Gadgets and Gizmos haven’t given you keen photographers any real news for a little while, but that hasn’t been an oversight on our part we have just been waiting for something extra special that we think will really take your fancy….. And here it is, introducing the Canon Rebel T1i EOS 500D DSLR.
So what does the Canon Rebel T1i EOS 500D DSLR have that other cameras don’t have? We here you ask, well for a start Canon have packed this DSLR camera with as many functions and improved specification as possible, in brief; 15.1 megapixels, DIGIC 4 image processor, variable shooting modes, extended ISO range up to ISO 12800, LCD monitor 3.0” TFT, 1080p & 720p HD Video recording (offering 20fps & 30fps respectively), recording up to 30 mins (or 4GB), wide view, DOF preview, LCD live view angle, 3.4 frames per second burst shooting, auto rotation, orientation sensor, auto lighting, external flash and auto pop-up flash, playback mode USB connectivity HDMI type C video out, direct printing, lithium-Ion 7.4v rechargeable battery, mic on front and speaker on rear, dust reduction, firmware upgrades, enhanced functionality with 13 custom functions allowing for 39 settings, 25 languages.
With an expected RRP price tag of £870 for the body only it certainly doesn’t come cheap, add the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens and the price rises to just shy of the £1,000 mark and if you wanted to add the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens then the price rockets to somewhere in the region of £1,400. With a price tag like that you will most certainly be more than a ‘wham bam thank you mam’ happy snapper, but if you are a keen photographer or somebody who just likes to have the best that you can afford then the Canon Rebel T1i EOS 500D DSLR is for you – go on, bring out the rebellious side!
OnLive set to rock the gaming world
Are you continually frustrated that as soon as you get the very ‘latest’ gaming console that a competitor launches another that makes yours seem a has-been? Do you have a gaming console collection, from a wii to a PS3 and everything in-between? Do your wires get crossed and crossed again so that you are sitting a pile of gaming spaghetti trying to untangle them to play your next game? Then you will without doubt be excited about the latest gaming technology named OnLive, a rather insignificant name that hardly does justice to such a gaming phenomenon.
The new gaming console OnLive is currently being exhibited at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco which runs until the 27th March, and is causing somewhat of a stir. The OnLive console will allow gamers to play live streamed games over any reliable broadband connection, without the need for every conceivable console on the market. Just an internet connection and the new console (which is expected to retail at less than the cost of a wii) and you will be able to play on your PC without the need of expensive graphic card or memory upgrades or for that matter any other additional equipment, all the games will be played from the OnLive server which will provide a smooth gaming experience delivered in the true quality that the gaming developers intended.
The OnLive games console is currently being trialled in its Beta form and is expected to be launched at the end of the year in the US and hopefully will reach UK shores shortly after. OnLive is the brainchild of Steve Perlmann and Mike McGarvey, industry whiz kids who are hoping that the game publishers will get behind the new gaming technology in a big way. This effectively will mean no upgrades, no piracy no expensive add-ons, making this very attractive for the game companies as well as the consumer. Featuring interactive gameplay with other gamers, brag clips, leaderboards and player rankings, this is every gamers dream - roll on OnLive!
New iPhone OS 3.0 provides copy, cut and paste at last!
Users have long complained about such an obvious element as cut, copy and paste being missing from their precious iPhone, and now the wait is finally near an end, as Apple have confirmed that this function will now appear in the new and improved iPhone OS 3.0, and we feel like shouting from the rafters ‘about time too!’. This particular function will be accessed by double tapping the Text on the iPhone screen, this will launch the edit text in a bubble giving options to cut, copy or paste, to undo a process it will be a simple shake of the handset to cancel. A further addition to the copy and paste format will be the ability to send email messages with multiple pictures included.
The iPhone OS 3.0 end user developments also include the ability to send and receive multimedia audio and picture files via the mobile phone network. There is also a really useful search function called ‘spotlight’ which will allow a quick search to be performed of your iPhone content from calendars, contacts, media as well as so much more.
There will be huge advances for the developers of App’s functions, this will allow developers to include content such as Google maps, Bluetooth connectivity, streaming video and audio. There will be options to have apps with a subscription fee charged, ‘push’ function, in-game voice application. In fact there are so many new features that we can’t wait to get our hands on the new and very much improved iPhone OS 3.0, and there is also a rumour that existing iPhone 3G users will be able to obtain a free upgrade of their hardware, now if its true then that is something to shout about from the rafters
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