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Nikon's Coolpix S60, S710, S610 and P6000 with GPS get outed
Well, well. What have we here? A few new Nikon's in the run-up to Photokina, based on looks alone. Up first is the previously rumored Coolpix P6000 (pictured front, £429; $835 $500), a high-end point-and-shoot with a patently absurd 13.5-megapixel sensor, a 4x optical zoom, 2.7-inch touchscreen monitor, built-in GPS for geotagging pics, full manual mode and the ability to capture in RAW. If that's a bit much for you, you can check out the ultrathin Coolpix S60 (pictured back, £299; $581 $350), which packs a 3.5-inch 16:9 touchscreen that controls just about everything, a 10-megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and an HDMI output. Next up is the S710, which unfortunately gets the aforementioned 14-megapixel sensor, a 3-inch LCD and a 3.6x optical zoom. Bringing up the rear is the 10-megapixel S560 (£179; $348 $250) and the S610 / S610c (£249; $484 $280), the latter of which includes WiFi for instant uploading. Look for most, if not all, of these to show up on shelves next month. Update: The whole gang just got official. Check out the details here. %Gallery-29195%Read - Nikon's Coolpix P6000Read - The rest of Nikon's stable
Sony cuts prices on A810, S610 series Walkmans
Sony's new A810 and S610 series Walkmans have just barely made it out the door, but it looks like the company has already decided to shave a few bucks off the price of 'em. According to the Sony Style website, the A810 now starts at $120 for the 2GB model (as opposed to the $140 launch price), while the 4GB will set you back $150 and the 8GB demands an even $200. The S610 series, on the other hand, now starts at just $100 for the 2GB model (down from $120 before), with the 4GB and 8GB coming it at $130 and $180, respectively. The Walkman B100 series, introduced around the same time as the other two, looks to be the only one unchanged, costing $60 for the 1GB version and $80 for the 2GB.[Thanks, Raw32]
Hands-on with Sony's new NWZ-S610 DAPs
We got to spend a few brief moments with Sony's new NWZ-S610 and we sort of liked what we saw. While there's nothing really standout about the interface, design or feature set of the players, the mere fact that these represent Sony's long-overdue entry into traditional format support and the death of ATRAC has admittedly biased us toward the diminutive players. The interface is simple enough, certainly nothing flashy, and not at all a departure from current Sony players. At least it's responsive, both in loading movies and browsing through music, so that's always a plus. Just for kicks Sony added in a "time machine shuffle" feature that zooms through the years to select random songs from a certain era. Video playback was smooth, and while the screen isn't the brightest we've seen, it'll certainly get the job done. Overall the player feels nice in the hand, but in a world of ever decreasing millimeters of thickness, the DAP looks downright chunky. Check out all the angles of both players -- the photo version features the silver face, the video edition features black -- in the gallery below.%Gallery-6577%
