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Following on from rumours yesterday, Nikon has officially unveiled the Coolpix S1000pj, a high-end compact complete with built-in projector.

Able to project images from 5 to 40-inches in size, Nikon said it hoped the built-in projector would be a new way for friends and family to share photos with one another, when showing off your snaps on the camera’s 2.7-inch LCD screen just won’t do.

To set the projector going, you simply press a dedicated button to play stills or video onto any flat surface, and use the slider on top for focusing. As you’d expect, the closer you are to a wall, the sharper and brighter the image is. Continue reading…

Following on from the launch of the Coolpix S1000pj, Nikon has also added two more compacts to its Coolpix range – namely the S640 and the S570.

Both cameras offer 12 megapixels, a 5x wide-angle zoom and 2.7-inch LCD screen, but the S640 steams ahead in the specs race thanks to an autofocus offering speeds as fast as a DSLR and a start-up time of 0.7 seconds – touted as the fastest in the compact camera industry.

Similarly to its S1000pj sibling, the S640 also boasts a good performance in low light conditions thanks to an ISO range up to 6400, and will be available in a choice of black or silver. Continue reading…

That Nintendo DSi update announced at E3 that’ll bring Facebook to your handheld has finally arrived in Japan – but it also comes packing some anti-piracy software to render bootlegged games useless.

The R4-type device, based on the R4 cart developed for the original DS, allows you to play downloaded, pirated games on the DS for free. Continue reading…

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Nikon D300s has some important improvement from Nikon D300 to stay competitive in the market. Most of the  improvement are exactly the same as rumored.

Here is the recap on what is improved according to Nikon USA site:

• 7 fps body only, 8 fps with battery grip
• Refined D-Movie function including an external microphone input for clear stereo sound recordings
• Dual card slots for CF/SD memory cards
• Quiet shutter release

What features remain the same

• Multi-CAM 3500DX AF sensor module featuring 51 AF points offers fast, efficient and precise autofocus coverage across the frame
• Large, bright viewfinder with approx. 100% frame coverage and approx. 0.94 magnification
• Nikon’s original DX-format CMOS image sensor; 12.3 effective megapixels
• Magnesium alloy body for light weight and rugged durability Continue reading…

LG today has officially revealed its next Chocolate phone LG BL40. The fourth handset of the Black Label Series boasts a 4.0-inch wide screen high-definition LCD with an 800 by 345 pixel resolution, enable 21:9 aspect ratio support for video viewing. The 4.0-inch display also features a Dual Screen UI that can efficiently display two different types of content simultaneously. Continue reading…

Back at the end of 2007 I had seen a company called Fusion-IO, which was producing hard drives that ran on your PCI-Express slots. It was a pretty cool idea then, but unfortunately their offering was really salty, and aimed primarily at enterprise customers. Well since one of the co-founders is a hardcore gamer, they decided to branch out and try to bring the same incredible performance to a new crowd. Continue reading…

Preliminary sales numbers are in and Wii Sports Resort is a huge hit.

The first big Wii game of 2009 was released over the weekend in Europe and America and VGChartz brings you our preliminary sales figures for the game.

Wii Sports Resort has already sold nearly 1.5 million copes worldwide according to our preliminary figures and like Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii is expected to be a strong seller for the remainder of the year. Hardware sales saw a small bump with the release of Wii Sports Resort, but with the game expected to sell primarily to existing Wii owners (at least in the short term) then the effect is expected to be more long-term. Continue reading…

Nokia 6760

The Nokia 6760 Slide is a messaging device with a slide-out QWERTY keypad. Designed for typing, users can keep their status and tweets up-to-date on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The handset can also access to popular email and instant messaging services including Google Talk and Windows Live. Push email is available through Nokia Messaging. Setting up an existing email is simple — only the email address and password are required. Push email is available through Nokia Messaging and instant messaging offers access to Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger. Built-in A-GPS with Nokia Maps offers 3D landmarks and terrain maps. Additional functions include a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 3.2-megapixel camera and support for up to 8GB of storage with microSD cards (2GB card included). Continue reading…

Time Inc., which publishes Sports Illustrated, home of the famed Swimsuit Issue juggernaut, announced today that one day after launch its “SI Swimsuit 2009″ iPhone app is the number-one paid lifestyle application in Apple’s App Store.

The app, developed by Acton, Massachusetts-based Azuki Systems, retails at $2.99 and is the first one by Sports Illustrated. It offers photos and video of 20 models, as well as a calendar feature that allows users to apply photos for each month and track schedules and scores for six sports teams.

Funnily enough, the top three apps in the paid Lifestyle category, for now at least, are SI’s Swimsuit app, Ajnag’s “Cannibis” app (which helps you locate medicinal marijuana collectives), and Digital Outcrop’s “Mixologist – 7900 Drink & Cocktail Recipes.” I guess this says a lot about who’s currently cruising the Lifestyle category for iPhone entertainment.

But the Swimsuit app has enjoyed a swift ascent to the top rung—a Time Inc. spokesperson said the app shot to number six within hours, then went to number two, then hit number one by its first full day in the app store.

Is social media turning into one of the main reasons for purchasing trendy, fashionable and tech products these days? How dependent are we becoming on social media channels when it comes to purchasing decisions? Is it fair to solely depend on social media channels such as Youtube in order to decide whether to purchase a certain product or its competitor?

I somewhat feel nostalgic for the good old days when all we needed was a couple or more simple radio or TV ads in order to make purchasing decisions of either cheap or expensive products and services. Back then, things were too easy and so much less burdened with the complications of having many choices and competing ads yearning for our attention!

Yet again, at those times, we were “ignorant” customers, unaware of all the ins and outs of advertising and the tricks and games of marketing! As we stepped into the world wide web and Web 2.0 at a later stage, purchasing decisions became harder, nevertheless, more conscious!

Depending on Social Media:

After watching the Blackberry Storm vs. the iPhone 3G ad campaigns, and as I eagerly listened to Jon Rettinger’s comparison and analysis of the two products, trying to decide which device to purchase. Right then and there, it struck me: What would I have done without Youtube? How could I have made the “right” decision about this particular purchase if I didn’t have this complete analysis of the features each of those phones had?

In a way, I feel that we are growing dependent on social media in many decisions that effect us on a personal level: the money we spend, the people we meet and the things we discuss. Social media channels have not only developed into a medium for two-way interactive communication and entertainment, they are turning into influencers and some sort of decision makers! Continue reading…

UK-based online retailer Expansys has revealed the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 (previously known as the ‘Rachel’) ahead of any official announcement from the company, and thrown in detailed specifications too.

The big news is that the X3 will be packing Google’s Android operating system, although the familiar 9-paned 3D interface from the first Xperia will be gracing the home screen. In fact, here’s a cool video of the new interface – and we must say, it’s mighty impressive.

The specs sheet on Expansys says the X3 will be sporting a 4-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 800×400 pixels, although a few sites say that the unusual aspect ratio probably means it’ll be more like 852×420 pixels. Hey, as long as it’s over 800 pixels, we aren’t complaining. Continue reading…

No….Firefox can’t do this….MS IE wins.

Asus is set to release the P6X58 Premium motherboard which features two USB 3.0 “SuperSpeed” ports. The board also supports a Core i7 processor, six DDR-3 slots, 3 PCI-Express slots, and a SATA 3.0 interface capable of 6Gb/sec transfer speeds.

Asus has yet to announce pricing and release date information, and no benchmarks have been carried out. Early adopters are going to be disappointed with the lack of available hardware capable of harnessing USB 3.0’s super speeds—but they can take solace in the sweet blue color scheme of the new ports while looking down at the masses’ blah gray connectors. Continue reading…

Sometimes “deluxe” or “collector’s” editions of games come with useful things, like codes to unlock exclusive in-game content. Sometimes they have less useful things, like mini lockers for storing your games or Batarangs for bludgeoning your co-workers.

And other times developers just go completely insane and throw in the most expensive, non-gaming related object they can find, like fully functional night-vision goggles. What?!

Infinity Ward has posted a video detailing what will be included in the “Prestige” edition of the upcoming Modern Warfare 2, and along with the things you would expect – an art book you can “scroll through” (too much time developing video games, eh?) and a token for a free download of the original Call of Duty – is the aforementioned NVG headgear, complete with alternating modes and the Modern Warfare 2 logo… which you won’t be able to see… because it will be dark when you’re using them.

The Prestige edition will also include a foam head to put them on, if you don’t feel like using your own. We look forward to blinding ourselves by trying to use them while playing the actual game. Night-vision goggles as a collector’s-edition bonus; the video-game industry is never short of surprises.