31 Oct
The guys at Akihabara are doing some very cool tests with a Canon 5D Mk II in Tokyo and the direct comparison with the older 5D is nicely demonstrating that the new Canon is no step back in terms of noise, despite its 21Mp resolution.
In fact, Akihabara states that ISO 3200 with the 5D Mk II gives [...]
Posted in DSLR by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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31 Oct
If this is the upcoming Tesla 4-door sedan, it will be more sexy than many 2-door cars and indeed Tesla’s own roadster! A rear wheel hugging butt, aggressive headlights like a Peugeot, arcing side pillars and side aerodynamic features from a jet fighter all make this a sleek design. Let’s hope that these traits will make it to [...]
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30 Oct
Ok you have already guessed that I am a fan of the Fallout series. Fallout 3 has been in preparation for four years now and it was initially unknown whether it would be made at all. Finally it is with us, this time with different style gameplay from numbers 1 and 2.
But don’t be fooled, the new game [...]
Posted in games by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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29 Oct
The initial contact with Windows 7 has been very positive indeed. Everybody has been happy to see improvements in many fronts. But nobody has been enthusiastic, a fact well understood after all the ongoing discussions and complaints about Windows Vista. Product perception is a key feeling. It doesn’t matter much what Microsoft does with Vista’s [...]
Posted in software by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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24 Oct
SFR in France seems determined to move beyond voice calls and well into data. The Aigo MID above, as well as a SFR branded Archos 5 are both getting the 3G treatment and are combined with SFR’s data plans. For some time it seemed that 3G was missing the wireless train but recent developments are [...]
Posted in mobile, tech picture-daily by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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23 Oct
The A900 is Sony’s effort to become a true supplier of professional reflex cameras, trying to break from its consumer image. The 24.6Mp sensor combined with a semi-professional price, certainly point in the right direction. But can it deliver the goods it promises?
Dpreview now has a full-blown review and you can judge whether the A900 is [...]
Posted in DSLR by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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22 Oct
VW Bio Runner, Design Challenge Motorsports 2025 [Source: LA Auto Show]
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21 Oct
Online and magazine photos of new products create in our mind idealised images of the stuff we want to buy. And although smaller is in many cases lighter and easier to carry around, there are also cases when bigger means better looking and more professional.
Pective is a site that helps in the size attribute of [...]
Posted in internet by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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17 Oct
Elmo Live! nude! [Source: Robocommunity via Engadget]
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16 Oct
Going from phase 1 to phase 2 of the web was a process that involved more or less the same known tools. All pieces of the Internet are now more advanced. PCs, servers, connections, data centers, all progress at astonishing rates, but remain the same set of ingredients. So coming across an article on the [...]
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14 Oct
The audiophile community has a portion (significant percentage I might say) that are never happy with their system’s sound and are willing to pay for meaningless improvements that bring no changes whatsoever. The CD trimmer however is going to the limit, by trying to make your CDs more round and better balanced to avoid jitter! [...]
Posted in audio, tech picture-daily by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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13 Oct
ElectronRun has covered the Ikonoskop A-cam dII in September. It is a unique design in every way, from its shape and light weight to the proprietary 80GB flash card.
Following the launch of the new videocamera at the recent IBC show, FreshDV has a very informative interview of with one of Ikonoskop’s people. It is a behind [...]
Posted in videocamera/camcorder by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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10 Oct
We have seen automated serving restaurants before but Inamo in London takes a different approach. It offers interactive customizable menus and direct ordering of food and taxis from your restaurant surface [Source: Contemporist]
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09 Oct
The Cinematograph HD is a custom monster video editing PC that can be carried in a beautiful metalick ruggedized case. The two 22-inch screens are superb and the system has enough power for anybody’s need. Kudos to the guy that took the design and construction to his own hands! [Source: Engadget]
Posted in PC, tech picture-daily, video by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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08 Oct
2008 has been a transitional year for mobile devices. While efforts for MID and UMPC devices to become new and growing categories have never materialised, new tendencies came from the two opposing ends of mobile devices.
On the larger size end of things, notebooks inspired the creation of the very light and small machines we have now come to call [...]
Posted in mobile by: Dimitrios Matsoulis
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