17 Mar
Deutsche Telekom is going to become a major shareholder of Greek OTE with an almost 20% stake that it is going to buy from Marfin Investment Group (MIG). The transfer will be at €26 per share with a total value of €2.5 billion.
ElectronRun run has already covered the situation with OTE prior to today’s news, [...]
Posted in telecoms by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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16 Mar
I remember my first IMAX experience in Munich, Germany in 1995. Man it was awesome, huge screen and a sound system to die for… Thankfully, the magic is not going to disappear in analogue oblivion, as there is now concrete plans to move the IMAX experience to a 100% digital domain.
Posted in cinema by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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14 Mar
The Nikon D300 DSLR is D200’s replacement and currently the second most advanced Nikon after the full-frame D3. In non-full frame DSLRs it represents the current state of the art and is the best example of Nikon’s comeback after a very long and difficult period. For this reason, I have included after the break some [...]
Posted in DSLR by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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14 Mar
The world is not short of plans for large zero emission energy production projects. ElectronRun has so far covered several solar projects or proposals worldwide -see links below. The Southwest states of the US are blessed with lots of sunshine, a fact that has recently led to several large solar project plans in this corner [...]
Posted in energy, green, wind by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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13 Mar
In a similar manner that we can now print solar cells or 3D models, GE has created a printing method to produce OLED lights. If GE researchers and engineers manage to bring the cost down, in a few years printing might well be the conventional production method. OLEDs are in effect thin organic materials sandwiched [...]
Posted in lighting by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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13 Mar
Pioneer might not be stopping to sell its plasma TVs, however its decision to actually stop making the panels is a major 180 degree turn from the fifth plasma manufacturer in the world. So here is the first implications of this decision that immediately come to mind:
Flat panel TVs are not the rosy high margin [...]
Posted in TV, display by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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12 Mar
Everybody has the same problem, one PC at home and one at work. So how do you access those all important files stored at home when away? LogMeIn Free is a great and -hmmmmm- free way to do so.
By installing the LogMeIn software at your home PC, it is always available for remote access from [...]
Posted in internet by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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11 Mar
Medium format cameras are the ultimate in resolution and quality. Right? Yes, but Pentax does not seem to be so enthousiastic about this format any more, as it has decided to finally not release its digital 645, a model announced and presented in shows more than a year ago. Here is some possible reasons behind [...]
Posted in DSLR by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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10 Mar
Olympus decided it was time to replace its entry E-410 DSLR with an update unsurprisingly called E-420. Specifications are not changing by much, but still there is interesting features, attractive to the photography enthusiast:
Smallest DSLR in the world. Although smaller to the E-410 by very little, the E-420 is a beautiful combination of DSLR functionality [...]
Posted in DSLR by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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09 Mar
I started writing this post because of two events:
My time in the Euroshop 2008 show, that I document in photos in part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.
After the Euroshop 2008 show, I came across a very interesting article in ReadWriteWeb that more or less argues that paper is not necessary any more.
So [...]
Posted in technology by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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08 Mar
It was about time! Modern cars are loaded with super advanced audio-video equipment and sophisticated GPS navigation. But what about simple, humble, good old web surfing?
Now things start to move in this front also, and BMW has presented in the Geneva automotive show its X6 beauty with full web browsing capability integrated from the factory! [...]
Posted in automotive, internet by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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08 Mar
We have happily arrived to the fourth and last part of the Euroshop 2008 photo report. The show only takes place once every three years, I suppose once every two years would be much better. It’s all a massive, modern, feel-good shop and if you are interested in shop design and equipment be sure to [...]
Posted in show, technology by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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07 Mar
Part 3 of the Euroshop 2008 report continues with more photos from the show!
Is this the meeting of the future? None of these people seem to sit comfortably…
Print is dead. Welcome its successor, the LED wall.
Posted in show, technology by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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06 Mar
In this second part of ElectronRun’s Euroshop 2008 photo report we continue with more eye feasting…
Throughout the show, in virtually all halls, I could not believe how many screens were everywhere! Since flat screens became commonplace, designers use them in mass, in very creative ways. The idea here is not to show off resolution, black [...]
Posted in show, technology by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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05 Mar
This year I was one of the lucky exhibitors in Euroshop 2008, Dusseldorf, Germany. I participated throughout the show’s duration as well as in the preparatory stage. Thus, this 4 part photo series! I am lucky that my wife was also present and patient enough to take the largest part of those photos.
For those that [...]
Posted in show, technology by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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