Sub-$200 Panasonic Camera Adds Focus Lock
Panasonic avoided getting lost in the sea of product announcements at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas by waiting until Friday to announce three sub-$200 cameras. One selling point: a focus lock feature that can target, focus, and lock on a target, even if it is moving.
Dell Announces Cheap Inspiron Desktops
The new Inspiron desktop line follows the Studio XPS line with a fresh design, including a range of eight colored faceplates available on both mini-tower and slim-form-factor desktops.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
IBM Launches Free, Online Office Applications
IBM on Tuesday launched a beta suite of free, online office applications intended to compete with the ubiquitous Microsoft Office and boost the presence of IBM's Lotus Notes.
Navman Unveils GPS/Camera Combo
Navman is introducing a new GPS that combines turn by turn navigation with a digital camera.
Study: Few Phone Buyers Purchase Accessories
According to a study released Monday by the NPD Group, U.S. consumer purchases of mobile phone handsets dropped by 20 percent from January to April, an indication that retailers may need to turn to accessories to increase their revenues. To date, however, consumers aren't buying.
How to Preserve Your 15 Minutes of Fame with Windows Vista Media Cente
With a TV tuner and a Vista PC, you can capture a clip and show off your big moment.
ADV: New from Ziff Davis: DigitalLife TV - See it Live! Tuesdays 9 Ea
DigitalLife TV, hosted by Patrick Norton, streams live over the Web every Tuesday at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific), and brings you hands-on product reviews, news, tech help, special guests and lots more -- and you're invited to ! You'll need a fast Internet connection and the Windows Media Player loaded on your system to view that live stream. You'll also be able to download freshly encoded video of the live show, and shows we've done in the past. Check out our next live show -- Tuesday, August 30th -- or visit anytime to see earlier episodes. And we're looking for tech questions to answer on the show, so if you have one, email us at mailto:DigitalLifeTV@ziffdavis.com.
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
Global TV Shipments Down 5 Percent
Global TV shipments fell 5 percent in the last quarter of 2008, the first year-over-year decline in total TV shipments in more than two years, according to data released Wednesday by DisplaySearch.
