As expected, Apple chose this weekend to release the latest beta version of its iPhone firmware to developers for testing new features before making it public but it’s what it hasn’t done that’s really noteworthy. Although firmware 2.2 now has the Street View option in Google Maps, it still doesn’t give the iPhone the ability to copy, cut or paste text. The one feature that pretty much every iPhone owner has been clamouring for since the handset hit the market isn’t the only thing not happening.
In what can only be described as one of the coolest netbook hacks to date, one Russian Eee PC 701 owner decided that his netbook would look better in his car’s dashboard than on his lap. So he set about to make it happen. The end result? An Eee PC-based carputer with GPS, Bluetooth, and a wireless keyboard that hangs out in the glove compartment.
If you’ve been following us for a little while I’m sure you will have seen our Camcorder Group Test where we’re looking at 4 camcorders around the £200-£250 mark.
Part of the reason for starting off the group test was to see if we could find a new camcorder for filming our unboxing videos to (hopefully) improve the quality of the videos.I couldn’t decide which camcorder to use and there seemed to be a lack of direct comparisons or reviews to look at.
So the Sony HDR-SR11E Handycam doesn’t really fall into our group test as it’s towards the high end of the Sony HD consumer cameras. However we thought that the HDR-SR11E was worth a look to see what the extra few hundred pounds gets us. The obvious thing is the 60GB hard drive that the HDR-SR11E records its footage on.
The Sony HDR-SR11E Handycam
Over the next few weeks I’m going to be using the HDR-SR11E Handycam to record my unboxing videos. I’ll be looking at the quality of the footage, ease of use, battery life and, among other things, how easy it is to edit the recorded footage.
For now, here is my Sony HDR-SR11E Handycam unboxing video, here you can get an overview of the camcorder as well as seeing what else is included in the package.
Recording and Playback Times : High Definition: FH = 7 hours 10 min. HQ = 14 hours and 40 min. SP = 17 hours and 50 min. LP = 22 hours and 50 min. Standard Definition: HQ = 14 hours and 40 min. SP = 21 hours and 50 min. LP = 41 hours and 50 min. When using 8GB Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media (sold separately): High Definition: FH = up to 55 min., HQ = up to 115 min. SP = up to 140 min., LP = up to 180 min. Standard Definition: HQ = up to 115 min., SP = up to 170 min., LP = up to 5 hours 25 min.
Recording Media : 60GB9 Non-Removable Hard Disk Drive, Memory Stick Duo™ Media, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
Still Actual : 5080K Pixels (4:3), 3810K Pixels (16:9)
Still Picture Resolution : 10.2 megapixel
Video Actual : 2860K Pixels (4:3), 3810K Pixels (16:9)
Video Resolution : 1920 x 1080
Power
Battery Type : InfoLITHIUM® with AccuPower™ Meter System (NP-FH60)
Power Consumption : 4.5W/4.8W/4.9W
Power Requirements : 7.2V (battery pack); 8.4V (AC Adaptor)
Video Features
PhotoTV HD : Yes
Audio
Audio Format : Dolby® Digital 5.1
Optics/Lens
35mm Equivalent : 49 – 588mm (4:3 Camera Mode),40 – 480mm (16:9 Camera Mode)
Is it just my imagination or are Motorola suddenly popping back out of the mobile phone woodwork?
Only 3 days ago we announce the Aura and today we’ve come across the Motorola VE66.
The leaks about the Motorola VE66 suggest that the new baby is geared with some high-end features as 3G, 5 MP camera, Wi-Fi and runs on the Linux OS Montavista v2.6.10.
Motorola VE66
Motorola VE66 is a slider phone with a large 2.4" 16M colour TFT display and carries the Freescale SCM-A11 500MHz processor. The 5MP autofocus camera can also record video with QVGA resolution, but we are uncertain if it will carry the Kodak branding. The phone also has Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP and a microSD card slot.
There will be two versions of the Motorola VE66 – the first one will have quad-band GSM/EDGE support and no 3G (for the Chinese market) and the second version will support UMTS and HSDPA.
If the source photos are legitimate, we can conclude that the VE66 will even have four touch sensitive keys below the display. We look forward the official Motorola announcement of this cool phone hoping for more details soon.
Paul over at Modaco had posted a detailed review of the Xperia X1, overall it is a very positive review, to quote Paul “WiFi works great, GPS works great, effectively everything seems to work as described and I can’t honestly off of the top of my head think of any specific disappointments in the software. Yes, it’s standard WinMo, but if you’re comfortable with that (and on this kind of device with a hardware keyboard it works particularly well) then you’ll be satisfied. So there you go, check out his full review over at Modaco.
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