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NEC is preparing to launch another LCD monitor for the mass market, the MultiSync LCD-AS193Mi. Adopting an IPS panel, this 19-inch LED-backlight monitor provides 1280 x 1024 SXGA resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 14ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles. The monitor also comes with two built-in 1W stereo speakers and has D-Sub and DVI-D connectors. Coming in both black and white color options, the MultiSync LCD-AS193Mi will hit the market from August 7th for unannounced price yet. [NEC]

Screenshot from a video of a 3D-printed rifle firing its first round.

(Credit: Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET)

It appears that spinoffs of the well-known 3D-printed Liberator handgun have already begun.

In a new YouTube video (see below), a user that goes by the name ThreeD Ukulele claims to have designed and 3D-printed a single shot .22-caliber rifle.

Dubbing the gun “The Grizzly,” ThreeD Ukulele says he followed the designs of the Liberator by incorporating coiled mainsprings and keeping the gun entirely plastic except for the 1″ metal roofing nail. He says the rifle was printed on a Stratasys Dimension 1200es 3D-printer.

The video shows the white plastic rifle clamped to an outdoor table. The person operating the gun has a string attached to the trigger; he steps back, pulls the string, and fires the gun.

“The barrel split along both sides and the receiver split along the top,” the video says, “but it did fire the round.”

The Liberator 3D-printed handgun, made by Defense Distributed, has gotten a lot of press over the past few months. The Liberator debuted in May as the world’s first 3D-printed gun. It is capable of firing standard handgun rounds and is made entirely of plastic, e… [Read more]

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Dospara has just announced the availability of their new Android 4.2 tablet, the Diginnos Tablet DG-D07S. Powered by a 1.20GHz Rockchip RK3168 Cortex-A9 dual-core processor, the tablet sports a 7.0-inch 1280 x 800 capacitive multi-touch display, a PowerVR SGX540 GPU, a 1GB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual cameras (0.3MP front & 2MP rear), a mini HDMI port, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a built-in speaker, a 3000mAh battery and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS. The Diginnos Tablet DG-D07S retails for 12,800 Yen (about $128). [Product Page]

As if the Google TV and Chromecast platforms (which are coexisting, if you hadn’t heard) weren’t enough, the Wall Street Journal reports there may be more living room focused projects brewing in Mountain View. According to sources, former Android head Andy Rubin demonstrated a Roku-style set-top box for partners at CES that had Hangouts as its main feature, with a video camera and motion sensor built-in for videoconferencing — something Logitech tried once with its ill-fated Revue TV Cam, shown above. The report claims the box, capable of running Android apps, games and services like Netflix or Pandora, was scheduled to launch at I/O, but it’s unknown whether or not it’s still in development. Recent WSJ rumors have suggested Google is looking into IPTV and its own Android game system, so even as one mystery is revealed others pop up to take its place.

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Panasonic is gearing up to release a new digital camera – the GX7 – based on the Four Third L1 device. Little has been known about this upcoming device until now, with a leak having surfaced from the German magazine Foto Magazine showing both the front and back of the device, as well as a roster of its specifications.

According to the leaked information, the Panasonic GX7 will feature a 16-megapixel sensor, although some past leaks have indicated it would feature an 18-megapixel offering. As 4/3 Rumors pointed out, this could mean the camera utilizes the larger sensor while having 16 effective megapixels, which isn’t unheard of, though nothing official is known either way.

That aside, the body itself has quite the retro flair and is made from magnesium, being available in either all-black or a silver and black color combination. The LCD is hinged so that it can be tilted, and measures in at 3-inch inches with 1.04 million dots. There’s also an integrated stereo microphone in the camera to go alongside the video recording feature.

Reportedly, the GX7 will have an on-sensor image stabilizer, which will be a first for Panasonic if it proves to be true. There’s also an electronic view finder, which is also tiltable and has 2.76 million dots. The shutter speed is said to go up to 1/8000, and there’s a 5-frames-per-second image burst setting, which drops by a single frame if continuous autofocus is used.

Not much else is known beyond this, except that connectivity will be comprised of both WiFi and NFC, and that there’s focus peaking. The body of the GX7 will be priced at 1,000 Euros, and will be launched in September. Two different kits will be available as well, one with a 14 – 42mm lens and with a 20mm lens.

VIA: 4/3 Rumors

Panasonic GX7 digital camera image and specs leak with on-sensor stabilization is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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