In part one, we took a walk down memory lane looking at the Ricoh’s previous offerings such as the GX100 and introduced the GX200.
In part two we continue to review the latter and give you our thoughts on it’s performance.
Mike Slocombe
Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review (Part Two – 88%)
Ricoh GX200 Digital Compact Camera Review
Reviewing high end Ricoh digital cameras is turning out to be an expensive business for us.The first time we took a look at one – their fixed lens Ricoh GR compact – we ended up liking the camera so much we went straight out and bought the ruddy thing (but only after Ricoh had prised the review model out of our cold, snapping hands).
Asus S101 Upmarket Netbook Launched
Freed from the shackles of being lumped in with its ever- expanding, cheapo Eee range, Asus has whipped out a sleek, slim netbook for those folks that like a dash of style when they’re tapping away on a wee lappie.Mobile News: Firefox Mobile Hits Alpha, Blackberry App Centre
An alpha version of the long awaited Mobile Firefox browser is expected to be released soon.According to Mozilla Foundation had honcho John Lilly, the alpha version (currently code-named Fennec) will be let out of its cage in next few weeks with brave, nay, reckless, foolhardy and heedless users invited to install the no doubt bug-laden alpha creation on their handhelds.
MySpace And Facebook Dominate Mobile Social Networks
Industry giants Facebook and MySpace are the most popular social networking websites for mobile phone users, according to figures released by ABI Research.Their survey found that nearly half (46 per cent) of people signed up to social networks have also whipped out their mobile phones to access the sites.
Wi-Fi Devices to Near One Billion by 2012
The whole wide world is going wild for wireless according to a new study which predicts that embedded Wi-Fi chips could end up in almost a billion consumer electronics devices by 2012.Vodafone Launches Books on Mobile Service
Mobile operator titans Vodafone are letting rip with a literary blast blasting the book world with their new service bringing books to mobile handsets.The service will offer books to perambulating punters at a cost of a fiver to a hefty fifteen quid (what?!), with the cost of purchases lobbed on to the user’s monthly Vodafone bill. Thanks to nippy 3G/HSDPA technology a three-hour audio book can be downloaded in three minutes, and with shiny new smartphones like the iPhone and Android serving up bigger screens, reading a book on a phone becomes less of a chore.
MySpace Music: 1 Billion Songs Streamed “In A Few Days”
MySpace is claiming that its MySpace Music service has already streamed well over a billion songs since launching on September 25.The company are being a little vague with the details but it seems that the billion song total was reached only a ‘few days’ after launch.
Sony PRS-700 E-Reader Announced, Kindle 2 Leaked
Sony has announced their second generation e-reader, the PRS-700, which looks to grab a piece of the action stirred up by Amazon’s innovative Kindle e-reader, which is also rumoured to be updated shortly.Looking For The Ultimate Netbook (8.9″ Screen Edition)
After weeks of deliberation, we worked out that netbooks with 10″+ screens were just too big for our needs, so our attention drifted to smaller screened models.The first gen Asus Eee’s with their paltry 7″ screen were immediately discounted as we didn’t fancy indulging in a scrolling frenzy every time we looked at a website, which left the 8.9″ models for consideration.
Reviewing high end Ricoh digital cameras is turning out to be an expensive business for us.
Freed from the shackles of being lumped in with its ever- expanding, cheapo Eee range, Asus has whipped out a sleek, slim netbook for those folks that like a dash of style when they’re tapping away on a wee lappie.
An alpha version of the long awaited Mobile Firefox browser is expected to be released soon.
Industry giants Facebook and MySpace are the most popular social networking websites for mobile phone users, according to figures released by ABI Research.
The whole wide world is going wild for wireless according to a new study which predicts that embedded Wi-Fi chips could end up in almost a billion consumer electronics devices by 2012.
Mobile operator titans Vodafone are letting rip with a literary blast blasting the book world with their new service bringing books to mobile handsets.
MySpace is claiming that its MySpace Music service has already streamed well over a billion songs since launching on September 25.
Sony has announced their second generation e-reader, the PRS-700, which looks to grab a piece of the action stirred up by Amazon’s innovative Kindle e-reader, which is also rumoured to be updated shortly.
After weeks of deliberation,