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Friday, April 29, 2011

One of the Most Portable High Speed Pro Cameras I've Seen [Cameras]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5796867/one-of-the-most-portable-high-speed-pro-cameras-ive-seen

There are already portable hi-speed cameras from the likes of Casio that can have you shooting 1000FPS at low res, as well as giant pro cameras that go full HD at ridiculous faster-than-a-speeding bullet rigs. But not many that can get you 20,000FPS like the TS3Cine Compact Hi-Speed camera in a relatively portable frame. You're also going to get a monstrous 7-inch LCD screen.

At its maximum resolution of 1280x1024 you can get 500FPS and 720FPS at 720P if you don't want to sacrifice resolution for the 20 KFPS. You're only going to get 3 hours of life from its rechargeable battery pack though, which may be less if you're not careful with its LCD screen. It'll be available in the summer for heart-breaking $30,000 for the 128 GB SSD version, and 32,000 for the 256 GB—though you can also save to SD cards if you don't want to save 2 grand. [TS3Cine via OhGizmo]

Get a Better Grip of Your Point and Shoot with Stick-On Camera Grips [Cameras]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/#!5796880/get-a-better-grip-of-your-point-and-shoot-with-stick-on-camera-grips

Every point and shoots I've ever owned has been dropped, dropped and dropped to its death. Just look at their shape! They're asking for it. Sleek, metal, rectangle and slippery, come on, it's impossible to get a perfect grip on. These attachable camera grips, made by Flipbac, try to give you some more girth to grip. Stick them to your point and shoot with through its 3M adhesive and there's your handle. They come in a 3-pack for $9.99. [Flipbac via The Gadgeteer]

NVIDIA brings SLI support to AMD 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/nvidia-brings-sli-support-to-amd-990fx-990x-and-970-chipsets/

It's not going so far as to expand support as far as AMD has with its CrossFireX multi-GPU technology, but NVIDIA has now at least taken one step in that direction. The company announced today that it's finally bringing SLI support to AMD platforms -- specifically, upcoming motherboards based on AMD's 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets. Those will be offered by ASUS, Gigabyte, ASRock, and MSI initially, with additional manufacturers said to be coming on board "shortly." Hit up the source link below for NVIDIA's complete statement on the matter -- in which it also just so happens to point out that 93 percent of all multi-GPU systems in use today use SLI, according to Steam statistics.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

NVIDIA brings SLI support to AMD 990FX, 990X and 970 chipsets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android 3.1 gets namechecked by Adobe Flash Player 10.2, will be required to enjoy accelerated 720p video

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/android-3-1-gets-namechecked-by-adobe-flash-player-10-2-will-be/

Remember how Adobe said Flash 10.2 wasn't living up to its full hardware-accelerated potential on Honeycomb thus far? Well, it seems the company's found a solution by the name of Android 3.1. We've been inundated with tips (and have confirmed with Adobe) that there's a sticky-sweet new build of Android on the way for the recent crop of slates that OEMs and carriers are rolling out, and that -- just like last time -- you'll need that software to take advantage of all the hardware rendering and compositing that your Tegra 2 silicon can afford. With any luck, 720p playback won't burn our eyeballs this time around. By the way, the Android Market item above was updated this morning to read "requires an upcoming release of Android 3" rather than "Android 3.1," but it's unclear whether the original number was inaccurate or whether Adobe got in trouble.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Android 3.1 gets namechecked by Adobe Flash Player 10.2, will be required to enjoy accelerated 720p video originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Details of Samsung's 'Alex' Chrome OS netbook leaked, Atom N550 in tow

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/29/details-of-samsungs-alex-chrome-os-netbook-leaked-atom-n550/

As we approach the expected mid-2011 launch for a few Chrome OS devices, it seems inevitable that some details are bound to slip out ahead of time -- here's looking at you, Acer ZGB and Seaboard. The latest victim outed by a Chromium bug report is the Samsung "Alex," which sports a 1280 x 800 display (probably at 10 inches as previously rumored; like the mockup above), 1.5GHz dual-core Atom N550, SanDisk SSD P4 of unknown capacity, and 2GB RAM. Also listed are a Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G card, Bluetooth, WiFi, webcam, and a Synaptics touchpad. Well, not long to go now -- perhaps the Alex might even make a cheeky appearance at Google I/O in two weeks' time? Screenshot of the bug report after the break.

[Thanks, Marco]

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Details of Samsung's 'Alex' Chrome OS netbook leaked, Atom N550 in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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