AF-S DX 35mm f1.8 G
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Today Nikon announced the AF-S DX 35mm f1.8 G lens. A “fast-fifty” for DX shooters. A fast aperture prime lens with a DX equivalent focal length of 52mm, replicating the classic 50mm focal length, long a standard in photography for having …
Generally speaking, Kohjinsha is better known for its dabbling in the UMPC / convertible tablet arenas than netbooks, but there’s nothing like a retina-searing lime green shell to bring attention to your latest. Reportedly, the outfit has teamed up with famed toy maker Bandai in order to create a Gachapin and Mukku netbook aimed at kids with no sense of style and a simple desire to smile at all times during the day. As for specs, everything’s pretty much par for the course, with a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 160GB HDD, 8.9-inch display (1,024 x 600 resolution), WiFi, a 3-in-1 card reader, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and 1GB of RAM. We must say, the inclusion of a 1Seg digital TV tuner is a nice touch, and one we’re sure your TV-loving youngsters will greatly appreciate. The bad news is that this rig is selling for a whopping ¥79,800 ($866), so you can be certain those fuzzy cartoon characters are getting some serious royalties.
[Via PortableMonkey]
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Kohjinsha livens up netbook game with shockingly green Gachapin edition originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The latest ad in Microsoft’s retaliatory $300 million “I’m a PC” campaign is all sorts of cute. This spot, set to air during the Grammy’s, is a departure from some of their other practices.
Now, how will the unstoppable force that is Apple and Hodgman bury this tiny tot? We await Apple’s next retaliatory-retaliatory ad spot.
[LiveSide — Thanks, Lorenc!]
Few places, outside of perhaps trade shows CES and E3, illustrate the overlapping Venn diagram of technology, video games, and popular culture better than the New York Comic Con (or the much larger, but unrelated San Diego Comic-Con). Not just for comic book geeks any more, the show is a catch-all of video games (new and vintage), comics, toys and collectibles, movies, and, of course, incessant marketing towards the mostly male, mostly young adult audience.
It’s interesting to note that much of the floor space was given over to hosting video game demos and showcases from companies such as EA, Atari, and Activision. While not quite recession-proof, game companies are perhaps the last holdout that can afford massive amounts of expensive convention center floorspace. Also big — the comic/video game/movie pop-culture full-court press called Watchmen.
We braved the nerdy waters of this annual show — held at NYC’s Jacob Javitz convention center — to bring you this photo gallery, as well as a few video highlights, shot with a Creative Vado HD camera. Click on to see it all…
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Originally posted at Digital City Podcast
Tired of waiting for that NC20, are you? Fret not, as Samsung has apparently hammered out a deal with Amazon to exclusively sell a special edition of the NC10. As we saw with MSI’s upgrading of the Wind U100, the nicely refreshed NC10 checks in with most of the same specs — a 10.2 WSVGA display, 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 160GB HDD, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR — but it does add a few delectable extras for just $50 over the “other” NC10. Most notable is the 5,900mAh 6-cell high capacity battery, which extends the already respectable battery life to a staggering 9.4 hours. Furthermore, the enlarged touchpad should make mousing around a bit easier, and there’s also an anti-reflection gloss coating display that may or may not float your boat. Obviously, there’s no word on a ship date just yet, but we’d put our money on “sooner,” not “later.”
[Via PortableMonkey]
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Special Edition Samsung NC10 gets 6-cell battery, larger touchpad originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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The sketch artist at the Kanagawa, Japan police department must’ve been on vaca last week — local authorities there decided to use this shady-looking Mii to try and catch a man suspected of a hit and run. Crude, yet effective — although something tells us a man with no arms who can still swing a tennis racket might just stand out on his own.
[Via Danny Choo; thanks Penny]
Update: The local police are apparently saying they’re not responsible for the… uh, “mug shot,” so, you know, mad props to the good samaritan out there doing their part to bring this case to a close.
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This Mii is a criminal originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This article was written on March 25, 2008 by CyberNet.
Meebo has become an extremely popular online instant messenger, and with a status as prestigious as theirs comes clones. With Meebo you can communicate with friends and family from anywhere you have an Internet connection and a browser. And if you want to start your own similar service go checkout the open source version called Soashable (project page).
If Meebo is so great why would anyone want to use knockoff? Since Soashable is open source anyone can take their code and modify it so that it fits in well with their own site. For example, Facebook could take this, modify it a bit, and have a product that looks like their own cross-network chat client.
At this time Soashable isn’t quite up to the standard that Meebo has set because it only supports MSN Messenger, AIM, and Yahoo. They’ve got some stuff in the works to add XMPP/Google Talk support to a future release which is what I’m really looking forward to. Soashable also doesn’t do file transfers, chat rooms, or some other little things here and there.
I find this project to be cool because the only limitations users will have, such as the size of file transfers, will be what they set on their own servers. Not to mention the additional privacy you’ll get by running this yourself.
Soashable (download the code)
[via Webware]
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We don’t have to caution those familiar with the name “Meizu” that this may not be what it seems, but we’ll do it anyway for those new to the field. The outfit’s long, long, long awaited M8 appears to be on sale now for anyone with $439.99 and a remote desire to own one. However, we have seen this thing “on sale” before, but outside of a few anomalous reviews, we haven’t actually seen it ship to anyone in the US. In all honesty, we’d love nothing more than for this to be the real deal, but we’ve a sneaking suspicion that no one with half a brain is going to pull the trigger and pray for arrival. Though, the idea of surfing on top of one’s handset is surprisingly enticing, wouldn’t you agree?
[Thanks, Lance]
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Meizu M8 on sale for $440: buy at your own risk originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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