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Nikon has a pair of updates to its S-series of wave-like internal zoom compact digital cameras. The COOLPIX S51c and its non-identical twin the S51 share 7.99 megapixel sensors and VR-stabilized 38-114mm equivalent optics along with a 3.0″ anti-reflective screen. The S51c incorporates Wi-Fi connectivity for wireless image transfer. The COOLPIX S51c and COOLPIX S51 will be priced at £229.99 and £199.99 respectively from Sept 2007.

Nikon today announced its new flagship compact digital camera - the COOLPIX P5100. This update from the P5000 uses a variant of Nikon’s new EXPEED image processor along with a slightly larger 12.1 megapixel sensor. The lens is unchanged - 3.5x Zoom-NIKKOR optically-stabilized with Nikon’s VR technology. However the sensor change has widened the field of view to 35-123mm equiv. The P5100 also has in-camera distortion correction which works in real time to correct the live preview as well as stored images.

The first Kodak digicam to incorporate the company’s new KAC-05011 five megapixel CMOS imager, the Kodak EasyShare C513 couples the new sensor to a Kodak-branded 3x optical zoom lens with a fairly standard 36 - 108mm equivalent focal range. For framing images, there’s a 2.4-inch 115,000 pixel LCD display but like many current models, the C513 has no optical viewfinder. Images are stored on Secure Digital / MultiMediaCards, or in 10MB of internal memory.

The Kodak C513 offers capture modes consisting of Auto, SCN, Video, Digital IS, Close-up and Favorites, and includes 13 scene modes to help beginners achieve the results they’re looking for. Scene modes provided are: portrait, night portrait, landscape, sports, snow, beach, text/document, backlight, museum/manner, children, flower, self-portrait, and sunset. The C513 determines exposures with a multi-pattern, center weighted or center spot TTL metering system, and offers 2.0EV of exposure compensation in 1/2EV increments. Five white balance settings are available including auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent and open shade. ISO sensitivity is quite limited though, ranging from 80 to 160 in Auto mode, and up to only ISO 200 in Digital IS mode.

The EasyShare C513 also offers a movie mode, capturing VGA (640×480) clips at 15 fps, or QVGA (320×240) clips at 24 fps, both with audio. Movies are encoded in Motion-JPEG format, with lengths up to 80 minutes based on available memory capacity.

Images and movies captured on the Kodak C513 are transferred to your computer over a USB 2.0 Full Speed connection, rather slower than the USB 2.0 High Speed connections offered on many cameras these days. Power for the C513 comes from two standard AA batteries - either alkaline or lithium disposables, or NiMH rechargeables, with two disposable AA batteries included in the bundle.

The Kodak EasyShare C513 will be available from August 2007 and is priced at only US$79.95.

The iPhone is a multimedia and Internet-enabled quad-band GSM EDGE-supported mobile phone designed and sold by Apple Inc. The iPhone’s functions include those of a camera phone and a multimedia player, in addition to text messaging and visual voicemail. It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fimulti-touchvirtual keyboard and buttons.

Specifications

• Screen size: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
• Screen resolution: 320×480 pixels at 160 ppi
• Input method: Multi-touch screen interface (the “Home” button is the iPhone’s only physical front panel button)
• Operating System: Darwin OS X
• Storage: 4 or 8 GB Flash memory
• Quad band GSM (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900)
• Wi-Fi (802.11g), EDGE and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
• 2 megapixel camera
• Built-in rechargeable, non-removable battery with up to 8 hours of talk, 6 hours of internet use, 7 hours of video playback, and up to 24 hours of audio playback, lasting over 250 hours on standby.
• Size: 115×61×11.6 mm (4.5×2.4×0.46 in)
• Weight: 135 g (4.8 oz)
• Digital SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) of 0.974 W/kg

“I think this is one of the best because in Iphone you can store mp3 song and in the same tit can send and receive text messages and call. And now according to what I heard this gadgets is cool and exciting to use and I’m craving to have one but the price is very expensive and it cost $399. It’s only available in US and it will be available in Asia in year 2008.”

CPU: 2.2-GHz Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Graphics Adapter: GeForce 6150 LE
Monitor Model: Dell E207WFP
Total HD Size (GB): 160