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Crumpler Crisp E 3000 Camera Bag

This bag here is the Crisp E. It’s the little baggy that hangs on a strap,belt,or baggy making your butty look sexy. It looks high and looks low for any e-vice that beeps or buzzes so it can suck it and swallow it inside its supersoft little selfYes, that’s right , it’s got supersoft slippertex lining on the inside and super tough rawhide strong Chickentex on the outside. There’s a mesh pocket inside too, because we all love stockings and it’s also got protective fat ass padding. It comes with a digital storage card holder and the Prince Charles protective seal to keep out corgis and dust. It’s also got a removable shoulder strap, battery loops and a detachable belt loop to hang from your loop ! FeaturesMade from Crumpler 1000D Chicken Tex TM with SlippertexTM lining Removable shoulder strap Mesh pocket Digital storage card holder Protective padding Battery loops Detachable belt loop

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Posted Feb 1st 2008 4:18AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Hello daddy! Meet Sigma’s new APO 200-500 f2.8 ultra telephoto zoom lens. Weighing 16kg (35-pounds), it’s the world’s first to offer a F2.8 aperture at 500mm focal length. A dedicated F5.6 attachment ensures autofocusing at 1000mm while an internal Li-ion battery powers the zooming and AF mechanics. Available for Sigma and Nikon mounts in June or Canons in April for ¥2,500,000 or nearly $25,000. So ask yourself, just how deep does your love for the bird go?

Gallery: Sigma’s APO 200-500 F2.8 telephoto lens gets close to wildlife, your wife

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Looks like owners of the Sprint Treo 755p have a new ROM update from Palm, with Palm citing that “This software update is a tune-up that improves audio, stability, software quality and device usability.” The whole process ought to take around 45 minutes to complete, but take the following precautions before and during the update process.

• Install this software on a Treo 755p for Sprint only. The update will not work on any other Treo smartphones.
• Allow an hour for this update, preferably at a time when you won’t be interrupted by phone calls or text messages.
• Be prepared to back up your data before the update and restore it after. The updater itself will take approximately 45 minutes.
• Settings for some applications such as IM are not retained after update process. You will need to re-enter your user data. If you use Email (VersaMail) remember to re-enter your email account password(s).

Watch movies and listen to your favorite tunes with the iLuve i1155 multimedia player/iPod dock. It features a 8.4 widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) TFT LCD, iPod charger, iPod full remote control, Touch sensitive function keypad controls, Integrated dock for your iPod with video (30GB, 60GB and 80GB), Adjustable stand with latches for desktop use and different viewing angles, and Composite and S-Video output as well as DVD playback support of course. $250
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Looks like cell phones of the future will become more and more modular, with RIM developing what could be the first consumer-oriented phone add-on. Dubbed the BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway, this is but a Bluetooth receiver which hooks up to an audio system, streaming tunes from a compatible BlackBerry within range. Technically speaking, this means it ought to work just fine with other Bluetooth devices, but there is no final word on that yet. No release date is available, let alone pricing so we’ll just have to wait for an official word from RIM on this one.

Posted Feb 1st 2008 1:10AM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Over a year after Leica rolled out its action plan to address those buggy M8s fresh off the factory floor, the digicam company is announcing yet another upgrade path, but this time it’s not on the house. Apparently, M8 owners that fall deeply in love with their shooter can get their name on a “waiting list,” and once their number is called, they get the privilege of shipping their device to Germany where a number of tweaks can be made. Reportedly, each M8 is suitable for upgrading, and aside from getting sent back with a fresh two-year warranty, it can also be fitted with a scratch-resistant LCD monitor cover (um, riveting?) and a new “electronically-controlled metal-blade slotted shutter that offers less noise and vibration.” Unfortunately, these changes will supposedly set one back €1,200 ($1,775), but alas, Leica suggests that said payment will make the M8 a “lifetime investment.” Right, just like that $9,000 desktop you procured in 1996.

The mod, angular design of the Krups FBC5 will look right at home in any starship galley. And I hope you’re in the mood for brownies, Major Tom! The FBC5 features six odd preset modes, half of which are devoted to sweet-tooth baked goods. Overall, cooking quality is fine: Though the actual temperature runs seriously hot (a 450-degree setting quickly hit 475), our cookies got done quickly but were spared burning by a watchful eye, leaving them extra dark but still quite edible. With 100 square inches of cooking space, we were also impressed that the Krups reached 350 degrees in just seven minutes… even if it took us an extra minute to figure out exactly how to turn the thing on. —Christopher Null

WIRED Includes a spare cooking rack and combo rack-puller/tongs implement. Very fast cooking (just make sure you watch it).

TIRED Weird controls aren’t immediately intuitive. Nonstick pan scratches very easily. Incredibly expensive compared to the competition. Baking pan has strangely dimpled pattern, leaving a paltry 45 square inches of flat baking surface.

$200, krupsusa.com

Posted Jan 31st 2008 10:11PM by Steven Kim
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Another colorful point-and-shoot, you say? Yes, but with a difference: General Imaging’s E-1050 uses Geotate’s clever approach to geotagging your photos. Add that to a 10-megapixel sensor, 5x zoom, electronic image stabilization and face detection and red eye removal that’s in vogue this year, and you’ve got an interesting little package. Unfortunately, the unit was tethered by its HDMI port to a TV, so we couldn’t play around with the unit and give away our location, so we’ll have to wait and see if geotagging is enough of a checkmark to differentiate this little digicam.

Gallery: Hands-on with General Imaging’s E-1050

Slacker Portable, the WiFi-equipped streaming media player that has enchanted gadgethounds and excited music industry lawyers, appears to be ready to play. The company will start shipping orders tomorrow.

Based on the PC streaming service, the Slacker Portable plays personalized Slacker Radio stations. You get live streaming when connected to a hotspot, and the gadget caches tunes for listening when you’re out in the wild. Prices vary according to how many stations the gadget can handle, starting at $200 for a 15-station model.

Slacker Portable Ships Tomorrow. What’s Next? [Laptop]

As much as I love my iPhone, I can’t stand getting fingerprints all over the phone’s beautiful glossy screen. So I was jazzed when the guys over at Norway’s Elliptic Labs let me know about their new touchless user interface technology.

The system is capable of detecting movements in 3-dimensions without ever having to put your fingers on the screen.

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Their patented touchless interface doesn’t require that you wear any special sensors on your hand either. You just point at the screen (from as far as 5 feet away), and you can manipulate objects in 3D.

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Elliptic says the technology is compact enough that it could eventually be embedded into mobile devices. Representatives of the company will be on hand at the upcoming GDC show in San Francisco this February to show off their system in person.

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