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Thursday
Aug 6,2009

Sony TX1 and WX1 Cyber-shots launch: 10.2MP, Exmore R CMOS

Sony have announced a pair of new digital cameras, the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1, complete with the company’s latest Exmore R back-illuminated CMOS sensor.  Each packs 10.2-megapixel resolution, with the slimline TX1 having a 4x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tesar optical zoom, 720p video recording and a 3-inch LCD display, while the WX1 gets a larger 5x Sony G Lens optical zoom, 720p and a smaller 2.7-inch LCD.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

Sony Party-shot dock takes responsibility for your Kodak moments

Hot on the heals of the new Cyber-shot TX1 and WX1 comes this three-legged curiosity, Sony’s Party-shot.  Intended to grab the photos you’re too busy, drunken or generally conspicuous to snap yourself, the Party-shot dock works with the two new cameras and offers automatic face-detection, 360-degree pans and button-free photos.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

VIA EPIA N700-10EW Nano-ITX board scoffs at extreme temperature

VIA’s Nano-ITX boards have already acquired something of a following among people building tiny embedded computers, HTPC-style media streamers or other compact gadgets, but what happens if you want to take your media-PC-in-a-toaster to the nearest desert or mountain top?  Step forward the VIA EPIA N700-10EW, an unassuming name for a low-power board capable of running in temperatures from minus 20-degrees centigrade to plus 70-degrees.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

Xbox 360 Pro retirement tipped by change in box-art

Eagle-eyed GameStop employees have spotted a change in Microsoft’s box-art for the Xbox 360 Arcade, the most obvious difference being the removal of the Xbox 360 Pro from the comparison chart.  As you can see in the image below (old box on the left, new box on the right), only two Xbox 360 packages are now listed, with Microsoft seemingly intending to discontinue their “entry” model.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

MAINGEAR eX-L 15 Gaming Notebook announced

MAINGEAR announced a brand new gaming notebook today called the eX-L 15, and this notebook includes everything the hardcore gamer needs to play with the best of them on an up-to-date platform.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

TomTom iPhone kit priced in UK

From one iPhone PND app to another: details of TomTom’s upcoming iPhone cradle and its pricing have emerged, courtesy of a premature listing on Handtec’s site.  The accessory – first announced back at Apple’s WWDC in June – includes not only a windscreen mount but a charger, amplified speakers, hands-free kit and separate GPS dongle.

Thursday
Aug 6,2009

ChefStack automatic pancake machine.

As someone who was banned from even considering bringing an automatic donut machine into the kitchen, you can’t begin to imagine how impressed I am with the ChefStack automatic pancake machine.  Capable of producing 200 pancakes per hour with minimal human intervention, the ChefStack works from pre-filled bags of pancake batter fitted with special nozzles.