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iOS and Logitech Alert Home Security System

Logitech Alert is a complete home video security system that you can set up yourself – with software that provides motion alerts and a live view from an internet-connected computer, your smartphone or Google TV™ The system allows the creation of a do-it-yourself indoor or outdoor video security system from iPhone or iPod touch.

You can use the app to access the camera at any time, and you can also have emails sent to you when motion sensors are activated. Logitech Alert cameras can be used Indoors or out, they can detect motion, stream video, send alerts and record video and audio without a PC This app supports Logitech Alert cameras.

Each camera comes with its own HomePlug AV networking kit, which uses existing electrical wiring and outlets to connect the camera to your home network. The security cameras require broadband Internet and a home network for setup. The Alert Commander camera software works on Windows or Mac computer syatems.

Download app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/logitech-alert/id382715264?mt=8

More info: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/video-security-systems

AMP Camera Announced That Records 1080p HDR Video

AMP have announced a video camera that records 1080p HDR Video.

AMP uses a patented optical engine to split the light from a single camera lens onto three digital video sensors. AMP can produce a true, high-dynamic range (HDR) image for every single frame in the video stream. And the best news is: that’s just the beginning.

A Versatile HDR Video Production System from Mike Tocci on Vimeo.

AMP captures three widely spaced exposures in order to extend the dynamic range of the camera and produce images that are as close as possible to what the human eye can experience.

AMP only stores raw data. Every electron of data captured by AMP is saved to a solid state drive (SSD) without any compression or any loss.

The camera package is no bigger than a prosumer SLR camera and weighs less than 5 lbs without a lens and works with Nikon F-Mount-compatible lenses.

www.amphdr.com

Google Health and Google PowerMeter Services Closing

Goggle is dropping it’s Google Health and Google PowerMeter services due to a lack of intrest.

Launched in May 2008, Google Health was the company’s effort to help people access their personal health records online, it will be closed Jan. 1, 2012, though users may download their health data through Jan. 1, 2013.

Launched in February 2009, Google PowerMeter is a Google project to help consumers track their daily home energy usage.

ExpanDrive 2 for Windows Released

ExpanDrive 2 adds support for plain FTP, FTP and Amazon S3 and ExpanDrive’s own Strongspace Online Storage service. It boasts an all-new SFTP engine that should dramatically improve speed in both transfer and browsing.

Major features:
New interface. Simple and intuitive, even more than before.
Blazing fast new SFTP layer.
FTP and FTPS drives!
Amazon S3 drives!
Massively increased speed and throughout
Dynamic reconnect support – always stay connected
Pagaent Support for SSH keys
On-disk data-cache for frequently accessed files.
All new metadata-cache – faster browsing around.
New filesystem driver
Innumerable fixes and enhancements for MS Office sharing/locking
Frequent updates – and a working auto updater

ExpanDrive, allows you to mount FTP, SFTP, or S3 accounts as local drives on your computer on Mac or Windows.

More info: www.expandrive.com

Strongspace continuously backs up your data and the changes you make to it.

www.strongspace.com

Apple iOS Takes Over Double Google Android UK Market Share

Apple’s iOS took a 65% share, with Android accounting for 31%, and other platforms (BlackBerry, Windows Mobile/Phone, webOS and feature phones) taking a 3% share, according to industry body the GSMA, reports the Guardian.

The Guardian reports goes on to say:

“comScore provided Apps Blog with some separate figures from its MobiLens research, showing device market share for smartphones in the UK in April. According to those figures, 27.6% of smartphone users were on iPhone that month, 24.7% on Android, 23.6% on Symbian, 18.1% on BlackBerry and 3.8% on Windows Mobile or Windows Phone 7 devices.

Compare the two pieces of research, and you see iPhone is hugely over-indexing in terms of connected app usage, Android is doing pretty well, but Symbian – 23.6% of active smartphones but a mere 1% of connected app users – hardly presents an appealing prospect to developers making those connected apps.”

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2011/jun/22/iphone-android-apps-share

Asus ultra-portable U36 notebook launches in the UK

Press Release – The nanometer-coated ASUS U36 is the world’s thinnest notebook with standard voltage Intel Core i5 processor

The U36 notebook is the world’s thinnest laptop to harness the power of a standard voltage Intel® Core™ i5 processor, giving you the freedom to stay light and connected on the move without compromising on mobile performance.

ASUS Super Hybrid Engine (with the ability to switch off USB 3.0 functionality) combined with NVIDIA graphics and Optimus technology saves power for when it’s needed most to deliver an incredible 11.5 hours battery life*.

With an ultra-thin chassis (only 19mm thick) made from lightweight magnesium alloy with nanometer coating, the U36 is not only practical by repelling dirt, water and fingerprint marks, but is a head-turning accessory for even the most fashion-conscious users, both at home and on the go.

Two videos, including a hands-on demonstration of its key features, are available at http://techinstyle.tv/products/the-stunning-u36-ultra-portable-notebook-launches-in-the-uk.

The U36 is priced at £699 inc VAT and is available now in-store and online from Micro Anvika (www.anvika.com/product/asus-u36jc-rx197x-13-3-w7p-4gb-500gb/asu14503) and before the end of June from Comet www.comet.co.uk

Key Features:

* Standard voltage Intel® Core™ i5 processor

* Ultra-thin chassis only 19mm thick and weighing 1.44kg

* Up to 11.5 hours battery life*

* ASUS Super Hybrid Engine with USB 3.0 toggle

* NVIDIA Graphics with Optimus technology

* Magnesium alloy finish with nanometer coating

* 13.3″ HD TFT display (1366 x 768)

* 500GB storage

* 802.11 b/g/n wireless

* 5 in 1 card reader

Enjoy maximum power without the burden:

Unlike other ultra-thin notebooks (which use low voltage CPUs to gain cooling and power consumption benefits) the U36 has broken the mould in design innovation by unleashing the superior performance of a standard voltage Intel® Core™ i5 processor from within a delightfully sleek 19mm chassis.

This bold step forward is owed to ASUS’s dual heat pipe design, which effectively dissipates heat from the processor without adding any extra bulk – keeping the notebook cool and your bag even lighter.

Up to 11.5 hours battery life for all-day computing:

The U36 notebook integrates ASUS’s Super Hybrid Engine technology which intelligently manages energy consumption based on whether you’re simply checking emails and browsing the net, or using more power-hungry applications such as video editing or playing games.

The NVIDIA graphics card ensures movies and games are blasted out in crystal clear quality for a smooth, uninterrupted experience, whilst Optimus technology cleverly switches between onboard or discrete graphics without any user intervention, so it won’t waste power where it’s not needed.

With up to 10 hours battery life* as standard, the U36 also offers the ability to switch off USB 3.0 functionality in order to squeeze an extra 1.5 hours on top for a whopping overall 11.5 hours* battery life and the reassurance that you won’t be left in the dark away from home.

Stay on trend with the sleek and soft magnesium alloy finish:

The U36’s slender chassis is just 19mm at the thickest point, and is designed using ultra-light magnesium alloy for a truly chic finish that is incredibly lightweight (1.44kg).

What’s more, with a soft-touch nanometer coating the U36 is repellent of dirt, fingerprints and even water (no more panic when it starts to drizzle), whilst the seamless chiclet keyboard is easier to clean and prevents the build-up of dust. This thoughtful design helps to keep the laptop looking beautiful even after hours of exposure to every kind of environment from the home to trains or when stowed in hand luggage.

With metallic choices in silver or black, the U36 is bang on-trend this season and the ideal choice for a tech chic style both at home and away.

Pricing and Availability:

The U36 is priced at £699 inc VAT and is available now in-store and online from Micro Anvika (www.anvika.com/product/asus-u36jc-rx197x-13-3-w7p-4gb-500gb/asu14503) and before the end of June from Comet www.comet.co.uk

About ASUS

ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era.

ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones.

Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,398 awards in 2010, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2010 was around US$10.1 billion.

Cloud Services Compared

Brian X. Chen writing on Wired has posted an interesting article “From iCloud to Dropbox: 5 Cloud Services Compared.”

The article compares Apple’s iCloud, Amazon’s Cloud Drive, Google’s “cloud” suite, Microsoft Windows Live and Dropbox.

“The general idea of the “cloud” is to store your media on the internet so you can access it from any device anywhere, as opposed to leaving it on a hard drive. Now with cloud services, we can juggle around our data between multiple gadgets.”

Read full article: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/cloud-services-compared/

Mitsubishi Announce Matte RDT233WX-Z 23 inch Diamondcrysta Monitor

Press Release – Mitsubishi have announced the RDT233WX-Z 23-inch Diamondcrysta monitor featuring a pair of HDMI ports, DVI-D, mini D-Sub, and the Japanese D5 jack. And a matte coating.

The new product is compatible with full HD ? 1 with 120Hz LCD panel driving schemes IPS, velocity interpolation “clear picture speed,” a condensed and super-resolution technology and high-definition technology, “Giga clear engine ?” by built-in , smooth fast moving images to display vivid images and crisp with a natural sense of resolution.

? 1 Full HD: 1920 × 1080 pixels display

Wide LCD 23 “Diamondcrysta WIDE” RDT233WX new-Z (BK)

RDT233WX-Z (BK)
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New Features
1. The velocity interpolation scheme and the LCD panel IPS, displayed on the smooth fast-motion
· The IPS mode LCD panel driving 120Hz, can display images in vivid colors when viewed from an angle
· “Clear picture speed” of 60 frames per second image interpolation to be displayed at 120 frames per second smooth
2. Super-resolution technology “Giga clear engine ?” on-board display in a natural sense of resolution high definition video
· “Giga Clear engine ?” The displays high quality images and crisp with a natural sense of resolution
· Automatically detects the locations prone to flicker, flicker can prevent the super-resolution processing
· “Giga Clear Window” by super-resolution techniques can be applied only to specified areas
3. PinP function of parent-child screens, comfortable two-enabled digital screen
· ? 2 PinP function compatible with digital display 2 can be viewed on a PC screen images and video footage parents
· In the application of resolution enhancement techniques to screen the child can watch the video and crisp even in computer work
? 2 PinP: Picture in Picture. And HDMI2 HDMI1, pin mini D-Show and D5 PinP combines non-SUB15 pin

Lightbox Photos The Connected Camera for Android

Connected Camera: Enhance your photos and quickly share them with your friends. All of your photos are automatically synced to your photowall on Lightbox.com and to your Android tablet.

Photo News Feed: Photos that your friends post on Facebook and Twitter are automatically synced to your phone.

Social networks & blogs currently supported:
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Tumblr
– Foursquare
Camera filters/effects include:
– Instafix (color correction)
– Black & White
– Lomo
– Portia
– Retro (70s old film look)
– Sepia
– Cyano
– Redscale
– Cross Process
– Fisheye

Reviews of Lightbox:
ReadWriteWeb: Lightbox, Gorgeous New Photo App Goes Android First
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/sxsw_lightbox_gorgeous_new_photo_app_goes_android_first.php

IntoMobile: Lightbox Android App Could Be An Instagram Killer:
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/05/10/handson-lightbox-android-app-could-instagram-killer/

www.lightbox.com

Dropbox Accounts Accessible Without Password

Dropbox has confirmed that for some time yesterday, any users account was accessible without a password. The glitch was a programming error related to a code update and accounts were only vulnerable from around 1:54 pm PST to 5:46pm PST, reports Cnet.

A statement was issued by Dropbox explaining the issue:
Yesterday we made a code update at 1:54pm Pacific time that introduced a bug affecting our authentication mechanism. We discovered this at 5:41pm and a fix was live at 5:46pm. A very small number of users (much less than 1 percent) logged in during that period, some of whom could have logged into an account without the correct password. As a precaution, we ended all logged in sessions.

For those 4 hours, anyone who was aware of the glitch could have accessed your data stored on the Dropbox servers without restriction. Dropbox Co-Founder Arash Ferdowsi said:

“We are scrutinizing our controls and we will be implementing additional safeguards to prevent this from happening again.”

Read morr: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20072755-281/dropbox-confirms-security-glitch-no-password-required/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Leica MP Mechanical Rangefinder Review

Jon Snyder has written a great review of the all-mechanical version of the Leica MP on Wired.

“The MP is a stripped-down machine that only presents the bare essentials. It doesn’t have any of the trappings of its high-tech cousins. (And yes, this is a film camera.) Even its solid, all-metal construction with brass top and bottom plates is an anomaly: It’s rare not to see or feel any plastic in such a small camera these days. The MP skips any garish branding, too. The Leica “red dot” logo found on the front of most of the company’s cameras is oddly absent. Not that the lack of logo would fool anyone from correctly guessing what brand of very expensive gear is hanging around your neck.

To test it, I did what a proper Leica owner would do: I hit the streets.

Street shooting has traditionally been a tough gig, since you have to rely on your skills of timing, judgement and, most of all, stealth.”

Read full article: hhttp://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/06/leica-mp/

The Leica MP is a 35 mm film camera manufactured by Leica Camera AG and was introduced in 2003. It is an all-mechanical rangefinder focusing camera that follows in a long line of cameras since the Leica M3 was introduced in 1954. The camera uses the Leica M Bayonet Mount which accepts all Leica bayonet-mount lenses (21 mm through 135 mm) made since 1954. The ‘MP’ designation stands for “mechanical perfection. – Wikipedia.org

Lecia MP homepage: http://en.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/mp/

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook Review

Mike Isaac writing on Wired has posted a review of the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook and how it works in a browser based environment.

“Samsung’s Series 5 notebook is the mere physical vehicle for Google’s cloud-based vision of the future. It’s a world where users aren’t bogged down by needless accoutrements like cumbersome operating systems, optical drives or high-capacity local storage.”

Read full article: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/06/samsung-chromebook/