Jul 29

Nikon D300s adds video capture

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Nikon's D300s

Nikon's D300s

(Credit: Nikon USA)

Though Nikon fans on message boards around the Web were hoping today’s announcements would include a “D700x,” we’ll all have to settle for a not-too-shabby replacement for the D300 instead. Along with the D40’s update, the D3000, and a pair of lens replacements, Nikon unveiled the D300s, which most notably includes support for 720p video capture.

Nikon D300s photos

The D300s incorporates the same video engine as that of the D90, which, at 720p resolution but limited to 24fps, isn’t the greatest video we’ve seen, but it’s significantly better than nothing. And the D300s goes it one better by supporting autofocus during recording–though we’ll have to see how usably implemented that is–and use the Picture Controls to adjust the tone and color. The camera also has a stereo mic input.

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Jul 29

Nikon gives the VR II treatment to two popular lenses

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Nikon 70-200mm VRII

(Credit: Nikon)

Improving on two already popular Nikon lenses, Nikon today announced the new AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 ED VR II, and the new AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 G ED VRII. One popular FX series lens, the 70-200 f2.8 which has long …

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Jul 29

LG releases first official shots of BL40 “New Chocolate”

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We’ve already got a pile of evidence taller than the BL40 itself that told us LG’s latest Black Label device was that ultra-wide, glossy red and black slate we’ve seen floating around — but now, for the very first time, it’s totally official. The company has just released the first fully-revealed press photos of the phone that it’s calling the “New Chocolate,” an homage to one of the phones that brought it to the dominant industry position it enjoys today. So, is the BL40 going to help it continue that dominance? At a glance here, yeah, we’d say there’s a pretty good chance.

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Jul 29

Sony brings over a million Google Books to the Reader

Posted in: e-book, e-books, ebooks, Google, reader, sony, Today's Chili

Cool move by Sony to bolster the number of titles in its Reader ebook store — it’s linked up with Google to provide over a million free public domain works from Google Books, just like those fun folks at Barnes and Noble. The books are in the EPUB format and will work with the PRS-505 or the PRS-700 in the US only for now — different countries have different copyright terms, so we’d imagine the lawyers are busy sorting it all out. Sure, none of this will do much to shake the Kindle’s market- and mindshare, but at least Sony won’t be deleting this stuff off your device without your permission, right?

[Thanks, Tom]

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Jul 29

Kodak Theatre HD Player updated with YouTube HD, 1080p support

Posted in: 1080p, media streamer, MediaStreamer, set-top-box, streamer, Today's Chili

We didn’t have a problem playing 30fps 1080p video on the Kodak Theatre HD Player when we tested it back in January, but apparently we were living on the edge — the box just got an update officially supporting 1080p playback. There’s also now YouTube HD support, some basic web browsing ability, and a few other features in the mix, so all in all it’s a nice little update for the $200 box with solid codec support and that nifty gyroscopic Pointer Remote. Current owners should see an option to update to 1.4 shortly, we’d imagine.

[Via Electronista]

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Kodak Theatre HD Player updated with YouTube HD, 1080p support originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 29

Donation Coder’s New Apps for the New Year

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This article was written on January 03, 2008 by CyberNet.

Donation Coder is working some of their programmers to the bone lately with all of the apps that are being developed! Just a month ago they released a dozen or so free programs, and this time around there are 16 new ones. Here are a few of them that really peaked my interest:

  • WTF Music Info – This creates a chart of your music based upon genre, artist, or year. It really gives a cool perspective on the music you listen to.
    Music Info
  • Point Motivator – At first when I saw this program I was kinda like, huh? It’s a reward system that you setup where you get points for completing tasks. Then you can “cash in” your points for rewards that you’ve created for yourself.

    It’s not something that I would really use, but this would be great for anyone who has kids. You can assign points to things like ice cream or video games which they have to earn by completing tasks.

    You can also use this to help lose weight. For example, you can say that for every 30 minutes of exercise is equal to enough points for one cookie.
    Point Motivator

  • Coin Jar – This is completely web based, and it is used to estimate how much money you have in a coin jar. The estimate is calculated according to the weight of the jar and the fraction of coins collected in one handful. Just make sure you don’t grab a handful of quarters when most of the jar is pennies, otherwise it will throw off the estimates.
    Coin Jar

Don’t forget to checkout out the rest of the New Apps for the New Year from Donation Coder. If you use Find and Run Robot (another Donation Coder creation) there are several plugins that were created by users for this challenge, including Del.icio.us integration and iTunes control.

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Jul 29

Motorola Morrisson with T-Mobile 3G and UMA hits the FCC

Posted in: Android, motorola, t-mobile, TMobile, Today's Chili

Well well, what’s this? Seems a certain Uncle Sam’s been poking around the lab with the Android-powered Motorola Morrison, and published his findings to the “World Wide Web.” And hey — are those T-Mobile 3G bands with UMA support we see in these action-packed RF reports? Why yes, they are — too bad Sam didn’t see fit to include any actual pictures of his new toy. Still, we’ve got a feeling this is one unreleased Motorola we’ll be getting our hands on real soon.

[Via CellPhoneSignal; thanks William]

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Jul 29

Papercraft NES and Dreamcast cost less, play just as many cutting edge games

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Finally, your lovingly prepared SNES model is getting some well-heeled new friends to hang out with. Cubeecraft is a website wholly dedicated to the paper-based recreation of cultural icons, and it’s prepared a pair of exquisitely detailed clones of the NES and Dreamcast. While some such projects might require patience and finesse, putting together the above templates doesn’t even ask for any glue or tape. So what are you waiting for, grab your scissors and run to the links below for full 150dpi printouts — just be sure to make the time for some imaginary Contra action afterwards.

[Via Technabob]

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Papercraft NES and Dreamcast cost less, play just as many cutting edge games originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 29

Volvo’s very safe XC60

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In line with its safety focus, Volvo is pioneering some very cool electronic-driver-aid technology. The 2010 Volvo XC60 can be had with lane departure warning, following-distance warning, and blind-spot detection. But while these safety gadgets are optional, Volvo takes the impressive step of making its City …

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Jul 29

WowWee Cinemin Swivel available for pre-order in U.S. and Europe

Posted in: europe, pico projector, PicoProjector, projector, Today's Chili

Pico projector fans, the wait is over. WowWee — the company with the wackiest name in the business (or at least the most fun to type) has just announced that the Cinemin Swivel is available for pre-order today — as in right now — both Stateside and in Europe. The press for this device sounds a little like wishful thinking (enjoy romantic flicks on the bedroom ceiling! foreign cinema in the backyard! YouTube on a subway wall! psychedelic graphics on the dance floor!) but if you’ve been in the market for a pocket-sized, iPhone-friendly multimedia projector, your choices just expanded by one. Yours for a song — and $349.99. Gallery below.

Gallery: WowWee Cinemin Swivel available for pre-order in U.S. and Europe

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