Archive for August, 2009

Dell Inspiron 11z Reviewed With High Hopes, Disappointing Realities

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Dell’s 11.6-inch Inspiron 11z sure looks promising, with a sub-$500 price tag and an Intel Celeron 723 / non-Atom processor, but if you ask the gang at Notebook Review to describe it, it’s unfortunately a pretty big letdown. Some minor issues with the body from the get-go, it’s apparently got one of the worst touch [...]

Canon EOS 7D Video Specs Get Detailed

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Canon’s seemingly imminent EOS 7D DSLR may still not be fully official just yet, but there’s certainly no end to the leaks these days, with the camera’s complete video specs only the latest to surface. Assuming this latest rumor is on the mark, it looks like you can expect to get your choice of 24, [...]

Sprint Follows T-Mobile’s Lead, Wants $350 For HTC Touch Pro2

Monday, August 31st, 2009

We figured the suits over at T-Mobile USA were on some of that good stuff when they slapped an almost comical $350 (on contract) price tag on HTC’s Touch Pro2, but evidently said “stuff” has made its way into the halls of Overland Park as well. After months of watching evidence mount, Sprint has finally [...]

LG GW880 Leaks Out, Runs Android on China Mobile

Monday, August 31st, 2009

It’s sort of interesting that China is where all the Android action seems to be going down lately, but here we are, staring at the LG GW880 — essentially the company’s first Android phone. Of course, “Android” in this case means China Mobile’s custom WiFi-less OPhone platform, which means we’ll probably never see this guy [...]

Dell Mini 3i Breaks Cover For Most Complete Photo Shoot To Date

Monday, August 31st, 2009

It may have been briefly, sort of official before Dell decided to do some backtracking earlier this month, but it looks like the company’s China-bound Mini 3i smartphone has now made yet another public appearance, and Sina has thankfully delivered what looks to be the most thorough hands-on with the phone to date. That, as [...]

Nikon D300s Unboxing and Hands-On

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Nikon’s D300s has been filtering out to select retail locations for a few days now, and judging by the box that just arrived on our doorstep, we’d say Nikon (just barely) kept its promise of having these things out by the end of August. The semi-pro body is significantly more sturdy and somewhat heavier than [...]

ASUS’ Eee PC Roadmap Leaks: Ion-Boasting Netbooks, Multitouch T91 Coming Soon?

Monday, August 31st, 2009

If two slides leaked to the Eeeuser.com forum are to be believed, ASUS has some pretty interesting — though not terrifically surprising — netbooks on the horizon. The slides, which are apparently the company’s roadmap for US products for the next two quarters, are chock full of refreshed product information.

Olympus Grabs For Entry-Level DSLR Dollars with $600 E-600

Monday, August 31st, 2009

We had some pretty overwhelming evidence that Olympus’ entry-level E-600 was more than just some fancy Photoshop, and sure enough, the outfit has today made things official for us. Designed as a low-cost E-620, the 12.3-megapixel shooter drops only the backlit buttons, a trio of ‘art filter’ modes, aspect mask control and the two-shot multi [...]

Santech LV1 is Low Voltage and Low Fat, But Not Low Price

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Santech might not be the most familiar name around here, but the company has a bit of history in the mobile field, and its latest 13.3-inch effort definitely merits a second look. Coming in under that magical mental barrier of an inch in thickness and sporting an Intel CULV processor, it’s slinky and (just) powerful [...]

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Won’t Be With Us Until October, Others Also Delayed

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Alas, our dream of rocking parties with the projector-packing s1000pj will have to wait an extra month. Turns out that demand for the shooter was so high that even Nikon, whose sole purpose in life is making imaging equipment, couldn’t satiate it in time. The new dates for your calendar are October 23 for the [...]