Thursday, February 4, 2010

Nikon COOLPIX S4000 and S3000: slim and compact digital cameras with advanced features


Nikon has introduced the succession of their models COOLPIX S230 and S220 with new products - COOLPIX S4000 and S3000, with extensive functionality and a wide assortment of color-making body design, which has a small thickness.
Nikon COOLPIX S4000:

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Nikon COOLPIX S3000:

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Both new products have almost identical characteristics, except for the a touch screen and larger diagonal (3 v. 2.7) for S4000, and S3000 is thinner and longer expected battery life.
Specifications Nikon COOLPIX S4000 and S3000:
* Matrix: 12 MP
* 4x-fold zoom lens NIKKOR; 4.9-19.6 mm (27-108 mm in 35 mm equivalent); f/3.2-5.9
* Focusing: 50 cm (8 cm in macro mode) to infinity
* Display: 3-inch touchscreen, a resolution of 460 thousand pixels (for S4000) / 2,7-inch, a resolution of 230 thousand pixels (for S3000)
* Memory: 45 MB (S4000) / 47 MB (S3000), expandable with SD memory cards
* Sensitivity ISO: ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, Auto
* Dimensions: 94,5 h56, 5x20, 4 mm (S4000) / 94,3 x55, 9x19 mm (S3000)
* Weight: 131 gr. (S4000) / 116 gr. (S3000)

Microsoft unveiled details about Windows Mobile 6.5.3


We already know that before a major upgrade of Windows Mobile to version 7, there will be at least one version, and the changes which will not be so noticeable - Windows Mobile 6.5.3. About a month ago, the Consumer Electronics Show demonstrated some working devices with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, but there were no official announcements about this version. But recently, an announcement of Sony Ericsson Aspen - the communicator based on Windows Mobile 6.5.3, will be released in the second quarter of this year. Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet blog claims that she was able to get a comment from Microsoft about the new features that will appear in the Windows Mobile 6.5.3. Among them - better support for capacitive touch screen and ability to execute multi-touch, and the so-called "platform for building multi-touch", apparently, opening more opportunities for developers third-party software.


New features in Windows Mobile 6.5.3:
* Support for capacitive screens
* Platform for the development of multi-touch
* The buttons are easier to control control by fingers
* Horizontal scrolling replaced tabs
* "Magnifier" to more accurately hit your finger on the elements
* "Drag and drop" icons on the start screen
* Load time of pages in the browser
* The browser will smoothly and quickly respond to gestures
* Updated tools. NET CF 3.5, SQL CE 3.1
* Support for documents in Arabic
* Several bug fixes