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Dell has a habit of releasing monitors elsewhere in the world and then subsequently letting them hit stateside with nary a warning, and so we’re wagering such is the case here. Four such displays have found their way to Dell Asia, and LogicBuy’s sniffed ’em out. Here’s what we know about each, from the most-featured on down. The ST23220L is a 23-inch 1080p LED-backlit LCD with 5ms response time and 250nit brightness, all accentuated by a non-glare TN panel (and all Energy Star 5.0 compliant, in case you’re wondering). It offers 1080p resolution and inputs for VGA, DVI, and HDMI. One step down is the 21.5-inch ST2220L — same features, different size. The ST2220M, however, drops the HDMI support, and below that the 20-inch IN2020M drops HDMI and only hits a resolution of 1600 x 900. Can’t say for sure when or how much, but now you know!

Dell releases quartet of new monitors in Asia, US can’t be far behind originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Of the five tablets Archos announced last week, the most interesting is the 101. Yes, that’s because it is pretty much aimed right at the iPad, in both specs and size. And if you were wondering just what a 10-inch wide-screen tablet would look like, now you know. First, some numbers.

The 101 has a capacitive 1024 x 768 touch-screen, a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and a host of ports and radios normally associated with a netbook: HDMI, a microphone, a USB port, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a front-facing VGA webcam and accelerometers. It even has a kickstand.

As for size, it comes in slimmer and lighter than the iPad, at 12mm thick (the iPad is 13.4mm) and weighs 480 grams (the iPad weighs 680-grams). Best of all the features, though, is the price: $300 for the 8GB model and $350 for the 16GB. That’s $150 cheaper than the 16GB iPad (this comparison is apt as the 101 has no 3G option).

But it comes down to the software and battery life. We don’t have any reports on the power use, but apparently the scaled-up cellphone interface doesn’t work so well. Brad Linder at Lilliputing got his hands on the 101 and said that “thumb-typing in portrait mode is reasonably comfortable, I found text entry in landscape mode to be a bit awkward.” The 101 runs the latest version of Android, v2.2, which is theoretically capable of running Flash.

I wonder if, in the rush to get iPad rivals to market, the manufacturers are missing the point. Touch-screen tablets have been around for years, but it took a brand-new interface design and a big-ass battery before anyone actually started to buy them. And remember, it took Apple years to design it. Until the proper, purpose-built tablets (like HP’s expected WebOS tablets) finally appear, it looks like we’re getting the tablet PCs from the 1990s all over again, only with smaller cases and without Windows.

Archos 101 product page [Archos]

Archos ‘iPad Killer’ [Giz China]

Closer look at the Archos 101 Android tablet [Lilliputing]

See Also:

• NYT: Google Android Tablet Imminent
• How the Tablet Will Change the World

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Thought that every iOS 4.1 device would be compatible with Apple’s Game Center mobile and social gaming platform? We’re sorry to say that’s not the case. Initially it was looking like both the iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod touch would be left out, having to take their copies of Kickety-Kick Ball Bounce Out and go home. But, Apple is now confirming that second-gen touch models will be included after all, however the iPhone 3G is still not invited, nor are first-gen iPhones and iPod touches. That means the final compatibility list includes the iPhone 3GS and 4, along with second, third, and fourth generation iPod touch models. Everybody else: you’re out.

iPhone 3G left out of the Game Center fun, 2nd gen iPod touch gets picked last originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, popular belief equates Colombian exports with guns and cocaine, but two Bogota-based companies presently have 10-inch tablet computers on the brain. Compumax has got an Android-powered Tegra 2 device on tap with a dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9, 512MB of RAM and a 32GB hard drive, and Smart PC’s looking at a netbook-specced Windows 7 slate with an Atom N450 processor, a DVD burner, up to 2GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive, a folding stand and a pair of peripheral-friendly USB ports alongside what looks like a fairly responsive multitouch screen. Intriguingly enough, the companies claim the devices aren’t rebrands and are actually built in Colombia from foreign parts — the “Hyper” Android slate is reportedly already on sale for COP 700,000 (about $387), and you can expect the “Smart Touch” Windows machine to debut for COP 1,099,000 (about $608) when it debuts in Peru next month. See the latter machine in action right after the break.

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Nikon’s new P7000 compact camera smacks right up against Canon’s G11 (and forthcoming G12). It’s a tough, rangefinder-style camera with looks and specs which are almost word-for-word the same as those on the Canon. And that’s a good thing.

First, the similarities. Both the Nikon and the Canon have 10-megapixel sensors, both of which are a relatively large 1/1.7-inch in size (7.60 x 5.70 mm). Both have a maximum aperture of ƒ2.8, and both go up to ISO 3200 without using any noisy extended modes. Both have hot-shoes, optical viewfinders and lots of chunky mechanical knobs and dials for quickly adjusting settings.

Then things get a little different. The G11’s zoom runs from 28-140mm (35mm equivalent), whereas the Nikon keeps going all the way up to 200mm, and then Nikon continues to pull ahead:

The Canon G-series has notoriously lacked high-def video since the G9, shooting at a pathetic 640 x 480 resolution. Nikon not only beats that, with 720p but adds in a microphone jack for proper sound recording.

Add to this the fact that the P7000 will work with Nikon’s iTTL speedlights and you have a pretty powerful-looking camera, one which can remotely trigger and control a full flash setup, and the $500 price starts to look cheap.

Should you choose this over the (not yet official) G12? Without actually testing one, we can’t say, but if you already shoot Nikon and use off-camera flash, then the answer is a clear “yes”. Otherwise, with the specs this close it will come down to feel in the hand, for which you’ll need to visit an actual, physical camera store. One thing, though: In the pictures, the Nikon viewfinder looks like it might be big and bright enough to actually use, unlike the G-series finders, which are worse than useless.

P7000 product page [Nikon. Thanks, Geoff!]

Nikon Coolpix P7000 digital camera specifications [DP Review]

See Also:

• Nikon Announces P6000: RAW Support, ISO 6400 and Built-in GPS …
• Canon G12: G-Series Regains High-Def Video at Last
• Leaked Canon G11 Specs Show Five Megapixels Less Than G10

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