Canon announced its lineup of digital cameras in 2008. Of course, since it’s pretty early in the year 2008, this is just the initial lineup. The four cameras are:

* Digital IXUS 80 IS – a compact, curved design in four attractive colour variations (Classic Silver, Candy Pink, Chocolate, Caramel), 8.0 Megapixels, 3x zoom with optical Image Stabilizer and 2.5” high resolution PureColor LCD II
* PowerShot A590 IS – 8.0 Megapixels, 4x zoom with optical Image Stabilizer, new Easy mode and full Manual control, range of optional lens accessories, 2.5” LCD and optical viewfinder
* PowerShot A580 – 8.0 Megapixels, 4x zoom, 2.5” LCD and optical viewfinder, plus new Easy mode
* PowerShot A470 – 7.1 Megapixels, 3.4x zoom, 2.5” LCD and four colour variations (Red, Blue, Green, Silver)

It seems that Canon opens the year with the introduction of compact and style cameras. When I asked about the EOS-450D in Indonesia, the reply was next month (or next two months).

Source: Canon Press Release

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For those of you who love to share your videos, you’re in for a treat. Nokia is inviting everyone to enter the 2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards by creating and submitting their short videos to www.ovi.com/pangeaday to be considered for inclusion in the first Pangea Day broadcast event on May 10, 2008.
For the Pangea Day broadcast on May 10th, Nokia is making it possible for people to capture their stories by distributing free video-enabled Nokia mobile devices to places where stories of universal human truths—like love, laughter, sorrow or hope—will transcend background and place to bring people closer together.

Here’s the official press release from Nokia: more…

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For some reasons, the names of mobile phones are changed when they’re moved from projects/developments to marketable products. Interesting enough, the project’s names are quite illustrious and to some extent, are better than the combination of numbers and one or two letters of the alphabet.

Here’s a list of projects’ names of Sony Ericsson mobile phones

X1 - Venus?
W980i - Madonna
Z770i - Becky
C902 - Alona Bella?
C702- Ning
G900- Tyra more…

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Handango just released smartphone content trends for 2007. The trends cover various smartphone platforms, ranging from BlackBerry to Symbian. There’s no specification about the country the list was obtained, however it pretty much covers the US.

Here’s the list:

Handango reported a stellar year for BlackBerry, with a 135% year over year increase in the number of new mobile content titles added to the Handango catalog. The BlackBerry Pearl was the most popular device for mobile content in 2007, both in terms of revenue and units sold.

The top 10 best-selling applications for BlackBerry in 2007 were:
1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)
2. Sudoku (puzzle game)
3. Colour Your Trackball (trackball customizer)
4. IM+ (instant messenger)
5. Ascendo DataVault (password manager)
6. WorldMate Live Gold Membership (travel assistant)
7. Aces Texas Hold’Em – No Limit (poker game)
8 . IM+ for Skype (instant messenger)
9. SplashID for BlackBerry (information security)
10. Crackberry Ringtones Deluxe (ringtone library)

Windows Mobile Standard

The top 10 best-selling applications for Windows Mobile Standard in 2007 were:
1. Ringtone Megaplex (ringtone library)
2. SBSH Façade (home screen plug-in)
3. MobiTV (streaming television)
4. HandiTV (streaming television)
5. Fizz Weather (weather monitor)
6. SmartphoneNotes (note manager)
7. Agendus Standard Edition (calendar manager)
8. Agenda One (calendar manager)
9. PocketStreamer (streaming media)
10. IM+ (instant messenger)

Palm OS
Top device: Palm Treo 650 more…

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Here’s a video review of Lenovo X300 from Voxant. I haven’t laid my hand on that sexy thing, so I can’t review it just yet.

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I can’t really imagine the hassle and the amount of effort needed to make a home movie before digital. With the current crop of newest camcorder, making your own movies is easier than ever. The choice is pretty much endless, even if you don’t have a big budget. You can choose from MiniDV, memory card-based, and hard drive based camcorder. You can also choose the designs, the colors, and the specifications, which are mind-boggling really.

Unfortunately, this kind of luxury leads to one problem. How can we choose the right camcorder for us? Sure, it’s not as complicated as choosing our spouse, but it’s getting close. To avoid that kind of complication, we can seek the advice of fellow users’ review from the site such as Expo TV. It’s not a dedicated camcorder review site, but think of it like YouTube for gadget reviews. You can even earn money by doing video reviews, but I’m not going to talk about it.

In the site, I found a product that I’ve never seen before; The Flip Video. From the design, it’s pretty neat and small. I couldn’t find it here in Indonesia, but since it’s pretty cheap, I think it will fit well into those who have very limited budget.

Of course you can also find reviews of the big brands such as JVC Everio GZ-HD3, Sony DCR-DVD205, Canon XH A1 (another product not found here), Panasonic Palmcorder PVGS12, and many more.

Source: Expo Television

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Starting last January, Sony will bundle new versions of Picture Motion Browser software and Image Tracker software with its GPS receiver for digital imaging products.

With this new software, the GPS-CS1KASP device can trace the GPS coordinates of your video footage to an online map, courtesy of Google™. The product will continue to support GPS tagging of digital still photos.

Benefits of the new GPS-CS1KASP device include:

• The GPS receiver records your location every 15 seconds so you can trace your course while recording video or pinpoint the loacation where you took a photo.

• The updated software pairs the GPS recordings with your video and still photos so you can trace your video, or plot your photo, to an online map, courtesy of the Google maps™ mapping service.

• The cylindrical 12-channel receiver is only 3.5-inches long and weights just two ounces.

• Compatible with virtually any digital camera or camcorder, the product is able to store 360 hours of coordinates on its internal memory.

Sony includes two new attachment accessories so you can secure to the GPS receiver to your arm when running or hiking or to your bike when cycling. The product continues to offer a carabiner to attach the receiver to a backpack or a belt loop.

The GPS-CS1KASP device will be available next month for about $150 at sonystyle.com, at Sony Style® retail stores (www.sonystyle.com/retail) , and at authorized dealers nationwide.

Writer’s note: We still have to see how good it will perform, however this shows that Sony is finally getting serious about GPS.

Source: Sony Press Release

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