Sony announces new CMOS sensors, 12+ megapixel cameraphones coming soon

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/sony-announces-new-cmos-sensors-12-megapixel-cameraphones-comi/

Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras

If you've enjoyed the point-and-shoot megapixel race, which has pushed sensor resolutions in your average 3X zoom compact cam well into the teens -- leaving a sad trail of dark and noisy holiday pictures in its wake -- you're going to just love the mobile phone megapixel race. Samsung's 10 megapixel SCH-B600 currently holds the lead, but Sony's got a ringer chomping at the bit with the Exmor IMX060PQ CMOS sensor, which, paired with its matching auto-focus lens module, will turn some lucky handset into a 12.25 megapixel shooter when it enters the race in March. Sony has also announced 5.15 and 8.11 megapixel sensors, but really, anything not in double digits is so last year.

[Via Akihabara News]

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Sony announces new CMOS sensors, 12+ megapixel cameraphones coming soon originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mojo Mobility's induction charging tech: best thing to happen to discs since Tron

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/mojo-mobilitys-induction-charging-tech-best-thing-to-happen-to/

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

We are absolutely, completely ready for wireless induction charging to make it big. Have you seen our gadget charging station? It's like some Lovecraftian nightmare; our latest intern went over to plug in his BlackBerry two days ago and we haven't seen him since. For years we've been getting teased with limited, proprietary solutions (mostly for sweaty videogame controllers) but we seem to be firmly and disappointingly locked in the competing standards phase. While we hate to see yet another contestant enter the fray, Mojo Mobility Inc. might just have a winner with its Near Field Power technique, relying on thin, inexpensive coiled discs to both send and receive up to 4 watts of power with 70 percent efficiency. Unlike the competition no exposed contacts are required, and while it looks like you'll still need to place the device onto a charging pad, with multiple transmission discs that pad could charge all your gadgets at once. Mojo plans to supply the receiving discs to battery and device manufacturers in the near future, and to that we can only say hurry up. Think of the interns!

Mojo Mobility's induction charging tech: best thing to happen to discs since Tron originally appeare! d on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T officially welcomes Symbian S60 back with Nokia 6650

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/atandt-officially-welcomes-symbian-s60-back-with-nokia-6650/

Filed under: Cellphones

For AT&T users craving a little Symbian S60 on contract, do we have some stellar news for you. After discovering that the carrier would be bringing the S60-based Nokia 6650 into its lineup in short order, we've since seen all the proof we need to keep our hearts fluttering. Now, AT&T is doing us all a favor by making things official: the 3G-capable 6650 will land in red and silver tomorrow for anyone who covets, and with it will come a 2-megapixel camera, 2.2-inch QVGA display, AT&T Navigator / Video Share / Mobile Music and a 1.36-inch external display to boot. The pain? $69.99 with a 2-year agreement.

[Via phonescoop]

AT&T officially welcomes Symbian S60 back with Nokia 6650 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aequitas iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame is touchscreen photo-browsing perfection

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/aequitas-igala-wireless-digital-picture-frame-is-touchscreen-pho/

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

We know, you started yawning at the sight of the headline, your ears will pop with relief by the middle of this paragraph, and you'll finish up somewhere around the Read link. We get it. But there's something kinda special about the brand new iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame from Aequitas, we'll call it "common sense." The photo frame sports an 8-inch, 800 x 600 touchscreen, 1GB of internal storage, WiFi and the traditional complement of card readers. What's new here is that iGala really puts that WiFi connection to use, featuring Gmail integration (for sending photos), an alarm clock and integration with Microsoft's FrameIt service for news, traffic and weather info. The frame also hooks up to Flickr directly, which is such a no-brainer these days that we're surprised we see still so many "connected" frames lacking the feature. A full touchscreen makes all of this stuff actually possible to use, and the $239 pricetag doesn't mean you have to get soaked for the convenience. iGala is available now from Aequitas' entirely sketchy online store -- we guess you can't win 'em all.

[Via Digital Picture Frame Review]

Aequitas iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame is touchscreen photo-browsing perfection originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alienware stoops lower with $1,049 Area-51 750i gaming desktop

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/alienware-stoops-lower-with-1-049-area-51-750i-gaming-desktop/

Filed under: Desktops

Remember when the average Alienware was like four large? Ah, those were the days. As the used-to-be-boutique gaming PC company looks to attract a wider range of customers and fight off the effects of this economic quandary we're involved in, it has introduced the (relatively) affordable Area-51 750i. Predictably based on the NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI motherboard, this rig can be outfitted with a Core 2 Extreme QX9650, twin ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics cards (or dueling GeForce GTX 280s, if you prefer), 8GB of DDR2 RAM, Windows Vista 64-bit, more hard drive space than you'll ever have use for, an optional Blu-ray burner and the usual complement of ports. We needn't remind you that the $1,049 baseline rig doesn't have a specs list nearly that impressive, but if it's all about that glowing case, you can get in the game quite cheaply right now.

Alienware stoops lower with $1,049 Area-51 750i gaming desktop originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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