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Microvision (http://www.microvision.com), a developer of ultra-miniature projection display products, has announced the opening of its web store for U.S. customers for the Showwx laser pico projector.

Microvision plans to begin taking on-line orders through its web store at 12 noon (Eastern) starting on March 24 for the “Made for iPod” device. Microvision is introducing two product offerings in the U.S. — the Standard Edition Showwx and the Limited Edition Showwx promotional bundle.

Tension Software has updated Mac Restart X (http://pomola.com/products_macrestart/macrestart.html) — a Mac OS X app that can restart a Mac on a regular basis or one time only at a specific date and time or at launch using it via Apple iCal or other applications — to version 1.5. The upgrade adds a Today button in the “Restart on Date” section and an Open Page option in the “Restart from Web Page” section.

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-G2, which it says is the world’s first digital interchangeable lens system camera with a movable LCD that allows for touch-control. It’s the successor to the Lumix G1, which was the world’s first Micro Four Thirds digital camera.

The touch-control shooting lets the user adjust auto focus (AF) by touching the subject on the 3.0-inch, 460,000-dot high-resolution LCD. The Lumix G2, also shoots 720p High Definition video using the AVCHD Lite format, and joins the Lumix G10, also introduced today, as the latest models in the Lumix G Micro System.