Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:34 AM PDT

The best in Cameras and DSLR’s Nikon has taken the veil off the COOLPIX P100, its first compact camera capable of recording Full HD (1920×1080) videos, and at 30 FPS. This new model measures 82.7 (H) x 114.4 (W) x 98.6 (D) mm, weights about 481 grams and features a 10.3 megapixel Backside Illumination CMOS sensor, a 3-inch 460,000-dot LCD screen, 26x optical zoom, a maximum sensitivity of ISO 3200, in-camera High Dynamic Range (HDR), and a 5-way image stabilization system.

Bo Kajiwara, Director of Marketing, Nikon says

Our portfolio of cameras is designed to ensure that any photographer, at any level, can find the camera that feels right for them,” said Bo Kajiwara, director of marketing, Nikon. “The P100 blends a stellar lens with creative automatic and manual features to allow the more advanced consumer to explore the boundaries of their photographic capabilities.

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The Nikon COOLPIX P100 supports SD/SDHC memory cards, has HDMI connectivity, and is set to become available next month for $400. For more info about this model see Nikon’s website.This gives some serious competition to the ones from Sony like Tx1, W350, W380 and also to FUJI HS10.

FUJI HS10 uses the same BSI sensor as Nikon’s Coolpix P100.

Features of Fuji Hs10

10.3 Megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor (this thing really gets around) promises better high ISO / low light photos
F2.8-5.6, 30X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 24 – 720 mm
Sensor-shift image stabilization
SLR-style body features manual zoom and focus rings and lots of direct buttons
3-inch, tilting LCD display with 230,000 pixels, plus an electronic viewfinder with eye sensor
Full manual controls, with support for the RAW format
Continuous shooting at full resolution at 10 fps (up to seven shots)
Motion Panorama mode lets you pan the camera from side-to-side to create a single panoramic image (just like on Sony’s cameras)
Pro Light Light mode combines several images into one, to reduce noise levels in low light situations
Face detection with auto redeye removal
Multi-Motion feature captures 5 images of a moving subject and combines them into a single image; Motion Remover mode works in reverse, removing the moving subject from the scene (can’t say I’ve never needed that one)
Records movies at 1920 x 1080 (30 frames/second) with stereo sound using the H.264 codec until 4GB file size or 29 min time limit is reached
HDMI output
45MB onboard memory + SD/SDHC card slot
Uses four AA batteries; 300 shots per charge using alkalines
Ships in April for $499

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As you can see the price comes to around 499$ which is 100$ more than the Nikon one. Do check out recommend read of Fuji HS10 as they see a 30X zoom. i say Waoo!

HS 10 Zoom test: Fujifilm Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

My Fuji HS11 is a good camera. [Page 1]: Fujifilm Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

So if you are in a dilemma which one to choose i would say go with the Fuji Hs10.So who’s buying this.

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Meego 1.0 with Maemo Os in action videos

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 06:22 AM PDT

Meego is creating quite a buzz these days and every one is waiting to watch it in action.Those who aren’t aware what Meego is, it is an open source, Linux project which brings together the Moblin project, which is headed up by Intel, Maemo, by Nokia, into a single open source activity. MeeGo integrates the experience and skills of two significant development ecosystems, versed in communications and computing technologies. The MeeGo project believes these two pillars form the technical foundations for next generation platforms and usages in the mobile and device platforms space.

What Meego comes with

Performance optimizations and features which enable rich computational and graphically oriented applications and connected services development
No-compromise internet standards support delivering the best web experiences
Easy to use, flexible and powerful UI/app development environment based on Qt
Open source project organization managed by the Linux Foundation
State of the Art Linux stack optimized for the size and capabilities of small footprint platforms and mobile devices, but delivering broad linux software application compatibility

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MeeGo currently targets platforms such as netbooks/entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, and media phones.Check out some videos below of Meego 1.0 in action.

MeeGo 1.0 on a Netbook at IDF 2010

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LG GW990 powered by Moorestown running Moblin

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Intel Moorestown Demo on an Tablet

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XFX to ship radeon HD 5970 in Gun case F200 look-alike

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:43 AM PDT

Nvidia may flaunt that they have the fastest single GPU card namely the GTX 480 but the fastest video card title would still go with ATI Radeon HD 5970.If leaks about an upcoming XFX product are to be believed, the Radeon HD 5970 is about to get a bit of a boost in an upcoming premium dual GPU card.If you check out the pic below it shows a upcoming Radeon HD 5970 with 4GB of RAM and six mini-DisplayPort connectors, making it ready for Eyefinity6 – for six displays driven simultaneously.This seemed obvious as previously XFX said no shipping of GTX 470 and GTX 480.

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While this new card coming from XFX will be topping the benchmarks for sure, what sets this vendor’s offering apart from the rest is the supposed packaging that resembles a F2000 firearm. The packaging will be plastic and can serve as a carrying case.According to Legit Reviews, XFX will be handpicking the GPUs for this series of cards to increase their attractiveness to overclockers. As for pricing, we’re supposed to expect pricing at around $100 more than current Radeon HD 5970 cards.This would a awesome venture as recently XFX moved to ATi way.The vanilla 5970 would cost around 32k in India and this may seem to be a bit more costly as it supports 6 displays and whooping 4Gb memory.So if you on a high budget and need sheer performance with cool case too then go for it