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The New Nikon 1 J3 and Nikon 1 S1 are steps one and three of the newly established price ladder for Nikon’s series of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras. At $500 with a slim 11-27.5mm kit zoom lens, the 10.1 megapixel Nikon 1 S1 is a particularly well-priced option that might entice the photographers who should actually be interested in Nikon’s mirrorless camera system. More »

We already got to spend a little up-close-and-personal time with the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S, but now it’s time to check out the latest in a long line of ThinkPads. Say hello to the new ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531, a couple of brand new Windows 8 laptops from Lenovo. The company revealed these two new laptops before CES 2013 kicked off, but today we received our first look at the OneKey technology the company has been pushing.

OneLink is essentially Lenovo’s way to cut down on wires and cords in the immediate vicinity of your ThinkPad Edge. By using the OneLink cable to connect your ThinkPad Edge to the OneLink dock, you’ll not only begin charging your computer, but you’ll also gain access to the USB and HDMI ports on the front and backside of the dock. Here you can connect all of your peripherals while only dealing with one cable in your immediate work area.

Both ThinkPad Edge computers can be powerhouses too, should you so choose. Lenovo will let you go all the way up to the third-gen Intel Core i7, along with an impressive 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage space. Be warned though: at 14-inches for the E431 and 15.6-inches for the E531, these bad boys aren’t exactly small. They both come in right around the 5 pound mark as well, which is certainly quite a bit heavier than the other Lenovo products I had a look at today.

If don’t mind the relatively hefty size, though, then you probably won’t have any problem loving these new ThinkPads, which are running Windows 8. Couple Microsoft’s newest operating system with Lenovo’s new five-button ClickPad – which was specifically designed for making Windows 8 navigation a breeze – and you’ve got one laptop that’s definitely worthy of consideration. Keep it right here at SlashGear for much more from CES 2013!

Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E431 and E531 hands-on is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Samsung’s S9000-series Ultra HD TVs are two things: impressive and not cheap. We caught up with Samsung’s Joe Stinziano, EVP of Samsung America, to talk about the new set, some of the design and hardware decisions behind it, and – perhaps most importantly for the mass market – when we can expect to see 4K multimedia and cheaper models to reach the shelves of your local Best Buy. Head on past the cut for the full video.

As Stinziano says, right now the S9000 series is a luxury item. Samsung hasn’t announced actual pricing, but with the 85-inch ES9000 having a $10k RRP, and “only” offering Full HD 1080p resolution, we wouldn’t be surprised if the S9000 came in at twice that amount.

Samsung’s Joe Stinziano talks Ultra HD and the S9000:

It’ll take a while for the trickle-down. Samsung envisages more affordable Ultra HD models coming down the line within the next 3-5 years, while smaller sets will also begin to emerge. The first uses for the latter may well be in medical and digital media editing, rather than home entertainment, Stinziano predicts, where the extra pixels may be most immediately useful.

As for content, Samsung is pushing its upscaling technology – which can take 1080p video and squeeze some better quality from it – but Stinziano concedes that it’ll take a while for native Ultra HD to proliferate. He likens that to the transition from standard- to high-definition, another roughly five year process.

More on the Samsung S9000-series Ultra HD TV here, and more CES 2013 news in our show hub.

Samsung: 3-5 years for mainstream Ultra HD TV is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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[CES 2013] If you fancy yourself to be a good photographer but felt that your compact camera or point and shoot is no longer capable of getting the job done, Sony has unveiled a new Cyber-Shot in the form of the DSC-H200, a camera which by the looks of it has been designed for the prosumer in mind, especially since it offers up more controls and functionality which the more experienced photographer will probably appreciate. So what can customers expect from the DSC-H200?

Well for starters Sony has installed a Super HAD CCD sensor in the camera with 20.1MP. It comes with a fixed lens attached to it with a minimum aperture of f/3.1 at its widest, and offers up optical zoom of 26x, and digital zoom of 52x. It also offers an ISO range of up to 3200 which should help in low light situations, built-in flash, a 3” LCD display to check on your photos after you’ve shot them, and as expected from all cameras these days, movie recording capabilities up to 720p HD quality. As you can see in the photo above, the DSC-H200 will come in a DSLR-like body which should offer better ergonomics as well. Priced at $249, the DSC-H200 should be available for purchase sometime in January.

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[CES 2013] While 3D movies don’t particularly appeal to me, we’re pretty sure that there are a couple of you guys out there who love the immersive experience that 3D movies bring to the table, and if you’re looking for a Blu-ray disc player, Sony has announced the BDP-S5100 which they will be taking on the road for CES 2013, and apart from its cabinet design which should blend in nicely with the rest of your entertainment system, one of the features that Sony is touting is the BDP’s ability to convert 2D DVD or Blu-ray movies into 3D which can then be played back on your 3D TV, assuming you own one of course.

Other features of the BDP-S5100 include built-in WiF, the ability to mirror content from other devices, along with access to streaming content from service providers such as Netflix, YouTube, HuluPlus, Pandora, Amazon Instant Video and more. The BDP-S5100 will also sport an encased optical drive which according to Sony will offer up smoother playback while protecting it from dust and debris.

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