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Sony’s latest Cyber-shots boast 3D sweep panorama, background defocusing
It’s getting to be that time of the year again — time for Sony to expand / refresh its Cyber-shot lineup. Say hello to the 14.1 megapixel T99 and the 12.2 megapixel WX5 and TX9. All three feature BIONZ processors and 32MB internal memory (no word on …
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Canon updates EOS-1D Mark IV and Rebel T2i / 550D firmware, squashes manual exposure movie bug
When we asked fine readers like yourself how you’d improve the EOS-1D Mark IV and Rebel T2i not a soul mentioned manually exposed video, but if you were personally plagued by a jittery aperture when shooting said footage with certain lenses (a bug tha…
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Clearwire ships Spot 4G and Spot 4G+ WiMAX portable hotspots
It’s not like you couldn’t snag an Overdrive from Sprint or an IntelliGo from Time Warner Cable, but if you’re dead-set on nabbing your WiMAX gear directly from Clearwire, we’ve good splendiferous news to share. The 4G-only Spot 4G and 3G / 4G Spot 4G+…
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iPhone 4 gets outfitted with vintage SLR lens
Sure, the iPhone 4 may have a pretty great camera as far as phones go, but there’s always room for improvement — right? Continuing the great tradition of iPhones awkwardly outfitted with camera lenses, one intrepid individual has now come up with a c…
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Cathay Pacific bringing 50Mbps WiFi, live TV and in-flight calling to fleet
Mmm… we like where this is headed. While legacy airlines in America are struggling to outfit their fleets with in-flight WiFi alone, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways is showing ‘em how it’s done. The airline has just inked a memorandum of understan…
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YouTube launches Leanback, mobile site gets HTML5 revamp (video)
Looks like YouTube’s having quite the day. The site has officially rolled out Leanback, its television-friendly interface first espied during Google TV’s big unveiling. The interface works via keyboard arrow keys — sorry, no option to use the mouse -…
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Mamiya churns out 33 megapixel RZ33 digital camera: yours for $18k
It’s sort of affordable by Mamiya standards, but the $17,990 asking price affixed to the outfit’s new RZ33 large-sensor digital camera kit is still apt to detract all but the most professional of professionals. Boasting a 33 megapixel CCD sensor, Comp…
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Microsoft layoffs: the axeman cometh? (update)
Nothing like rumors of corporate layoffs to throw 89,000 Microsoft employees into unproductive turmoil. This time the rumors are being mongered by the Wall Street Journal and TechFlash, both of whom have been told to expect “far smaller” cuts than th…
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125cc motorcycle + DIY fiberglass fairing = 214mpg, super cool looks
While the quest for alternate fuels goes on, so too other peoples’ search for the ultimate in economy while running on good ‘ol petrol. Allert Jacobs DIY creation reaches near the pinnacle of two-wheeled efficiency, almost doubling the stock Honda Inn…
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Junaio’s augmented reality app for iPhone and Android can add cartoons to your otherwise-boring existence
As an augmented reality navigator that you want to use for finding pizza joints and friends on Foursquare and Twitter, you’ve got more polished options than Junaio’s new 2.0 release — Layar and Yelp, just to name a couple — but Junaio has at least o…
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Bloomberg estimates Xbox Live to be worth $1 billion+
Given the number of users and $50-a-year subscription fee, it’s hardly a surprise that Microsoft is pulling in a ton of cash from Xbox Live, but it looks like the service has recently crossed a significant milestone: the $1 billion mark. That’s what B…
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FCC approves Verizon femtocell unit
The folks over at the FCC have approved Verizon’s Airave femtocell unit from Samsung which is tipped to be released sometime in the second quarter of the year initially, which means they’re already late. Hopefully there will be a concrete release date…
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LG’s 31-Inch OLED 3DTV Saunters Into IFA, Looking Gorgeous [Oled]After last year's 15.1-inch beauty, LG partnered it up with a 31-inch beast . It's officially the area's slimmest OLED 3DTV, but that's not saying much when Sony is the only real other manufacturer with an OLED 3DTV. The brief look I had at the OLED showed it was just as bright as their 15-inch model, and super thin too, at 0.29cm thick. The thin silver bezel and polished silver back![Play Like Dom Cobb With Inception’s Blu-ray Briefcase Set [Movies]](http://nexgadget.com/images/Play-Like-Dom-Cobb-With-Inceptions-Bluray-Briefcase-Set-Movies_-ai-D_0.jpg)
Play Like Dom Cobb With Inception’s Blu-ray Briefcase Set [Movies]UK Inception fans will probably be treated to at least one of the perfect Blu-ray packages I've ever seen, come December 6th. Available for pre-order now, the film is on Blu-ray and DVD, plus there's a digital copy and heaps of special features. £40 ($60) isn't too shabby a cost for a number of the versions of the film, plus after all that silver briefcase it all comes in. Little bonuses