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 | Lumix DMC-LX5 review roundup: great hardware for a not-so-great price 07/09/2553 05:02 
Reviews are starting to trickle out for Pansonic”s LX3 successor, the DMC-LX5, and so far they all seem to echo similar sentiment. The form factor hearkens back to its Micro Four Thirds darling GF1, at least from the top, with "dinky buttons" (in CNET UK”s words) on the back reminding you of its point-and-shoot bloodline. The pictures are solid if not characteristically warm -- and the ability to simultaneously produce RAW and JPEG files is a nice touch -- as is the choice of either Motion JPEG or AVCHD Lite video. The universal issue with this camera is the price; that £449.99 tag (the equivalent of $691 in US currency) doesn”t quite seem to match the offerings, especially when it”s about on par with entry-level DSLRs with interchangeable lenses (albeit without the slim look). As PhotographyBLOG puts it, Panny”s gotta hard case to make for a camera "that looks, at first glance to be very similar to a £299 model." Hey, a hardware switch for changing the aspect ratio (just above lens barrel; 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, or 1:1) doesn”t come cheap. Much more detail can be found in the reviews below.
Read - PhotographyBLOG
Read - CNET UK
Read - Pocket-lint
Lumix DMC-LX5 review roundup: great hardware for a not-so-great price originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments |
| MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer... of sorts 07/09/2553 04:17  Oh, sure -- a few people have called Google”s Nexus One a "superphone," but suddenly, that nickname has taken on a whole new level of meaning. A team of talent from MIT has put its head down in order to concoct a new Android application that can come darn close to solving complex computational problems in just a fraction of the time that it”d take a bona fide supercomputer. The goal here is to let researchers and scientists convert to Google”s mobile OS, but if you aren”t falling for that one, it”s also designed to "let engineers perform complicated calculations in the field, and to better control systems for vehicles or robotic systems." Of course, the models that are hosted on the phone do require a supercomputer to create, but once certain formulas are embedded, the app can then compute approximations in mere seconds rather than hours. Best of all, rbAPPmit is available for download as well speak in the source link below, but we”d probably wait for the (presumably thick) user guide to surface before diving in headfirst.
[Thanks, Alasdair]MIT app turns your Android phone into a supercomputer... of sorts originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  MIT, rbAPPmit download | Email this | Comments |
| Alleged Samsung NX100 pics and specs surface 07/09/2553 03:15
We”re not quite sure what to make of this, as our first reaction is to label it a fan made render and move on. But it”s a very detailed render, so let”s hear this one out in between bites of freshly grilled burger (or whatever you do to celebrate Labor Day; we think more working is an appropriate course of action, but to each his or her own). So what you see surfaced on the Digital Photography Review forums is an apparent render of the Samsung NX100 and a diagram pictured after the break -- labeled by number but missing the complementary key. We still don”t know much about the forum poster nor the images” origins, but later on he or she did provide supposed dimensions and some display specifications: 4.74 x 2.8 x 1.36 inches, 9.95 ounces, an external GPS receptor, an external EVF with 201K resolution, and a (non-articulating) display that”s 921K AMOLED. We”re intrigued to say the least, but nothing tangible at the moment.Continue reading Alleged Samsung NX100 pics and specs surface Alleged Samsung NX100 pics and specs surface originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  1001 Noisy Cameras | dpreview (1), (2), (3) | Email this | Comments |
| How Visual Illusions Make Your Brain Flip [Brain] 07/09/2553 02:09
It”s a big skull. No, wait, it”s two people under an arch. Hold on, it”s a skull again. Two very different images can be perceived in this trick picture and now we are one step closer to working out how the brain spontaneously flips between such views, with the discovery of what may be the relevant brain region. More »
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| Toshiba AC100 Android smartbook hits the United Kingdom 07/09/2553 01:17
Hey, there little guy! That”s the Toshiba AC100 -- an Android 2.1 smartbook with Toshiba”s custom user interface -- on show in the UK, where you can now grab one up. The 10.1-inch, 1.9-pounder has yet to show its face anywhere near the US, but as for specs it”s got a 1GHz Tegra 250 SoC, a 32GB SSD, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 802.11n WiFi, optional 3G, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and an HDMI port. While it”s listed on Amazon you still can”t actually order one of these bad boys stateside, but if you”re in the UK, you can grab one up for £292.52 (almost $450) for the non-3G model. Video of the little guy in action back in June is below.Continue reading Toshiba AC100 Android smartbook hits the United Kingdom Toshiba AC100 Android smartbook hits the United Kingdom originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | SlashGear | Email this | Comments |
| Sleek Audio”s SA7 earphones briefly tested, dubbed ”stonkingly good” 06/09/2553 23:14
We didn”t get to hear them for ourselves at IFA 2010, and it sounds like we missed out -- a pair of publications are already showering Sleek Audio”s nigh-bulletproof SA7 buds with praise. The tightly-woven carbon fiber casing may look stylish, but both SlashGear and TrustedReviews were even more impressed by the sound, calling the combination of dual-armature drivers and one-piece aluminum housing "more precise" and "stonkingly good" respectively. Both noted hugely powerful bass that sounded fantastic alongside the trebles and mids, rather than drowning them out, and high frequencies that remained comfortable to listen to even at higher volume -- a mark of excellence, to be sure. Of course, one typically expects quality audio when slapping four Benjamins down -- we”ll have to hear how these stack up against other audiophile buds.Sleek Audio”s SA7 earphones briefly tested, dubbed ”stonkingly good” originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | SlashGear, TrustedReviews | Email this | Comments |
| Five of the Best Tablets Revealed So Far [Tablets] 06/09/2553 23:14
We”ve seen numerous announcements of tablet computers in recent weeks, as the R&D labs of the world push out their hastily assembled attempts at competing with Apple”s game-changing iPad. But are any of them up to the job? More »
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| Tiny Solar Cells Can Rebuild Themselves [Solar] 06/09/2553 22:00
Minuscule solar cells that can fix themselves using the same building blocks as plant cells have been demonstrated, with our old friend the carbon nanotube one of the key components that holds these self-healing power units together. More »
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| Carl Zeiss Cinemizer 3D Plus glasses get OLED infusion, still no attention 06/09/2553 21:46
Carl Zeiss keeps on making minor improvements to its Cinemizer head-mounted display, announced way back in 2008 and intended to be the most amazing way to watch stuff on your iPod. They didn”t exactly catch on then, and two years later we”re not entirely sure that the latest revision will either. The tiny screens that sit a fraction of an inch from your eyeballs have been upgraded to OLED, which should make them bright and lovely as they pummel your rods and cones, but sadly they”re still stuck in VGA land -- 640 x 480 is not a lot of pixels these days. This version also pledges greater compatibility with non-Apple devices, a welcome change, and even more welcome is the new visual styling, which makes you look a little less walleyed than the last model. Despite this the price hasn”t changed much, estimated to be around €400 ($515), but that”s still a lot to pay just to have the coolest Frozone costume ever.Carl Zeiss Cinemizer 3D Plus glasses get OLED infusion, still no attention originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Engadget Spanish | Email this | Comments |
| Future Electric Car Chargers Will Follow You Around [Cars] 06/09/2553 20:45
It”s bad enough worrying about losing your life-enabling smartphone connection due to a battery mismanagement crisis—but what happens when your car goes flat? A new wave of mobile car chargers could stop that nightmare scenario from unfolding. More »
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| Nokia N8 launches September 30, says senior exec 06/09/2553 19:06
Tapani Kaskinen is Nokia”s Senior Comms Manager, so it”s fitting that he”d be the first person from the company to communicate a solid release date for its long-awaited N8 handset. The gent in question told Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti that advance orders of the N8 will "begin shipping 30 September." Bear in mind we”re chewing through a machine translation here, but that part”s pretty unmistakable. It also meshes perfectly with earlier speculation surrounding Nokia purchasing Google Ad Words -- that indicated a one-week exclusive starting on September 23rd for Nokia”s UK online store, which, if you do the math, again points to a wide release at the end of the month. We asked Nokia about it ourselves and they”re remaining mum on the matter, but chances are looking pretty good that October will start with the N8 finally in eager users” hands.Nokia N8 launches September 30, says senior exec originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink E”s Phone Blog | Kauppalehti.fi, NokNok | Email this | Comments |
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