Have you got some days off during the X-Mas period and no plans? Are you lucky enough to own a digital reflex camera… and a few hours to spend taking one (yes, 1) photograph? Then you can be the next record holder of the highest resolution image.

But today, this is the greatest (at least in terms of pixels) picture ever taken: a combination of 1.665 full frame pictures taken with a Canon EOS 5 D at 21,4 megapixels each (that means… 26 gigapixels!) recorded with a photo-robot during 172 minutes. Processing took 96 hours from the 104 gigabyte original frame down to the impressive 26 gb result that you can check right here.

The shooting took place in Dresden, on the roof of the building Haus der Presse.

If you want to play with the image, just use the zoom and other control buttons you will find on the lower left corner of the image. Or just click on any of the 9 preselected details right below. It’s really impressive!

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Source: gigapixel-dresden.de

Casio is one of the brands that has always brought innovation to the category of popular compact cameras. One of the most interesting features that can be found in their latest models (such as the new pocket size Exilim EX-FS10) is the super-slow motion video (capable of shooting up to 1000 fps)  and the super fast photo shooting (up to 30fps still images).

But now they have gone a step further. The new EX-FS10S, only available in Japan (at least today) has a software that records your swing and, afterwards, you can analize it according to specific parameters that shows your position (body, elbows, head, arms) so you can correct it if necessary. If you don’t want so much detail, just switch to a lower speed: 420, 210 or even 30 fps.

Of course this tiny camera shoots standard images at 9,1 megapixels, has a 3x optical zoom and records hi resolution video at 720 p. But who cares about it if you just want to become the next golf legend?

If you have never seen a real slow-motion video, just check this one at 1,200 fps filmed with Casio’s Pro-EX1.

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Source: Akihabara News

It’s quite obvious already that Windows 7 is opening new perspectives to hardware innovations. And Acer is, as usual, one of the most dynamic brands. As an example, this beautiful 23-inch multitouch  16:9 widescreen full of nice-to-have features: full-HD resolution, 80,000:1 contrast, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 2ms response time, 16,7 million colours, VGA, HDMI and DVI connectivity, 1,5W integrated speakers…

And back again to its multitouch capacity: we can rotate pictures, flip pages, pinch and draw with just two fingers. We can even throw our mouse away and just scroll, zoom, rotate and search with a simple touch.

This new device is already available in the US ($ 373 in Amazon.com) and it’s expected to be launched in Europe at 349 €.

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Source: Acer

Nikon has just announced a new concept that will surely become a revolution in the digicam industry:  the 12,1 megapixels, 5x optical zoom compact Coolpix S1000pj is the first ultra-compact featuring a built-in projector for sharing and videoclips images on the go.

It’s not very powerful (10 lumens) but you can project images  from 5 to 40 inches,  screen-size equivalent. This is a totally new way of showing your favorite photographs to friends and family: just place the camera on itrs own stand and let the show begin with the wireless remote control, also included. We are eager to test one, so we will keep you informed as soon as we can grab one.

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Source: Nikon

When Samsung announced their new Omnia HD during the last WMC ‘09, quite a few of us thought: “mmmm… too many brands are talking about HD, but results are always far from real “High Definition”. Perhaps it will be the same with Samsung’s new baby”.

Fortunately Samsung Omnia HD is [almost] up to expectations; and not only when we talk about HD video recording and playback at 720p@24 fps: this amazing phone also has a 3,7″ AMOLED touchscreen with 16 million colours, the new TouchWiz 3D interface, Wi-Fi, an 8 megapixel camera (again: do you really need a digicam?), A-Gps, 8 / 16 Gb internal memory… everything running under Symbian S60 5th edition.

Although video recording could still be improved, this is the best multimedia mobile phone you can get. But if you still need some more information before rushing to the nearest store, there is a great review from Gsmarena right here, plus a demo video that will surely convince you:

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Source: Gsmarena