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Fujifilm has outed its latest compact camera, the FinePix F800EXR, pairing a sizable 20x optical zoom with the convenience of wireless transfer between it and your smartphone or tablet. Install the Fujifilm Photo Receiver on your Android or iOS device, and it can suck over shots – thirty at a time – while using he the company’s Camera Application turns the handset into a GPS logger, sending location details to the F800EXR to be geotagged to each shot.

That then allows subsequent viewing of the photos to be done by location, either in a third-party app or by sending the image to the phone or tablet and browsing in Fujifilm’s mapping system. That also includes a 1m POI database so that relevant local information is flagged up with each frame.

As for the camera itself, it uses a 1/2-inch 16-megapixel EXR-CMOS sensor with a 25-500mm zoom and ISO up to 12,800. It has a 3-inch 460k dot LCD display, HDMI output and USB, and can record up to 1080p Full HD video. Autofocus is as fast a 0.16s, Fujifilm claims, with 8fps continuous shooting at full resolution.

Convenience settings include the usual scene and automatic modes, but Fujifilm also offers the so-called EXR modes too. They include EXR HR (High Resolution), which takes a full 16-megapixel shot, EXR DR (Dynamic Range), which combines two shots to increase dynamic range by up to 1,600-percent, and EXR SN (Signal to Noise), which doubles up on data from pixels – similar to the tech in Nokia’s 808 PureView – for reduced resolution but better results in low-light conditions.

The Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR will go on sale in August, priced at $349.95. You can find the Fujifilm Photo Receiver app for iOS here [iTunes link] and for Android here

Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR wants to give your phone a wireless hug is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Three, a UK mobile network provider specializing in unlimited data packages, has reported that its customers are talking full advantage of their plans. Specifically, the average monthly usage has more than doubled this summer (we use the term loosely) from 450MB to 1.1GB over the same period last year. Smartphone users are understandably the healthiest eaters, sucking down around 1.5GB per month. With the BBC continuing to expand its 3G offerings and an undoubted increase in tablet use, tethering and the like, we imagine these figures are far from their peak. With 4G on the horizon, will Three regret positioning itself as the great provider; or, like Sprint over in the US, will it stand its ground for the sake of an advantage?

Continue reading Shocker! Three’s unlimited data adopters use lots of 3G

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Shocker! Three’s unlimited data adopters use lots of 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite what you might be thinking, what you’re seeing above isn’t a pair of sleek and very polished viking horns — instead, you’re gawking at an eccentric set of Bluetooth speakers. Adequately dubbed “Spinnaker,” the rig measures in at a whopping 16.5 inches in height, and Edifier says the uncommon figure is specifically designed to “project sound toward the listener with front facing tweeters and mid-range drivers.” The Spinnaker’s compatible with nearly every Bluetooth-equipped (2.1+ EDR) device you may have laying around, but you’ll have to shell out a mighty $350 if you’re planning on adding these beasts to your sound setup. In any case, Edifier’s got ’em up for grabs now on its website, where you’ll also find the rest of the audio spec sheet along with some additional press shots.

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Edifier’s Spinnaker Bluetooth speaker system promises not to hurt you, sells for $350 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Avanti has been beaming satellite broadband to Europe for awhile, but it’s been tied to a subscription through carrier deals. That’s a tough sell to customers who, by definition, don’t want to be tied to anything — which is why the company just launched prepaid satellite internet access for the continent. Although the Ka-band service’s 4Mbps downstream and 1Mbps upstream speeds won’t have anyone dropping their 330Mbps fiber anytime soon, the pay-as-you-go strategy will let travelers and rural dwellers get broadband in a pinch, no matter how spotty terrestrial access might get. Imagine Skype calls during Swiss ski vacations and you’ve got the gist of it. Carriers will resell the data in healthy doses of 1GB or larger, and Avanti is adamant that there won’t be any nasty throttling surprises waiting in store. While exact prices will depend on partners, the provider isn’t waiting for those details before it covers much of the Old World: its upcoming HYLAS 2 satellite (what you see above) will share the speed with Africa, the Caucasus region and the Middle East as of August 2nd, making it almost too easy for us to update Google+ in Georgia.

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Avanti launches prepaid, Ka-band satellite internet access, wants us Yelping from the Alps originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’ve ever found yourself waving your iPad around like a diminutive shield in an attempt to cling on to a WiFi connection, Netgear might have the answer. The new WiFi Booster for Mobile WN1000RP may look like your typical wall-wart, but plug it in and it’ll boost an existing WiFi b/g/n connection into the dead-spots in your home or office.

You’ll need a 2.4GHz network in order for it to work – those running 5GHz networks are out of luck, sadly – but if you’re using WPS then connections should be basically plug & play. Slot the WN1000RP into a spare power socket, hit the WPS button to get it onto your WiFi network, and off you go. The only thing we can see that would improve it is the addition of a pass-through power socket on the front.

Netgear doesn’t say exactly how much it can extend your coverage – there’s no range given – and nor is it clear whether you can use multiple WN1000RP units in the same network to cover several dead-spots. Still, you do get an indication on signal strength courtesy of the flashing LEDs up front.

The Netgear WiFi Booster for Mobile WN1000RP will go on sale this Summer, price to be confirmed.

Netgear WiFi Booster for Mobile blankets deadspots in delicious wireless is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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