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Intel and computer manufacturer ASUS are asking consumers to come up with their wildest ideas to help design the ideal PC.

Today I felt great and enjoyed a very active day, playing disc golf and making juice in the morning, followed by reading and working on my website later in the day.
I only slept about 5-1/2 hours last night and didn’t feel sleepy during the day, so perhaps my need for sleep is dropping a bit. [...]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Growing tired of distributing the Meizu M6 and M3 (and growing even more tired of waiting on the M8), Dane-Elec has decided to strike up on its own and offer up a smattering of portable media players. Up first is the above pictured Music mediatouch, a 4GB / 8GB PMP with a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 resolution display, FM tuner / transmitter, microSDHC slot and USB connectivity. On deck is the reasonably attractive Music pix, which touts a 2.9-inch 400 x 240 resolution display, a 1.3-megapixel camera and your choice of 2/4/8GB of storage space. The bright green Music touch gets miniaturized to the tune of a 2.4-inch display, while the ultra-tiny Music is a simple USB thumb drive-styled DAP with either 1GB or 2GB of space. There’s no word on a release date for any of the aforesaid wares, but we wouldn’t bank on ‘em coming to the US, anyway.

[Via PMPToday]

Dane-Elec goes its own way, intros a handful of media players originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Digital Cameras

The question has been on your mind since we first got wind of this so-called “Micro Four Thirds” concept back in August: how will it stack up? Now that Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-G1 is filtering out to the world, we’re able to kick back and digest a mammoth review of this here camera thanks to the fine folks at Digital Camera Resource. Without going into dissertation-level detail in this space, we’ll tell you that the biggest issue critics had with the G1 was its price. Not the image quality. Not the size. Just the price. In other words, Panny has delivered a superb camera that offers up “very good quality photos, an unmatched live view shooting experience and a nice collection of both automatic and manual controls.” Deemed the first to “truly offer a point-and-shoot experience on an interchangeable lens camera,” the DMC-G1 looks to be a real winner if you’ve got $800 to blow.

[Via 1001 Noisy Cameras]

Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds Lumix DMC-G1 reviewed: only knock is the price originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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