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Indian with an iPod in Google Earth

October 18, 2008 – 2:59 pm

Long time since we had our last Google Earth optical illusion. I had this submitted by many people, but somehow forgot to publish it by now. In short - this aerial (or satellite) photo gives impression there is an ancient Indian listening to the iPod. …

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BenQ announces E1050 camera for drab and mysterious shooters

September 19, 2008 – 3:15 pm

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BenQ announces monochromatic (on the outside) E1050

BenQ is enhancing its selection of pocketable shooters with another modestly-spec’ed offering, the E1050. It has your standard 3x optical zoom lens on the front and 3-inch LCD on the back, with a 10 megapixel CCD forming the meat in this 17.6mm thick sandwich (though BenQ points out that it is 16.8mm thin at its skinniest bit). Its stainless case is only available in a muted gray, surely to disappoint those who need color in their life. However, that nondescript hue plus the inclusion of shooting speeds all the way down to ISO 3200, twice that of the earlier (and thinner) T850, should make this a solid choice for spies and ninjas. Beyond potential espionage action there isn’t much to get excited about here, especially at an undisclosed price and undisclosed availability — but don’t let that stop you from checking out a picture of its back-side after the break.

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iPod touch 2G unboxing, hands-on, and first impressions

September 11, 2008 – 11:50 pm

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We’ll tell you that when we first got a chance to handle Apple’s latest generation of the iPod touch on Tuesday, our gadget-nerd alarms went clanging like there was a really, really bad fire somewhere. The improvements the company has made in design aren’t remarkable, but they are entirely welcome. The new housing is smooth, incredibly thin, and feels like a solid metal brick in your hands. The built-in speaker is a nice addition, as are those volume controls (finally!) — the screen is incredibly bright (on par with the iPhone 3G), though it also looks like it got the 3G’s new color temperature. On the software side, 2.1 is definitely feeling smoother and slicker than previous versions, the Nike+ inclusion is huge if you’re a runner, and the implementation is well integrated — overall, we’re leaning towards a thumbs-up on those bug fixes too. Unfortunately, we couldn’t seem to get the Genius function working on the device (anyone else having this issue?), though that may be more of a server-side conflict than something funky with the player, as we were getting errors in iTunes when trying to flip the switch. We’ll be blowing this out with a full review, but for now you can enjoy the succulent pics in the gallery below!

Gallery: iPod touch 2G unboxing, hands-on, and first impressions

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