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Arguably the most exciting speculations related to the electronic world are now centered around the much-expected coming out of the iPad’s next generation (to be called iPad 3 or graced with some special name to accentuate its headway functioning?). Apple’s victorious and opinion-shifting advance on the smartphone market and on that of carry-around Internet and media devices has been too dramatic not to be anticipating the new iPad with a deal of heart-flutter. Apple’s retail hit portable tablets, the first two generations of iPad , brought the company record quarterly profits and pumped its stock past the $500 level, and we can safely assume that Apple is eager to capitalize further on the success and means to do even better with the new product. First of all, rumors have it that the release date is coming on quite s oon – by information yet to be confirmed, iPad 3 will be displayed at an event in San Francisco as early as March 7, just a month away! Other aired expectati...

Olympus on February 7, 2012 announced the OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera featuring five axis image stabilization, the world's fastest autofocus and an electronic viewfinder (EVF). Olympus terms the launch of the camera, the first offering from the company's newly introduced OM-D (OM Digital) mirrorless ILC camera series: The beginning of the New. The camera's impressive feature make it worthy of at least some of the hype. The E-M5 features a 16 megapixel Live MOS Micro Four Thirds sensor with five-axis image stabilization - up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonal - to minimize handshake. The sensor is supported by the new TruePic VI image-processing engine. FAST Autofocus According to Olympus, the contrast detection autofocus on the E-M5 is the fastest in the world, faster than the phase-detection autofocus on leading DSLR cameras. (Panasonic earlier claimed contrast detection autofocus speeds of 0.1sec with its Lumix DMC GH2, achieved by doubli...

Swiss Army knives and memory sticks are two famous staples by Victorinox, but what they exhibited at CES may well become their most sought-after product, distinguished both as an army knife and as a memory stick ! The first feature their new SSD memory stick boasts is the capacity that comes up to 1TB! Moreover, this bundle comes protected with a software suite with hardware and software encryption that promises hack-resistant, impregnable security for your data. The graphic display is an integrated bi-stable LCD with perfect display functions. The dual connector capabilities are up-to-date providing for both USB and eSATA II. The drive is designed to fit into the black knife body that is empty waiting to hold it, while the other knife body, the red one, is a common Swiss Army knife carrying a blade and all the usual fittings including scissors, a screwdriver, and a nail file. Supposedly the largest flashdrive in existence, the Victorinox knife’n’drive will hit the shel...

Pentax on February 2, 2012 announced the Pentax K-01, its first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC). The Pentax K-01 features a 16 MP, 23.7 x 15.7 mm (1.5 crop), APS-C stabilized sensor; 3-in, 921K dots LCD, and ISO sensitivity varies from 100-12800. It weighs 560g with battery and SD card. The camera does away with viewfinder completely. It can capture stills at 6 fps and full HD 1080p video at 30 FPS with h.264 compression (60 FPS at 720p). Pentax is the fifth leading camera brand to introduce a mirrorless ILC camera, after Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung. The K-01 is compatible with Pentax K-mount lenses used on existing Pe ntax DSLRs. More than 25 million K-mount lenses have been manufactured over the past few decades; all of them will be compatible with the new mirrorless camera. Olympus, Panasonic and Sony mirrorless ILC cameras cannot use lenses designed for their traditional DSLRs. The K-01 comes with a 40mm f2.8 kit lens The Pentax K-01 has been de...

The Pentax K-01 announced on February 2, 2012 is an impressive blend of tradition and modernity that is sure to delight existing Pentax users, but it's moot whether it will draw more camera enthusiasts to the Pentax fold. You can read an introductory write up on the K-01 here . Uppers The most outstanding feature of the camera is its ability to use out-of-the-box Pentax K-mount lenses that are used on existing Pentax DSLR cameras. The K-01 also supports dedicated XS lenses. (See photo above.) The kit lens that will ship with the K-10 is an XS lens: DA XS 40mm F2.8. It is claimed to be the thinnest ILC lens currently in the market. The sensor fitted on the Pentax K-01 is the same as the one fitted on the Pentax K-5, the company's flagship APS-C sensor DSLR. The K-01 matches the K-5 in functionality. Yet it's priced much lower! In other words, the K-01 as a more compact and much cheaper K-5! Pentax enthusiasts couldn't have asked for more. Downers T...

The Nikon P510 announced on February 1, 2012 is a rather impressive Super Zoom (42x) compact camera with a 16.1 MP backlit CMOS sensor and built-in lens-shift vibration reduction (VR). Nikon announced the P510 along with its High End compact camera Nikon P310. The p510 features a 4.3-180 mm lens (which corresponds to 24-1000 mm lens in a 35mm camera) with a variable angle , 3.0-in, 921K LCD. Besides stills, the camera can capture full 1080p HD video with stereo sound. ISO sensitivity ranges from 100-3200. Other features include : Built-in GPS with logging function Enhanced Scene auto selector 16 optimized scene modes USB charging via Charging AC adapter (supplied) or PC Eye-Fi card support The table below shows how impressive the Nikon Coolpix 510 looks when compared with other super zooms in the market.