Sony PMW-EX1 - unboxing
Thanks to our friends at Design Matters, inc in Atlanta we can present our most expensive unboxing experience ever. The Sony PMW-EX1 is a professional camcorder that uses Sony’s newly developed SxS PRO solid-state memory as its recording medium. The card delivers up to 800 Mbps of data transfer and the imaging device consist of three 1/2-inch CMOS sensors each with a pixel count of 1920 x 1080. Here’s the holy unboxing ceremony of this $8,000 camcorder.
Santa Rosa MacBook - review
Ars Technica has just published a nice 4-page review of the new MacBook featuring the new Santa Rosa chipset. The most interesting part is page 3 where they have done a lot of benchmarks with the MacBook and a 2.4GHz MacBook Pro - quite small differences in most areas except OpenGL performance that stinks on the MacBook.
New Google GUI for iPhone
Today Google launched a new graphical user interface for their services when you access them via an iPhone or an iPod touch. I have tried it briefly and it works much better than before - especially if you use several G-services like I do. The search engine, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Reader can all be accessed by just tapping the top menu. Well done.
Edit your photos on Flickr
I just tried the new editing functionality over at Flickr.com and it works much better than I expected. The new functionality comes from the small company Picnik and it’s almost like having a Photoshop light in your browser. Nice!
Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - unboxing
Today I got the brand new Panasonic Lumix FZ18 - a camera that features a massive 18x zoom. It also has a resolution of 8 megapixel and a built-in optical image stabilizer. Here is our holy unboxing gallery.
Nikon D3 - unboxing
One of the hottest cameras at the moment is the new full frame DSLR from Nikon - the new Nikon D3. It features a 6400 ISO capable, 12.1 megapixel full frame sensor, 51-point autofocus, HDMI output, a 3-inch live view screen and two CF slots. It aint cheap though - expect to pay $5 000. Here is the holy unboxing gallery.
Ultra portable MacBook in January?
It is over a month to go until Steve Jobs enters the stage in San Francisco but the rumor mill is working hard - as usual when there is a big Apple keynote scheduled. The hottest and most reliable rumor so far is that Mr Jobs will unveil a new ultra portable MacBook featuring a 13.3 inch screen. I’m hoping for a fatter iPhone with at least 16GB and hopefully 32GB plus built-in 3G.
Xbox 360 - now with support for XviD
Today Microsoft released a patch for the Xbox 360 dashboard (full details) and along with several new features we finally got support for XviD and DivX movie files. Another nice (well, I guess some kids will hate this one) is the new family timer which let you configure how many hour per day or per week anyone can play without knowing the correct admin code.
20 nice iPod applications
Lifehackers has just published a nice list of the 20 best iPod utilities. I found at least one application that I haven’t heard of before, the MP3 to iPod Audio Book Converter which helps you convert an audio book to the specific iPod audiobook format (M4B) that features like playback speed adjustment. Check it out.
Jobs to open MacWorld Expo 2008
IDG sent out some information today letting us know that Steve Jobs will deliver the opening keynote for the MacWorld Expo 2008. This ain’t exactly a surprise to anyone but hopefully we will get some nice announcements on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. when Mr. Jobs enter the stage. Last year he presented the iPhone and the Apple TV…
