Sony develops its own version of a GoPro

A camera tha films your point of view while you're doing a sport, is being developped after the announcement of Sony. The GoPro cameras that are most used in this area should come and see a new competitor.

Particularly suitable for sports, this camera records your perspective. It is positioned logically on the head, helmet, handlebar ...

This camera will feature SteadyShot stabilization and an Exmor R CMOS optical sensor. A sensor according to Sony, offers great viewing angles and good performance in low light conditions. The video capturing is performed with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels). Sony describes this future camera as easy to use, very compact and lightweight.

Without giving any indication of price or product name, Sony plans to roll out this camera for fall 2012.

Google Nexus Q, the other Google bet

By its design, the Nexus Q makes you immediately think of the Apple TV. This little black ball with a diameter of 11.6 cm and weighs 923 grams and has connector almost identical to those of the Apple TV: HDMI, USB, optical digital audio output and Ethernet. Google complements very judiciously by the analogue plugs. The Nexus Q is capable of powering passive speakers. It has an amplification of 25 watts. The integration of power supply within the unit is also part of the concept of Google.

Wireless side, the Nexus Q operates using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC. Google product by definition, it operates the home mobile OS: Android 4.0 with 16 GB of storage, its 1 GB of RAM and ARM Cortex-A9 (a OMAP4460).

The design of the Nexus Q is awesome : matte black material, translucent ring backlit by LEDs. In action, the effect is compelling while remaining discreet.

Nexus Q: What is it?


Google introduced the Nexus Q as a case of streaming audio and video ... But if Apple TV is inseparable from the iTunes écostystème, the Q is bound with Google play. It gives access to Google Play Music, Google TV Movies and Play as well as YouTube, but nothing else. It is little, especially for a product sold at  300 $/ € (€ 100 for Apple TV). Especially since these services are not yet available in all countries. No Google Play Music in France for example.

The Q, how does it work ...


Google does not deliver remote control with the Nexus Q. It has been designed to work in conjunction with a smartphone or tablet running Android (like the Nexus 7). The Nexus Q provides the bridge between the content of Google Play, Music and TV or YouTube into a screen or sound system. Tablets and smartphones provide access and manage playlists, audio and video.

The upper hemisphere of the Nexus Q rotates and serves as a volume knob. Touching the sensitive surface will switch it to silent mode. Google also offers accessories: cable bananas, pairs of speakers (the Triad Bookself $ 400).

Many small ideas very useful, but do not offset the very small universe of Nexus Q. Why not push the horizons a little: access to Android applications, web browsing ... The Nexus Q would become perhaps too close to the concept of Google TV. We should certainly avoid offending its partners (Sony), while the products are not yet on the market.

Chrome is available for iPhone and iPad

Google has just made available its web browser Chrome for iOS. The arrival of Google on the lands of Apple could give ideas to Firefox and Internet Explorer ...


You can download Chrome on the App Store.

preview of Chrome for iPhone:





preview of chrome for the iPad:

The dedicated page of Google Chrome for iOS: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/mobile/ios.html

Features: open multiple tabs at once (unlimited), search feature on page, auto-login to Google Accounts, display of the tabs open on the computer, bookmark sync, AutoComplete using your browsing history cross-platform [phone-tablet-computer], synchronization of passwords between all devices. Chrome for iOS also offers private browsing.

Internet group used its Google I / O Wednesday to unveil its first digital tablet, intended to compete against the Apple iPad.

Google has launched the tablet war Wednesday by unveiling its Nexus 7, intended to compete with especially the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle. It should provide the gateway to the digital content online store. The new tablet will cost half the price of market leader, Apple's iPad, and increase the arsenal of Google in its battle against software giant Microsoft and the online store Amazon.

Equipped with a 7 inch screen, a front camera, weighs 340 grams, or about as much as a paperback book. It willrun the latest generation operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and will be manufactured by Asus said Hugo Barra.

Nexus 7 tablets are already available in pre-order on Google Play in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Offered at $ 199, they will be shipped in mid-July.

News: MegaUpload: search warrants were illegal!

This Thursday, the New Zealand justice found that the search warrants used in January, when police raid against the house's founder Kim Dotcom MegaUpload, were illegal.

Dotcom Kim, aka Kim Schmitz, who has German citizenship, was arrested in New Zealand on January 20th on a warrant issued by U.S. authorities. He was released on bail in February and continues to be a request for extradition from the United States for software piracy and money laundering in relation to its download site and sharing MegaUpload.

"The warrants did not describe adequately the offenses to which they corresponded," said Thursday the judge of the High Court of Justice Helen Winkelmann. "In fact they were far, these were general warrants and, as such, invalid." In a statement, the New Zealand Police has also said it would study the judgment.

News: Project Glass: $ 1500 for the developer version,but when will the consumer version come out?

At its Google I / O in San Francisco, Google has created a sensation with its revolutionary glasses : the "Google Glass Explorer."

The "Glass Explorer Google" are the first models of the "Google Project Glass". Equipped with an integrated camera, microphone and can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Mini-screens on the glasses to see details.

From 2013, the firm will market its glasses . They will be offered at $ 1,500 but be warned, not everyone can enjoy it. This will be a special edition for american developers who also attended the Google I / O.

Admittedly, not everyone has the means to invest $ 1,500 in glasses used to display Google Maps and plans to take pictures, and ordinary people will wait until 2014 for the release of a consumer model, certainly at a more affordable price.

Review: The Nokia 808 PureView

Here is the 808 PureView smartphone by Nokia. What makes it special is its camera. This one has a 41 megapixel sensor, Carl Zeiss optics with autofocus and Xenon flash and process your photos with imaging technology Pure View.

Equipped with a 4 inches touchscreen AMOLED Clear Black Corning Gorilla with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels, the Nokia 808 PureView runs on Symbian Belle and features a 1.3 GHz processor and 512 MB ​​of RAM.

Nokia applications like Nokia Maps are preloaded into the device and Nokia Store allows you to acquire new ones. In terms of connectivity, it uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G + DLNA and NFC it also has a front camera for a definition of 480 x 640 pixels. To save your images you have available an internal memory of 16GB and can add a microSD card up to 32GB. We also note that the Nokia 808 PureView operates through a microSIM.

It has a port microHDMI, to connect your smartphone to a TV, but also a micro USB port lets you connect the Nokia 808 PureView device to a computer but also to recharge and a 3.5mm jack for headphones. The introductory price of this smartphone is 599 EUR without subscription.

News: Samsung F-NP900I93, the Series 9 13.3 "Ivy Bridge + Galaxy SIII for 1299 €!

This is what we call play on its synergies! Samsung offers this new reference with Samsung F-NP900I93 an excellent Ultrabook 13.3 "1600 x 900 SuperBright and Ivy Bridge Core i5-in 3317UM Duraluminium of 1.16 kg with 128GB SSD and 4GB of RAM with the Galaxy SIII smartphone all at € 1299. Darty offers this amazing offer on their website at 1299 € which allows to enjoy a whole Ultrabook + Android Smartphone with a great rate since the S3 alone costswell above the €550.

News: After Google, Sony presents its glasses concept

Like the ones from Google, Sony's glasses are equipped with a camera which scans all your mouvement. Something new, however, the opportunity to share information with someone wearing the same glasses just for the look. Problematic if you do not want. Sharing here is open to all.

Sony glasses should also be able to recognize various symbols around and be able to extract information. This is a function similar to QR Code but deeper.

The similarities with the project of Google Goggles does not stop there. Indeed, Sony's glasses feature a microphone and small speaker that could be enabled via voice.

The Google Goggles show information via augmented reality, without needing to use your smartphone. Google announced it would put a little time before commercialization is possible. The experts themselves, believe that in practice it will not be possible.

And remember, Microsoft is working on this concept with the Fortaleza project. These Wi-Fi and 4G glasses designed for operating with Kinect to control your game console, could be marketed in 2014 at the earliest according to Microsoft.

Guide: three all-terain cameras for the summer

the choice


Panasonic Lumix FT4


You have an adventurer's heart? A photograph on land, in air or under water? The Panasonic Lumix FT4 should delight you. If it looks a lot like its predecessor, the Lumix FT4 is no less than the standard shockproof camera. Despite its compactness, it is not afraid of a fall (up to 1.5 m), dust, or even the cold (-10 ° C). Even divers find their account since it supports to 12 meters deep and has a "underwater photography" mode. Its optical (equivalent to a 28-128mm) certainly has less amplitude than other species but it is stabilized to avoid blur. Too bad the touch screen of 6.7 inches diagonally does not have a better definition (230,000 dots). With a GPS, it retains the coordinates of shooting but also the altitude (on land or under water) and air pressure. The creative people can achieve time-lapses with the intervalometer. The videos are full HD quality with the added 50 frames per second.

two alternatives


Nikon Coolpix AW100


Despite its amazing strength (falling from 1.5 meters high, diving down to -10 meters, minimum temperatures of -10 ° C), it conceals a wide screen of 7.5 inches diagonally, a 16 megapixels sensor and a powerful zoom (equivalent to a 28-140mm in 24x36). For all photographers, several technologies can help them succeed every one of their shots. In video, it does well with a full HD quality and recording speeds of 15 to 240 frames per second. Travelers will love the location-based photos. Athletes appreciate the burst mode allowing up to 7.1 frames per second.

Olympus TG-620


Anti-shock (up to 1.5 meters), waterproof under water (immersion up to 5 meters), resistant to cold (-10 ° C), the Olympus TG-620 can accompany you anywhere. A dual stabilization ensures clear shots. The most creative are not disappointed as it features 3D modes, HDR, animals and many artistic filters. Its 5x optical zoom (28-140 mm equiv. 35mm) allows both wide shots and detailed photos. Its 12 million pixels sensor allows you to shoot in Full HD. It operates with one hand for convenience, especially underwater.

Review: Apple TV(3rd generation)

The main changes:

It is clear, Apple has not thought too much about this: same housing, same cables. The changes are:

-Support HD video in 1080p.

-The A4 processor replaced by a A5.

-The interface received an in-depth review.

To sums it up: a new chip to go faster, the HD 1080 to upgrade to the level of an Xbox, an interface a little less bland (but also available on the previous version via updates) which takes into account major new services such as icloud and iTunes Match.

At the same time, why change a model that has been proven when the evidence suggests that Apple is trying to wield its weapons to gain a foothold in the TV market.

Strengths

On this side, nothing has changed or nearly one will appreciate the ease of set up (maximum 10 minutes to install and, say, 5 minutes to understand how it works).if you're okay with being enslaved (yes, the word is chosen deliberately) to iTunes (understanding the software house manages your entire media library: movies, music, photo, podscasts, etc..), Daily use is of a staggering simplicity . It's simple, all that is on your Mac or PC is available on TV in a snap, provided you have a decent wi-fi network. And we always appreciate the Airplay function which is incredibly effective, a 3 year old (it's live) can easily understand how to get his favorite cartoon fro the apple TV to the iPhone, iPad or computer by simply pressing the right button.

weaknesses

This is in part highly subjective. So we will remove the most questionable and pointed already in 2010: Apple TV is a perfect illustration of the philosophy "walled garden" house.Apple TV does not connect very good, an  HDMI port, an optical output for audio, an Ethernet port and basta.

News: Gigabit Wi-Fi routers for Cisco and Buffalo

Cisco introduced the EA6500 and the Buffalo AirStation 1750, two wireless routers that use 802.11 ac. A Wi-Fi in theory three times faster than the 802.11 n.

The Wi-Fi protocol 802.11ac just appeared and is not yet finalized. Theoretical speeds of 1.3 Gbps are announced (over 160 MB / s), against 450 Mbps theoretically for Wi-Fi N, all on a 5Ghz frequency band.

Cisco now brought the EA6500, a router equipped with the Wi-Fi protocol 802.11 ac. This new Wi-Fi protocol contributes to a major breakthrough in wireless connectivity which saw its rate increase dramatically. So much so that Wi-Fi would theoretically be faster than gigabit Ethernet cable.

Cisco's EA6500 is compatible with IPv6, which greatly increases the number of IP addresses possible. Now an important asset for this type of product, especially when you know that there will be soon enough IP addresses for everyone.

The functions of quality of service (QoS) are available and can manage the transfer of different packages in order to optimize performance. The EA6500 provides an extra remote access via Cisco Cloud Connect. A very useful function to access the contents of your computer or NAS.

The connector is composed of five gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB 2.0 ports and a power outlet.

The EA6500 Cisco integrates an NFC chip. This type of chip is increasingly present in all types of devices, including smartphones.

The EA6500 will be sold on Cisco's website starting the month of August around $ 220.

Buffalo also presented a similar router, the AirStation 1750. It is also equipped with this new high-speed Wi-fi protocol . It is equipped with five one Gigabit Ethernet ports just like the Cisco EA6500, but has only a single standard USB 2.0. port.

Along the AirStation 1750, Buffalo announced an Ethernet bridge, the AirStation 1300. The Ethernet bridge's function is connecting via Wi-Fi ac, up to 4 devices with an Ethernet jack. In short it allows you to convert your Ethernet devices to Wi-Fi devices

Little information is disclosed at this time although the router is available since June 18, 2012. The Buffalo AirStation 1750 was announced at € 189, and the AirStation from 1300 to 169 €.