Panasonic (http://www.panasonic.com) has announced the LUMIX DMC-LX5, a compact digital camera sporting an ultra-bright F2.0 ultra-wide-angle 24mm LEICA DC Vario-Summicron lens. Its 24mm wide angle lens offers extraordinarily large viewing space and now the optical zoom is extended to 3.8x(90mm) making the LX5 even more versatile, according to David Briganti, senior product manager, Imaging, Panasonic.
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By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum
As the market matures for iPad products, the choices for a good stand have become overwhelming. Some people have made a cheap stand from a few parts found at an office supply store, while others have a rudimentary stand built right into an iPad protective sleeve.
Lapworks focuses on style and function rather than portability and cost with the Lapworks iPad and E-Reader Recliner
(http://www.laptopdesk.net/ipad-ereader-recliner1.html). Although US$44.95 is not cheap, neither was your iPad.
Apple announced record setting financials yesterday. I had made my predictions prior to the announcement. So how’d I do?
I predicted that Apple e sold 3.52 million Macs, compared to 2.6 million from the same period a year ago. Apple actually sold 3.47 million Macs, so I was a bit too optimistic in my prognosis.
I predicted that Apple sold 10 million iPhones during the quarter, compared to 5.2 million from the same period a year ago. Apple actually sold 8.4 million, so I was way too optimistic in this regard.
Read MoreThe United States still trails much of the world in broadband development, ranking 23rd on the list of the top 57 countries, according to rankings released this week by analyst firm Strategy Analytics (http://www.strategyanalytics.com).
South Korea holds on to the title of the world’s most advanced broadband market. Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Japan round out the top five slots.
Read MoreWhen ABI Research (http://www.abiresearch.com) first examined the media tablet market, neither Apple’s iPad nor any other multinational-branded tablet had been released.
Six months later, the firm has revisited its forecasts, almost tripling the original estimate to reach about 11 million tablets expected to ship by the end of 2010. Its long-term estimates, however, remain basically unchanged.
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