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We got excited about face recognition in digital camera when we first heard about it – when the FinePix F31fd came out back in Septemeber 2006 – but now it’s becoming run of the mill.
Sony have taken it one step further with the Cyber-shot T200. Not only does it spot faces, but it will automatically take the photo when the person in shot smiles.
Following our piece on the Nikon Coolpix P5100, other Nikons that were announced at the same time include the Nikon Coolpix P50, an 8.1 megapixel compact digital camera offering some enthusiast- chuffing manual controls, a 3.6x 28-102mm equiv. lens, software-stabilization (rubbish compared to a proper optical job) and ISO 2000 capability, all for £199.99.
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Rick Rubin, he of Def Jam records, has been running Colombia Records, owned by Sony.
Yesterday, there was a 12 page piece in the IHT about Rubin and his attempt to change Colombia Records
Beyond the “‘You might never see me, I may never wear shoes, you’re not the boss of me,” demand that Rubin was supposed to have made, there’s also some meat that will be of interest to anyone who watches the shift of digital media.
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We’ve been digging deep into our Sony contact book in an effort to find out more details about the now-seen Sony Rolly.
Cards are being held very close to the chest about it all over at Sony. As we know Engadget have been through the video with a fine tooth comb in a desperate attempt to try and suss out more.
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Phone services offering freebie calls over the Internet are still only being used by a niche following according to new research.
A study by Ofcom has discovered that Voice- Over-Internet- Protocol (VoIP) services – like those offered by Skype, BT and Tesco – have failed to fire the public imagination.
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Rather unexpectedly, Palm seems to be readying its budget Centro smartphone for a UK/European launch as early as next week.
Speculation about a new, slimmed down, cut-price Palm phone started a few months back after photos were leaked on to the web of a handset going under the name of ‘Gandolf.’
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Sitting at the very top of the range of seven digital compact cameras announced by Nikon today is the Coolpix P5100
Its new flagship digicam updates the P5000, adds a new digital image processing engine and wedges in a slightly beefier 12.1 megapixel sensor.
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DAB digital radio dynamos PURE Digital have announced the TEMPUS-1S, the third update to their popular TEMPUS family of DAB bedside radios.
Sporting the same bedroom-friendly real wood, cherry veneer casework, the TEMPUS-1S hopes to soothe twitchy sleepers and all-night insomniacs into a deep slumber with its collection of ‘Natural Sounds.’
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Many thanks to megamani, a new subscriber to our YouTube channel, who pointed us to a video of a $2 multitouch screen.
Much was made of the Microsoft multi-touch table when it first came out, well, with a plastic bag, some blue dye and water – and a bit of trickery, some clever wag has created the same effect.
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Next week, more time for in-depth interviews, not just a blizzard to news announcments as per last week.