drag2share: Olympus brings five-axis image stabilization to the point-and-shoot with $400 Stylus SH-1

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/31/olympus-sh-1/

Olympus introduced its five-axis image stabilization in 2012 with the OM-D E-M5. That $1,000 camera was mighty powerful for its day, but the new IS tech was perhaps its most impressive feature, enabling sharp stills and steady handheld video. It's very exciting, then, that Olympus is bringing that same stabilization to its point-and-shoot line with the Stylus SH-1. This compact cam has plenty of other tricks up its sleeve, too. Take the f/3-6.9, 25-600mm 24x optical zoom lens, for example, or the 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor and TruePic VII processor (the same found in the OM-D series). There's also a 3-inch 460k-dot LCD, 1080/60p video, an 11fps burst mode and integrated WiFi. The SH-1 is expected in stores this May in black, white and silver. It'll retail for $400, which, considering the optics and the five-axis image stabilization on board, is a pretty solid deal.

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drag2share: Olympus Stylus Tough TG-3 ships with WiFi and f/2 lens for $350, dead fish sold separately

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/31/olympus-tg-3/

We question Olympus' decision to photograph its latest ruggedized cam next to a dead fish, then send that image out to reporters. But puzzling marketing practices aside, this is one impressive point-and-shoot. The Stylus TG-3 hails from the company's Tough line, which means it's waterproof (to 50 feet), freeze-proof (to 14°F), shockproof (from seven-foot drops) and crushproof (to 220 pounds). Unlike many other ruggedized cams, however, the TG-3 is equally impressive when it comes to traditional capabilities. There's a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, an f/2-4.9, 25-100mm optical zoom lens, a 3-inch 460k-dot LCD, 1080p video, GPS and WiFi. A new microscope mode lets you snap macro shots just 10mm from your subject and a ring light accessory (perhaps our favorite feature) mounts atop the camera's built-in LED to provide even light with small subjects positioned just in front of the lens. The TG-3's expected to ship this June for $350 in black and red.

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drag2share: Crystal Clear Putty Is Like Playing With Molten Glass (Minus Burns)

Source: http://gizmodo.com/crystal-clear-putty-is-like-playing-with-molten-glass-1553639032

Play-Doh's all well and good when it comes to entertaining a toddler. But when you grow up, you need science to deliver something a bit more captivating. And what could be a better way to waste away the hours at work than with a handful of crystal clear putty that looks like liquid glass?

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drag2share: Scientists Can Reconstruct Faces by Reading Your Mind

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Fantasizing about an old flame? Lusting over a celebrity instead of your current squeeze? Watch out: scientists can reconstruct the faces you're thinking about from a brain scan alone.

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drag2share: A Majority Of Americans Say They're Likely To Buy A 4K TV In The Next Two Years

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/gjs7fOO_i1Y/a-majority-of-americans-say-theyre-likely-to-buy-a-4k-tv-in-the-next-two-years-2014-3

Over half of Americans are at least "somewhat likely" to buy a 4K Ultra HD TV in the next two years, according to a survey by Strategy Analytics.

Strategy Analytics sampled 2,204 Americans and 4,095 Europeans ages 15 through 74 in the final quarter of 2013.

• One-fifth of the survey's U.S. respondents said that they are "very likely" to buy a 4K TV in the next two years. Another one-third said that they are "somewhat likely" to do so.
• Less than one-fifth said that they are basically neutral on whether or not they will buy a 4K TV.
• Only 23% expressed a fair degree of certainty that they would not buy a 4K TV.

European respondents reported being about equally likely to buy a 4K TV in the next two years as Americans. Fifty-six percent of Europeans said that they are at least "somewhat likely" to buy a TV with this new technology. Just 21% said they were either "somewhat unlikely" or "very unlikely."

We think 4K Ultra HD will roll out much faster than standard HD. Our forecast anticipates that 4K televisions will be in roughly half of all North American households by the end of 2024, just ten years from now, a fast adoption curve for such a new technology. A Parks Associates forecast is even more bullish, anticipating that 4K-capable TVs will be in over four-fifths of U.S. households with broadband Internet access in the same time frame. That quick pace of 4K adoption will primarily be driven by rapidly falling prices. 

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