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Microsoft group manager: Windows 7 borrowing 'Mac look and feel' (updated: Microsoft responds) {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2009 12:47AM I'm from Buenos Aires and I say; "kill 'em all"!
Yeti USB Condenser Mic gets certified by THX, fellow Yetis {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 9:36PM Using the USB bus to power a high quality condenser mic seems like a good idea, but I would imagine there are better implementations out there, THX or no THX.
NTT DoCoMo, Softbank announce grand total of 37 phones: Android, perfume holders, and more {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 7:17PM The iPhone has almost zero market penetration in Japan. As a single model, it was briefly ranked number one, that's back when it was heavily promoted and there was a spike of interest. In terms of Apple's market share, of phones currently in use, 1-2% is probably overstating it.
Smart phones aren't that popular here. I've always supposed it was because "dumb phones" were sufficiently "smart", i.e. you can play games, watch TV, browse the web, check the weather and train times, navigate, take and send photos, and of course read and write email. Most you can also keep a music library on, or watch videos.
NVIDIA Fermi GT300 GPU delayed until 2010? {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 4:01AM http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/11/02/nvidia-finally-gets-fermi-a2-taped-out/
It's going to be April at the earliest before this ships in quantity.
NVIDIA CEO shows off mystery tablet, makes zero statements about mystery tablet {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 2:19AM Generalize much?
Ricoh GXR camera system swaps out the sensor along with the lens {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 1:52AM I stand corrected, 50mm module is APS-C, zoom module is 1/1.7".
Ricoh GXR camera system swaps out the sensor along with the lens {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 1:50AM I don't think the camera is big enough for a sensor module much larger than 2/3" or any kind of standard lens mount. Looks to be the same size roughly as the GR Digital.
Ricoh GXR camera system swaps out the sensor along with the lens {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 1:41AM Cost effectiveness. Could be an big issue this time around as well.
GXR : GX + GR. Ricoh's answer to "should I buy the GR Digital or the GX200" conundrum. Thing is it was actually pretty clear cut which camera was for you, a kind of personality litmus test, and if you were one you probably weren't going to be the other. The GX crowd were always pretty happy with their zoom lens, the GR group more than satisfied with their 28mm prime and neither one really was all that jealous of the other.
The huge gotcha with the GXR concept is lenses hold their value, sensors do not. Interchangeable lenses are a better investment. Two years down the road the GF1 owner upgrades to the GF2 writing off the loss, and keeps happily using his lenses with all the latest sensor and camera tech in hand. The GXR owner must replace the whole set, and write off everything as the lens modules will not be worth much by that point.
Ricoh GXR camera system swaps out the sensor along with the lens {Engadget}
Nov 10th 2009 12:21AM This one is going to go over like a lead Zeppelin.
Stealth's rugged LPC-395F Mini PC: it's like a caged monster, but weak {Engadget}
Nov 9th 2009 4:29AM Dude the case is full of giant holes. How long do you expect it's going to last in a frickin sandstorm!?
