I had always wondered what kind of high-end equipment you needed to film crazy Slo-Mo shots. Now I know. The Miro M320S is capable of 1380fps at 1920x1200 resolution. The video examples are stunning and I totally want one. It even has Nikon mounts so you can use Nikon lenses. Of course, nothing comes cheap in the world and this starts at around US$50,000....
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Looking like Mac-Mini's evil, older brother, the Commodore Amiga Mini packs a mean punch with some serious components. 16Gb DDR3 RAM, nVidia Geforce GT 430, ability to drive 3 monitors, 4 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 ports, 3D Bluray drive, etc. - this is one powerful little machine. It also comes with the Commodore OS Vision software which looks like a simplified cross between Windows...
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Toshiba has announced a 13.3" tablet called the Excite 13 which is set to be the largest tablet. I can't decide if that's good or bad. I certainly think the 7-8" tablets are just too small, but is a 13.3" too big? The 1600x900 resolution is good and I certainly can think of a number of reasons that would be useful. But for some...
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HTC was without a doubt one of the brands that I thought would lead the Android revolution. In many ways, it was one of the early pioneers, but for the past year, HTC has been nearly invisible. Several poor designs, poor time to market, and before you knew it HTC was eclipsed. Samsung in particular has been very dominant of late. Creative designs, solid...
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I just got an e-mail that the HTC One-X "Premium Set" that I signed up for is ready to collet on Thursday, April 5. In addition to the phone, the Premium set comes with a Beats Headphone. According to some websites, because I signed up early, it comes at a slight discount to the normal retail price. I'm not sure if that's correct, but...
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