Hasta La Gadget!

Yes, everything is small in Japan but this is extreme!

Thanko released an extremely small functional camera that looks like a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Despite it’s super small size (38x33x28m, 17g), it is capable of taking photos and movies. Photos and movies can be saved on a microSD card. Battery charge is done via a USB port.

It also features a strobe that detects darkness and flashes automatically and a “Motion-sensing” function that starts taking about 2 minutes of video by detecting body movement. It’s a more useful camera than expected.

Price: 5,980 yen (including tax)
Size: 28 x 33 x 28mm
Weight: 17g
Accessories: USB cable, strap, small bag for the camera
Saving format: Movie – AVI, Photo – JPEG
Resolution: Movie – 1280×720, 1 mega pixel, Photo – 2560×1920

The Thanko miniature camera can be ordered here.

If you have a smartphone connected to AT&T, you just got a bit more incentive to hop over to WiFi whenever possible. The new Google+ Hangouts app group video chat feature appears to be disabled whenever you attempt to connect via the cellular network. We tested the feature using a Verizon handset as well — we were able to stream video just fine. It’s not entirely clear whether AT&T has specifically blocked access to the service, but regardless of the reason, we’re all too familiar with the carrier’s desire to keep video chat off the airwaves. We can only hope that we’ll be able to use Hangouts to its full potential soon, just as we can with Apple’s FaceTime.

Update: AT&T has reached out with a statement. From what we can tell, Hangouts won’t fall under the first category outlined below, as it replaces a pre-loaded app (Google Talk).

All AT&T Mobility customers can use any video chat app over cellular that is not pre-loaded on their device, but which they download from the Internet. For video chat apps that come pre-loaded on devices, we offer all OS and device makers the ability for those apps to work over cellular for our customers who are on Mobile Share, Tiered and soon Unlimited plan customers who have LTE devices. It’s up to each OS and device makers to enable their systems to allow pre-loaded video chat apps to work over cellular for our customers on those plans.

Filed under: Cameras, Wireless, Software, Google

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Via: SlashGear

Mirrorless camera fans who’ve gone the Nikon 1 route have had a fair selection of official lenses to choose from, but not the Holy Grail of a truly fast telephoto lens. Nikon may have just produced that ideal glass today in its new 1 Nikkor 32mm lens. It shoots at a reasonable 86mm equivalent distance, but with an extremely bright and quick f/1.2 aperture — theoretically, making it one of the better 1 Nikkor lenses for low-light shooting, action and portraits with soft backgrounds. The 32mm could also be the perfect fit for control junkies, as it’s the first Nikon-made mirrorless lens with a manual focus ring. While this premium photography will carry a suitably elevated $900 price when the 32mm lens ships in June, the cost might be worthwhile for those who want speedy optics in a very small size.

Filed under: Cameras, Peripherals, Nikon

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Source: Nikon

Nikon Imaging Japan added new lens “1 NIKKOR 32mm f/1.2″ to the Nikon lens lineup for the lens-replaceable “Nikon 1″ camera in June.

Focal length is 32mm. Since it’s an aperture single focus lens that has the lightest F-number 1.2, it’s got high resolving power and is capable of capturing even the slightest details very well, such as a single eye lash.

Price: ¥105,000
Colors: black and silver

Jealous of the Lumia 925’s flashy new imaging software? At Nokia’s London event, Jo Harlow has promised that other Lumia owners won’t be left out in the cold. The company will be pushing out “Amber,” an update that’ll bring Smart Cam, amongst other apps, to the company’s wider range of Windows Phone 8 devices. There’s no word on when Amber will actually arrive beyond a vague mention of “summer,” but the company hopes it’ll be ready in time for your next vacation.

Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Software, Mobile, Microsoft, Nokia

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