Hearst to Launch Own eBook Reader
A desperate move to shift out of a so-called dying medium? Or a savvy move taken after the innovators have hit the beachhead and suffered losses? Full story at cnn.com. Tags: eBook readers, Hearst Share This
Psion Fights Back: “We Still Sell Our Netbook ® Proâ€
Looks like the company is finally going on the PR offensive, asserting in a statement sent to jkontherun that they continue to sell their Netbook Pro product, even if manufacturing ceased a long time ago: In 2006, Psion in fact had multi-million dollar sales of the Netbook ® Pro computer ...
Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP Killer Feature: Waterproof Up to 10 Feet
A point-and-shoot with a 2.7″ preview display, 3x optical zoom, and 10 megapixels of capturing power is pretty much standard nowadays. But, what if you throw waterproofness into the mix? That’s the key feature of Fujifilm’s FinePix Z333WP. Aside from allowing you take photos in relatively deep water (like the ...
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Campaigners stage liberty events
The “database state”, counter-terrorism laws and press freedom are among issues to be discussed by campaigners at a convention.
Depeche Mode debuts season-pass model on iTunes
DENVER (Billboard) – iTunes has long been a double-edged sword for the music industry — on one hand, it provided a model for selling digital music. On the other, the dominance of singles sales over album sales leaves a revenue gap that labels are still trying to close.
Intel, TSMC to unveil strategic tie-up on Monday
SAN FRANCISCO – Intel and TSMC will make a “strategic announcement” on Monday, driving market and media speculation that the world’s largest chip maker might begin to outsource crucial manufacturing.
Bright future as Berkeley starts solar program
Two Berkeley homeowners received checks for their new solar panels on Friday, becoming the first to flip the switch on the city’s much-ballyhooed, closely watched solar financing program. “I’m a guinea pig, but there’s no way I could have afforded solar…
New UC labs focus on ideas useful to society
UC Berkeley staged a festive coming-out party Friday for a new science building that culminates a nine-year vision for an academia-industry marriage devoted to improving human life. Designed to turn research into socially useful commercial applications, the $…
Amazon.com backtracks on Kindle text-to-speech
Amazon.com Inc. changed course Friday and said it would allow copyright holders to decide whether they will permit their works to be read aloud using the second-generation Kindle electronic reader’s new text-to-speech feature. The move comes nearly two weeks…
Phocus 1.1.3 for Mac and 1.0.2 for Windows Now Available
Hasselblad has released updates for the Phocus and H-series camera systems. Phocus 1.1.3 for Mac and 1.0.2 for Windows offers full digital O Correction for the HTS1.5 and the Capture Info tool in Phocus has been extended with fields for HTS parameters, extension rings and converters. Highlights Include:Â * Support ...
Tamron Launches Photo Blog
Tamron has launched a new blog focusing on imaging that will be updated by Tamron employees and pro photographers. The blog is called “Angle of View and it can be accessed here.
The Olympus Space Project Announced
The Olympus E-3 DSLR is going to space! Olympus is commemorating its 90th anniversary by launching the Olympus Space Project where Dr. Koichi Wakata, a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut, will take images of the earth with the Olympus E-3 throughout his three-month mission on the ISS.Images captured by Dr. ...
JOBO GIGA Vu SONIC and GIGA one SONIC
JOBO AG has announced two new portable image storage devices; the GIGA Vu SONIC and the GIGA one SONIC. The GIGA Vu SONIC portable image storage device is ideal for professionals as its capable of download speed of up to 1 GB of data in 30 seconds and TRUE RAW ...
Adobe Plug-in to Disable Multitouch Gestures
Adobe has released a plug-in that disables the multitouch gesture for canvas rotation, as well as the gestures for zooming and flick panning on the MacBook Air and recent MacBook Pro systems. Sometimes the canvas gets rotated accidentally through inadvertent use of the gesture on the trackpad and hence Adobe ...