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Motorola DROID coming November 6, pre-orders start at 6AM

October 30

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Motorola is finally coming back!

The Motorola DROID, set for a November 6th launch with Verizon, aka “Big Red”. Pricing starts at $199.99 with a 2-year-contract. The price though can make the iPhone cringe, because of the specs: 3.7″ WVGA capacitive display, sliding QWERTY keypad, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash, 720×480 video capture at 24 fps, GPS (the DROID is the first device to feature Google Maps Navigation which provides free turn-by-turn voice navigation), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Exchange support, 6.4 hours of talk time, including a 16GB card built-in.

Now in order to get your hands on the $199 DROID, October 29 through November 6 are the dates that you can get a pre-order at BestBuy. 6AM sharp. Remember that the deal is only at Verizon stores, so if you can head over to BestBuy, you’d be in the advantage.

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[Motorola DROID]

Read the Press Release

RED DSMC prices and specs out, EPIC-X costs $28,000

October 30

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RED’s line of digital still and motion cameras have yet to come out with the official release dates, but the pricing for the super-powered EPIC-X is a something epic. For $28,000 the EPIC-X will be released in 4 different stages. It starts with the pre-production unit, named TATTOO, then the final model comes out later. But if you’re wondering why this DSMC costs $28,000, then here comes the explanation:

Motorola Droid specs heaven on Motorola’s site

October 22

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Specs galore! The Motorola Droid contains: a 3.7-inch, 16:9 touch screen with a 480 x 854 resolution. 5 megapixel camera, 4x zoom, autofocus, as well as dual LED flash. 1400 mAh Li-ion battery with 385 minutes of life and 270 hours standby time. 550Mhz processor, pre-installed 16GB microSD, GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g WiFi, and micro USB port. Weighs 6 ounces and the size is 2.4 x 4.6 x 0.5-inches. No pricing.

So with all of that, we still don’t know when it comes out. I hate the game that’s played with these gadgets. Although it can be fun at the same time, too. Did I mention Motorola took down the page? Well played, but here’s the gallery for the world to see at the source link.

[via Boy Genius Report]

Nikon D3S specs leaked, has insane ISO range

October 13

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A bit of Nikon news anyone? The Nikon D3s has been leaked very early, and the specs are now for all to see. Just a note, this camera roughly costs $6700 for only the body, so maybe you should not but this one, but a professional photographer should.

But now on to the news. According to the British Journal of Photography, these are some of the specs:

12 megapixels
Improved viewfinder
51-point autofocus
14-bit A/D conversion and 16-bit image processing
Twin CF slots

So now, here’s the shocking ISO range that it has. 102, 400 is the top ISO range you can get on this camera. Probably a photographer’s dream.

[British Journal of Photography]

2 Verizon Andriod phones found in photo, details for the Verizon HTC Hero

October 6

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Hey look! That’s the Google CEO, Eric Schmidt on the left! And look next to him, it’s the CEO of Verizon, Lowell McAdam! Okay, now to the serious side here, Eric is holding a Verizon branded HTC Hero as BGR claims, and Lowell is holding the Motorola Sholes.

And remember Google & Verizon said earlier that they would be releasing 2 new phones in the next couple of weeks, and the Verizon HTC Hero is coming out November, so that’s one phone we know more about.

So, now guys, what’s the prices? You know we all want them.

[Boy Genius Report via Verizon]

Zune HD specs reveal "short" battery life

August 13

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Now that you know can pre-order a Zune HD, and you know what colors it will come in, you would like to know the actual specs. Well, here’s what a Zune HD can do in the video department:

Windows Media Video (WMV) (.wmv) – Main and Simple Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 3.0 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD WMV files at device sync.
MPEG-4 (MP4/M4V) (.mp4) Part 2 video3– Simple Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD MPEG-4 files at device sync.
H.264 video – Baseline Profile up to 2.5 Mbps peak video bit rate; 720 pixels x 480 pixels up to 30 frames per second (or 720 pixels x 576 pixels up to 25 frames per second). Zune software will transcode HD H.264 files at device sync. DVR-MS4 – Zune software will transcode at time of sync.

So now, what’s the battery life like?
(Holds breath)

Music, up to 24 hours (wireless off); video, up to 4 hours*

It’s okay, 24 hours is alot, but the iPod Touch has 36 hours, although it’s a claim, and it’s much less. Even then, is that all Microsoft?
Maybe it’s the Nvidia Tegra chip.

Hey, Tegra, go on a diet..