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Just in case you really needed yetanother alternative in the portable photo storage drive department, Jobo is doing you one better — introducing two new devices. Both the GIGA Vu Sonic and GIGA One Sonic will download up to 1GB in 30 seconds, and both feature RAW decoding, up to 250GB storage, and a 3.2-inch color display. In addition, these guys accommodate all the standard media card formats, including CompactFlash, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC). Prices start at €329 ($417) for the GIGA Vu Sonic, and €240 for the GIGA One Sonic. Available worldwide next month. Full PR and specs after the break.

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Jobo unveils two new GIGA photo storage devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The rumor mill seems to be coalescing around a new CyberShot DSC-HX1 camera from Sony in the run-up to the big PMA camera show next week. In fact, on-line camera shops are already adding placeholders for Sony’s new flagship, super-zoom with 1080p video and HQ sound. If true, we’re just days away from seeing the official launch of a 9 megapixel (CMOS) camera with 20x zoom, 2.7-inch (possibly 3.0-inch like the DSC-H50) LCD, optical SteadyShot with anti-motion blur, and a 10fps burst rate at unspecified resolution. Rumor also has it priced at £400 which directly translates to $571 — though it’ll likely be priced between $400 and $500 (pre-tax) Stateside as these things generally go.

[Thanks, Semi]

There’s something undeniably sexy, romantic even, about modern digital rangefinders. Perhaps it’s the bevy of tactile controls that stand in such stark contrast to the button-less touchscreen trend infecting consumer electronics. Perhaps it’s nostalgia. Whatever it is, the Epson R-D1x just created a momentary pause of reverence amongst Engadget editors. Not much has changed since the R-D1 (followed by the R-D1s) was introduced four years ago: that 6 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor, RAW and JPEG support, and Leica M and L glass compatibility remain. Epson just modernized things a bit by adding a handgrip (model R-D1xG), a bigger 2.5-inch LCD, support for the SDHC card format (up to 32GB), and improved EDiART image processing. But this shooter isn’t about the specs, it’s about emotion. Ships April 9th for an undisclosed price.

[Via Impress]

Epson’s R-D1x digital Rangefinder locates our analog hearts originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Well, we dug up some hands-on pics of that new waterproof Canon PowerShot D10 we’ve been hearing about recently. Obviously, since it’s aimed at the “sport” set it has to be available in “camouflage,” and since it’s waterproof it has to be sort of bulky. As for the stats, this guy rocks a 12.1-megapixel sensor, DIGIC 4 processor, 3x zoom, image stabilization, and a 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II display that’s said to be twice as bright as the company’s standard LCD II. In addition, the camera is waterproof up to 10 meters, shock resistant, and the display sits behind a 2mm shield — if you should happen to drop this off the roof of an evil genuis’s high-tech lair (or into a pitcher of beer), no worries. Going for about $329, available at the end of April. Hit the read link for the pics.

Canon’s new PowerShot D10 is rugged, bulbous, and waterproof originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Has inspiration walked out on you? Is your gray matter a bit too gray these days? Maybe you need a kick in the creative behindus.
The Photographic Dictionary pairs photos with definitions of words, but this isn’t your bog standard A-is-for-Apple dictionary.
Abstract ideas like ascent, […]

~ Have a cool photo product or site? Reach 260,000 photo fans

Has inspiration walked out on you? Is your gray matter a bit too gray these days? Maybe you need a kick in the creative behindus.

The Photographic Dictionary pairs photos with definitions of words, but this isn’t your bog standard A-is-for-Apple dictionary.

Abstract ideas like ascent, vacuous and curiosity are our favorites, but even prosaic nouns like office and bridge make you think in a different way.

Whether you’ve got writer’s block or photographer’s ennui or the systemic aesthetic doldrums, the Photographic Dictionary is good for what ails you.

The Photographic Dictionary
via Craft

Photo credits: Valerie Enriquez, Laurent Champoussin, Sophie Curtis, David Warren and Hasisi Park.

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