We heard way back in August that an E-P2 could be on tap for a late 2009 release, and while it doesn’t appear that the actual ship date will happen before next year, we’d be shocked if Olympus didn’t come clean with its second Micro Four Thirds camera here soon. We’ve seen leak after leak after leak, and now we’re staring at what appears to be a few press images of the not-yet-released camera. Reportedly, the 12.1 megapixel shooter will feature AF tracking, an electronic viewfinder, a black color option, 3fps shooting and a 720p movie mode. Nothing earth-shattering, but an appreciated update nonetheless. We’re told that it’ll be available across the pond in January for the mildly stunning price of £849 ($1,406), but at least that sum includes a 14-42mm lens. Or so they say.
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Olympus E-P2 leaks out again, brings along lofty price tag originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If recent
leaks are any indication, we should be seeing plenty more HTC DROID Eris unboxings any day now, but right now it looks like the
Boy Genius Report has scored one of the first courtesy of one its helpful “connects.” Of course, there aren’t exactly a ton of surprises with the packaging apart from a bright splash of color upon opening the box, but the unboxer does say that the phone itself is thinner and lighter than the
Sprint HTC Hero, and generally “feels much better in the hand.” Hit up the link below for a few more shots, and watch this space (well, not literally
this space) for what’s sure to be more Eris news to come.
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HTC DROID Eris unboxed and examined: ‘feels much better’ than Sprint Hero originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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As you know, there’s one thing we love more than gadgets — wanton destruction. Combine the two (on someone else’s dime, o’course) and we’re having a pretty good day. That said, we’re glad that there are others out there with our bent, including Amusement, a “gaming lifestyle” mag based en France. Apparently, the theme of the current issue is “computer bugs,” with a number of articles illustrated in a clever, artistic, Gallic manner. But that’s not what caught our eye — no, we were into the pictures of handheld game consoles (specifically, a Nintendo DS and a PSP Go) being shot through particle board. Feel free to peep some more action photography after the break — and we’ll just go back to working on our coilgun.
[Via SlashGear]
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French magazine shoots handhelds through boards, much to our amusement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Alright, so this so-called “Giger” do-it-yourself robot may not truly be Giger-esque, but it did cost upwards of $10,000 and take more than 100 hours to build, which is enough for us to forgive a little mis-naming. The biggest expense (and time sink), it seems, came as a result of the builder’s decision to use professional-grade servos instead of the usual DIY fare, which are both finicky and pricey (between $200 and $300 apiece). After a bit of fine-tuning, however, our pal “
Tyberius” was able to get the bot to show off a few moves for the camera, and even walk across the desk without toppling over (he’s apparently looking to give it a more natural gait next). Head on past the break to see for yourself.
[Via SlashGear]
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DIY ‘Giger’ robot walks after 100 hours of human work originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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At this point, we’re beginning to wonder if we’ll ever see ASUS’ Eee Keyboard on store shelves. Heck, we’ve even see it drop by the all-knowing FCC, yet the company has apparently delayed the official debut once more. The kids over at Register Hardware were able to sit down with a tweaked version of the device, which is now slated to ship in early 2010. What’s different? ASUS threw out the old resistive touchscreen that we’d played with before and swapped in a capacitive panel like the one in SE’s XPERIA X10, Apple’s iPhone and Nokia’s X6. Engineers assert that touch response was far better with capacitive, and at least in this application, it simply made more sense. We’re also given a good look at the external WiFi / UWB antenna that we spotted in the aforesaid FCC filing, which is being used over a sleek internal option due to possible interference from the metallic enclosure. Other than that, most everything else has remained the same, though we are told that a non-metallic iteration is in the works for those who hate awesome things.
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ASUS retools Eee Keyboard, swaps in capacitive touchscreen originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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