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Lenovo unveils ThinkPad W700 laptop geared to pro photographers

Monday, August 11, 2008 | by Rob Galbraith

Lenovo today has unveiled the ThinkPad W700, a widescreen 17 inch Windows laptop that has been developed expressly for the working digital photographer. In addition to CPU options that include Intel's new mobile quad core processor, a maximum of 8GB of RAM, up to three internal hard drives (two if you don't want to forsake the optical disc drive) and top-end Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M graphics, the W700 features an integrated screen calibrator and mini Wacom tablet plus both SD and CompactFlash card slots.

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Rob Galbraith DPI: Lenovo unveils ThinkPad W700 laptop geared to pro photographers

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Nikon D700

Nikon, Inc. today introduced the new D700 digital SLR camera featuring a 12.1-effective megapixel Nikon FX-format sensor that measures 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. Benefiting from Nikon’s legacy of imaging technology innovation, the D700 offers both advanced and professional photographers stunning image quality, accurate color reproduction and revolutionary low light performance.

Nikon FX-format performance combined with superior mobility and functional versatility

Main Features

• Nikon's original FX-format CMOS image sensor with 36.0 (H) x 23.9 (V) mm image size; 12.1 effective megapixels
• Superior picture quality throughout a wide ISO sensitivity range of ISO 200 to 6400; can be set to ISO-equivalent 25,600
• Incorporates Nikon's original EXPEED digital image processing concept
• Continuous shooting speed is up to 5 frames per second with the included Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, and up to 8 frames per second when using the optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 and Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a/4 or eight AA-size batteries
• Nikon's original Scene Recognition System, utilizing the 1,005-pixel RGB sensor, greatly improves autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance performance
• Active D-Lighting automatically compensates highlights or shadows while you shoot, creating images with natural contrast ? even in difficult lighting
• Picture Control System for image finishing optimized to match individual preferences
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II for ideal exposures in almost any lighting situation
• Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module featuring 51 AF points offers fast, efficient and precise autofocus
• Two Live View modes enable shooting while confirming subjects in the LCD monitor
• 3-inch LCD with 920,000-dot (VGA) resolution and a 170° ultra-wide viewing angle
• Built-in flash with 24mm lens coverage and Nikon’s dependable i-TTL flash control
• Magnesium alloy used for the exterior cover, rear body and mirror box reduces weight and provides rugged durability
• Optional Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 extends shooting capability, enhances stability, and provides the further shooting potential of added controls
• Support for the Wireless Transmitter WT-4/4A (optional) enables direct cable-free image transfer to a compatible computer
• Included Nikon ViewNX software makes browsing and organizing your images easy
• Optional photo-editing software, Capture NX 2 allows users quick and easy photo editing

Nikon | Imaging Products | Nikon D700

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GBM Shortcut: Live Labs Seadragon on Surface

- Rob Bushway

I'm in Redmond for some meetings with Microsoft's Surface team, and we had an informal meet and greet last night. During that time, we got to get our hands on the Surface and see some pretty cool stuff, one item in particular had not previously been seen outside the Surface team - Live Labs Seadragon running on a Surface. These pictures are gigapixel in size, and just watch how seamlessly they are manipulated, scattered about, zoomed, etc. We also have some fun with another demo app towards the end, with Slashgear's Vincent Nguyen face. I gotta tell you, this Surface stuff goes way beyond multi-touch. It is a whole different paradigm in computing, and the Surface team is leading this pioneering effort.

GottaBeMobile - GBM Shortcut: Live Labs Seadragon on Surface - Tablet PC & UMPC News & Video Reviews, and Tablet PC / UMPC Forums

Startup Green Plug's smart power technology could help the environment by eliminating the need to ship a power adapter with every electronics device

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Support grows for universal power adapter | InfoWorld | News | 2008-06-16 | By James Niccolai, IDG News Service

Earlier this year Bill Gates was in the UK for his final trip in his full time role at Microsoft. In July, Bill will make the transition to spend more of his time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation while remaining as Chairman at Microsoft.  In preparation for this transition,, the BBC presenter Fiona Bruce and the Money Programme film crew traveled with Bill throughout his day in the UK to prepare for a BBC Money Programme Special - Bill Gates: How a Geek Changed the World.

This specially extended one hour programme will be aired on this Friday 7–8pm 20^th June on BBC2. 

The programme is set up to tell the definitive story of Bill Gates and Microsoft, including views from friends, colleagues and critics.  It will look in more detail at some of the most important episodes and turning points in the company’s history right up to date, including the recent bid for Yahoo! and an examination of the challenges currently facing Microsoft, as well as Bill’s future work with the Foundation. 

This is an interesting article from Bruce Schneier blog, who is an internationally renowned security technologist and author. Described by The Economist as a "security guru," he is best known as a refreshingly candid and lucid security critic and commentator.

 

June 05, 2008

The War on Photography

What is it with photographers these days? Are they really all terrorists, or does everyone just think they are?

Since 9/11, there has been an increasing war on photography. Photographers have been harassed, questioned, detained, arrested or worse, and declared to be unwelcome. We've been repeatedly told to watch out for photographers, especially suspicious ones. Clearly any terrorist is going to first photograph his target, so vigilance is required.

Except that it's nonsense. The 9/11 terrorists didn't photograph anything. Nor did the London transport bombers, the Madrid subway bombers, or the liquid bombers arrested in 2006. Timothy McVeigh didn't photograph the Oklahoma City Federal Building. The Unabomber didn't photograph anything; neither did shoe-bomber Richard Reid. Photographs aren't being found amongst the papers of Palestinian suicide bombers. The IRA wasn't known for its photography. Even those manufactured terrorist plots that the US government likes to talk about -- the Ft. Dix terrorists, the JFK airport bombers, the Miami 7, the Lackawanna 6 -- no photography.

Given that real terrorists, and even wannabe terrorists, don't seem to photograph anything, why is it such pervasive conventional wisdom that terrorists photograph their targets? Why are our fears so great that we have no choice but to be suspicious of any photographer?

Because it's a movie-plot threat.

Click the link below for the full article

Schneier on Security: The War on Photography

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens 

 

 

When asked what a photographer's life is about, the subject of this film replies that it is 'a life looking through a lens'. She should know: Annie Leibovitz has been looking at all kinds of life through her lens for the last 30 years.

Viewers who haven't heard her name will certainly have seen her pictures: from a naked and pregnant Demi Moore to Bette Midler on a bed of roses; from Bruce Springsteen's famous pose in front of the American flag, to a naked John Lennon curled up and vulnerable next to a distant-looking Yoko Ono, Leibovitz's images are instantly recognisable.

If you miss this episode, catch up on BBC iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

BBC - Imagine

Smile, You're On Camera: Eye-Fi Card Catches Thief

By Charlie Sorrel June 06, 2008 |

Here's a new use for the Eye-Fi wireless SD card that we hadn't considered: A virtual private eye. Eye-Fi user Alison DeLauzon lost $1,000 worth of photo gear while on holiday in Florida.

The Eye-Fi SD card, once plugged into your camera, hooks up to the Internet and sends your photos to either an online sharing site or directly back to your home machine. In this case it was the latter, and the hapless thief not only sent the precious vacation shots back to Alison's computer, but -- according to the email we received from Gadget Lab reader Joe Volat -- "pictures [of] the thieves proudly displaying Alison's lifted camera equipment."

"I opened up the Eye-Fi manager on the computer and, lo and behold, there are the guys that stole our cameras," DeLauzon told Reuters.

This is certainly not the first time that technology has foiled a foolish felon: remember the tattooed man who fell afoul of the auto uploading FlickBooth? But in this case, the thief was extra unlucky. The current generation of Eye-Fi cards need to be preconfigured for each hotspot they access.

In this case, the thief was unlucky enough to stumble across an access point with the exact same SSID and lack of password as one of Alison's regular haunts. We're guessing it was an unsecured hot spot with the default SSID.

Smile, You're On Camera: Eye-Fi Card Catches Thief | Gadget Lab from Wired.com