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Now that North America has been thoroughly blanketed in the beautiful green light of a working PlayStation Network, it’s time for other countries to sign on too, and the first out of the gate are the United Kingdom, Ireland and unspecified nations in the Middle East. Sony’s official PlayStation Europe Twitter account reports that parts of the EMEA are beginning to light up now, and while there’s no convenient map for you to monitor the rollout this time around, you can still get updates straight from the source — follow the Twitter feed at our source link and Sony should let you know when to get your game on.

Update: Looks like it’s not just the EMEA, as PSN’s spreading across the world — as of noon PST, it’s lighting up the smiles of bereaved gamers and music lovers in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South America as well.

Update 2: We’re hearing that the UK, Ireland and the Middle East actually went dark again for a tad, but now they should be up again.

Update 3: Sony’s having a bit of difficulty getting millions of passwords reset in such a short time, due to a number of things, including ISPs that are automatically blocking or delaying the huge influx of email password change requests. Give it time, folks.

PlayStation Network restoration spreads across the world (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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These two smartphones probably couldn’t be any different if they tried — on the left, we’ve got the tiny 2.6-inch HP Veer with webOS on board, and on the right is Samsung’s Infuse 4G, a giant 4.5-inch Android that costs twice as much on contract. They do have two important things in common, however: they’re both available on AT&T right now, and you can read our reviews of each before tossing any money down. Enjoy!

Update: The Veer 4G is actually free on contract at Best Buy right now. Needless to say, that’s a much better deal.

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Samsung Infuse 4G and HP Veer 4G now on sale at AT&T (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 14:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on October 02, 2006 by CyberNet.

Million Dollar Monday

The world’s first 48mm full-frame DSLR camera has been revealed by Hasselblad and includes all of the bells and whistles with a price estimated to be at around $31,000 US for the 39MP model. If the $31,000 is a little steep in price for you, there’s always the 22 MP model price at around $25,000

So what makes the Hasselband 48mm DSLR camera unique? Well, for starters, the 48mm x 36mm image sensor that is more than two times the size of the largest 35mm camera sensors.

While it’s certainly not the smallest camera on the market, it makes up for its’ bulk with the quality precise pictures it captures. It features a Digital APO Correction (DAC) which results in sharp detailed pictures.  The camera was developed using a new digital camera engine which has been credited for outstanding performance the camera offers.

There are two different options for storing images.  the first is by using a CompactFlash card, and the second is using a FireWire-tethered 100GB Hasselblad Image Bank.  Images can also be transferred via the FireWire tether to a computer.

A few additional features include a 28mm HCD lens, natural color solution, ISO range of 50-400, long shutter speed of 32 seconds,  waist-level viewfinder,  and a 2.2 inch OLED color display.  Each picture will be around 110 MB!

While the price tag is a little on the heavy side, Hasselblad has truly created a luxury camera. And of course, Hasselblad is leading the way because it’s the world’s first 48mm Full Frame 39 MP DSLR camera.

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A few weeks ago, the folks who make the G-Form sleeve for iPads and laptops dropped an encased iPad 2 out of a plane. Now a Web site, using the same sleeve, has run an iPad 2 over with a car.

Samsung demoed some fascinating AMOLEDs at this year’s CES, including 4.5-inch flexible and 19-inch transparent displays — neither of which, sadly, will reach the market any time soon. But the innovation train keeps on rolling, and Sammy’s Advanced Institute of Technology now has a prototype foldable display, which may or may not be the same reference design spotted at FPD 2008. Its two panels have a closing radius of only 1mm, meaning they practically touch when closed, yet show no visible crease when opened. In fact, the developers performed 100,000 folding-unfolding cycles to test the junction; the negligible 6% decrease in brightness was invisible to the human eye. They used commercially-available silicone rubber to achieve that seamless look, and the prototype featured a protective glass cover which could also function as a touchscreen. Obviously there’s a market for touchscreens you can fold up and put in your pocket; here’s hoping Samsung can make them available sooner rather than later.

Samsung’s foldable AMOLED display: no creases, even after 100,000 tries originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 May 2011 08:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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