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Month: February 2012

computing

Boston Dynamics LS3 military robot dog scuttles about in the wild

Thursday, Feb 9, 2012Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 - by Pete Railton

It’s been scaring the Beejezus out us for some time now, but Boston Dynamics’ scary, scuttling robodog has now been spotted shuffling about in the wild, in preparation for military …

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photography

Olympus OM-D retro beauty – full specs, more photos and pricing details

Thursday, Feb 9, 2012Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - by mike s

We got all excited about the leaked photos earlier in the week, and now Olympus have officially announced their new retro-styled Olympus OM-D camera, and served up the all-important spec …

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photography

Sigma DP1 Merrill and DP2 Merrill compacts offer ’46MP APS-C size image sensor’

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

The Sigma DP1 and the Sigma DP2 large-sensor compact cameras, were cameras we really wanted to love. At first sight, we warmed to their no-nonsense Ricoh GRD-like lines, and felt warm …

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Android / Google / mobile apps / mobiles

Google launches Chrome browser for Android

Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 - by Lee J.

We’re big fans of Google’s Chrome desktop browser, so we’re stoked to see that the search engine giant has now released a mobile version for the Android mobile OS.

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Android / computing / portable

Toshiba AT200 10 inch tablet claims world’s thinnest crown, available in the UK now

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012Thursday, Feb 16, 2012 - by mike s

Billed as the world’s thinnest 10 inch tablet, and looking pleasingly slender to our eyes is the Toshiba AT200, a rather natty Android tablet bearing many similarities to the Samsung galaxy Tab.

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gadgets / photography

Novel lens cap strap holder claims to be a strapping solution for wandering lens caps

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 - by mike s

One thing that drives us mad is losing a lens cap – and we’ve certainly lost quite a few over the years. For photographers there’s two options: either put the lens cap …

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photography

Nikon D800 and D800E 36MP full-frame DSLRs officially announced and priced

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

As expected, Nikon has officially announced the D800 and D800E 36MP full-frame DSLRs. Aimed at studio and landscape professionals, the immense 36.3-megapixel FX-format CMOS sensor (7360 x 4912 resolution) should pack enough punch to …

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computing / portable

Zut alors! French tablet Qooq looks to whisk UK foodies into a frenzy

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 - by Lee J.

Designed for flour-covered chefs working in steamy kitchens, the Qooq tablet sports a water-resistant design with a wipe clean case, rubber coated feet and built-in kick-stand.

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photography

Nikon D800 SLR official pictures leaked in all their salivating glory

Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 - by Lee J.

We’ve been looking forward to hearing more about the forthcoming Nikon D800 SLR camera, and thanks to a website cock up, a full series of photos of the beefy beauty …

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Android / Apple / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy Note advert pulls out the stops to really take the p*ss out of Apple fans

Monday, Feb 6, 2012Monday, Feb 6, 2012 - by mike s

With most of our days spend looking at dour promo videos accompanied by deep voices telling us how great a product is, we’ve grown to appreciate Samsung’s amusing stabs at …

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photography

Olympus OM-D SLR (EM-5) photos leak out – and it looks fabulous

Saturday, Feb 4, 2012Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 - by mike s

As long-time Olympus OM SLR fans, we’ve been very excited by rumours of a forthcoming high end Olympus OM-D Micro Four Thirds camera.

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computing / stuff

Lifelike Geminoid-F robot mannequin waits for a friend in a Tokyo Department Store

Friday, Feb 3, 2012Friday, Feb 3, 2012 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

We’ve been fascinated by the way Japanese scientists have been developing the Geminoid robots, and one of the ‘female’ versions has gone on display in Japan as an interactive mannequin.

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Pentax's K-01 K-mount APS-C mirrorless camera struts a designer look
photography

Pentax’s K-01 K-mount APS-C mirrorless camera struts a designer look

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Pentax has announced its new K-mount mirrorless interchangable lens camera, the PentaxK-01, which can mount just about every lens the company has ever made.

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photography

Stunning Fujifilm X-Pro1 camera gets listed Amazon. Brace yourself for the price

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 - by mike s

The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is one of those cameras that make the Wirefresh staff go weak at the knees and start perusing the listings on eBay to see what price we may get …

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Android / Blackberry / iPhone / mobiles

Android users more frisky on a first date while Blackberry fans hit the bottle

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 - by mike s

According to a fabulously pointless new survey, users of Android phones are supposedly more likely to have sex on a first date and embark on more one-night stands than owners of other smartphones.

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