Better than iPhone? Nokia’s N97 Might Be!
Nokia's N97 just might have the features and advancement to beat the Apple iPhone. which the New York press peeked at last night. The 3G phone has a full-body touchscreen that slides up when in landscape mode, just like the Sony Xperia, to expose a full QWERTY keyboard and also has virtual keypads and keyboards on the touchscreen. The phone’s distinctive feature is a customizable home screen. Just like the Apple OSX or Windows Vista, for example, the N97 supports “widgets”, which are small programs or links to programs that provide snippets of information, such as the latest Facebook updates or ...
First gaming system with Intel Core i7
Asus launches their first system desktop with processor Intel Core i7, for Gamers. Taiwanese manufacturers have changed the Ares CG6150 with new processors from Intel, Core i7, by taking out the Core 2 Extreme processor and the result was the model ROG CG6190. The carcass remained the same from the previous model, being preserved reader prints in the front. Configuration has a motherboard with the X58 chipset being created for the fastest processors from Intel. This has 6 slots for DDR3 memory type, which can support 12 GB of RAM. Part graphics are the most advanced video boards, consisting of ...
Mercedes-Benz Splitview LCD Screen
Imagine this: You're driving down the highway, following the route guidance on the navigation screen, when the person sitting in the passenger seat decides he wants to watch Dark Knight on DVD. Mercedes-Benz and Bosch together devised a gizmo that can satisfy both viewing requests. It's a dual-view LCD monitor system called Splitview. Splitview is a LCD screen that is mounted on the dashboard that allows the driver and passenger to view two different images at the same time. How does it work you ask? The eight inch active matrix, backlit color monitor nests a second image feed on adjacent pixels ...
Nexus One Flash Battery
March 8, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Looking to fight an apparent outbreak of FUD, Adobe’s Flash evangelist Mark Doherty has posted some hard numbers (and accompanying video) on the effect Flash 10.1 has on the Nexus One — and put simply, it really doesn’t appear to have much effect at all. To back up his cause, Doherty plays a 17-minute embedded [...]
The N97 Mini Gold Edition
March 8, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Phone manufacturers usually leave the gilding to jewelers and other specialty shops that are more willing to show complete disregard for taste and common sense than themselves, but once in a while, pure, unadulterated emotion gets the better of someone in a position to make product decisions — yes, even at Nokia — and something [...]
Pentax K-7 DSLR Shoots for Silver
March 8, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Pentax is rolling out a special silver limited edition of its K-7 DSLR camera – and once 1,000 units are sold, it’s gone.
The silver edition K-7 will also offer a “golden section ratio” focusing screen that’s not available on the standard K-7; the idea is to provide guidelines and points on the screen so [...]
Digital Trends Contest: Logitech Z320 Speakers
Tells us about your favorite band on our Facebook page and enter to win the Logitech Z320 Speakers.
Become a fan of Digital Trends on Facebook and leave a comment linking us to your favorite band that nobody has ever heard of! (Hint: now would be a good time to promote your own band…just a suggestion.)
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Sony Hybrid Cam Offers Swappable Lenses
March 8, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Tempted by the allure of multiple lenses for your favorite shooter, but don’t want to hoist a brick of a DSLR to get there? Sony feels your pain. At the opening of the PMA 2010 trade show on Sunday, Sony showed off a new compact concept camera that handles interchangeable glass.
Like the growing Micro Four [...]
Samsung SL630 Compact Digital Camera
March 5, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Samsung has added another compact digital camera to its SL range of point and shoot cameras, with the launch of the Samsung SL630.
The Samsung SL630 is designed to be ultra portable, measuring just 0.8 inches thick, it features a 12.2 megapixel sensor with a 28mm wide angle lens that features five times optical zoom, there [...]
New Canon EOS 1Ds Mark IV
March 5, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
The guys over at Canon Rumors are reporting that Canon are set to release a new version of their flagship EOS 1Ds MK IV DSLR camera, and it looks like the new model may feature a 32 megapixel sensor, which is quite a jump from the current 21 megapixel sensor in the existing model.
There is [...]
Alfa Romeo Pandion Car
March 5, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Cars have to be pretty special for us to feature them on Geeky Gadgets, and being a bit of an Alfa Romeo fan I though I would show you guys the new Bertone Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept that will be shown off at the Geneva Motor Show.
The Alfa Romeo Pandion Concept looks totally different than [...]
Casio Exilim EX-S7 And EX-Z35
March 5, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Casio has added a couple of new compact digital camera to its Exilim range with the launch of the Casio Exilim Ex-s7 and EX-Z35. Both models use the latest version of Casio’s Exilim Engine 5.0 which is designed to increase image processing speed by up to 30%.
First up is the Casio Exilim EX-S7 features a [...]
Samsung TL500 Point
March 5, 2010 by Max · Leave a Comment
Samsung has launched a new point and shoot digital camera, the Samsung TL500 and this model comes with a range of features that could end up making it one of the best compact digital cameras available.
The Samsung TL500 features a 1/1/7 CCD sensor, and has a 24mm Schneider f/1.8 lens, three times optical zoom and [...]
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