Lenses are more important to capturing contrast than sensors. Good thing to read:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/understanding-series/lens-contrast.shtml

Did anyone else wonder why the article has a shot of someone holding an M9?

I think I'm in the center of Leica's demographic, and I'm very, very interested in getting a small-ish camera as a walkaround. (My big gun is a 1ds iii.) To get to the punchline first, the camera I've preordered is the Olympus E-P2. Why?

* Better looking results (poring over the sample images)
* Included viewfinder (and bigger/better LCD)
* Interchangeable lenses
* $700 cheaper

The other candidates... Lumix GF1 -- would have beaten the Oly, until the E-P2 was announced; Leica M9 -- ludicrously expensive, and I actually *like* autofocus!; Canon G11 -- loved my G9, but the G11 looks like a regression from the G10, and everyone else has moved forward; the Canon S90 -- may still get it just as a shirt camera.

This is all with some regrets. The X1 *looks* gorgeous, and I'm sure the feel of the controls is just buttery -- but in the end, it's the images that count.

Some of the devices that aren't certified for iPhones are that way for a reason. GSM phones (like iPhones) put out a heck of a lot of noise, and I bet you'd be able to hear the "thwackety-thwack-thwack" noise through your stereo unless you put your iPhone in airplane mode.

I own the Sony SR1. Love the quality. Yeah, AVCHD was a pain until folks figured out a combination of TMPGEnc Express 4 and the decoder pack from PowerDVD can be used to transcode it to a more readily editable format.

From the article, they're getting a 5db drop when compared to a normal 5.1 system. Although significant, it's a miniscule drop compared to open-air headphones.

My guess is that the customers for this speaker have VERY small living rooms, e.g. center-city apartments. A couple sitting on a couch would probably nicely fit in the "near field," and they could move the speaker from the coffee table back to the TV stand when done.

Maybe has a niche, but certainly not for those lusting after their very own 100-seat theaters. I wonder how it sounds compared to the Yamaha?

Canon / Nikon is a lot like Mac / PC (large cost of moving from one to another including learning curve and lenses, strobes, etc.), and also a lot like AMD / Intel (they both make absolutely excellent products, but Canon is a much larger company with deeper IP assets).

And it's even a better thing that the DSLR world is evolving beyond the duopoly of just Canon and Nikon.

My suggestion based on a LOT of experience: ask yourself honestly how much you're willing to invest, and then look to spend ~50% on lenses/strobes and ~50% on a body.

Then on alternating years either buy a new body (this is the Nikon camp's year to buy a D200 or D80) or a new lens or two (us Canon folks who own 20D's or Rebel 350's should keep their wallets closed until the next generation comes out).

And, finally, it's easy to see what's coming: these darned things are paper-launched; you generally won't be able to actually buy one until 3-6 months after launch.