In a (very compact) nutshell, Panasonic’s newest TZ-series cam, the Lumix DMC-ZS3, sports a 10.1-megapixel, a 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens and 12x optical zoom—newsworthy because it fits everything inside a frame that’s only 32.8mm thin.
This cam features a new LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 10.1-megapixel resolution, which extends the zoom range from 10x on previous models to 12x and expands the wide-angle lens from 28mm to an ultra-wide 25mm; all while reducing both size and weight of the body.
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Memory maker Super Talent recently announced the availability of SSD storage upgrades for the Windows model of Asus’ highly popular Eee PC S101. With the S101 packed with only 16GB of built-in storage, Super Talent offers three new solid state drive sizes to add to the netbook’s storage capacity.
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Road warriors and nostalgic tourists alike will find something useful in HTC’s brand new Touch Cruise. A re-imagined version of last year’s Touch Cruise GPS phone, this freshly-baked model has a thinner, glossier, and more streamlined form factor, as well as intuitive, location-based features.
Taiwan’s PQI has turned out a 1.8-inch microSATA S518 solid state drive for high-end notebooks that’s shockproof and offers low power consumption. It has a rated maximum read speed of 150MB per second and write speed of 90MB per second, which the company touts as perfect for moving high definition multimedia files.
Thanks to the netbook platform’s affordability and high portability, last year saw a large influx of affordable systems running on Intel’s latest low-cost, low-power Atom processor. So what’s on tap for this year? Try “more powerful netbooks”.
NVIDIA recently showed off the capabilities of their new Ion Platform during the CES show by playing smooth 1080p HD video on a 50-inch display… from a tiny, palm-sized PC.
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