Jan 26

Leica M9 taking pre-orders for its body only

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Got nearly $7,000 in spare change and a lust for magnesium-bodied digital rangefinder cameras? Then we’ve got the solution to your itch, dear friend, as Leica has just let the M9 out to dance with credit cards in the courting ritual colloquially known as a pre-order. Claimed as the world’s smallest full frame digital shooter, the latest Leica sports an 18 megapixel sensor, a new cover glass that eliminates the need for IR filters, dual image processors, and a 2.5-inch LCD. You’ll have to be really sure this shooter is for you, though, because the quoted price is for the body only, and the lenses won’t come cheap either. Still, this is the Leica stuff we care to see — not some silly 24 carat-skinned Limited Edition homage to the unholy.

Leica M9 taking pre-orders for its body only originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 26

HP Slate teases us with another video appearance

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The HP Slate — has there ever been a more iconic, more groundbreaking, more life-altering device? Oh, there has? Well anyway, HP CTO Phil McKinney has been friendly enough to share some of the history behind the development of his company’s newly announced tablet, which is set for a release at some point later this year. Starting with e-reader prototypes five years ago, he tells us, HP steadily built up an idea of the sort of “rich media experience” modern consumers are lusting after. It’s only now, however, in a “perfect storm” of innovation, that HP finds itself capable of pairing the right hardware with the mainstream-friendly price point it was shooting for. Join us after the break for the full dose of education on this multitouch Windows 7 machine.

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HP Slate teases us with another video appearance originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 26

Enhanced toughness: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2

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Panasonic’s second-generation rugged compact can now take more of a beating.

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Jan 26

GPS, manual controls added to Panasonic 12x megazoom

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If you like yourself some geotagging, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-ZS7 promises that and a whole lotta lens. Don’t care where you took your photos? Panasonic’s got you covered there, too.

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Jan 26

Panasonic 8x zoom compact gets a little fresh

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 gets AVCHD Lite and a couple image-processing enhancements, but its size and lens stay the same as 2009’s ZR1.

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Jan 25

DIY scanner cuts out the hassle, keeps the fun of Super 8 film scanning

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Looking to speed up your Super 8 film scanning but not ready to step up to a pricey, professional rig? Then might want to take after Flickr user Photobsen, who rigged up this system that relies on an old floppy drive, a flatbed scanner, some parts from a vintage Super 8 viewer, and a good bit of know-how. Unfortunately, there’s no detailed plans for building your own, but the rig is apparently able to scan Super 8 film at a rate of 80 seconds of film per hour completely unattended — although we wouldn’t blame you if you sat and admired your handiwork for a while after piecing one of these together.

DIY scanner cuts out the hassle, keeps the fun of Super 8 film scanning originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 25

Steorn livestream to settle the case for overunity once and for all… or something like that

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Once again, Steorn promises to finally prove that free, clean, and constant energy can be produced by its Orbo technology — principle of the conservation of energy be damned! — on a webcast this upcoming Saturday. Of course, they might have similarly proven their point during a previous web event… or maybe they haven’t. At this point, we’ve heard so many outlandish claims that we’re having a hard time keeping ’em straight, but we’ve never been one to turn down a gratis comedy show after a hard day’s night. Tune in if you find yourself in the mood for a chuckle. Or don’t. Chances are you won’t miss much anything.

Steorn livestream to settle the case for overunity once and for all… or something like that originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 25

Pen input faces off against hardware and software QWERTY keyboards: there can be only one (maybe)

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It’s completely anecdotal and lacking in what some might call “scientific rigor,” but we’re digging the, ahem, relevance of Phil Gyford’s little text input faceoff he performed for his blog recently. The piece pits an Apple Newton, Palm Vx, Treo 650, and Apple iPhone up against each other, with regular pen and paper and a laptop’s full QWERTY keyboard thrown in for reference. The results may or may not surprise you, but (spoiler alert) after the MacBook Pro took top honors in blazing through a 221 word passage twice, the iPhone beat out the rest of the competition, with the three pen-related inputs (pen and paper, Newton MessagePad and Palm Graffiti) all taking up dead last. The iPhone, Treo and pen and paper all were relatively close in speed, and naturally your mileage may vary. That said, where do you think you fall? Drop in your results in comments (the full text he used can be found at the source link) or hit up the poll below with your best guestimate. We’re dying to know!

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Pen input faces off against hardware and software QWERTY keyboards: there can be only one (maybe) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 25

Cardboard meets OLED as game pieces go digital

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Researchers are working on electronic board games that merge the tangible aspects of board games like the Settlers of Catan with the software-generated action normally seen in strategy games such as Warcraft.

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Jan 25

Kingston’s SSDNow V+ series hits 512GB capacity, adds Trim support

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Kingston’s upping the ante on its solid state drive series in pretty much all the ways that count. The SSDNow V+ line boasts a 512GB upper limit, twice the previous generation, with iterative options for 256GB, 128GB, and 64GB. Read / write speeds have more than doubled to 230MB/sec and 180MB/sec, respectively. Best of all, these suckers now support TRIM. Prices range from as low as $268 for standalone 64GB an can go as high as $1968 for 512GB, with an extra $15 or so tacked on if you want the bundle instead — still alluring, still not for the feint of funding, but the good news is, if you don’t need Trim or the extra speed, the original SSDNow V series is available for much smaller dents on your wallet.

Kingston’s SSDNow V+ series hits 512GB capacity, adds Trim support originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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