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ZINNET debuts brite-View media players, streamers {Engadget}
Jun 26th 2009 10:57AM Rock rock rock rock rock 'n' roll high schoooooool....
Flash 10 for smartphone beta coming this October {Engadget}
Jun 22nd 2009 7:04PM Flash on the Pre sounds nice...
Panasonic DMC-ZS3 hands-on and review {Engadget}
Jun 16th 2009 1:12PM Not sure what you mean by "true optical viewfinder" (unless you mean SLR through-the-lens viewing) but there are plenty of point-n-shoots at all price points with optical viewfinders. The point being, people can't always see an LCD screen in bright light, in which case any optical viewfinder is desired... Plus, some people just prefer looking through a viewfinder.
Panasonic DMC-ZS3 hands-on and review {Engadget}
Jun 15th 2009 12:39PM To be fair, most new point-n-shoot cameras use more and more noise reduction as the ISO goes up -- so you won't see typical noise. But you do see a degradation of image quality at the pixel level. Look for yourself at this site (scroll down to the ISO tests), and you can see that the quality steadily degrades as the ISO goes up (look at how dark and solid the spade looks at the lowest ISO, but at 400 it's kinda of splotchy and faded).
http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3957&review=panasonic+lumix+zs3
Panasonic DMC-ZS3 hands-on and review {Engadget}
Jun 15th 2009 12:31PM I agree, but clearly, this camera is for people who want a big zoom, as opposed to the LX-3, which has one of the smallest zoom factors I've seen. Also, if you really want to use the camera for videos, I've read the LX-3 sound quality is poor.
Panasonic DMC-ZS3 hands-on and review {Engadget}
Jun 15th 2009 12:26PM I have an SLR too, but who wants to drag it (and big lenses) around everywhere? I can bring this camera with me at all times. Not to mention, you can usually bring a point-n-shoot to a concert, but not an SLR. The whole point you're missing is, this is a small, portable camera!
Panasonic DMC-ZS3 hands-on and review {Engadget}
Jun 15th 2009 11:30AM I ordered this jack-of-all-trades camera yesterday. Seemed like the best camera that is small, has a big zoom, good movie mode (including zoom during recording), and good sound (the previous incarnations of this Panasonic line appear to suffer from poor sound quality). Wish it was cheaper, but oh well...
Ask Engadget: Best small camera (with good video) under $600? {Engadget}
May 21st 2009 5:29PM I'm surprised so many people don't seem to care about lousy audio...
Ask Engadget: Best small camera (with good video) under $600? {Engadget}
May 21st 2009 5:26PM I've heard the sound is lousy on the Panasonic, and since audio is probably somewhat important to those taking videos, I can't help but wonder if major points should be taken off for that problem. Other than audio quality, it sounds like a nice camera at a good price.
Raser Technologies develops 100MPG Hummer H3 just to spite Al Gore {Engadget}
Apr 28th 2009 5:25PM I kinda don't get how any vehicles that are plugged in should have an MPG rating. I mean, doesn't this MPG rating in a vacuum ignore that much of the power come from electricity? How can a genuinely low MPG car (one that is small, aerodynamic, uses regenerative technologies) be compared to one that's heavy, not-at-all-aerodynamic, and only get's its low MPG through it's heavy reliance on electricity?
