| Sigma firms up DP1 camera pricing
Sigma today set pricing for its long-delayed DP1 high-end compact camera. Set to launch worldwide in the spring, the camera will now be priced in Sigma's UK home at a minimum 550 ($1,083) including tax for the standard version and 600 ($1,181) for a version that bundles a hot-shoe mounted digital viewfinder for photographers who prefer composing shots in a similar fashion to a digital SLR. The pricing reflects the nature of the camera, according to Sigma. Though not much larger than a point-and-shoot model and sharing a fixed lens, the DP1 uses a 14-megapixel Foveon sensor that matches the size of most DSLRs and which purportedly provides similarly rich colors. The camera is also capable of shooting in RAW, provides advanced metering, and room for a hot-shoe flash as well as the viewfinder.
Tim Masters, wrongly convicted of murder, ready to get on with life
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Tim Masters no longer has a burning desire to put Fort Collins squarely in his rear-view mirror.
Masters, who on Jan. 22 was released from a life prison sentence after serving almost nine years for murder, had initially planned to leave the city as soon as he could.
Too many bad memories, he said the day before his release.
Fort Collins police pursued Masters as a suspect in the 1987 stabbing death of Peggy Hettrick he was 15 when she was killed through high school and the Navy and eventually arrested him in 1998. He was convicted by a jury in 1999 but saw his conviction overturned earlier this month by a judge who agreed DNA evidence pointed to another suspect.
Now, Masters is a free man, although a cloud of suspicion follows him around.
The Polaroid lets you create instant art
Tampa's [5]art collective's Polaroid exhibit runs through Feb. 29 at the West Tampa Center for the Arts, 1906 N Armenia Ave., Suite 211. Gallery hours by appointment. (813) 340-9056; www.five-art.com --- What is it about the old-fashioned Polaroid camera that holds such sway in this megapixel age? It's a decidedly lo-fi tool of the photographic trade, a kitschy relic of the Ford-era photo album. If you were born between 1970 and 1980, there's a decent chance your first photograph was taken on Polaroid film. Sadly, the days of the Polaroid instant photo are winding to a close. Polaroid announced last week it would stop making instant film, and expects to run out of stock completely by 2009. The company will now focus on digital cameras, printers and televisions.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have created carbon nanopipettes thousands of times thinner than human hair that can measure electric current and deliver fluids into cells.
University of Pennsylvania researchers said the tiny carbon-based tool can be used to probe cells with minimal intrusion and inject fluids without damaging or inhibiting cell growth. The nanopipettes might replace glass micropipettes that are fragile at small scales, can cause irreparable cell damage and cannot be simultaneously used as injectors and electrodes, the scientists said.
The carbon-based pipettes -- developed by Professor Haim Bau and colleagues -- range in size from a few tens to a few hundred nanometers and are said to be far stronger and more flexible than traditional glass micropipettes.
Panasonic's High-Value High-Def TV
As king of the plasma TV market, Panasonic has plenty to prove these days. Faced with an onslaught of competition from the rival LCD (liquid-crystal display) camp, Panasonic executives have been working hard to dispel any claims their products are somehow inferior to the best LCD offerings. I find little reason to argue with them after reviewing the company's recently released 50PZ77U model. The 50-in. plasma offers full high-definition 1080 progressive resolution, and does an impressive all-around job of producing rich, colorful imagery from both HD and standard-definition programming. Better yet, the all-black set is one of the best deals on the market right now, selling for about $2,000 through online merchants—up to $1,000 less than many LCD sets of the same screen size and HD resolution.
NEP Supershooters & Screenworks Build HD Future for WWE(R) On the Air ...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- One of America's great entertainment stars just got brighter. NEP Supershooters and Screenworks have been working with World Wrestling Entertainment(R) for over a year on creating a new HD experience for fans at home and at WWE events around the country. The NEP Systems Integration team and WWE management joined forces to custom design and build the new High Definition Remote Television Production home for WWE. The two new double expando units dubbed Red and Black were built to specifications as outlined by WWE's Mike Grossman, Duncan Leslie and Marty Pingree. They include a spacious new main production control room equipped with Grass Valley Kalypso switcher, 6 EVS Servers, 11 Sony HD Cams and 2 SRW VTR's along with technical management, video and graphics areas.
Category: Broadband
Between the Lines Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Cable vs. FTTP competition may mean 42 cents off your bill Posted in: General Wired & Wireless Telecommunications Broadband Comcast reported its fourth quarter earnings and the results were just fine although the outlook was a little light. But the big number that's worth watching is $42.44. That sum, which was disclosed in Comcast's fourth quarter earnings (Techmeme), is the company's monthly average revenue per subscriber–a metric that would indicate pricing pressure from the likes of Verizon and AT&T, which are offering their own TV and Internet services. As many of you know, I bailed on Comcast for Verizon's FiOS service a few months ago. The thought of a price war between cable incumbents and telecom companies just warms my heart, but the competition is mostly a mirage.
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