Sony NEX-5N

“Sony has pulled it off and produced one of the most compelling mirrorless ILC models on the market.”

We’ve added another Sony NEX-5N [QuickPrice Check] review to our Reviews Matrix.

CameraLabs has published their review of the Sony NEX-5N, an Interchangeable Lens Camera (“compact mirrorless DSLR”) with a 16.1MP EXMOR APS HD CMOS sensor, 3.0-in. tiltabe LCD (921k-dot), iAUTO, PASM, Scene Modes, Sweep Panorama, Anti Motion Blur, Manual Focus, Background Defocus, Picture Effect, Hand-held Twilight Mode, Peaking function, supplied detachable flash, Continuous Shooting at 10fps, Auto HDR, Dynamic Range Optimizer, RAW, Anti-Dust Technology, and Full HD 1080p Movie 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD 2.0 with stereo sound.

You can read the Sony NEX-5N Review @ CameraLabs.

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Sony SLT-A65

“In many other respects – namely its AF speed, the size of its viewfinder, Full HD movie mode and overall level of responsiveness – the A65 is a class-leader, matching and sometimes even exceeding the specifications belonging to some of its closest rivals.”

We’ve added a new Sony SLT-A65 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has just published their review of the Sony SLT-A65, a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL) camera with a 24.3MP APS HD CMOS sensor (23.5 x 15.6mm), 0.50-in XGA OLED EVF (Electronic viewfinder) (2,359k dots), articulated 3.0-in. tiltable LCD (921k-dot), 15 points Phase-detection AF (3 points cross type), Continuous Shooting at 10fps, built-in GPS, and 1920 x 1080/60p AVCHD movie with stereo sound. The fixed translucent (semi-transparent) mirror allows full-time Live View and full-time Phase-detection AF even when recording HD movies.

Read the Sony SLT-A65 Review @ TechRadar.

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Nikon Coolpix S6200

“Slow and unreliable autofocus [brings] the overall impression of this stylish little camera down. But with a little patience and care to ensure the Nikon Coolpix S6200 is focusing properly, you’ll be rewarded with colourful, detailed, well-exposed shots, much of the time.”

We’ve added a new Nikon COOLPIX S6200 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix.

TechRadar has posted their review of the Nikon Coolpix S6200, a compact ultra zoom digital camera with 16MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 10x optical zoom (25-250mm equiv.), Optical Image Stabilization, 2.7-in. LCD (230k-dot), P, Scene modes, Smart Portrait System, and 1280x720p / 30fps movie with stereo sound.

You can read the Nikon S6200 Review @ TechRadar.

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It’s the Holidays and drinking is sometimes part of the celebrations. Here’s a message to drink not only responsibly, but also moderately. The latest Enjoy Heineken Responsibly initiative “Sunrise belongs to moderate drinkers” enjoins all to stay within their limits to experience everything the night has to offer, right up to its awesome ending #mysunrise.

Face Detection and Recognition is now prevalent in digital cameras which can detect many faces and even recognize those you tag, giving them preference as to focus and exposure. But Antonio Torralba is more concerned with what’s not the face in a photo: his Artificial Intelligence (A/I/) software tags all objects in an image and makes the image more easily searchable so as to be able to place the photo in an appropriate context. This ability will eventually mean that robots can recognize their surroundings, say in a house or office building, based on what furniture and objects they see around them.

Going one step further with this research, Torralba is also developing systems that can scan a short video clip and predict what is likely to happen next, based on the people and objects in the scene. This should eventually allow robots to anticipate how their actions will influence future events.

As a hobby, Torralba produces his own digital artwork by superimposing multiple images together. For example, he took 150 digital photographs, each containing a person in the center of the image, and combined them to produce a picture that seems to have been hand drawn with a pencil.

Read more about this line of research at: Physorg.

Apple has made available for free download The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine, a children book featuring the four singers in a fantastic land of music, humor and characters. I remember collecting these cards as a kid and it was a magical world.

Download it for free at iTunes. Note it’s a long 15 min download.

This enchanting illustrated book captures the same magical spirit found in the film. The Beatles’ journey to save Pepperland from the music-hating Blue Meanies is filled with surrealistic humor, wit, and clever references to The Beatles’ song titles and lyrics. In this iTunes exclusive, clips from the movie have been included throughout and can be viewed either embedded in the page or at full-screen. The book also contains interactive animations as well as sound effects and music clips. Download the book for free right here and enjoy it on iBooks on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

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Rivers & Roads from Ryan&Heidi on Vimeo.

This timelapse was filmed entirely from the 51st floor of The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park.

Just what are all these people doing milling about at the top of the GE buildings?

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WOW! Probably the smartest move HP has ever made in a long time [besides pricing its tablet at $99] is releasing the fantastic webOS into Open Source domain so that anyone can freely develop and use it.

I am pretty impressed that Meg Whitman, the new CEO, is taking this decision and hope this is really for the long haul. HP is inviting developers and customers to provide input and suggestions at http://developer.palm.com/blog/. [HP, you need a more formal and serious process than inviting comments to a blog.]

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PRESS RELEASE

HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source

HP to enable creativity of the community to accelerate the next-generation web-centric platform

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011

HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community.

HP plans to continue to be active in the development and support of webOS. By combining the innovative webOS platform with the development power of the open source community, there is the opportunity to significantly improve applications and web services for the next generation of devices.

webOS offers a number of benefits to the entire ecosystem of web applications. For developers, applications can be easily built using standard web technologies. In addition, its single integrated stack offers multiplatform portability. For device manufacturers, it provides a single web-centric platform to run across multiple devices. As a result, the end user benefits from a fast, immersive user experience.

“webOS is the only platform designed from the ground up to be mobile, cloud-connected and scalable,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “By contributing this innovation, HP unleashes the creativity of the open source community to advance a new generation of applications and devices.”

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 is a well-featured super zoom camera that both beginners and serious amateur photographers will enjoy using. But it’s not just features for the sake of it; all of them work very well, giving you the confidence that every picture you take has the potential of being a keeper.

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